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Wow for the Weekend: 11 July 2014

11/07/2014 by Karen

It’s been a ‘yay’ kind of week for Smashing The Glass. Just as I’d finishing celebrating our first blog birthday last month, and the new look redesign last week, I found out yesterday that the blog has just been shortlisted for two Wedding Blog Awards! Yes Smashing The Glass has been nominated as Best Bridal Blog Newcomer and Best Real Life Weddings in Wedding magazine’s Wedding Blog Awards and I couldn’t be happier! Thank you to all of you that nominated me to get me this far but now let’s win this thing!

The next, and final step, is to take 10 seconds out of your day to vote for Smashing The Glass. It genuinely takes just moments to vote in both catgeories and it will make me one very happy bloggess!

Have a wonderful weekend whatever you’re up to, and take a little break from wedding planning with these fun links…

♥ A charming factory space Jewish wedding

♥ A vintage themed Bollywood Jewish wedding

♥ As a design geek, I love this CMYK wedding!

♥ A rainbow themed seaside wedding

♥ A fun cowboy themed glamping wedding

♥ The ultimate guide to creating a media kit

♥ 3 ways to build meaningful relationships with brands

♥ Tons of great tips for blogging success

♥ My home workspace

♥ Win £100 to spend on luxury bridal lingerie, with Rose Fulbright, plus a 30% discount for every reader

♥ My interview with the woman behind the UK’s most eye-catching luxury wedding cakes, Victoria of ‘Victoria Made’

♥ Gena & Tony’s ‘colour explosion’ Jewish wedding at Sydney Polo Club, New South Wales, Australia

Wow for the Weekend: 27 June 2014

27/06/2014 by Karen

I’ve been working on a big new development for Smashing The Glass, and I cannot wait to finally share it with you next Tuesday 1st July (put the date in your diary!). I hope you’ll be as excited as I am when you see it.

What else has been happening this week? Well on Monday I attended Cosmopolitan’s Superblogger Masterclass 2014 with the lovely Nova from Nu Bride, which we followed with a pizza dinner where the two of us continued to talk about nothing but blogging. Obsessed!

I’m also loving the Wimbledon atmosphere all over London this week. Is there anything more quintessentially British than the sound of a tennis rally, cheering for an underdog, and the umpire announcing, ‘new balls please’? I love this country!

What are you up to this weekend? I’m off for a weekend in the English countryside with Mr STG, my daughter and my parents. Proper quality time with my family and I cannot wait!

Have a wonderful weekend! Here are some of my favourite links from around the web to wind you down into yours.

♥ A super beautiful multicultural lesbian Jewish Hindu wedding.

♥ A romantic wedding under the trees with so many gorgeous creative touches

♥ 20 cool and creative wedding photographs

♥ 25 cool wedding ideas

♥ Grace Dent’s guide to how to give the perfect wedding toast

♥ How social media is changing marriage

♥ 8 tips that really build your traffic

♥ 4 ways that new bloggers can stand out

♥ 9 tips to help freelancers and bloggers sell digital products

♥ Amanda & Brian’s romantic elegant Jewish wedding at the Rosewood Hotel, London

♥ Dana & Stuart’s Autumn Jewish wedding at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, Lower East Side, New York City

♥ Tali & Dan’s ‘Gin in teacups’ 1920â€²s Jewish Wedding at Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire

[ Background image by Lara Hotz. This wonderful colourful wedding is coming to STG very soon! ]

Wow for the Weekend: 30 May 2014

30/05/2014 by Karen

If you didn’t already know, this week marked Smashing The Glass’s 1st blog birthday! Celebrations are in order and there’s lots happening including a Chanel bridal competition (have you entered yet?), a #JewishBridesJune social media challenge for everyone to participate in and ogle over each others wedding plans, and a roll-call of awards for some of the incredible suppliers and brides who have featured in our first year of Real Jewish Weddings. Keep your eyes peeled all month long for all the fun and games!

Meanwhile take a little break from work and wedding planning with some of my favourite links from around the web this week…

♥ An outdoor woodland Jewish wedding with lots of lovely DIY touches

♥ A beautiful Jewish wedding in a New York vineyard

♥ 10 tips for submitting your photos to a wedding blog

♥ I adore these rustic market-inspired wedding invitations printed on miniature grain sacks!

♥ Are you at a Hipster Wedding?

♥ I can’t wait to head down to Anges de Sucre, the new sweets + coffee shop from my favourite wedding macaron woman, Reshmi Bennett!

♥ The Blogcademy is run by 3 of my favourite bloggers (Kat Williams, Shauna Haider and Gala Darling) and they have just launched Blogcademy Home School. Well worth checking out!

♥ How to craft a great blog post

♥ 39 blogging tips from the Pros

♥ Enter Smashing The Glass’s 1st birthday giveaway and win some gorgeous Chanel bridal goodies!

♥ Get involved with #JewishBridesJune!

♥ Tslil & Maor’s fancy dress Jewish wedding at Bikta Bayar, Carmel Forest, Israel

[ Image above via Pinterest (with a little STG Photoshop by yours truly! ]

> VIEW MORE REAL JEWISH WEDDINGS ON SMASHING THE GLASS
Madalyn & Aaron | Creative + Chic Jewish Wedding at The Metropolitan Building, New York, USA
Sara & Ben | Gloriously Colourful and Creative Jewish Wedding, California, USA
Sarah & Ben | Vintage Tea Party Jewish Wedding at London Zoo
Sara & Elliot | Scottish Castle Jewish Wedding, Dundas Castle, Edinburgh
Kiruna & Gareth | Wedstock Festival Theme Jewish Wedding at Holton Lee, Poole

Keep in touch! Check out Smashing The Glass on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

Wow for the Weekend: 23 May 2014

23/05/2014 by Karen

This week was mostly spent blogging (and of course being a mum to 6 month old Sacha) but I did go to a fantastic raclette dinner party on Wednesday night (how retro is that?!) and also had the most wonderful afternoon tea at The Dorchester with the legendary Mark Niemierko. We had lots of fun munching on Chelsea Flower Garden themed cakes whilst discussing some very exciting collaborations. Keep your eyes peeled for what Team Smashierko have in store for you!

Also to let you know that last week the illustrious Wedding Blog Award nominations opened up. If you love STG I’d be so honoured if you’d spend 10 seconds nominating me in the Best Newcomer category (second from bottom in the dropdown menu).

And now down to business, here are some of my favourite links from this week to send you off into your weekend…

♥ A wonderful fusion of cultures in this Sikh Jewish Wedding in Knightsbridge

♥ Fabulous colours and character in this whimsical Morrocan-inspired wedding

♥ A colourful and fun DIY Photo booth ticket backdrop

♥ Fun cartoon style wedding stationery

♥ I adore this calligraphy wedding cake plate by one of my favourite artisans, Jennifer Raichman

♥ How to take the perfect Instagram

♥ 11 simple tips for blog networking success

♥ 10 quick tips for entrepreneurial bloggers

♥ Get involved with #JewishBridesJune! (You’re going to love it)

♥ Mikah & Alex’s brunch themed Jewish wedding with lots of personal touches (and a juggling rabbi!)

♥ 10 unusual, chic and creative London wedding venues

Keep in touch! Check out Smashing The Glass on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

Wow for the Weekend: 9 May 2014

09/05/2014 by Karen

Happy Friday! Here are some of my favourite links from this week to send you off into your weekend but first I have a quick favour to ask of you. If you love Smashing The Glass would you like to vote for me for the Next Newcomer Blog Award? It’s an award for blogs that are 12 months old or less (STG will be 1 in June) and I’d be so grateful and honoured if you felt like nominating Smashing The Glass. It’ll take you less that 10 seconds I promise! Nominate me here.

See you next week my lovelies!

♥ A super-elegant New York Jewish wedding by Christian Oth Studio

♥ A contemporary London wedding

♥ 5 amazing hen party ideas

♥ 38 iconic weddings from Vogue

♥ Super-cool DIY Mix CD Place Settings / Wedding Favours

♥ A two-letter web address is sold for a record £2million

♥ How to tell if someone is stealing your images (essentially a Google reverse image search)

♥ The history of the world according to the Daily Mail sidebar of shame

♥ Why you *should* be selfish

♥ I’m attending Paperfest on 25th July. Are you?

♥ The 34 types of blog post that work wonders

♥ Erica & Jared’s breathtaking Lower East Side Jewish winter wedding at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

♥ Michal & Samuel’s intimate Israeli-Swiss Wedding at Kibbutz Ein Gev, Sea of Galilee, Israel

♥ I’m proud to announce that Beloved Love Photography, specialising in fine art photography, are my newest Smashing Suppliers.

[Top Image: Christian Oth Studio for a super-elegant New York Jewish wedding on the Style Me Pretty ]

OTHER POSTS YOU MIGHT LIKE
Michelle & Richard | Jewish/Celtic Winter Wedding at Babington House, Somerset
Sarah & Ben | Tea Party Jewish Wedding at London Zoo
Starr & Jacques | ‘Palace of Versailles’ themed Jewish Wedding, Palm Beach, Florida
Crystall & Ryan | Jewish/Greek Wedding at Brooklyn Botanical Garden, New York, USA

Keep in touch! Check out Smashing The Glass on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

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