A Curious Wedding Fair 2012

A couple of years back, when I made the decision to step into the world of weddings, I did a bit of research around the wedding fairs.  I nearly gave up on the idea! I'm sure they appeal to many, but I found them soulless, faceless, and frankly depressing.  Carbon copy weddings of fairytale princesses and limos. Ok, so maybe I'm being harsh - but when you see what The Most Curious Wedding Fair has to offer you may get where I'm coming from!

Think stunning, one off, vintage dresses and veils. Invites and cake toppers hand illustrated by art graduates. Wild flowers in bell jars and individually sourced vintage crockery.  Visionary wedding stylists. Amazing, free thinking, hairstylists and make up artists. Fashion shows and tea rooms. And a tattoo artist who will be brandishing the gun on the day... you get the idea!

Becky Hoh-Hale threw her first Curious Wedding Fair last year, and as I had no portfolio to show I offered to shoot the event rather than have a stall.  I had a great day, got some fun shots, and made a few really good friends. So I was so honoured to be asked this time around to shoot the promos. Becky pulled together an amazing team of creatives who I now want to work with every damn day (see below) - we laughed a lot and swore a lot (mostly with excitement) and generally had the best day!  Love you all xx

So here are a few shots from the day. I hope to see you at the fair, this time around I get to hold a stall at both the Norwich (11 Feb) and London (31 March) shows so please *please* come say hello.  And if you think you fit the bill and want to join the parade, email Becky on rebecca@amostcuriousparty.co.uk ...quick! x

Credit where credit's due : 

Organiser, visionary, and general coolest kid on the block Becky Hoh-Hale @ A Most Curious Party

Curious Party intern and creator of the amazing paper cut Gemma Goodwin

Beautiful venue The Bell Jar

Hair Francesca @ The Egg

My fav MUA Nova @ Milk and Honey Vintage Make up

Vintage wedding dresses Antidote and Goldfinches

Menswear Lovering vintage fashion courtesy of Norwich Market

Flowers, including the stunning head garland Clare Robinson @ Love Blooms

Cake!! by Victoria Gadsdon @ Victoria's Kitchen

Stunning feather headdress by the recently graduated but so-ho-ho talented Amie Farr

Cake topper and labels by illustrator extraordinaire Kate Seaward @ I Like Pens

Models Aurora Cotten-Mckean and Matthew Gadd @ Power Models and Olivia Watkiss @ Sandra Reynolds

Additional models the lovely Alex whom we dragged from the street and could barely speak a word of English, but totally pulled it out of the bag and whom we all secretly loved... and Sarah, the most stunning barmaid in Norwich!

Helena and Justin

I first met Helena when I was called up to shoot her hen party, a very civilised tea and cake affair organised by Curious Parties.  I instantly liked her and her friends, who were so laid back and very funny (they're all teachers and never ever lose their calm).  So when a week later she emailed me to ask whether I fancied another trip to Cambridge to shoot her actual wedding I didn't have to think about it.

Justin is a keen retro enthusiast (they have the loveliest house where the hen was held... not seen in these shots sadly), so Helena chose a fantastic 50s dress. And on an incredibly warm and sunny October afternoon, accompanied by their absolute sweetheart of a daughter Phoebe, they wed, walked the streets, ate fish and chips and ice cream, and danced lindy hop all night long.  Happy days :)