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In preparation for my ’5 wedding blogs of the week’ spot tomorrow I thought that I would do a quick interview with Kat from Rocknrollbride.com…. but seeing as my ‘quick’ interview turned into something a bit more substantial ( I got so much good gossip, tips on blogging and insight into her life, her passion for photography and her own wedding) that I thought it warranted its very own post. So here goes…

How did you get into this blogging malarky?
I started rock n roll bride in October 2007 when we were planning our own wedding. I actually started it as a diary of our wedding, things I liked etc like most ‘bride blogs’. However after the wedding I didnt fancy giving it up so i changed tact a bit and the blog became a place for me to share all the wonderful, unique and awesome weddings and photography I found. People seemed to like it…the rest, as they say, is history

Do you do it full time? or do you have other work?
Unfortunately not yet! I have a full time job as a producer for a shopping tv channel here in the UK called Price-drop tv. I work weird hours as the channel is like from 745 am – 130am so I do very un-office hour shifts, which in a weird way gives me plenty of time for blogging. I do probably work about 18 hours a day with both jobs combined through! I am hoping to leave my ‘proper’ job soon tho to concentrate on the blog and other writing projects – fingers crossed!

What inspired you to set up Rocknrollbride.com?
When we were planning our wedding, although I adored (and still do!) a vast amount of the wedding blogs out there, there was nothing that really blew me away or always featured the stuff I liked. I adore rock chicks with a kick ass attitude and bloody fantastic and innovative photography. I found that usually when I saw a wedding that was amazing then the photography was a bit dodgy or vice versa. I wanted to encompass both aspects and by searching by my self and finding a lot of up and coming photographers in particular, I was able to bridge this gap and share both sides of the awesomeness! It seems that now, more that 2 years ago, a lot for blogs and photographers and featuring more innovative stuff which rocks!

How does it differ from the other blogs out there?
Although i love a good wedding what I go nuts about is amazing photography. I find most blogs focus on the details of other people’s weddings whereas I would rather show a wedding as a whole. I’m actually really not bothered about the details. what I love is seeing the couple in love, the fabulous outfits, the portraits and the over all tone of the wedding. Of course it goes without saying I would rather feature a rock n roll couple to a cookie cutter ‘pretty pretty’ wedding any day of the week too. I don’t like featuring weddings that are already on other blogs anymore as I dont see the point of copying someone else, and awesome photography is a must. I want to inspire brides, grooms and photographers alike. Its not about copying other people’s ideas, it’s about taking little bits from what I feature and making them your own.

What would your top tip be for anyone looking to get into the wedding industry in the UK?
Keep at it – I’m still trying to do the same! Even though rock n roll bride is quite popular in America not many people in the UK have heard of it or me (shocking ). I think the blogging concept as a whole is yet to really take off over here. make connections, make friends with people over here, email people you admire and don’t give up.

What was the best bit about your own wedding?
Seeing my husband for the first time with a big cheesy grin down the bottom of that aisle. When I got down to him he took my hand, squeezed it and whispered ‘you look awesome’

Lets face it we all love something a little bit different and Rocknroll bride is exactly that. Not only do I like the style of the blog but I love the way that this bridal blogger is based over here in the UK (there aren’t that many!) – I can only predict big things for this lady once the UK completely kicks off with it love of bridal blogs (which can’t be far off, given that the Americans go potty over them).

The photos from Kat’s wedding are taken by English Rose Photography its worth taking a look at their site there are some lovely shots on there. Tomorrow I will be posting about my fave blogs that are out there – if you missed last week check out my selection of wedding blogs right here and let me know your thoughts.