Wedding Ideas Magazine Interviews Maria...

A few weeks back, Alice from Wedding Ideas Magazine asked if she could interview me for a piece on their blog. Being so unbearably shy chatty, I jumped at the offer! Well, today that little interview came out, and I would love to hear your feedback!
To read the entire article, click HERE You might see your picture...

And a huge thanks to Alice for caring what I think!

xx
Maria

Let's Dance...

Do you remember Craig and Sam? Do you remember their awesome choreographed wedding dance?!


Well, today we bring you a promo film for the talented choreographer, and all around babe (Jackson is obsessed), Kerry, of KLM Diamond Choreography. She is amazing, and specialises in teaching couples how to dance for their wedding. This can literally be anything from a hip hop street dance routine, to a traditional slow dance. She can even incorporate your bridal party!

She is so nice, so patient, and can literally turn anyone into a dancer - no, really, just ask Craig!!! And for the record, his handspring at the wedding was EPIC. If he can do it, so can you - hire Kerry, you will not regret it!


Special shout out to George too for his patience and his help!

xx
Maria

I Love The Weekend...

This past weekend, we got to reunite with one of our favourite brides and grooms - Jack and Susanna. You may remember their EPIC wedding, but if not, just look here for their film trailer, here for their wedding film, and here for some of our favourite stills from the day. However, this time, we got together as friends, and it was one of the best weekends ever!

We did lots of stuff - mostly eat and laugh.

We went to see lambs being born with Jackson and Blake.







and one of my personal faves of Blake...


Oh, and there was also this....


Susanna is also an incredibly talented singer/songwriter and all around beautiful and hilarious, so we did a photo shoot. More about this later...

xx
Maria

I would walk 5,000 miles.....

I know that everybody gets hounded by charity around about this time of year. With Comic Relief coming up in March, it seems like everybody is holding their hand out ready to relieve you of your hard earned cash. But the truth is, without your help and support, some of these great charities would simply not be able to do the work that they do. I have always given to charity, not to make myself feel great or look good. Just because I know, that there are people out there that are worse off than me. I used to give dollars to homeless guys on the street in LA when I could barley afford to buy lunch for for myself at the time (yes being in a band was very lucrative!) I think I actually got this mentality from my Nana Doreen, who would literally give everything she owned to anyone who needed it. Money, sweets, toys... you name it, she would hand it out. She had no real attachment to anything tangible, she used to say "they are just things Nicky, you cant take them with you anyway!" This lady would save her own breakfast when we went on holiday in Spain, to give to the local stray cats at the pool! Completely selfless. I wish I was more like her even now, but its tough. It's tough to be like that, I like 'things'!

My difficulty is always picking who to support. There are so many good causes out there, that it is pretty overwhelming to pick just one. As much as I would love to give to all of them, I am still waiting for my numbers to come up on the Euro Millions. Until then, there are bills to pay and hungry mouths to feed... so just like you guys, I have to choose. Most charities are for a great, worthwhile cause, and I guess at the end of the day, your own choice is based upon which charity you can really resonate with. Both my grandma's, Nana Doreen and Nanny Jean have suffered and died of Cancer, so it's a cause that I enjoy giving to.

What always excites me about charity, is when people fund raise by really challenging themselves. Setting themselves a difficult goal and working hard to complete it. So when I found out that a group of Barclay's employees were walking the famous Sandstone Trail in Cheshire to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust (a blood cancer charity), I wanted to help them tell their story, and hopefully raise some money. They will be navigating their way along a 35 mile stretch over 2 days in March, with no prior training, and with some of them carrying a little too much Christmas weight......




So watch their story, and if you can help, then please, please, please join me and others in donating below.



You can donate simply, with just a few clicks, securely through JustGiving. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Click HERE to donate and support Phil, Keith, Steve and Holly in their 35 mile quest to raise money for a cure.


Together we CAN do more.


Nick x

Featured...

We are so excited to tell everyone that we have a picture in this month's Wedding Ideas Magazine! The adorable Sara and Jon can be spotted in a story featuring gorgeous wedding cakes, and theirs was definitely stunning! I love how their picture jumps right off the page because they are the only people!

Here is a look at the layout, and a picture of their cake!





A huge thanks to Alice at Wedding Ideas Magazine, and stay tuned for Sara and Jon's full wedding feature later this year!

xx
Maria