Jess Collective

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Jessica Snelling's Description:

A wedding and lifestyle blog. Featuring weddings with fresh and unique ceremonies and alternative designs and styles. I believe when planning 'your day your way', inspiration can come from anything, from anywhere and from anyone, which is why I look to cover other various topics such as international and cultural celebrations, crafts and D.I.Y tutorials, recipes, décor and art. Something a little different every day x


Recent Updates at Jess Collective

How to make a notebook...

06 June 2013

The beautiful blank pages of a freshly handmade book, "tell me your dreams" they say to me. "Make order of your muddled thoughts, remember that perfect memory, plan your next big adventure, draw it, list it, write it, make this the start of your voyage, the voyage in which you see your dreams come ...

A backyard steampunk wedding...

03 June 2013

Steampunk is one of those styles i just love love love! With all it's references to cool inventors, mechanical details and cogs galore I just can't get enough of it and quite beautiful to look at too! Sarah and Adam's day was inspired by their self-confessed dorkery and love for Dungeons and ...

An antebellum inspired bridesmaid luncheon...

14 May 2013

Did you ever watch ' Hart of Dixie '? I quickly became a fan and for us Brit's it really is the only modern day Southern Belle themed media that we have to go on, well that I can think of anyway ( feel free to correct me on this one, I would love to know! ). If you haven't watched it ( you must! ), ...

Emily Harmston Cakes

13 May 2013

You may well recognise the name from my recent post about A Most Curious Wedding Fair or because Emily Harmston Cakes won the bridalNEXT! award of 2013 for 'The Cake' category! This comes as no surprise of course. P-J, the newly-crowned cake queen herself, was handing out tastings of her most ...

Sarai & Jon's engagement shoot...

23 April 2013

We are bought some exceptional photography from the girls over at Blue Mason Photography today. They spent a day out in the open air snapping each breath of Sarai & Jon's love and captured some truly timeless images. Some images look like film stills from a familiar romantic movie, others are 'fly ...

A Most Curious Wedding Fair

21 April 2013

Well this weekend has certainly been a whirlwind. At the very last minute we decided to brave the peak hour crowds and travel to London with the kids in tow and explore the world that is A Most Curious Wedding Fair . I was lucky enough to be invited to the press evening where I had room to peruse ...

The new gallery feature...

10 April 2013

Hi de ho my beautiful readers. Firstly, how gorgeous is that camera strap? So pretty! It's the 'stardust' strap from Bloom Theory , who make an entire collection of them so go check them out! I suppose this is really just a little note to say that I won't be posting anything until next week now as ...

Rene & Adam's wedding by the lake...

08 April 2013

I am so privileged to be able to share another completely stunning multicultural. This time German Adam and Chinese Rene brought their cultures and families together for their marriage in the incredibly beautiful setting of the Bridal Veil Lakes in Portland. Surrounded by the woodland in bloom ...

Blue skies and sand castles...

03 April 2013

Original proposals are so few and far between. The most original of course, are ones that are tailored with personal memories, thoughts and gestures, ones that bring out the couples individuality and character. And this one is no exception. I am so very happy to be able to share such a unique ...

An intimate wedding style shoot...

28 March 2013

Hands down, my favourite type of wedding is a small intimate day with no expense spared. And when I say "no expense" of course I mean that all the components, no matter how big or small, that the couple have their hearts set on are still included and not struck off the list just because of the ...