Entries for our inaugural team of Lovettes is now closed and we will be announcing our new team of blogging brides on Valentines day, Friay 14th February.
Happy Sunday readers! We’re hijacking your weekend to share some big news. After months of plotting and scheming, today sees the launch of an exciting new project here at Love My Dress®.
Annabel and I are incredibly proud of the community that has developed around this blog over the last 4 years. From the countless comments, emails, tweets and Facebook exchanges we share with our readers, we know there is an intelligent, articulate and, above all, deeply stylish group of women tuning in to Love My Dress on a regular basis. We feel it’s about time we tapped into this precious resource so everyone can benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience it harbours.
From clockwise starting top left, Ilona Anton, Image Newcastle, Lucy Turnbull, Tavistock Avenue Photography, Theresa Furey, Sacco & Sacco, Angela Ward-Brown, Nikole Ramsay, Paula O’Hara
To this end, we are looking for 4 brides-to-be to become ‘The Lovettes’. As an integral part of our team, you’ll be charged with sharing the highs and lows of planning your wedding. The position will give you the opportunity to seek advice from and share inspiration with your fellow readers and thousands of other Love My Dress readers all over the world. Through a fortnightly column, each bride will take turns to write about every aspect of their unique journey towards the main event. We can’t wait to read about your adventures!
So, if you are due to be married in at least 8 months time {i.e after September 10th 2014}, have a flair for writing, and can commit to contributing one blog post every 8 weeks, we want to hear from you. You’ll be given plenty of guidance and support once you’re on board, and we might even throw in a few exclusive treats for our new team members too.
Photo credits clockwise starting top left, Mirrorbox Photography, Camera Hannah, Christopher Currie Photography, Rosie Parsons, Christopher Currie Photography, Caro Hutchings, Lisa Jane Photography, Laura McCluskey Photography
To enter, send an email* labelled ‘THE LOVETTES’ in the subject field to [email protected]. Your entry must include the following, and you can send these details in as a PDF, Microsoft Word or Mac Pages document attachment, or simply type your entry directly in to an email.
* Your name
* Your fiance’s name
* Your wedding date
* A photograph of you and your betrothed
* A link to your twitter/pinterest/personal blog {where applicable}
Most importantly, you’ll need to answer these questions in no more than 500 words each.
1. Tell us your love story. How did you meet and become engaged? Tell us a little about the style of wedding you’re planning.
2. What does marriage mean to you?
3. If your wedding had the personality of a Hollywood starlet, past or present, who would she be and why?
4. Please let us know how you discovered Love My Dress.
From clockwise starting top left, Ellie Gillard, Jordanna Marston, Shell de Mar, Lisa Dawn Photography, Danielle Benbow, Chiron Cole, David McNeil, Hannah Mia, Christopher Currie Photography
The closing date for entries is midnight on Sunday 9th February and we’ll be announcing the full line-up just over a week later on Valentines Day!
On that note, we’d like to wish all those considering entering VERY good luck ladies! And if you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to email us.
Much love,
Franky
Each of the brides above are one of many who have featured on Love My Dress. To enjoy all our real wedding features, please click here.
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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.
My heart was racing and I was so excited to read this – then I read ‘in the next 8 month’ I would have loved to apply for this. Never mind, I will just have to look forward to reading the lovettes blogs.
Hi Rebecca, I think you’ve misread it slightly. As long as you have at least 8months of planning left you can enter. So if you’re due to marry after August this year then you’re fine! When is your wedding set to take place?
Franky xxx
Oh I would LOVE to do this! Our wedding is on August 30th… would that be slightly too soon? xx
Well this is a bit exciting! Sort of wish I was still a bride now…
I think mine might be a little too far away…August 2016! Think I’ll still apply though and let you decide 🙂
What a fab opportunity! xx
Oh how nice to see myself in the very first image:)) brings back so many lovely memoreis! Flattered to be remembered by LMD:)))
And don’t you look sensational! xx
Oops! Thank you franky – I think I got a bit carried away and haven’t read it properly. My wedding isn’t until July 2015- is that too far away? Xx
Oh no! I misread this too! I’ve already applied and only have 6 months left of planning (but remember everything!)
Hi
is 30th August 2014 too soon?
Do send an entry Beth and we’ll decide on the basis of your apication.
Franky x
Not if you’re actively planning Rebecca! I look forward to reading your application!
Franky xxx
We’d love to read your application Emma so we can make a decision. Thanks so much for your enthusiasm!
Franky xxx
Hi guys, I would really love to apply for this but our wedding is May 31st. Too soon?
Nicola x
oh thank you ))) so flattered! ***might take a chance to ask for your reply pleeease*?)))
I am really upset. Our wedding is May!!!!!!!!!!
Hello ladies at LMD!
I love your blog and read it every day but I’m French and getting married in France so useless to enter this contest. However it’s a great idea and I cannot wait to read what other brides have to say as I’m the first and only one among my friends getting married any time soon(or considering it). Any advice, tips and sweet comfort words are more than welcome!
I just had the most difficlut time with my dress and wish I could have shared it with understanding bride (the groom listens all right but poor man, he’s no help on this matter!)
So good luck to all the British Brides and looking forward to hearing from them!
cheers from Paris
Aurélie
Hi Nicola,
Thank you so much for your interest, but yes, May 31st is a little too soon to take part. We hope you’ll consider sharing your wedding photos with us after the event and best of luck for the rest of your planning.
xxx
I’m so sorry Harriet. Good luck for the big day and do share some photos with us afterwards.
Franky xxx
Thank you Aurelie, what a lovely comment. We are so looking forward to this project taking off, I just know all our readers will be incredibly supportive of our Lovettes!
Franky xxx
I’m so excited to apply for this! Just need to tweek my applications. And well done to LMD for being so lovely answering everyone’s queries. So nice to have a blog that responds back to its readers, mean a lot! Good luck everyone applying and those who have their big day coming up sooner, enjoy!xxx
I am absolutely gutted to have already got married in 2012. I discovered Love my dress after my wedding and would have loved to have turned to you for inspiration, encouragement and share our plans, my thoughts and feelings. This is an absolutely fabulous idea x
This is one time I wish I wasn’t already married :(. What a lovely idea
Aw I’d love to but I’m getting married 23rd August…so close 🙁
Aw I’d love to but I’m getting married 23rd August..so close 🙁
Aw I was really looking forward to this amazing competition but my wedding is June 7th..too soon 🙁 its in beautiful montenegro..would of loved to be blogging about mine on your site. oh well best of luck to all the brides out there looking forward to the blogs!!
Shauna 😀
I wasn’t sure but I’m going to have a go at this because I love the idea of sharing our story! Our wedding is 8 November and we are in planning mode 🙂
Oh what a shame as I’d love to have done this, especially as we’re are in full on planning mode now but we are getting married on 3rd September this year so I’m guessing a bit too soon 🙁
What a shame, after 11 years together and 26 months of planning our wedding its now only 3 months away, super exciting but really would have loved to blog about our big day on LMD. I will have to stick to my own blog for now, letmebeyourfancytea.blogspot.co.uk. I’ll just have to hope our photographer will submit our photos for a chance go appear on LMD, it’s going to be a handmade wedding surrounded by tea, biscuits, knitting and buttons!
Good luck to the lovettes, what an amazing opportunity!
Kate xxx
Thanks so much for your entry Lauren. Your enthusiasm for the project and the blog more generally really means a lot to Annabel and me.
xxx
Oh what a shame Kirsty. We hope you’ll enjoy reading the series nonetheless.
xxx
Hmmm… maybe we need to come up with a project for our married readers too!
xxx
It’s a shame you can’t take part, but perhaps you’ll consider submitting your wedding photos? We’d love to see them!
xxx
What an amazing setting for your wedding day! Enjoy every minute Shauna.
xxx
Oh do have a go Sarah! You have to be in it, to win it, as they say!
xxx
It’s a shame you can’t enter Nikki, but do send us some photos from your day afterwards. We’d love to see!
xxx
It sounds fabulous! Enjoy blogging about it on your own site and be sure to send us some pics afterwards.
xxx
Drat – sounds like my kinda thang ‘n’ awl, especially I’ve made notes since the proposal (ahem) BUT I marry in June. Sigh…
Great idea & I look forward to reading other brides’ wedding planning tales. Sigh….
Catherine, watch out for an announcement on the Love My Dress Facebook page – we’re launching a new feature soon where we’ll be sharing newlywed’s words of wedded wisdom! 🙂
With much love,
Annabel xxx
You sound like you might be perfect for our upcoming ‘Words of Wedded Wisdom’ feature Keaustin! Watch our Facebook page for details! xXx