A very warm welcome to Charlotte Cope, our guest blogger this week. Charlotte is a talented local artist, read her blog to find out how Alan the mischievous pedigree Suffolk sheep raised the cash to pay for Charlotte's Blues & Browns bespoke wedding outfit.
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Alan is a pedigree Suffolk sheep from the renowned Suffolk breeders at Solwaybank. His mother, the “Tank” as she was affectionately called was in lamb with twins to Cairness Castello (he’s got a seriously good pedigree) when we purchased her. Alan and his twin arrived in the stable on a cold January night in 2013. Since then he has taken 2nd in his first and only show in Largs. He has fathered many lambs over the years - and now lives happily with us on our small holding just outside Crieff and Comrie. He is now officially a pet and part of the family..... he also knows this and regularly tries to break into the house!
When we had finally put a date in the diary for the wedding, I panicked at the thought of the cost of everything! We wanted it to be an old fashioned and old school kind of wedding. Friends, family, the service - sharing our special day was the most important part - not trying to do bigger and better than the next. I did however, want to make sure I had a dress to remember. Not something over the top - but classic and stylish with a bit of tradition thrown in for good measure. That’s why Kairen at Blues & Browns immediately sprang to mind. I knew that they would work with me to create something truly unique for my special day....and they did!
But how was I going to afford a bespoke silk gown and tartan coat?!....I had a brainwave - As an artist I have an established social media following, so I decided to find out if they liked the idea of helping me raise money towards my wedding outfit. I would paint an “Alan” a day and sell them at £15 each (sometimes more if bigger)...the overwhelming response was yes!
So I set about it, I painted an Alan a day in the lead up to the wedding - each painting usually sold within a few minutes and the money raised went towards my handmade, bespoke silk wedding gown and beautiful tartan and velvet coat.
We had a fabulous day, and I would recommend Kairen and the Blues & Browns Team to any bride looking for a truly personalised service.
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Alan is a pedigree Suffolk sheep from the renowned Suffolk breeders at Solwaybank. His mother, the “Tank” as she was affectionately called was in lamb with twins to Cairness Castello (he’s got a seriously good pedigree) when we purchased her. Alan and his twin arrived in the stable on a cold January night in 2013. Since then he has taken 2nd in his first and only show in Largs. He has fathered many lambs over the years - and now lives happily with us on our small holding just outside Crieff and Comrie. He is now officially a pet and part of the family..... he also knows this and regularly tries to break into the house!
When we had finally put a date in the diary for the wedding, I panicked at the thought of the cost of everything! We wanted it to be an old fashioned and old school kind of wedding. Friends, family, the service - sharing our special day was the most important part - not trying to do bigger and better than the next. I did however, want to make sure I had a dress to remember. Not something over the top - but classic and stylish with a bit of tradition thrown in for good measure. That’s why Kairen at Blues & Browns immediately sprang to mind. I knew that they would work with me to create something truly unique for my special day....and they did!
But how was I going to afford a bespoke silk gown and tartan coat?!....I had a brainwave - As an artist I have an established social media following, so I decided to find out if they liked the idea of helping me raise money towards my wedding outfit. I would paint an “Alan” a day and sell them at £15 each (sometimes more if bigger)...the overwhelming response was yes!
So I set about it, I painted an Alan a day in the lead up to the wedding - each painting usually sold within a few minutes and the money raised went towards my handmade, bespoke silk wedding gown and beautiful tartan and velvet coat.
We had a fabulous day, and I would recommend Kairen and the Blues & Browns Team to any bride looking for a truly personalised service.
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