Patchwork Couple: Alex & Sam’s Wedding and Disney Familymoon
Alex and Sam have been together for 5 years, they met in October 2013 through the Etsy website when Sam asked Alex to knit him an offensive jumper. Sam is a firefighter from Devon and Alex is an ex-model from London. Alex’s nickname for ...
Why Old is the New New.
Team Patchwork love nothing more than a Sunday morning wander around a boot fair, a Saturday afternoon rummage through a charity, vintage or antique shop and a bit of late night (drunk) shopping on ebay. Finding second hand treasures is ...
Top 10 Unusual Wedding Venues in London
We asked Liv Rafferty from event space marketplace Headbox to give us a rundown of her top 10 unusual wedding venues in London. Planning a wedding in the city but haven’t found the perfect spot yet? Read on for Liv’s varied list of venue...
National Wedding Show Autumn 2018 | Competition Winner
Hello and a big thank you to everyone we met at the National Wedding Show last weekend. And an extra big thank you if you entered our competition to win £100 towards your wedding registry/honeymoon fund. We had such a brilliant time m...
Thoroughly Modern Marriage at the Ace Hotel | Competition Winner
Hello and a big thank you to everyone we met at the Thoroughly Modern Marriage event at the Ace Hotel last weekend. And an extra thank you if you entered our competition to win £100 towards your wedding registry/honeymoon fund. We had s...
What We’re Reading: Team Patchwork’s Favourite Travel Books
Hopefully, if you haven’t been on holiday yet this summer, you’ve got something planned. And what better way to get in the mood for your trip than reading a good book about packing up and heading off. We’ve picked some of our favou...
The Patchwork Honeymoon Report 2018
Our top honeymoon destinations for 2018 In Europe, Croatia has been a hugely popular destination this year with its picturesque countryside, stunning coastline and historic villages providing the beauty and romance of Italy without the c...
Patchwork Couple: Chris & Leroy’s Cycling Adventure
Keen cyclists Leroy and Chris have been together for six years and have had plenty of adventures in that time. Chris proposed to Leroy during a cycling tour of Rajasthan – they were on the steps of the Taj Lake overlooking Jag Mandir Pal...
Patchwork Partners with the Big Lunch & Iftar
We knew Patchwork was a super useful tool for organising events like birthday parties, hen dos and school quiz nights. But we didn’t expect for it to be used in such a BIG way by the brilliant people behind the Big Lunch and Big Iftar. W...
Patchwork Couple: Phoebe & Stuart's Super Stylish London Wedding…
…And Nordic honeymoon – made possible with a little help from their friends. Phoebe and Stuart have been together over 9 years and have been living together for the majority of that time too. They met when they were both working at a m...
WIN: Dinner for Two at the Town Hall Hotel
We’re super excited to be bringing you a romantic giveaway with our friends over at the utterly gorgeous Town Hall Hotel & Apartments. We think Bethnal Green’s old town hall is the perfect location for your chic city wedding – whether yo...
Patchwork Couple: An Intimate Wedding & Honeymoon in Mexico
Alex and Sophie have been together for ten years. They met at university in 2007 and were put in the same house (with five other people!). It took a year of living together for either of them to make a move, but thank goodness they did a...
The Best Honeymoon Funds Make Giving Money Meaningful
Want to ask your guests for cash towards your honeymoon instead of gifts? Research into the most successful honeymoon funds on Patchwork has highlighted some pretty interesting (although maybe not so surprising) facts. So here are our ti...
Patchwork Couple: Emily & Dan's Honeymoon to Bora Bora
Dan & Emily live together in the Oxfordshire countryside with their two ragdoll cats, Charlie & Leo. Dan is a record producer and musician (DJ Fresh!). Emily is a photographer and a passionate home cook. They met briefly through mutual f...
Most Curious Wedding Fair Competition
Hello and a big thank you to everyone we met at Most Curious Wedding Fair last weekend. Well done for braving the snow! And an extra thank you if you entered our competition to win £100 towards your wedding registry. Big congratulations...
Happy International Women's Day 2018
We’ve created the perfect playlist for a super powerful International Women’s Day. Put it on, turn it up and sing along....
Patchwork Couple: Lizi & Andy's DIY Wedding by the Sea
Lizi and Andy met in 2012 at The Macbeth pub in Hoxton. Lizi says it was fate – it was a hot June evening and they’d both ended up on the smokers’ terrace despite not being smokers. Lizi was having a heated discussion with a super ...
Patchwork Couple: Steph & John's Wedding & USA Road Trip Honeymoon
Steph and John met 9 years ago when they were both travelling with friends in Australia. After they got chatting on a small Whitsunday island, they realised their parents lived fifteen minutes apart and that they even had a few mutual fr...
Patchwork Couple: Jeremy & Catherine's Intimate Wedding & African Adventure
Jeremy and Catherine met at a party in 2013 and moved in together (on a narrow boat!) six months later. They’ve been living together, on a boat, ever since. They even showed up to their wedding on it. Jeremy told us all about their wed...
When Giving is All We Have
A poem by Alberto Rios. This poem was included in December’s Patchwork LOVES newsletter. Patchwork LOVES is a place for us to celebrate the things that make us happy to be human. Each month we share stories, music, ideas and inspiratio...