New to the Belle team, Maria Purdy is a budding photographer and has been working with us for some creative ideas for the new issue (out in January - not long now!) and this week the topics have been love letters and quirky backdrops - and we think any bride willing to think outside the box will love some of these ideas put together by Maria to add a little detail to the big day...

Featuring: Images from Green Wedding Shoes - www.greenweddingshoes.com, Neon Letter Light by www.theletteroom.com, Personalised Alphabet Balloons by www.notonthehighstreet.com, Cotton Ball String Lights by www.cableandcotton.co.uk