the people i meet | charly
Introducing Charly
If you fancy treating yourself to a shoot like Charly’s, then please get in touch. I’m very sociable and you can contact me here.”
I met Charly when I was asked to speak as a dating photo expert at Guardian Soulmates’ 10th anniversary party and found out she was one of the other speakers. It turned out she also runs the Guardian Soulmates’ blog. Having met my own bf on that site, I’ve always been a huge fan. But Charly is actually much better known for her award-winning dating blog, the 30 Dates blog. What started as one single girl’s summer challenge developed into one of the most respected & popular dating blogs in London, if not the UK. We clicked straightaway over a glass of prosecco & are now collaborating on a venture, the Go To Girls, for dating advice in London (& beyond). Very exciting, watch this space…
age: 30
twitter handle:
@30dates
current inspirations:
kate middleton, poppy delevigne, dawn o’porter, kate spade, mulberry, bikram yoga, prosecco (is it sad that i’ve just listed alcohol as an inspiration?!)
playing on repeat:
backstreet boys, busted, the fray, bastille
like wearing:
polkadots, florals, fifties prom dresses, pearls, pandora bracelets, my pjs
london’s best bits:
battersea rise, notting hill, the southbank
worst date:
when a guy didn’t realise our blind date was part of my 30 dates challenge…. he got pretty angry (& then shouted at our mutual friend A LOT!!)
and the best one:
HintHunt (hungarian escape room like crystal maze), followed by eating in the dark at dans le noir & cocktails at the zetter town house
saturday nights are for:
variety! i never have two saturday nights the same & love it that way. i try to spend my weekends with friends, rather than on dates. last weekend i had a really fun night with two of my closest guy friends – i felt like i was in an episode of ‘how i met your mother’!
