Archive for January, 2010

I talk a lot about the business side of things at Alannah Rose, but today I thought I’d share something on a more personal level.

Some of you know we’ve been renovating for a couple of years now, it’s not been an easy task, with two small children under feet and a fast growing business! Many a day has been spent navigating around my husbands projects or occupying the children so he can get on with the task at hand. On saying that, we’ve loved every minute of it, and have enjoyed watching a green and yellow (yes!) 60′s house transform into a loved family home.

When the Herald Sun contacted me and asked if they could run a renovation story on us we were thrilled, the results were published in last weeks Herald Sun Saturday Home Magazine lift out, images below.

Our house is by no means finished, we’ve still got bedrooms, bathrooms, and a play room to go and there’s still furniture that needs updating and so on – but isn’t that part of the journey of owning a home? We’re currently working on the main bedroom and a cubby house for the girls which is almost complete – watch this space! xx

images in article by Chris Groenhout, words Louise Surette

I’ve got quite a line up of gorgeous client weddings to share with you this year, and I’m thrilled to start with the fabulous wedding of Sarah & Stephen.

Sarah & Stephen first came to me in September 2008 and we created their Save the Date cards in our Gorgeous Deco Lace Design.

We then worked on creating the wedding invitations and amazing stationery suite in the same theme for their wedding day last year. The results I’m sure you’ll agree we’re stunning, so many beautiful details pulled together under one common theme – Black & White Vintage.

above: The wedding held in Adelaide, South Australia, was held on a country homestead in a lavish outdoor marquee.  Deco Lace wedding stationery by Alannah Rose. We assisted Sarah with the printing and design of the order of service cards, Sarah then assembled them into these gorgeous fans for guests to use at the ceremony.

Above: Sarah planned her theme down to the tiniest details, the wedding stationery suite included bon bon tags, signage, seating cards, menus, table cards and more, all in our beautiful Deco Lace design.

You can read the full story of Sarah & Stephen’s wedding in the Current Issue (13) of Wedding Style Guide, but here’s a sneak peak of the magazine spread below.

Imagery by casson.com.au, Wedding invitations and stationery by Alannah Rose, cake Heidelberg Cakes

Congratulations Sarah and Stephen, thanks so much for sharing your day with us.

xx

We’ve been very busy in the studio of late working on some gorgeous new wedding invitation designs.
Here’s a sneak peak at our new nautical invitation design – love me knot – available now and landing in the website very soon!

Navy and white is a simple and elegant wedding theme and this nautical look works well with stripes and green and white for a fresh summer look.

flower image via brides.com

Welcome back!
I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and welcome to our new readers that got engaged over the festive season. Enjoy the feeling of being newly engaged and glancing at your shiny new ring – I know I was always a little distracted in the car when the sun hit it… so take care on the roads too! xx

above: Engagement Rings from Holloway Diamonds

For some men, choosing a ring can be a daunting task, Mr Polka over at Polka Dot Bride has done a little post that may help your man in that department, and whilst you are there, have a glance around as Ms Polka knows a thing or two about planning a wedding!

If you’re super organised, you will already be thinking engagement party, so take a look at our Engagement Invitations, one of my favourites is the She Said Yes design, a bit of fun to announce your engagement.

Happy Planning and Happy New Year!
Suzi
xx