Archive for June, 2010

Following up on our colour of the week, here is our inspiration board based on our Love Birds wedding invitation design. Combine this colour with earthy hues and warm grey for a perfect Autumn/Winter palette.

Clockwise from top left: gown by Ava Madison; Judith Leiber beaded cluch Neiman Marcus; cake via brides.com; floral arrangement Kei’s Flower, Alannah Rose Love Birds Wedding Invitation in custom Mushroom Pink; earrings Anthropologie.

I always like to pop into Paperklips etsy store to see what gorgeous new delights Mel has created. She never disappoints – Mel’s garlands are perfect and I love this sweet Little Plane one. A perfect partner for our One Little Plane party invitations and Arriving Soon baby shower invitations.

Above: Little Plane garland available from Paperklip

Today I’m excited to launch a new regular feature I’ll be running on the blog – Colour me Happy.

Each week I’ll be running a colour of the week from our Colour Chart and showcasing an inspiration board and some of the invitations as to how they would work in that colour, so if there’s a colour you’ve got in mind or an invitation design from our range that you’d like to see in a certain colour – this is your opportunity to do so!

This weeks colour is Mushroom Pink. Mushroom is warm, soft and romantic. Stay tuned over the next few days to see what I come up with, and don’t forget to email me or post a comment here if you’d like to see one of the designs in this colour.

Suzi
xx

Head on over to the gorgeous Hip Hooray blog, there’s an interview on me as their very first Hip Host!
I was delighted when the gorgeous girls at Details Details asked me to start off this series, I can’t wait to see more. x

When I was in Sydney last year I was delighted to discover the lovely cupcake specialty stores that are everywhere, Melbourne alas doesn’t seem to have taken on the trend yet, and there still aren’t too many around. For those in search of cupcakes in the city, I’ve discovered The Cupcake Family.

Located in the QV Centre The Cupcake Family is a sweet little store that sells nothing but cupcakes and macaroons. The girls and I always love a little stop in there – our favourites are the cupcake mini’s – a perfect size for children – they taste delicious and they manage to eat both the icing AND the cake, always a bonus!

I noticed they do events, perfect for parties if you don’t have time to make your own cupcakes.

A little ice blue wedding inspiration for a cool winter’s day…

Clockwise from top: Gown by Oscar de la Renta; Snowflake earrings Tiffany & Co; Bridesmaids gown by Simple Dress; Cake via brides.com; bouquet via Martha Stewart; Ornate wedding invitations in custom blue by Alannah Rose.

I’ve long been a fan of the gorgeous Tearoom venues in Sydney, so I was excited to learn this week that they’ve acquired another venue – Dunbar House.

A total restoration of the building commences in late June 2010 which will see the building being refurbished both inside and out. It will be revitalised from its current state to pay homage to the 1830’s.

Located on the shores of Sydney Harbour, in the expansive grounds of Robertson Park, Watsons Bay, The Tea Room Dunbar House will provide a truly spectacular setting.

Great news for those getting married next year – The Tea Room Dunbar House is scheduled to open early 2011 – I can’t wait to see the gorgeous transformation.

I had a lot of fun with the colours in our new butterfly flutterby wedding invitations – I love this combination, perfect for spring! Here’s a little inspiration board to show you how you could tie these colours into your day.

Clockwise from top: Sweet Pea flower arrangement by Sweet Art; bag by Vintage Rose; dress by Vintage Rose; Cake by Faye Cahill; Butterfly Bouquet via Martha Stewart; Alannah Rose Butterfly Flutterby Wedding Invitations

The gorgeous new winter 2010 Real Weddings Magazine goes on sale this Friday, I can’t wait for my copy to arrive, it’s always full of such gorgeous and lovely things.

The girls over at Real Weddings were very lovely and emailed me across a couple of the editorial pages that feature our work, needless to say I’m thrilled. The below pages feature two of our new wedding invitations, “Bicycle built for two” and “What a lovely day”.

Thanks Real Weddings can’t wait to see the rest of the magazine!

I’m pretty excited about today’s find – I’ve long be searching for a perfect mascara, I’ve tried quite a few different ones, they clump, they flake, all of these things that you don’t want to happen on a daily basis, let alone on your wedding day!

Sooo, finally I think I’ve found the perfect one! Kevin Aucoin’s Curling Mascara. (also available is a volumizing one). I purchased it this week from Mecca Cosmetica, and I love it! It glides on, no clumping and it doesn’t budge – I work long hours and have two small children, I rub my eyes a bit… you get what I mean. I highly recommend trying it out.

You can find Kevyn Aucoin Mascara in Australia at Mecca Cosmetica.

This weeks Ok! magazine has a celebrity wedding feature, we are more than a little excited that our stunning Le Boutique wedding invitation was featured in an inspiration board for the wedding of Anna Paquin! (we love Anna!) Thanks so much Ok! for including us. x