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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

One of the best things about my job is that I can design things that I love. One of my favorite designs at the moment is Love Light - it’s such a simple and classic design - modern, romantic and glamorous - all rolled into one. So I was particularly thrilled to see the images of Fiona and Mark’s Love Light themed wedding in the current issue of Style Guide. Fiona, owner of wedding planning business Couture Wedding Planning wanted to create a classic Hollywood glamour theme for her wedding, the results below show she achieved just that.

Fiona and Mark were married at St Thomas in North Sydney followed by a cocktail cruise around the harbour and reception on the top floor of Star City in the Astral Restaurant.
Above: A classic black and white theme featured in the wedding, from the bridesmaids and groomsmens attire through to the black sash on Fiona’s Mark Holt gown. Flowers by Maria Lush. Grooms suit by Matthew Lawrence Bespoke.

Above: Reception tables were set with black candelabra, mirrored vases and crystals to complement the chandelier motif on the Alannah Rose Love Light wedding menus and place cards. A stunning cake by Faye Cahill was created to co-ordinate with the Alannah Rose Love Light wedding invitations and stationery.

Wedding photography by Blumenthal
Congratulations Fiona and Mark, thanks so much for sharing your beautiful wedding day with us!
xx

Today I’m excited to share with you the gorgeous wedding of Deonne & Jefri, photographed by the fabulous team at SugarLove Weddings.

Deonne and Jefri were married on the 14th March 2009 at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, followed by a sit down reception in The Langham’s Alto Room.

Their colour scheme of black and white was based around their wedding invitations and stationery - our gorgeous Le Boutique collection.

“I chose the theme because the invites we chose were black and white and reminded me of a classic French perfume bottle” says Deonne

Deonne’s gown by Annette of Melbourne Couture was made of silk chiffon and encrusted with Swarovski crystals, offset by an elegant silver cuff by Stephanie Brown. Deonne’s posy by Whitemoss florists consisted of gorgeous David Austen roses, green rose buds and black ivy berries.

The bridal party arrrived in convertible black mustangs from MIB - Mustangs in Black, with the bridesmaids dressed in elegant black dresses by Nicolangela.

“I chose black bridesmaid dresses as the colour went with my theme and was really flattering on both girls” says Deonne.

The bridesmaids posy’s also by Whitemoss were made up of bright green molluca balm, a striking contrast to the black dresses.

The stunning decor of Melbourne’s Langham hotel set the backdrop, whilst classic black and white touches, including our Le Boutique place cards were offset by green molluca balm in black pots, styled by Deonne and her sister to finish off the theme.

The bridal party headed to the city and to the gorgeous block arcade for more photography with Sugarlove Weddings.

The men’s attire, inspired by the Beatles, one of the couples favourite bands, from Jack London.

More details on Deonne & Jefri’s wedding can be found in the current issue of Bride to Be magazine.
All photography by SugarLove Weddings.

Congratulations Deonne & Jefri xx

I’ve got another gorgeous wedding to share with you today - the wedding of Tony & Katelyn.

Tony and Katelyn were married in Wollongong in NSW on Sunday 3 May 2009. They chose our Embellish Wedding Invitations and Stationery suite - which was a perfect fit with their elegant and classic theme.

Katelyn’s dress made by Maria Gonzales in Melbourne, was ivory duchess satin with a cathedral length veil made of English tuille with French bordered lace. Sequins and beading were hand stitched into the shoulders of the dress.

The wedding ceremony was held at Saint Dimitrija Solunski Macedonian Orthodox Church in Wollongong. The signing of the Marriage Certificate took place to the tune of ‘Ave Maria’ (Schubert) sung by wedding ceremony vocalist Serafina Minns.

The wedding incorporated a beautiful mix of both Australian and Macedonian celebration and tradition.

Katelyn (who is Australian) spoke a section of her wedding speech dedicated to her mother in law and father in law in Macedonian – a tribute to them and their heritage;

The Wedding Reception incorporated traditional Macedonian dancing by a live Macedonian band. The Bride led her dance with a crocheted embroidered tasselled handkerchief (a Macedonian tradition). The Bride’s handkerchief belonged to her late maternal grandmother;

Red was used as a highlight colour throughout the wedding to contrast against the traditional black & white elements: The Bride’s teardrop bouquet of blood red magnum roses matched her Chanel red lipstick; the Bridesmaids bouquets by Flower Bud were made up of green singapore orchids, purple lissianthers, xanadu leaves, green succulents and dotted vine, and were designed to provide a bold contrast to the Bridesmaid’s red dresses by Hannii Chan and the accompanying red ties of the Groomsmen. Red rose petals were thrown at the Bride and Groom as they left the church; fresh blood red magnum roses adorned the 3 tier dark mud and white chocolate wedding cake by Delaney’s cakes.

A highlight of the wedding reception was the entrance by the bride and groom.
Tony and Katelyn entered the wedding reception venue with their bridal dance – ‘Come Fly With Me’ by Frank Sinatra (Tony is a pilot).

Says Katelyn “We did 4 months of private dance classes as we wanted to do something different with our bridal dance rather than the traditional waltz, we wanted to wow our wedding guests – and we did - we received a standing ovation from our guests at our wedding reception!”

“The dance was a tricky, up tempo choreographed routine incorporating swing, the jive, promenade runs, a bit of jazz and the groom at one stage picking up the bride and spinning her around, ending with a finale of the bride dropping horizontally to the floor with one hand holding onto the groom’s hand as he stood up straight and then pulling the bride back up!!”

The gorgeous wedding photography was taken by local photographer Ben Marden, you can view more of Ben’s gorgeous work on his website.

Congratulations Tony and Katelyn - it looks like you had an amazing day, it was a pleasure working with you. xx

I’m thrilled to be able to share with you some details of one of my clients recent weddings - Megan & Nigel.

Megan and Nigel’s wedding was planned in just 12 weeks! They wanted a relaxed, casual and intimate wedding where guests could enjoy themselves, and this is what they achieved.

“We didn’t have much time to ponder over choices, which made the planning process easier, I made most of my decisions off the cuff and don’t regret anything”. says Megan

Megan and Nigel were married on the 21st of March at the Mount Keira Lookout in Wollongong - the scenery is just breathtaking.

“One of my favourite parts of the day was when I arrived at the lookout for the ceremony. The view was amazing and the musician was playing an acoustic version of Stand by Me. Seeing Nigel and our son, Cooper, two, standing in front of all of our closest family and friends got me all choked up!”

They selected our Le Boutique Stationery Suite to compliment their ‘Black and white – classic with a modern touch’ theme and carried it through the wedding perfectly.

Nigels tie helped bring in the stripes to the gents attire without being over the top, and Megan and Nigel’s son Cooper looked gorgeous in a striped shirt.

Megan’s classic dress by Collette Dinnigan was stunning, as were the bridesmaids dresses in black, purchased from Cue. Classic ivory rose bouquets bound in black and white stitch grosgrain ribbon further complimented the theme.

The wedding cake was gorgeous with feature stripes and set off the Le Boutique place cards and reception stationery perfectly.

Asked her number one tip for brides, Megan says “I think planning a wedding can be as easy or as difficult as you choose to make it. So, why not make it easy on yourself!”

Wedding Details:
Wedding Invitations and stationery ~ Alannah Rose - Le Boutique
Bridal Gown - Collette Dinnigan
Shoes - Midas
Flowers - Katrina Woodward
Photography - Anna Blackman Images
Bridesmaid attire - Cue
Men’s Suits - Peppers Formal Wear
Men’s Shirts and Ties - Tramps Wollongong
Jewellery - Tessarella House, Paddington

This gorgeous image arrived in my inbox today! (wish it had arrived at my door - yum!)

I’m very excited to announce that Sweet Art in Sydney have been granted exclusive permission to produce a range of Alannah Rose design cakes. This is the first from the Sweet Art for Alannah Rose Collection - the Hollywood Nights cake.
It teams perfectly with our Hollywood Nights wedding invitation and matching stationery suite.
To find out more about Sweet Art Cakes for Alannah Rose and the other gorgeous designs coming soon, please visit Sweet Art at 96 Oxford Street Paddington, NSW or phone them on 02 9361 6617 - the fabulous Sweet Art team will be more than happy to assist.

I’m thrilled to announce some exciting news today, colours are here!
So you like an Alannah Rose design but the colour doesn’t fit with your theme? No problem! With our new colour choices you can select a design, select a colour and away we go! Details on pricing and ordering can be found on site here.

Take a peek at our exciting new colour selection below - 108 colours and choose from over 57 wedding invitation designs, the possibilities are endless.

I’ll be posting some images of some colour variations over the coming weeks, if you’ve got a favourite colour and design, post a comment and if I’ve got the time I’ll post it here. I’m thinking Le Boutique in Ring Box Blue would be fabulous!

I’m into all things pink and pretty at the moment. Le Sweet Boutique is one of our new wedding invitation designs at Alannah Rose, so I thought I’d put together a pretty inspiration board to go with it!

Clockwise from top left: Le Sweet Boutique folding pink and white wedding invitation from Alannah Rose; striking black and pink cake by April Reed ; stunning Juliette Montparnase pink wedding gown from Mariana Hardwick ; delicious sweet tray styled by Rebecca Thuss ; postcards from paris noir lace dress from Rose & Ruby ; black and pink table setting by Martha Stewart