As we get into the heat of Summer, I’m wistifully dreaming of weddings with green bottles of pimms, strawberries and cream and cucumber sandwiches. They go quite perfectly with our Lime Garden Soiree invitation don’t you think?

Keep the mood casual. Shorter wedding dresses, acoustic musicians and barefoot croquet all fit the bill.

Clockwise from top left: Alannah Rose Lime Garden Soiree Wedding Invitation. cucumber finger sandwiches from Taste, Alberta Ferretti Chiffon Dress from Net A Porter, strawberries from Sunnyridge, beach bottle from Terrain.

I love the combination of pale pink and black. Fancy a bit of style for your day? How about a morning wedding with some beautiful sunshine, a soft colour palette of nude pinks with a contrast of black and soft feminine details- flower fascinators, glass candlesticks and of course- pink shoes!

Clockwise from top left: Alannah Rose Fascinator Fancy Invitation, Katherine Bridesmaid gown from Ava Madison, morning suit from Warwicks, glass candlesticks from Just Chandeliers, First glance peep toes from Anthropologie,

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and birds tweeting. Today seemed the perfect day to get inspired by our What A Lovely Day Wedding Invitation!

Envisage a garden party, high tea served from tiered stands with pretty china tea cups,  the fresh green grass under bare feet and  pretty spring dresses. A table of sweets all in white and pretty lace parasols shading guests from the warm sunlight. Bouquets of daisies and a mischievous rabbit poking out from behind a tree. A touch of whimsy always goes down a treat at a wedding!

A day in the sunshine, what a lovely day!

Clockwise form top left: Alannah Rose What A Lovely Day Wedding Invitation, Dessert buffet from Imbue Weddings via Polka Dot Bride, ceramic rabbit from Anthropologie, Bridesmaids photo from Country Living, hat photo from Martha Stewart Weddings, lace parasol from Pink Frosting.

We love a wedding full of whimsy and our Bicycle Built For Two invitation lends itself to a little bit of fun! Polka dot tea length wedding gowns, a sweet daisy necklace, a delicious puffy wedding cake served with pink lemonade and plenty of bright paper lanterns blowing in the breeze.

Reminiscent of the gorgeous glamour of the fifties, this is a celebration full of fun, love and laughter… just right for Spring xx

Clockwise from top left: Kate Spade Oops A Daisy necklace, picture from Martha Stewart Weddings, April Reed cake from The Knot, Hansi Pink Lemonade from Raw Materials, pink paper lanterns from Details Details, flowers from Martha Stewart Weddings, Alannah Rose Bicycle For Two Invitation in Pink

It’s so lovely to share our Alannah Rose real weddings with you!

Today’s is very special- the Queensland wedding of Megan and Mark who chose our Rose Tapestry invitation suite in custom blue. The soft cornflower blue was the perfect fit for the French country style wedding Megan and Mark planned.

When I asked Megan her number one tip for brides she said “Don’t blink on your wedding day – it goes far too quickly! Enjoy every minute of it!”

Above: The couple chose the Alannah Rose Rose Tapestry invitation suite in a custom blue. “The beautiful stationery from Alannah Rose was a big hit! We were so excited when we received our invitations – we were absolutely delighted with them. The matching invitations, service covers, menu covers and place cards really helped to create the theme and mood for the day and we received so many lovely comments on them. A lot of people commented on how they thought they were a lovely mix of classic, yet modern style” says Megan

Above: The country style bouquets were created by Geraldine of Bouquet Boutique in New Farm. 

Photographer Cory Rossiter captured the photographs for the day. “We loved the natural look of the photos when we saw them – he really captured the essence and fun of the day. ” Megan remarked.

Stanthorpe Uniting Church was the venue for one of Megan’s lasting wedding day memories “I loved walking back down the aisle of the church to Eva Cassidy’s “At Last” after we were married and greeting all our family and friends. ” All the music on Megan and Mark’s wedding ceremony was performed by family & friends.

Above: Megan and Mark held their reception at Giardino Café. Giardino means “little farm or garden” in Italian and Kristy from the cafe helped style the wedding features. “We discussed with Kristy that we wanted to create a romantic, French country style atmosphere with lots of white flowers in tall vases and candles filling the tables.” says Megan.  “She arranged everything and did such a beautiful job. We were absolutely delighted when we walked into the reception – it was so much more lovely than we had even imagined!”.

The beautiful wedding cake made a two hour journey from Toowoomba with it’s creator Robin Friedrichs who made sure the cake arrived intact!

The wedding was filmed by Megan’s uncle “My uncle Brett did the videography of the day for us. We were not going to worry about a video, when my uncle volunteered to do it for us.” says Megan “He did an amazing job and we are so glad to have the video now as a keepsake. It was great fun to be able to see the parts you weren’t there for – e.g. the groomsmen getting ready and then waiting at the church, the music at the church before we arrived etc. It will also be hilarious to watch in 20 years time I’m sure! “

Thanks so much Megan and Mark for sharing your wedding day with us x

Today’s post I’ll keep short and visual. We’ve recently done our beautiful Botanica Belle and Le Boutique designs in custom green and thought we’d share how you can theme this beautiful colour into your wedding.

Clockwise from top: Alannah Rose Botanica Belle Wedding invitation in custom green; styling delights from the talented Amy Atlas; Alannah Rose Botanica Belle Bonboniere Tags; Alvena Valenta gown via brides.com; Alannah Rose Le Boutique wedding invitation in custom green; floral arrangement by Lilacs Florals via brides.com; Amy Atlas candy buffet and cake; Amy Atlas dessert table; frangipani cake by Sweet Art

Today’s mini inspiration board is based on a gorgeous colour variation for our Butterfly Garden Wedding Invitation. The lovely Claire and Alexander chose the gorgeous Ocean blue shade from our colour palette and the result was stunning.

Above: Alannah Rose Butterfly Garden Wedding Invitation in Ocean Blue, Blue Parasol from Pink Frosting, Monique Lhuillier gown from Helen Rodrigues, floral arrangement via Brides.com

Here’s a sneak peak at some more wedding invitations that will be in store soon.

above: two little birds wedding invitation in blue, chocolate and white. this will also be available in pink.

above: butterfly garden wedding invitation in turquoise. This will also be available in chocolate/pink and black/white/lime

If you are interested in ordering these before they are loaded on to the main Alannah Rose site, please contact me for details.