It’s valentines month - the month of romance and proposals! To celebrate we’re giving away one set of 50 double sided invitations worth AU$350 over at Polkadot Bride. To enter and for terms and conditions visit Polkadot bride here.
Hurry, entries close February 19th 2010.
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
We’re celebrating a special milestone this week. It’s our 4th Birthday!
On October 1 2005 we officially pushed the ‘go’ button on our website and went live. Time has flown and I have thoroughly enjoyed the ride, so thank you to our gorgeous clients, lovely friends, retailers, suppliers and my fabulous family for your continued support and for making what I do each day so thoroughly enjoyable.
This year we have grand plans for bigger and better things, so stay tuned, I can’t wait to share it all with you.
love and hugs
suzi
xx
Image Lychee Rose Cupcakes by Bossacafez - find the recipe here
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’ve just stumbled across these very gorgeous candles. The poketo! 5 minute candles, designed to look like an ordinary book of matches but inside there are 10 small candles. You can light the candles whilst attached to the book or break them off to put on a birthday cake or cupcake. How sweet would these be for a small wedding or birthday favour?
Above: Poketo five minute candles from Poketo - they also ship worldwide. xx
Our gorgeous album of wedding invitations arrived in New Zealand today at our newest stockist - Tutta Bella in Auckland.
We’re thrilled to be offering New Zealand brides our exciting collection and are delighted be sitting alongside brands such as Luci di Bella, Karen Willis Holmes and Badgley Mischka Bridesmaids in the gorgeous Tutta Bella boutique.
If you’re looking for wedding invitations in New Zealand, please stop in to Tutta Bella, they’ll be delighted to assist.
xx
Above Luci di Bella gown available at Tutta Bella.
Tutta Bella
224 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, Auckland
Here we are, we’re back, and happy new year!
I thought I’d start the year off with a series of mini inspiration boards using some of the work we’ve been doing for clients with our custom colour options.
First off is a gorgeous version of our Mod Garden wedding invitation that we’ve done for Emma + Paul - customised with a hint of red and a double happiness symbol (which is the chinese symbol for marriage, a good luck symbol for newlyweds). Best wishes and double happiness to you both xx
Above: Alannah Rose Mod Garden Double Happiness Wedding Invitation, Lollipop dress, rosette cardigan and lotty shoes all from Jigsaw
