Inspiration; Bright Vintage Style!

I stumbled across the super cute vintage paper dolls on Etsy, and just HAD to make this collection.






bride & yellow wall, paper dolls, flowers, Brett Stanley photography, Rachel McAdams, flowers,flyer, grace kelly, stationery, dancing girls

Not a DIY expert?

Many Brides are super crafty, super creative and innovative, and are blessed with nimble fingers. So, it is inevitable that DIY Weddings are now "In Vogue."

However, some Brides are wonderfully blessed in other areas of expertise, don't want to spend a fortune, and understandably, the idea of jumping on the DIY Wedding bandwagon scares the bejeezus out of some of them.

But don't panic!

It doesn't HAVE to be DIY, and not everyone charges a fortune for wedding decor.

Here are some ideas to help you overcome your DIY fears;

Favour Boutique - Nobody will even need to know it wasn't you. =]

Great range of different favour ideas for any Wedding.

I personally love how cute these fans, and mini cookie/candy jars are.

Paperless Wedding is a fantastic way to; 1) do your part for the Earth, 2) Save a whole CHUNK of money, and 3) save yourself from agonizing over what theme, what text and what card to use for your invitations. [You just chose a ready made website theme, and click!]

The website is really cute, too! Save the dates are FREE, and they also do Wedding Packages, for no more than $115.

But if none of these ideas *quite* fit your 'DIY - but not' Wedding, remember that you probably have at least a couple of friends who are crafty-keen, and will be more than willing to help you out; make your favours, learn to make origami crane mobiles, print menu's, paint blackboards..... You just need to ask. =]

All about Helen. ♥ ♥ ♥

Both of these are mine. =]

I got engaged to my wonderful man yesterday evening!!! ENGAGED! Recieved that lovely piece of blingage.

How incredible is this?!
I haven't even got any words. Apart from "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

Have a wicked monday. =D

Inspiration Board; Mint Chocolate

Mint Choc Chip is, without a doubt, my favourite ice-cream flavour.
I was thinking about how ludicrous it is that New Zealand doesn't have this flavour, and my mind went crazy overboard with visions of a dusk wedding with soft mint green, with rich chocolate brown, plush cushions on old wooden chairs, big wool blankets wrapped around young children and elderly guests, and just how much I would want to eat the decor.
So here is my inspiration board... nom nom nom



images; chocolate advert, cupcakes, tags, dress, candle holders, bride&groom, shoes, table setting

World class photographer right here in Christchurch

Just a quick little post to say congratulations to Johannes Van Kan of Moda fotografica (Lyttelton) for winning WPPI 2010 Album of the year. Johannes is a multi award winning photographer, and his partner Jo Grams (who recently shot my wedding), informed me that this international award is a huge deal!

So, well done! You can see it here.

Moda is a must to check out if you are planning a wedding. Not only that but Jo is a talented child portrait photographer. Check out her blog.

(My wedding may makes a short appearance too, just as a bonus)

BRRRRRRRRRR!!

When I awoke this morning to a dark, cold morning I realised that it is time to say hello to my thermal underwear and goodbye to my jandals. The coming of winter need not be all doom and gloom though, and as I mentioned in a previous post, autumn is my favorite season (after spring).

I started thinking of how lovely an autumn wedding would be. You don't need to stick to the commonly used oranges and browns used to evoke this season. Think of mulled wine, black and moody thunderclouds, magic spells, deep plum silk and sultry dark eyes.

Plum and absinthe.....

Bridesmaids-bridal colour, Pistachio macaron- j'aime les macarons (Christchurch) ring- kathy's gift box, fall look- makeup411, bouquet and favors- martha stewart weddings, invitations- ruby and willow signature collection (Auckland), table display- Leona Gaita,