A walk down Parnell Road in Auckland is always a pleasure.  It became more of a pleasure when I stumbled across Jane Yeh’s couture bridal studio.  Jane is a Kiwi bridal gown designer to the stars and the leader in the New Zealand bridal fashion scene.  Jane’s designs are stylish, romantic and elegant and designed [...]

Yesterday’s bridal expo in Auckland was a busy affair.  Brides and their mum’s, bridesmaids and dad’s were packed into the race course in Auckland trying to get a peak at all of the latest Kiwi bridal fashion, stationery, decorations and wedding ideas.  Honestly, I couldn’t find anything that was unique, truly Kiwi and different to [...]

Every year I ask for a carrot cake for my birthday.  I know it isn’t the usual birthday cake choice, but to me there is no better cake than the heavy, sweet base of a carrot cake, topped with cream cheese frosting.  Your wedding cake designer might kill me, but I see no reason you [...]

As the weather isn’t quite as spectacular as I had hoped in Auckland today, I’ve been trawling the web to find some images of New Zealand weddings to inspire.  I found these amazing images by Neil Crowley of Rebecca and Joel’s wedding last year which capture the beauty of the environment in New Zealand as a [...]

I’m heading off to New Zealand tomorrow to check out the Kiwi wedding scene in Auckland.  The Bride & Groom Magazine Show wedding fair is being held this Sunday at the Ellerslie Event Centre in Auckland.  I love Auckland to bits, so I’m hoping that the weather is going to be spectacular and that we’re [...]

The ever popular frou frou waterproof parasol umbrellas in black, red, blush and vanilla now have white and candy pink sisters which are just simply divine!  Wedding parasols are the perfect practical and decorative accessory for a modern wedding or gift for a special friend, and the truly remarkable Frou Frou waterproof parasol umbrella range is also [...]

As an icing fanatic and someone in awe of those who are clever enough to make a living from decorating stupendous wedding, party and any type of celebration cake, I am dedicating Sundays to my choice of Cake of the Week.  I’m starting with my favourite Canberra wedding cake designer, Cakes of Your Dreams, who delivered this [...]

Today the Pink Frosting team have been very busy styling a beautiful wedding for Caterina and Joe at the Rydges Lakeside Ballroom in Canberra.  A big Italian wedding for 500 plus people, with 50 tables, thousands of candles, hundreds of ostrich plumes and hundreds of fairy lights… this wedding is a stunning example of what [...]

Candle bags, luminaria, luminaries… are such a beautiful decoration for any outdoor evening event, from weddings to barbeques and garden soires.  We use them all the time for creating an instant border along a garden path leading to a party venue, down outdoor wedding aisles at sunset, up staircases leading into a wedding reception, and around swimming pools [...]

Two of the most fabulous Australian bloggers, Polka Dot Bride and Be Imbued have both answered Claire’s plea from yesterday about gorgeous plus size gowns in Australia.  These are just so fabulous, I wanted to show them off…
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A Bridal Affair

Legends Bridal

Henri Josef

Claire, even looking around the beautiful websites for plus-size bridal fashion, it is [...]