I think this might be the most beautifully decorated aisle I have ever seen – better than any celebrity wedding, more stunning than any wedding I have attended.  The chandeliers over the aisle are simply divine, the coastline in the background, the floristry and the flower studded chair covers all combine to make a truly breathtaking ceremony site.  I just had to share…

These stunning images from Megan and Kyle’s wedding at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, California USA by photographer Victor Sizemore are so beautiful, I’m hoping it inspires one of our gorgeous Aussie brides to create an equally magnificent aisle for their wedding day – at the Whitsundays perhaps? 

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

The Pink Frosting wedding stylist team are constantly asked for a flowergirl sized parasol in lace to match our bestselling wedding Belle Lace Parasol range and they have arrived! 

The Belle Lace parasols are so pretty and absolutely feminine. The perfect parasols for the romantic at heart! Under one of these lace parasols you’ll feel like a heroine out of a Jane Austen novel. Imagine yourself attending a garden wedding, croquet match or wandering through the vineyards for your wedding photographs under one of these lovely parasols!

Adult sized Belle Lace wedding parasols are available in black, white, ivory, antique white, red and pink; and also now in flowergirl size in white and antique white.  All at Australia’s wedding parasol specialist, Pink Frosting’s online wedding shop.

The white style is a brilliant white colour which will suit most white gowns.  The antique white style is shown in our image and has more of a ivory hue which is perfect for vintage style gowns and themes.

Such a beautiful accessory for your flowergirls to carry down the aisle or in their photographs and parasols make a beautiful memento for your flower girls to take home after the big day.

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

Caterina and Joe are one very stylish Canberra couple who tied the knot on Saturday 18th April 2009.  My involvement in their day was to style their wedding and honestly, with Caterina at the helm, they really didn’t need much help.  This is one glamorous lady.

Here are the gorgeous photos from Caterina and Joe’s wedding, styled by Pink Frosting and photographed by the very clever Steven from Creative Image.

Caterina and Joe were married at St Christopher’s Catherdral in Manuka, followed by a stunning reception at Rydges Lakeside Ballroom in Canberra City.

Caterina’s hair and makeup using Napoleon Cosmetics were by Bentley’s Bridal at the Jamison Centre, Canberra.

Caterina’s stunning gown is by Arushie Bridal Couture in Leichardt.  The ruffles and boning are so gorgeous.  When I first saw Caterina, she took my breath away.

Bridesmaid gowns in a soft mushroom latte colour, accented with black netting by Park Avenue Bridal Parramatta.

Yes, Joe and the boys also look great…  What a handsome bunch of Canberra boys!

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And the Pink Frosting team download underworld rise of the lycans movie did a wonderful job of styling the reception.  The Rydges Lakeside Ballroom has never looked better!  The team at Rydges loved it so much, they’re using our glamorous images in their advertising…

Caterina and Joe, thank you for letting us be part of your amazing day!

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

The little birds nests on top of the cake are spectactular!  I had never imagined using them in this way.  You can buy these in Australia here.  The tins are also a gorgeous favor idea, with a personalised sticker and two simple ribbons – gorgoeous!

I just adore the new little bird houses at Pink Frosting and think these would look amazing with this theme. 

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

This wedding dress made me smile from ear to ear when I saw it and even though the wedding was held in LA and we’re an Australian blog, I HAD to share these spectacular wedding pics with you.  The bride, Kelly Devoto shares how she found the gown on Offbeat Bride:

Kelly says: I got my dress in downtown Los Angeles at this huge dress shop called “Trendy Too” (lol). They sell dresses primarily for quinceaneras and proms.

The brand is Mori Lee, and my dress was part of the prom collection from a couple seasons ago. They only had one of that particular dress at good old Trendy Too, it was way too big for me — but luckily my grandma is an amazing seamstress and worked her magic on it.

This was the first and only dress I tried on. I just knew it was THE ONE!! The dress was the first thing I got for my wedding (besides the groom, of course) so once I had that, I picked out all the decorations to match the 3 colors of the dress: bright purple, electric blue, and honeydew melon green.

The details of the gown were then complemented throughout the day – from the purple tulle decorated wedding ceremony site to the gorgeous flowergirl tutus.  Thanks Kelly for sharing your amazing vision and fun.

I am so besotted that I think I want to renew my vows right this second in my own peacock prom gown!

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

I am so inspired by the beautiful spring weather here in Sydney at the moment. Walking past the Chinese gardens at Darling Harbour every morning and seeing the willows swing in the breeze really has me thinking of the best garden weddings. One of the most beautiful themes for a garden wedding is garden creatures – the bees, birds and of course, butterflies. Pink Frosting worked on a wedding inspired by butterflies for one of our favourite wedding clients whose name is Vanessa. I wasn’t aware until we worked on Vanessa’s wedding earlier this year that her name is also a genus of brush-footed butterfly and for her glorious wedding plans, we took inspiration from this lovely creature. Here are some of the ideas I love from Vanessa’s butterfly inspired garden wedding.

Setting the Scene
You can find beautiful rice paper lanterns with butterfly designs which can be hung in clusters with coloured plain rice paper lanterns in various sizes. Use different lengths of fishing wire to hang the lanterns from trees, balconies and tall branches so the butterfly lanterns blow in the breeze throughout your event.

Make hundreds of origami butterflies in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours and suspend them from wire stakes throughout the garden. They will sway in the breeze and look real. If you and your bridesmaids aren’t crafty, Christmas decoration butterflies are readily available throughout the year, as are scrapbook and craft supply butterflies from discount department stores and two dollar shops.

Stationery
There are some glorious examples of butterfly inspired letterpress stationery on the market, but if you want something really different, you could create a butterfly on a stake invitation which flutters on a magnet once hung on your guests’ fridge door. Otherwise choose plain stationery and adorn with scrapbook or charm butterflies which are available from good craft shops and even two dollar shops at most shopping centres.

Little Details
Organise a butterfly release for your wedding. Check out Butterfly Releases Australia for a trusted supplier that delivers Australia wide for your wedding day.

Butterfly wings are a whimsical addition to your garden wedding when worn by your flowergirls. Beautiful wings can be sourced through Fairy Magic Byron Bay and they’ll make a lovely gift for your flowergirls after the event. They’re sure to use them for the next fairy party they are invited to!

If you’re using parasols for yourself and your wedding party, glue a random scrapbook butterfly on your parasol to create a pretty illusion for your guests and photos.

Create smaller versions of your garden stake butterflies and have your florist use them as picks in your floral centrepieces and in your floral bouquet.

Butterfly Themed Favor and Bonbonniere Ideas
The best favor designers in the world recognise how beautiful the butterfly icon can be as a wedding symbol. They have designed some fashionable favors perfect to fit with this garden themed wedding. Some of our favourites include butterfly themed candles and bookmarks from Kate Aspen, though Pink Frosting.

For the more adventurous couple, try the mini tin pails or mini watering cans, and grow some wheatgrass in them, then create a tiny butterfly stake and place into the grass. Voila! You have a pretty and practical gift for your wedding guests.

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn ]]> http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/09/22/a-garden-of-butteflies-wedding-theme/feed 0 http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/08/06/ducks-fairy-princesses-and-tutus-the-prettiest-flowergirl-costumes http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/08/06/ducks-fairy-princesses-and-tutus-the-prettiest-flowergirl-costumes#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:47:12 +0000 Kathryn http://australiaentertains.com.au/2008/08/06/ducks-fairy-princesses-and-tutus-the-prettiest-flowergirl-costumes/ I had a phone call from a frantic customer today whose daughter is being married this weekend. Their 5 year old flowergirl has put her foot down and has refused to participate in the wedding unless she can dress like a duck for the ceremony. They’ve managed to talk her around to walking down the aisle in a yellow dress with a paper parasol. It made me think of all the gorgeous flowergirl costumes we’ve seen over time. My favourite is always the wedding fairy princess with a frou frou tutu. Here are some amazing flowergirl tutus we’ve found.

Flowergirl mint fairies via Style Me Pretty.

These wedding tutus by Wedding Tutu make me smile. I love the idea of combining a tutu with a destination wedding. The rich azure colour is perfect for an Australian beach wedding, with frangipanis and white hot sand. Although I’m not sure of the rates, this store ships internationally.

The tutu and fairy wings grow up in this amazing shot by Anna Kuperberg on Laura Novak’s blog.

I am hoping my little girl has the chance to be a wedding tutu flower girl one day!

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

How do you make a black tie wedding personalised, contemporary and exciting? We have all the inspiration you need!

Try lollipop invitations, corseted candles, monogrammed banners, and a zillion other perfectly coordinated details to add a touch of fun to formal affairs.

For your pretty little details, try these amazing black tie invitations, ring cushion, guest programs and favour boxes.

Top Left: Anna Whitford Black and White Waterlily Cushion
Top Right: Black Tie Glamorous Gift Boxes at Pink Frosting
Bottom Left: Black Tie Giant Lollypop Invitations at Pink Frosting
Bottom Right: Black Tie Guest Programs at Pink Frosting

Decorate your black tie affair in style with these sophisticated ideas.

Top Left: Black Tie Ribbon Signs at Pink Frosting
Top Right: Black Tie Dance Floor Graffiti at Pink Frosting
Bottom Left: Coloured Water Pearls at Pink Frosting
Bottom Right: Black Tie Couture Wine Wraps at Pink Frosting

We hope you are inspired!

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

We think we have the answer! In the States, the most popular thank you gifts for the wedding party are personalised ones. It is a special way to say thank you to those who have put in a special effort and it really shows you’ve thought about the gift.

Cathy’s Concepts is the leader in the personalised wedding gift market in the United States and Pink Frosting is very excited to be their distributor in Australia and New Zealand. Cathy’s Concepts offers free of charge personalisation on most of their range which includes travel accessories, wedding accessories, jewellery, cufflinks, unity candles and much more.

Here are a few new items from the Cathy’s Concepts range which might be of interest if you’re stuck for the perfect gift for your flowergirl, usher, ring bearer, groomsmen, bridesmaids and more…

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn

Frustrated with the lack of quality flowergirl and ringbearer gifts available in Australia and New Zealand, Pink Frosting decided to import them ourselves from the US, where gorgeous ranges of gifts are available. Check out some of the latest gifts available:

Ringbearer Jersey, $49.95

Flowergirl Dress Up Tote, $29.95

Sparkling Heart Locket Jewellery Set, $59.95

Iridescent Petals Flowergirl Set, $49.95

Ringbearer or Flowergirl Mug, $29.90

Heart Trinket Box, $29.90

Happy Celebrating!

Kathryn