Claire’s heartfelt plea for gorgeous plus-size bridal fashion in Perth which ran on Australia Entertains a few weeks ago has caused quite a stir. I’ve been inundated with lovely emails to pass on to Claire and so many brides have told me they have had the same experience (not just in Perth, but around Australia [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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…
Glamour Plus

A Bridal Affair

Legends Bridal

Henri Josef

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

I received this heartfelt email today from a plus-size Perth bride to be struggling to find a beautiful gown for her upcoming wedding.  If you have any suggestions, please let me know and I will pass them on to Claire…
 
I am writing to you as I hope you can help me. My partner Daniel proposed to me in [...]

Getting married on the Easter long-weekend is a wonderful idea for so many reasons.  The weather is usually spectacular (aren’t Autumn weekends the best?), the leaves are turning rich shades of fall colours and everyone has the weekend off work, so there is virtually no excuse not to travel and enjoy a festive wedding.  I [...]

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Monograms and motifs, black and white, small but spectacular, familial and familiar… the best of 2008 in weddings has been truly beautiful to behold.  With the year coming to a close, I am feeling nostalgic and want to celebrate the best of the past twelve months in weddings.  Here are my favourite trends for 2008:
Favourite Wedding [...]

I adore the autumn leaf themed parasols that Pink Frosting sells through it’s online store.  They have the most incredibly dynamic design on them, which suits either a fall-themed wedding or any wedding with an autumn-colour scheme using oranges, golds and rusts.
One of our customers, Caroline Gittus wrote to me yesterday saying she’d used these [...]