Going away outfits

There is a heartbreaking moment on your wedding day.... the moment when you have to leave your true love behind on your way to your honeymoon, for many its love at first sight, which started after years and years of dreaming, drawing and designing. Yes there comes a point in the day when the dress you have dreamed of for so long has served its purpose and its time to slip into something a little bit more appropriate for traveling away into newly wedded bliss. I have been searching the web for some gorgeous outfits that might make taking your dream dress off a little bit easier as you have something you want to show off just as much!

coast

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asos

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nordstrom

Merry Maid

So my sister and her boyfriend (now fiance) recently announced their engagement ( I am sure you figured that out seen as we went dress shopping yesterday) anyway my sister asked me (yes me!) to be Maid of Honour ( ummm yay!) Unfortunately for Jenna I cannot promise I will look as good as this recent maid of honour...

Anyway it has left me thinking what exactly is the role of the maid of honour, I know its more than just standing there in a dress, last time it had me road tripping to California and having a brilliant girly week before the wedding including spray tans, frappachinos, "romantic" walks by the beach and even a hoop incident that saw me up the brides dress trying to readjust everything! But, I figured there is probably even more than that I should be doing so after some careful research this is what I came up with.....

The Maid of Honour should
1. Attend all pre wedding parties (showers, hen nights, bachelorettes etc etc.)
2. Help address invitations and announcements
3. Throw the shower/hen night/ bachelorette ( which normally means #1 is slightly obvious but hey!)
4. Help bride with going away outfit and luggage
5. Act as the go between, between the bride and other bridesmaids- organise fittings, explain jobs etc etc
6. Apparently ..... organise flower petals to throw on the bride and groom as they leave the wedding! ( sorry Jen not going to happen!)
7. Help the bride and other bridesmaids get ready
8. Assist bride with her train and veil throughout the day
9. Hold brides bouquet during ceremony
10. Assist the photographer ( I am pretty certain this is what the photographer employs and assistant for but hey if they don't have one its all you!)
11. Help the bride change into her going away outfit and take charge of the wedding dress. ( Jen I cannot promise I won't be trying it on ;))

Hope this helps some other MOH out there!

Do It Yourself!

Want to be the official wedding planner for your own day but not quite sure where to start??
Martha Stewart has created some great worksheets to make sure you have all the questions in front of you!
                                                  Martha Stewart wedding worksheets
In other news my baby sister bought her wedding dress today! It does not do this......

....but I think she should keep it anyway!

Rock the Reception- Thriller

Best idea to get the party started....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT6InvLJUzA

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend! 

Mr & Mrs Morgan- a real life wedding!

A beautiful pink and aqua day fit for a princess. Ellerie created a truely whimsical day filled with beautiful personal touches to make it a truly spectacular wedding.

I LOVED the chocolate heart lollipops used as place cards (and a handy snack for a very pregnant guest)

 The flowers really "popped" against the white and looked fantastic inside the white marquee!

 A wish tree in the reception area along with towers containing many of the bride and grooms favourite sweets and chocolate bars provided a sweet treat while writing words of advice and well wishes for the couple- again very handy for my pregnant self!

 An impressive macaroon tower replaced the classic wedding cake and reflected Elleries love for languages and a year she spent living in France, the tables each named using the word love in different languages.

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Morgan, heres wishing your very own "happily ever after!"

Fantastic photography by Helen Rose to view more of Helens work at http://www.helenroselifestyle.com/
or follow her on twitter at
 @helenrosephoto 

Be our guest

Looking for something a little bit different to the “normal” guestbook take a look here for some fantastic ideas…. A lot of these can be made yourself saving lots of money and still allowing you to put your stamp on your happily ever after. Then you can spend the years following your wedding enjoying your guestbook!

 Jenga pieces-hours of fun reading the messages given and playing the game

Monogram- will look great on the wall

 Wedding puzzle-enjoy putting this together after the honeymoon!

Thumb prints for your "wedding tree"  Leave your print!

 Have guests sign your favourite book! Then you can read your favourite book and some great advice!

 Have guests highlight their favourite scripture and sign

 Have guests sign pebbles to put in your garden or a dish in your home

Have guests take a photo of themselves and sign the photos.

Spring 2012

The "Hottest" colours for this spring summer from Pantone are in....

Happy planning!