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When vinyl hipsters get engaged
The perfect engagement photo for two record-loving hipsters. đ
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My aunties can’t attend my wedding. Do I have to send them an invitation?
I know that two of my aunties who live overseas cannot/will not be attending my wedding next year. They’ve said they’d love to, but simply cannot afford the trip. Of course, I’d love them to come, but I know they can’t. So, am I still supposed to send them an invitation? The phrase âsupposed toâ…
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Indian diamond mogul throws wedding for 111 brides too poor to marry
A generous Indian diamond trader has thrown a mass wedding for 111 fatherless brides who were too poor to hold weddings of their own. Mahesh Savani, who is a millionaire diamond trader and property tycoon, from Surat in India’s North-West, held the mass wedding in a local school compound on Sunday afternoon. On top of…
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Bride hospitalised after wedding brawl
A Tasmania bride has ended up in hospital on her wedding day – and her groom and best man charged with disorderly conduct – after an alcohol-fuelled brawl broke out at their Hobart wedding reception early Saturday morning. The bride fell ill with alcohol poisoning around midnight on Friday and an ambulance was called to…
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His and hers – wedding bands shots!
His and hers shots of a couple’s precious wedding rings? Love this idea, from Tomar Photography.
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Mia Solano desses for under $1000
Whoa! A designer wedding gown for less than $1000? You better believe it! The folk at Luv Bridal & Formal are having a super-duper pre-Christmas sale and EVERY SINGLE Mia Solano, Inc. gown is selling for $999 (excl. GST) until December 20. No, we aren’t joking. For more information, visit http://www.luvbridal.com!
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Comfy and outdorsy
An enchanting and vibrant setup for a charming outdoor wedding that uses some unconventional seating – but works brilliantly! â„
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Haunting. Beautiful. Amazing.
Beautiful, yet haunting, this ah-may-zing, award-winning wedding photo is the work of the folk at Le Portrait Studio. Wow! No. Double wow!
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Will 20 bridesmaids do?
Zoiks. We’ve seen some pretty big bridal parties, but few as big as this. There are 46 members… How many members were in your bridal party?
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Simple but colourful centerpieces
A really simple, yet eye-popping centrepiece can be created using simple white daisies, nicely-shaped drinking glasses and a rainbow of coloured water!
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The most awkward wedding horror stories – ever!
For most, their wedding day ranks among the happiest in their lives, but for others, it was an unmitigated disaster they’d rather forget. Social media site Reddit and British newspaper The Guardian asked their reader about their worst wedding stories and the results will make you want to gasp – or perhaps, even giggle a…
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Big guys with big hands…for holding beer
Happy Friday, folks! This just landed in our inbox. You know what they say about guys with big hands! Ehem… đ
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Bridezilla alert: Seven out of ten brides force bridesmaids to wear unflattering dresses – to make themselves look prettier
A revealing (and slightly disturbing) new report out of Britain suggests some brides will go to any length to shine on their big day – including putting their bridesmaids in unflattering dresses. The report, which was commissioned by online jeweller Vashi, surveyed 1000 bridesmaids and the results will, likely, make a few bridezillas blush. The…
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FAQ: Everything you wanted to know about food stations
When Lisa McIntosh needs an ingredient for her catering business, she can pretty much walk out the back door and grab it. The fully qualified chef is one half of South Australian catering business Epicurean Tucker Box, which she runs with sister Amy Marshall. The sisters, who grew up in a hospitality family, focus on…
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The rise (and rise) of the lunchtime wedding…
Amy Young has helped plan weddings any time from sun up to sundown; from breakfast celebrations to high-spirited evening extravaganzas but it’s the humble lunchtime wedding that’s making a comeback. âWhile many couples still prefer a classic evening timetable, weâre finding a growing demand for daytime celebrations,â says Amy, the wedding planner at City Beach…
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Supercharge your destination wedding
When wedding guests visit Wirrina Resort in South Australia, they donât just get to see the golf carts â they actually get the keys. The 85-room four-star getaway, which was recently refurbished, sits on 200 acres on the lush Fleurieu Peninsula. Among its features is an 18-hole golf course, which offers the perfect setting for…
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So American, and gothic
What a fantastically innovative and modern take on the classic Grant Wood painting, American Gothic, by Revival Photography! This is definitely one wedding photo we’ve not seen before! Â Photos: Revival Photography.
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Kieren Perkins marries in Italy
Olympic legend Kieren Perkins has wed banking colleague Karen Davis on Italy’s glorious Amalfi Coast. The dual gold medallist turned banker, 41, wed Karen in an intimate ceremony only the two fo them attended in Positano last month. “Youâve gotta love it,” the groom told New Idea, who featured the pictures exclusively. “There was spontaneous…
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Christmas + Tuscany = Extra romantic wedding
Goodness, we’re exactly one month away from Christmas. Where did the year go?This couple had the right idea with a wonderful Christmas wedding – in Tuscany, no less. Anyone else having a Christmas wedding? Image: Rosapaola Lucibelli photographer
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My fiance and I don’t like cake. Do we need to have a wedding cake?
My fiance and I donât have a sweet tooth and we donât like cake, any cake. Do we still need to have a wedding cake? Why do couples cut a cake, anyway? There are many stories about the evolution of the tradition of newlyweds cutting a wedding cake and they stretch all the way back to…
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Wedding photos make the world’s-best list
One of the world’s oldest news agencies, Agence France Presse (AFP), has released its top photographs of 2014 – and the list contains three wedding photos. Despite including highly emotive entries portraying the devastating effects of Ebola and the ravages of war and poverty across the globe, the 2014 collection contains the odd ray…
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Home-made delicious bomboniere
Jam-making is a bit of a dying art, so if you’re lucky enough to be able to make jam – or you have a clever nana who could help out – have you considered giving away home-made jams and chutneys as your bomboniere? Image: Clean Plate Pictures
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Wedding chocolaty idea
What a ‘hot’ idea for a winter wedding. Create a hot chocolate bar, complete with marshmallows and chocolate chips! Yumbo! Image: Etsy seller SweetScarletDesigns
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Did Scarlett Johansson marry secretly?
Did new mum Scarlett Johansson and her French advertising executive fiance Romain Dauriac marry in secret? It’s the question fans are asking after ScarJo was spotted wearing a second ring, one that looks suspiciously like a wedding band, beneath her engagement. Scarlett is notoriously private, however, we do know she became engaged to Romain in…
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The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate 67 years of marriage
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip today celebrate 67 years of marriage. They spent the day visiting RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, where they were welcomed to the UK’s most northerly RAF base with a special anniversary flypast. The couple married on November 20, 1947 when then 21-year-old Princess Elizabeth wed Prince Philip of Greece and…
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Jumpsuits for the bridesmaids
OMG! Not only are the bridesmaids in this photo in black – they’re wearing jumpsuits! Apparently, that’s what happens with the bride is a fashion designer!
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Hair ideas: braided rosettes!
What an astounding effect a little dye and some braided rosettes can have! â„
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Sort of nude gown, would you?
An oft-seen trend in the 2015 bridal gown collections is the notion of a nude gown. While this Mark Zunino Couture âȘ#âwedding⏠dress isn’t as revealing or ‘nude’ as so many of the other offerings we’re seeing coming next season, it’s certainly on trend. What do you think? Would you do a nude gown?
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Epic break-up text goes viral…
Breaking up with someone via text is never a nice thing to do – but accompanying that message with a list of reasons for the break-up is even worse. Thankfully, the Sydney-based recipient of the text message above wasn’t too offended. After all, she’d only been dating the unnamed texter for seven weeks but, apparently,…
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Prato by BHLDN
What a fantastically modern look, but are you game enough to sport a romper at your wedding instead of a traditional wedding dress? This one’s called Prato and it’s from BHLDN.
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Groom divorces new wife after seeing her face for the first time at their wedding
A ‘disappointed’ Saudi groom has divorced his new wife on their wedding day after seeing her face for the first time at their reception. The couple, who accepted the marriage without meeting each other, met for the first time as they were to exchange vows and, after the ceremony, when the bride’s veil was lifted,…
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Engagement party: What did he do?
This ‘He popped the question’ bag of popcorn offers a fun and perfectly themed bag of fun to hand to every guest at your engagement party.
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Floral magnificence!
This is yet another glorious floral offering from Karen Tran Florals! Pure Genius!
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Mountain wedding paradise
The folks at Yourdreamphoto must have felt the pressure when asked to shoot this intimate wedding in Yosemite National Park. Not only is there so much impossibly beautiful scenery to capture – but the bride is a wedding photographer! We think they pulled it off beautifully!
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If “neon” is your thing!
The word ‘neon’ conjures visions of the ’80s – and colourful street signs, so who’d have thought a ‘neon’ wedding theme could work so well and look so darn pretty? And there’s not a shoulder pad or leg warmer in sight! Images: Willow Lane Photography
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Floating in a pink wedding lake
Ohh! What a mangificent engagement shot. It’s oozing with the natural beauty of British Columbia – and cranberries! Yep, it’s harvest season on the groom’s family’s cranberry farm, so what better time to have your engagement shoot? Images: Blush Wedding Photography
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Woman steals sister’s fiance – then buries him alive to move on with a new lover
A Chinese woman has stolen her sister’s fiance and then attempted to murder him so that she could could move on to a new lover. Twenty-five-year-old Qiao Li Tsui first met Jian Tsao, 30, two years ago when he became engaged to her big sister Wan Nui, 27. The attraction was immediate and, after the couple…
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Beyonce’s a vision in white at sister’s wedding
Beyonce’s li’l sister Solange has married long-time boyfriend in New Orleans over the weekend and it wasn’t just the bride who wore white, every guest did too! The bride, 28, donned a spectacular white Humberto Leon for Kenzo pantsuit with a cape, which she adorned with golden bracelets. The groom, 51-year-old video producer Alan Ferguson,…
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Help! I need to hire a wedding planner but how much do they charge?
I’m assuming you mean a wedding planner of the human kind rather than the paper kind! The answer is that the cost varies markedly depending on how involved in your wedding you want your planner to be and how much you want them to do. For basic assistance from a wedding planner, expect to pay…
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Brad Pitt: Marriage is more than a title
He was very brief about it, but Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt has finally shared his thoughts on marriage telling Britain’s GQ magazine that, “I wouldn’t say [marriage is] just a title. There’s more to it than that.” Brad married his partner of seven years, fellow Oscar-winner, Angelina Jolie, who, too, recently opened about her very private marriage to the…
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Vintage wedding car for the VIN
Putting the VIN in vintage (Get it? Get it?), this exquisitely preserved Ford vehicle is adorned with fresh white roses and makes for the perfect wedding car at a very traditional wedding. Images: Lyn Ismael: Evocative Imagery of Love Stories.
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Relationship goals <3
LOL. Now THAT is what you call true love. This must be how a Happy Ever After ends :).
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Rusty but fun!
Happy Saturday, folks! What is life if you can’t have a little fun? Here’s some odd but humorous inspiration for your bridal party shots!
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BHLDN’s ‘Iconic’ wedding dress collection inspired by remarkable women of the past and present
Retailer BHLDN’s new wedding gown collection, Iconic, is inspired by some of history’s most extraordinary women and it’s replete with gowns boasting vintage chic that still look at place on a modern-day catwalk. Take a look…
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Zahara – full tulle skirt by BHLDN
BHLDN‘s new gown, Zahara, by Catherine Deane, features a full tulle skirt with a silk charmeuse waistband that cinches in at your waist to enhance your figure. Pair it with a veil for a truly lovely and romantic look.
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Husband proposes to wife with her original wedding ring – which she lost 15 years earlier
Fifteen years ago, Lacey Butler’s mother lost her precious wedding ring. Understandably, she was distressed but, after turning her home upside down, she gave up and assumed it was either lost or stolen. But, late last month Lacey’s father found the ring stashed away in an old wooden box – and he reunited his wife…
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Wedding ideas: Hip invitations!
Not your usual Save the Date invitation, this one is particularly hip and modern! â„
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FAQ: Everything you wanted to know about motorcycle escorts
When Oprah Winfreyâs fans mistake your ceremonial motorcycle escort for the real thing, you know youâre doing something right. And thatâs exactly what happened to Motorcycle Escorts founder Steve Lunam. Steveâs Sydney company, the only one of its kind in Australia, specialises in providing motorcycle escorts for weddings and other big-ticket events, such as henâs…
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Garden wedding venues across London
Many people assume you need to marry in a church to enjoy the services of a priest. But that’s not always the case. Rachael Crutchlow, the wedding and events co-ordinator at historic Caversham House in the Swan River region of Western Australia, says the idea of a religious service in a non-traditional setting is growing in popularity. “There are…
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How to write a killer groom’s (or best man’s) speech
Hugh Grant blitzed his way on to Hollywoodâs A-list with one of THE wedding speeches of the modern age in Four Weddings and a Funeral. It was sharp, it was funny, it was sentimental and, of course, it mentioned sheep. And there was one more thing â it was written by someone else. In his…
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Man proposes with 99 iphones. Girlfriend says no.
A lovelorn Chinese programmer has spent nearly $100,000 creating the perfect hi-tech wedding proposal – only to have his beloved would-be-fiance say no and walk off. The programmer lovingly assembled a giant heart from 99 iPhone 6s, at a cost of more than $94,000, in the hope of convincing his lady love to become his…
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Spanish wedding
There are so many things to love about Marco and Laura’s Spanish nuptials, from the balcony bouquet toss to the magical colours of their wedding photos, we’re particularly smitten by the sea-inspired hues of the bridesmaids gowns and, of course, the fact that guests threw leaves at them after their wedding ceremony rather than confetti!…
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Divinely delicate: Reem Acra gown
Ah, Reem Acra, how you take our breath away! This gown, from the 2015 fall collection, is pure elegance and divinely delicate.
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Now, THIS is a wedding bouquet!
That’s not a bouquet THIS is a bouquet! Wow! Things really are bigger in Texas, where this bride – and her gargantuan trailing bouquet both hail from!
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DIY New Year’s eve wedding invitations
This is what happens when an artist marrying on New Year’s Eve whips up her own wedding invitations! Rosi from Tasmania, who runs the Hijacked Planet blog, is marrying the love of her live, Mat, on New Year’s eve this year. She’s an artist and wanted to add her own special and very unique touch…
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Trump wedding: And the bride wore… wrist casts!
Most brides have to worry about matching their earrings and shoes with their wedding dress, but for bride Lara Yunaska, she had to match wrist casts with her gorgeous Vera Wang wedding dress. Lara, who married Donald Trump’s son Eric over the weekend, recently broke both her wrists in a horse riding accident and it…
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Delicate and lovely: Anna Campbell gown
This is a most delicate (and lovely) look from Aussie designer Anna Campbell. The pairing of a hand-tied lace headband with lacework that matches the gown’s ornate back will make for some gorgeous wedding photos.
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Benedict Cumberbatch announces engagement in London newspaper
Sherlock hottie Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged to his theatre director girlfriend Sophie Hunter and they announced the good news in a most traditional way – via a newspaper. Yep, Benedict’s parents, London-based Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch, placed the notice below in London’s Times newspaper announcing the couple’s engagement. The move follows hundreds of years of wedding…
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Don’t judge the gowns by their names
We reckon Romona Keveza‘s latest gown collection needs a new name, one more befitting of its wonderfully sleek and silky goodness. Currently, it’s called the AW15 collection. Fabulous would be far more appropriate, don’t you think?
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Wedding with a view!
In the words of that great, great song: There ain’t no mountain high enough; Ain’t no valley low enough; ain’t no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you, baby! It seems an apt description for this oh-so-lovely set of wedding photos! Images: Chloe Buie Photography.