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Accessories for every boho bride
Talk about boho chic. We’re loving these funky lace wedding caps and floral crowns from Etsy Seller MiranVintashe.
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Heritage venues: Modern weddings with a nod to the past
You’ve heard of heritage-listed homes, chapels and barns, but what about a heritage-listed hallway? Yes it’s a real thing. And it owes its protection to the tastes and traditions of a bygone era. According to new owners Deborah and Andrew, the hallway that wends it way through Marybrooke Manor – a destination guesthouse in the…
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Cruisin’ about: Weddings on the water
Something old, something new, something borrowed … with a view. It’s a funky twist to a favourite piece of wedding superstition, and for brides looking for an ambitious take on their something blue, it’s absolutely doable. Courtesy of our beloved Sydney Harbour. This beautiful blue stretch of saltwater is famous the world over and draws…
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Wedding cake alternatives: Cheese wheel cakes galore
The cutting of the wedding cake is one of the highlights of any wedding reception – if you like cake, that is! Increasingly, couples are opting for wedding cake alternatives such as macaron and cupcake towers and Croquembouche, while others are forgoing the sweet route altogether and opting for something savoury, which explains the rise…
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Wedding photography gets seriously social
Social media is part and parcel of modern weddings. From hashtagged tweets to Facebook updates, images of your big day can be winging their way across the internet before you even say “I Do”. It’s a lovely way to build and record memories of an event that’s taken a lot of time, effort and money to…
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I’ve been asked to be a bridesmaid, but I don’t want to do it. How do I refuse?
I’ve been asked to be a bridesmaid by someone I’m not terribly close to. To be honest, I don’t want to do it. How do I refuse? Can I refuse? Firstly, of course you can refuse. It’s an invitation, not a demand! The thing is, if you really, really don’t want to do it, the…
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Beach photoshoot inspiration!
WOW! How’s this for a little beach wedding photo inspiration?
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It’s a nice day for a green wedding!
For those brides wanting to incorporate sustainable practices into their wedding ceremonies and celebrations there are plenty of ideas for reducing the environmental impact of your day of days that don’t involve asking guests to BYO their cutlery! Double-loved dress There’s nothing wrong with a pre-loved wedding gown. Whether it’s a timeless vintage piece from…
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For your bridesmaids or for you?
This silk jacquard, draped mermaid Rami Kadi gown in shades of blush would be equally impressive as a bridesmaids’ gown or a super fun wedding dress, non?
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It’s colourful, delicious and smells like flowers 🙂
Well, I don’t mind if I do! Talk about colourful and summery, eh? This macaron tower is topped off with vibrant blooms and pieces of equally bright fruit!
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Orchids are the right choise!
Two rather amazing uses of orchids in bouquets, wouldn’t you say? Cascading wedding bouquets always look a bit, well, perhaps, more gorgeous than regular bouquets. ♥
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Gorgeous floral headpiece
What amazing colours – and what a stunning bride! How amazing is her headpiece? And she did it herself. Images: Sweet Monday Photography
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Grooms like colours too!
Who says grooms (and his groomsmen) can’t have a little fun with colour? This groom, who married in the Hunter Valley, obviously did! Images: T-One Image Wedding photography Video
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15 ‘something blues’ for your big day
Call it superstitious, but if wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue was guaranteed to bring good luck on your wedding day, you’d give it a whirl, right? Here are 15 ways to sneak some symbolic blue, portents of love and fidelity, into your wedding celebrations – without looking like a decorated…
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Paisley patterened, pale purple and divine 🙂
We love these paisley patterned shoes. They’re so lovely and striking against the bride’s crisp white dress.♥♥♥ Images: Jen Fariello Photography
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Wedding bouquets: silver-plated flower holder
Well, this is a gorgeous, everlasting alternative to traditional floral tape binding your bouquet. It’s a silver-plated flower holder but they’re available in many sizes, including tiny ones you can give each guest with a single bloom! What do you think?
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It’s official, Brad and Angelina are married!
It’s official. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are husband and wife! The bride wore the beautiful, custom-made, pure white silk-satin Versace gown above and, along with her veil, her dress was adorned with drawings by each of the couple’s six children. The groom, who hummed Here Comes the Bride as Angie walked down the…
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Bridesmaids’ luncheons: What are they and how do I hold one?
View Post Hens’ nights, bridal showers, dress fittings and family reunions – do you really have to hold another pre-wedding event? No, you don’t. But up until now it’s all been about you. A bridesmaids’ luncheon gives you the chance to thank your bridal party for their relentless efforts in your campaign to be wed,…
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Farm wedding ideas: Tables setup
Now THIS is how to set up the seating at your farm wedding – on bales of hay!
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Make it pop with colour!
WOW. WOW. WOW! If you’re a fan of lots of pops of vibrant colour, you’re going to love this bride’s retro wedding as much as we do! She even had small soft drink labelled with every guest’s name instead of using placecards! ♥♥♥ Images: Christa-Taylor Photography
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It’s your wedding, so make it fun!
Such fun photos from the comic book-themed wedding of Cat and Mitchell. The first one isn’t the usual glamorous picture of bridesmaids and the second one is the newlyweds in the jumping castle they hired to entertain guests! I can only imagine how enjoyable this wedding would have been, eh? Image: Carolyn Scott Photography
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10 whimsical flower girl dresses
While older bridesmaids may prefer something a little more sleek and modern, choosing dresses for your cute-as-a-button flower girl provides the perfect opportunity to indulge in frills, flounces, and flowers galore. Here are 10 of our favourite whimsical flower girl gowns guaranteed to make you go Awww! Your flower girl will feel like a ballerina…
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Photobooth kiss
Aww! Good morning to you all! What a way to start the day, with a peck from your beloved! And what a fantastic wedding photo, too! ♥
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Tell us about your wedding for a chance to win one of five $100 vouchers
Easy Weddings’ Annual Australian Wedding Survey is on again and, just by sharing a few basic details about your big day, you could win one of five $100 gift cards. Whether you’ve already taken your trip up the aisle – or you’re about to – we want to hear about your wedding day, what went…
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Wedding food with flair – and a modern twist
Grazing menus, oyster and sashimi stations, dessert canapés and cuisine that travels the globe … it’s wedding food, but not as you know it, and a taste for adventure and sophistication lie behind its evolution. James Fien, director of hospitality at Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club, says couples these days are increasingly eager to…
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I don’t want a ‘something blue’. Can I have a ‘something green’ instead?
Just wondering if I have to stick to the tradition of old, new, borrowed and blue? I’ve never liked that colour and would much rather wear something green. There’s very little you have to do for a wedding, bar some legalities of course, so we say wear ANY colour you like. And this modern rule…
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My blood boils at the thought of being given away. What else can I do?
Help! I’m feeling a bit stuck. I really, really love my Dad but my blood boils every time I think of being ‘given away’ at the altar. I feel like a piece of property! Any ideas for a good compromise? This is a tricky one, and you’re far from the first bride to feel caught…
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Q&A: Everything you need to know about live streaming your wedding
James Anderson spends his days working behind a camera. But his story is one that would make for a great TV story. The Melbourne man, director of Turbo Productions, is known for his winning ways with wedding videography. But he actually started out in a different kind of broadcasting. “I was fortunate enough to work in…
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Creating a truly family-friendly wedding
If weddings are a blank canvas sitting on an easel, then families are the splashes of colour that help bring them to life. At least that’s the view of Georgiana Karam, executive director of Brisbane reception venue Heritage Park Entertainment Centre. “There’s something very special about weddings,” says Georgiana. “I love how they bring two…
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Would you care for some tea?
Ohhh. We love this setup. It’s for a high-tea hen’s party – and each guests gets to keep the very special cup and saucer they’re served in.
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Ready for the Oscars!
The obligatory wedding party selfie, caught by Dan Luke Photography! Great Shot!
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What a “bubbly” idea!
Love this idea. Hand guests a mini bottle of bubbly as they enter the reception!
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Groom fakes his own death to avoid wedding
An American groom has faked his own death to avoid marrying. He even phoned his future bride, pretending to be his father, to break the news of his alleged passing. British student Alexandra Lanchester, 23, met Tucker Blandford, also 23, in 2012 while she was studying in the US. She took a job at the University of…
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What wedding photos mean to you?
Julian Abram Wainwright asked his mother what her wedding photos meant to her nearly 50 years later. This is what she said: A wedding picture is more than a record of a joyous event -its an image filled with happiness and sometimes regret that some loved ones who witnessed and shared the occasion are no…
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Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell engaged
Two of our favourite Aussie celebs, Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell, are ready to head down the aisle. Former Australian Idol winner Anthony and his beau of seven years, actor Tim, announced the news on Instagram and Twitter, sharing a tear-sheet below from this week’s Woman’s Day magazine. Anthony wrote: “We have some exciting news….…
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Spotify’s 10 most popular first dance wedding songs
Streaming music giant Spotify has analysed the wedding-themed playlists of more than 30,000 of its 40 million global users and ranked the top 10 first-dance choices. The list is a surprising mix of classic and modern hits but equally surprising is what is missing, including perennial classics such as “At Last” by Etta James “I…
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Lord of the (wedding) dance
When two dancers wed, you can be guaranteed their first dance will be pretty darn spectacular, especially when the bride and groom are pros – and their guest list includes all their dancing buddies. That’s what happened when Michael O’Meara and Nikki Mac Loone, cast members of Irish dancing spectacle Lord of the Dance and…
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We can only WOW!
A copper bridge, champagne bling and black leather are a surprisingly feminine combination by Luis Onofre– and those matching golden nails. Wow. Just wow!
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The RSVP you wish you could send
Reddit user timothy3061 recently posted this image, of a RSVP he received for a friend’s wedding and, though it’s obviously a joke, it actually says what we reckon so many couples are probably thinking when they send out RSVPs with their invitations! Oh, and did you see the wedding invitation you’d like to send,…
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Groom divorces new wife on wedding night
A Saudi Arabian groom has divorced his new wife on their wedding night after receiving ‘intimate’ pictures of her thanks to a disgruntled former lover. The couple were celebrating their wedding at a local hotel when the groom was presented with a bouquet of flowers – and a USB stick. A note accompanying the mysterious…
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This bride rocks, literally…
Well, now, this bride certainly has spunk! When professional drummer, LA-based Suzanne Morisette, wed keyboardist Bobby Cruz in 2010 their wedding video contained something most don’t, lively footage of the bride jumping on stage with her wedding band and bashing out a very long – and very awesome – drum solo. With her new hubby on…
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Don’t miss the Wedding & Honeymoon Expo this month
Put your wedding planning into overdrive at the Wedding and Honeymoon Expo, on in Melbourne and Sydney on the last two weekends in August. The final of the Australian Bridal Service’s three big wedding events for 2014, the Australian Wedding and Honeymoon Expo is just weeks away. It’s being held at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building…
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Woman tracks down lost mother, discovers she’s married to her own brother
A Brazilian woman searching for her birth mother has discovered that she is married to her own brother. Adriana and her husband Leandro met seven years ago and have a six-year-old daughter together. Both have searched all their lives for their birth mother and, all they each knew was that their birth mother’s name was…
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Creating YOUR wedding playlist for YOUR wedding
Paddy Cummings likes to joke that he knows every song in the world bar 12. And you’d expect nothing less from a man whose band is named after an iconic Beatles track. The singer and vocalist is part of Melbourne band Penny Lane and, as someone who describes music as a “beautiful gift” for couples to give their guests, he…
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WWW: Wonderful winery weddings
If there’s one thing wine makers treasure above all else, it’s the vines that serve as the lifeblood of their estate. So, when they willingly start pulling them out, you can rest assured it’s for a very good reason. That’s certainly the case for Rennae and Dean Rackley from Vue on Halcyon in the Yarra Valley,…
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The pros and cons of trash the dress shoots
If rebelliously rolling around on the beach after your wedding like a pair of libidinous teenagers sounds like fun, a Trash the Dress (TTD) photography session might be for you. Also known as Rock the Frock shoots, brides are increasingly getting down and dirty in their dresses to capture some romantic – albeit sandy – moments…
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Jeff Goldblum indulges newlyweds – and channels Jurassic Park
If you happen to love dinosaurs – and Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum is a wedding guest, well, there’s really only one thing to do, pose for a classic running-from-the-T-rex wedding photo. Proving what a good sport he is, Jeff, who played Dr Ian Malcolm in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dino hit attended the Toronto wedding…
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This is what happens when you invite Kate and Wills – or Obama – to your wedding
When Aussie radio producer Georgie Clark invited Kate and William, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, to her wedding, she never expected a response but, boy, did she get one. The letter below arrived in mid July last year declining their “kind invitation” and, it goes on to say that, “having given careful consideration to…
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NFL star’s iPad wedding invitations
Former US football player (and Dancing with the Stars contestant) Keyshawn Johnson sent out THE. BEST. WEDDING. INVITATIONS. EVER! According to celebrity gossip site TMZ, the generous athlete, who is marrying longtime girlfriend and the mother of his two children, Jennifer Conrad, later this month, delivered each of his wedding invitations on an iPad! Yes,…
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Super secret Sia has a super secret wedding ceremony
She’s the music industry superstar whom so many have never heard of – and she’s Australian – and she got married over the weekend! The super secret Adelaide-born Sia Furler, who, famously, performed her Top 10 hit Chandelier on The Ellen Show with a paper bag over her head and regularly sings with her back…
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Must-have shots: A quick peck down the aisle.
Another must-have wedding photo. Snap a shot of the newlyweds kissing their mums/dads on their way down the aisle. Good one, Jeremy Beasley!
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Wedding gown: Eve Of Milady
Happy Saturday, folks! Anyone feel like taking a turn on the dance floor in this fabulously frilly and layered pure white gown? And what about that beautifully embellished corset?
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Aww… Brad and Angie’s love letter pact
Awww. Could these two get any more adorable? Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may have been together for nine years, but the parents of six, still ensure they make time to keep romance alive in their relationship by sending each other love letters when they are apart. Angie recently told an interviewer…
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Yumbo! Pink champagne cupcakes.
Oh! Pink champagne cupcakes. They’re as delicious as they look and they’re perfect as bomboniere – or a hen’s night sweet treat!
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Smash the midnight bridal munchies
Awesome wedding tradition No.242: Put together a mini munchies bundle for the bridal party (and the bride and groom, of course), so they’ve got something delish to snack on after the festivities.
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No quotes, folks, NO. QUOTES!
And you can quote me on this one. 🙂 Woot! Woot!
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11-year-old bride sets herself on fire to avoid marriage
‘The people who should have loved me hurt me for life.’ These are the heartbreaking words of 36-year-old Mashid Rezai who, as an 11-year-old, set herself on fire to avoid an arranged marriage to a father-of-two 24 years her senior. Mashid, who now lives in London, is sharing her heart-breaking story in the hopes of…
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Would you: Edgy and Novel?
Good morning, folks! Check out this this very edgy wedding gown by Atelier Malgorzata Dudek. With its solid corset that extends over the waist and its flowing, layered skirt, it’s certainly a most novel design. Thumbs up or thumbs down?
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10 things most brides forget to do AFTER the wedding
Regardless of how well you may have planned your big day, now that it’s all over, you can’t just sit around picking confetti from your hair because, believe it or not, there’s still (a little) work to be done! And no, we don’t mean changing your Facebook relationship status – we’re referring to these 10…