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Wedding favours – Important or old fashioned?

He Says If there is one thing I am sure of, it is – you can’t please everyone. So just aim to please yourself. Wow that sounds pretty selfish. We have thrown a few ideas around of a gift for all of our guests, the one key criteria being that it has to be “us”. …
10 mouth-watering fruit cake alternatives

A Royal Icing covered, multi-tiered fruit cake may be a traditional wedding favourite, but it’s hardly the only choice. Whether you’d like to serve something a little different or simply do not want a heavy fruit cake with rich icing, modern brides have plenty of alternatives. Expert cake maker and decorator Heidi Lee from Heidi’s…
Be our guest (book)

Your wedding guest book is a keepsake that you will treasure forever – and certainly revisit many times over the course of your married life, so you want to ensure that all your guests contribute to it. However, it’s no easy task and, the bigger your guest list, the more troublesome it can be trying…
Matt doesnt want to wear a tie for the wedding…

My fiance Matt said that he doesn’t want to wear a tie for our wedding. We’ve been talking about the overall look of the wedding and what he wants, and he has decided on grey suits, white shirts, grey waistcoats but no tie! I’m OK with it but it seems that a few of our…
Super cool color combo with bridesmaids

I’m a little smitten with this gorgeous colour combo but also the rather elegant – and very different – bridesmaids’ dresses. Even the bride’s dress doesn’t necessarily look like a wedding dress. They’re all just a little bit cool, don’t you think? It was for a polo themed wedding in South Carolina, USA. What do…
Julia Roberts to boycott sister's wedding?

It seems Oscar winner Julia Roberts really doesn’t like her sister’s fiance, John Dilbeck. In fact, according to several reports, the Hollywood heavyweight dislikes Johnno so much, she won’t be attending her baby sister’s upcoming nuptials. The National Enquirer recently quoted a friend of the siblings saying that that Julia won’t be attending her half-sister’s wedding…
The hottest wedding colour trends for 2013

2013 is a big year for change. While traditional colours and themes will always be favourites, this year’s brides are bolder and more game to try new things, new colours and new combinations. Coloured wedding dresses are already becoming more common but we’ve scoured our colour palettes and inspiration boards for new themes and schemes…
Schoolgirl's incredible 'ironic' wedding dress goes viral

A 15-year-old British student has become an internet sensation after posting images of her final-year high school art project – a wedding dress made entirely from divorce papers – on Facebook. Her task was to create a piece of artwork using the theme “Art and Word” and, having thought deeply about it, she decided to…
Dodgem cars, diving and a double-decker bus: Mark and Sophie's excellent wedding adventure

Could this sublime vintage wedding in the Adelaide Hills be any more perfect? The elegant affair with foodies, Sophie Goldsworthy, 30 and Mark Duncan, 33, had all the ingredients to make the most memorable celebration. And it wasn’t just the mouth-watering menu (which included shiraz-glazed duck, mmm).
Keira Knightley's top secret nuptials – complete with a recycled wedding dress?

Keira Knightly took the popular wedding adage “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” to new levels during her weekend wedding. It seems the bride opted to wear one of her old dresses rather than a swanky new designer gown. A quick Google search shows the Atonement star appears to have worn the very…
Bride wears wedding gown to graduation

Getting married is a big deal – and so is receiving your PhD. So, with lots of friends and family converging on her Washington state home to witness the receiving of her doctorate in veterinary medicine, Cassie Dotts decided to make it a double celebration. She wed her beau of several years, Ben Ho, on…
Love you more than ….hm….

How cute are these I Love You More Than… bikkies? Tell us what you love your guy or gal more than? Sleeping in? A summer’s day? The beach? The number of stars in the sky?
Mariah Carey renews wedding vows – at Disneyland!

Pop diva Mariah Carey and her hubby of five years, DJ/rapper Nick Cannon, have celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at Disneyland. It was couple’s fifth vow renewal ceremony in as many years and the most extravagant yet. The lavish bash was held after hours at the iconic Californian theme park but…
Weekend is here and the living is easy 🙂

Yes, folks. It’s THAT time of the week again. FRIDAY!!!!! Wooohooo!!! And the countdown to the weekend begins. What are we all doing this weekend? Bungie jumping? Taxes? Sleeping? Anyone getting married? PS: How cute is this kid?
My best friend says I'm too fat to be her bridesmaid. Now I don't want to go to the wedding. Is that petty?

My best friend since high school has chosen three virtual strangers to be her bridesmaids. She told me that I’m too fat to be a bridesmaid and that it will wreck her wedding photos. I’m a size 20. She’s a size 12. She’s invited me to the wedding, but I really don’t want to go.…
Bridal budgets: don't let paying off your wedding become a life-long commitment

Between the cost of your gown, the reception and the wedding and engagement rings, it’s hardly surprising to learn the average Australian wedding typically costs upwards of $36,000. While many couples hold weddings for significantly less (and significantly more), getting married can be an expensive business, but with a little planning and financial savvy, you…
Newlyweds demanding social media blackout on wedding day

No Tweets. No Facebook posts. No Instagram pictures. They’re the three little social media rules that are fast becoming the norm at modern weddings as more and more couples ask guests not to share their private wedding news and pictures online. With mobile phones almost as pervasive as people, an increasing number of couples are…
Slam dunk: Michael Jordan's superstar wedding

American basketball legend Michael Jordan last week married former model Yvette Prieto in front of whopping 500 of their closest friends and family – and that was before heading off for their glamorous reception, which was attended by another 1000 guests. That’s 1500 in total. The 50-year-old former Chicago Bulls player met Yvette, 35, at…
Poem on a wedding cake

What a fantastically clever idea! The bride asked her cake maker (the brilliant folk at The Sweet Flour in British Columbia, Canada) to include a poem she write on her wedding cake. The result is most memorable, non? Sure beats Roses are red; Violets are blue; You’re a spunk and I love you… What would…
He said, She said: The Proposal

SHE SAID After eight great years together, it was no surprise that I said ‘yes’ when Jared proposed, however the day was still full of surprises. Since we started dating, I had been bugging him to take to me to the Twelve Apostles (or the eight remaining Apostles which is more accurate!). So, when he…
Kate and Wills' low-key wedding anniversary

Who could forget Kate and Wills’ big day, which is thought to have been watched by more than one billion people across the globe? Today, April 29, the happy couple mark their second wedding anniversary and it’s a decidedly low-key affair. Kate will spend the day visiting children’s hospices before heading off to spend some…
Karate bride, grooms be ware

Talk about creative. How funny is this wedding photo? I can see it taking pride of place in their lounge room. Have you got a funny or unusual wedding picture in mind or, perhaps, you’ve seen one?
BMX Bride

Being a seven-time world BMX champion, Leigh Darrell was always going to find a way to slip a bike into his wedding photos.
Return of the peplum

Peplums have well and truly returned. Originally intended to protect the hemlines of ladies’ dresses from dirt and mud, these days, they’re purely decorative and you can see them on everything from shirts to coats – and, increasingly, as a lovely flourish on the humble wedding dress. Peplums are available in myriad styles, from sleek…
There's no such thing as ordinary wedding photo

What a great wedding photograph! It’s by Californian photographer Samuel Lippke and it captures the “normal” things you have to do on your wedding day – even though you feel and look like a princess who, frankly, shouldn’t have to do anything normal! What’s the most “normal” thing you’ll be doing in your wedding gown?…
If elegance had a face…

Wowsers. I love, love, love this strapless silk chiffon gown from J. Mendel. It’s called Apollonie and it’s oh-so glamourous and very old Hollywood. I particularly love the ivory bolero but I think it might drive me nuts all day trying to keep it in place. Have you ever worn something, be it a pair…
NZ passes same-sex marriage bill

NZ has passed a bill legalising gay marriage becoming the first nation in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. Twenty seven years after decriminalising homosexuality, New Zealand this week passed the Marriage Equality Bill, which will allow same-sex couples to wed from late August. Amidst shouts of jubilation, the Speaker announced the results of the…
The world's 10 most expensive weddings

Page 1 If you thought your wedding budget was getting out of hand, wait until you see the wedding budgets of some of the world’s wealthiest lovebirds. Page 2 No. 10 – Larry Fortensky was husband No.8 for screen legend Elizabeth Taylor and, though hers was the least expensive wedding on our list, it’s nothing…
Overpass proposal: Who is Aussie Dave and why is Jen leaving him?

Thousands of commuters were greeted Monday morning by a perplexing wedding proposal scrawled on a bedsheet and left hanging over a highway overpass in Melbourne’s south-east. Emblazoned with a pink love heart, the sign simply said, “DON’T GO JEN. MARRY ME. ❤ AUSSIE DAVE.” The makeshift sign has since been taken down but, despite several…
I found wedding bling – at a garage sale!

I was dragged to a garage sale by my mother and, oh boy, am I so thankful now! Secretly, I want to have an Alice in Wonderland-themed tea party feature table at my reception. I hadn’t told anyone, but I’ve been thinking about it. So, when I walked into the garage sale and with the…
10 questions for a potential wedding photographer

You only get one shot at your wedding photos. It’s a day filled with lovely, impromptu moments that you can’t just “do again”, so it’s vital to choose a photographer who not only knows how to capture these precious moments, but who is experienced in wedding photography, which is an art all its own. So,…
Surprise! Welcome to, erm, YOUR wedding…

When Texan woman Mary-Cathrin McCarthy woke on April 6, she didn’t know she’d go to bed a married woman. The 26-year-old actress knew she’d be wearing her wedding dress, but she thought it was for a quick pre-wedding photo shoot. So, she got dressed up, had her hair and make-up done and headed to a…
Our wedding theme? Fun – and unconventional.

Bec and Matt wanted a wedding that reflected their fun size – and, boy, did they get it. Even their celebrant agreed she’d never laughed so much at any of the weddings she’d performed.
America's longest marriage comes to an end

America’s longest marriage ended this week after 102-year-old Victoria Wrubel died on Monday. Victoria (nee Puvalowski) married Steven Wrubel in 1929, when she was just 18 years old and he was 20. That was 83 years ago. The couple married in Parisville, Michigan where they both grew up and, last month, Steve told the Detroit…
Lori and Sam's awesome DIY wedding

What happens when two caterers marry? They cater their own wedding, naturally.
Brother gives wedding speech – from the cockpit of his fighter jet

Despite being deployed thousands of miles from his home in Texas, one enterprising US pilot found a most unique (and pretty darn cool) way to ensure he could send his brother and new sister-in-law well wishes on their wedding day. He filmed the speech he would have given – from the cockpit of a Harrier…
Thieves steal bride-to-be's wedding rings

Thieves have broken into the car of a Canadian couple and stolen their rings – the night before their wedding. While the bride (known only as Jessica), her groom and their bridal party were enjoying a pre-wedding dinner at a Calgary restaurant, their car was broken into and, among other things, her precious wedding bands…
Tent wedding: A destination wedding with a twist

Most couples spend their wedding night in absolute comfort but for Caitlyn and Tony, their wedding night was spent in a tent! And so did their guests!
What sort of bouquet?

A trained florist who has been creating wedding bouquets for more than 17 years, Miranda Cornish of LoveFlowers in Queensland reckons she has helped at least 5000 brides with everything from bouquets and bouttonieres to sprays and posies for their big days. Miranda says that while bouquets are a staple at most weddings, there are…
Unveiled: return of a wedding gown classic

Veils. You either love ’em or you hate ’em, but after a certain Ms Middleton walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey in April 2011, more brides-to-be are suddenly loving them! Karen Willis Holmes, designer of some of Australia’s most stunning vintage-inspired couture gowns, has always considered veils a timeless and classic addition to a…
We had the perfect venue… had!

We thought we had scored big time. We went a saw a place and fell in love instantly. It was everything we never knew we wanted and more. So we organised to make a deposit and everything and it was going to be great because they too had a picnic themed event, which is what…
Solved: The mystery of Angelina's shiny new wedding ring

You can’t go a week without reading another Angelina-and-Brad-have-finally-wed story and, frankly, until we see a ring on Angie’s finger, we aren’t going to believe it. Unfortunately, it seems that with this couple, even a golden band sitting squarely on Ange’s ring finger won’t mean they’re actually married – as the world recently discovered. When…
Shopping for my wedding dress was an absolute disaster

Let me start this by saying that I am not a girly girl and that I never expected to get married – ever! I’ve never dreamed of my wedding dress but I did always think that shopping for it was supposed to be a really special day, one filled with lots of wow-factor and plenty…
I love my fiance, but I hate my engagement ring. What should I do?

I feel like a horrible person. I love my fiance but I absolutely loathe the engagement ring he gave me. It’s not about the cost or size of the ring, it’s about how it looks. It’s ugly. I simply cannot wear this for the rest of my life. What should I do? You’re not horrible…
Bride's dance with terminally ill father goes viral

Florida bride Alaina Heston knew her terminally ill father Dennis wouldn’t survive long enough to be able to share a traditional Father-Daughter dance at her March wedding, so she did the next best thing – she (and he) got all dressed up months before and pre-recorded the precious moment, only sharing it with guests on…
Oh, no! The big white Welsh winter wedding we didn't want…

When Welsh couple Alison Jelley and Michael Roberts, both 26, planned their big white winter wedding, they didn’t expect it to be quite so white or wintry. The bride and groom woke on the morning of their wedding only to discover more than 60cms (about 2 foot) of snow had fallen in their remote village…
The art of personalised wedding invitations

Smythson, the exclusive 126-year-old British stationer who has created invitations and stationery for the world’s various royal families, Madonna and Grace Kelly, recently took a leap into the 21st century by allowing anyone with an internet connection the ability order and personalise their world-famous, hand-crafted wedding invitations online. While it’s hardly Earth-shattering news that yet…
Help! I'm a bridesmaid but what do I do?

Being a bridesmaid can be confusing, after all, some end up doing lots for the wedding, while others need only turn up on the day looking gorgeous! According to Sydney wedding planner Jessica Alvial, in order to be a great bridesmaid you must first grasp the fundamentals of a bridesmaid’s duties and the different roles…
An engagement ring – or just bling?

Elle Macpherson has been spotted wearing some serious bling on her engagement finger – but nobody is saying whether she’s actually engaged or not. The 49-year-old Aussie supermodel, who still looks half her age, has been dating American billionaire property developer Jeffrey Soffer, 43, for about two years. So, unsurprisingly, after she stepped out in…
Competition: Guess the number of eggs to win

Well, it’s that time of year again. Easter is peeking its head over the horizon and it’s time to celebrate! Every Easter in the Easy Weddings offices, we hold a guess-how-many-eggs-in-the-container competition. This year, we’d love you all to join in. So, we’re giving one lucky member of the Easy Weddings family the chance to…
Celebrating with the right celebrant

When we had to choose a celebrant for our wedding ceremony, it wasn’t hard at all. I knew instantly that I wanted the same celebrant who officiated my son’s naming ceremony, David Schneider. We had another experience with a celebrant (for my daughter’s naming day) and there was a massive difference. David has to be…
Groomsmen are harder than bridemaids

I had an idea in my head as to what I wanted the groomsmen to wear, but no-one seemed to be able to understand what I was thinking. I was also wondering about whether I should ask them to pay for their outfits themselves. I didn’t want anything too fancy because we are having a…
Awww: Groom sings wedding speech to his new bride…

“I don’t have any idea how to write a good speech, but do know how to write a song,” and with those words, 27-year-old groom (and British boy band member) Tom Fletcher kicked off his rather awesome wedding speech, erm, song. McFly’s lead singer admitted hating public speaking and, instead, opted to sing his entire…
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Creepy confections for your big day

If you’re fed up with flowers or tired of tier upon tier of predictably pretty, icing-laden wedding cakes, you’ll appreciate Annabel Vetten’s attempt to bring her dark sense of humour to your big day. You just may not be able to bring yourself to eat it. The German-born, English-based food artist specialises in creepy confectionery…
AFL wedding: Putting love and life into perspective

Two weeks before his big day, Brisbane Lions’ No.9 player Ashley McGrath received a call that would change his life. His wife, Amanda McGrath, shares their wedding story and intimate wedding pictures.
Where's the groom?

Happy Friday, folks! How very clever is this wedding photo? It’s not one you see every day. I’m after the best caption, so whack on your thinking caps. Hit me!
10 fun things to do with your wedding dress AFTER your big day

Trash or treasure? If you’re anything like most brides, you probably spent weeks poring over decadent gowns and beautiful ballroom dresses before finding “the ONE”, and even more on having it altered to accentuate your figure. But now the wedding excitement is over and you’ve adjust to married bliss, have you thought about what you’ll…
My 'forever' engagement ring has arrived.

HE SAID: Knowing Jess has great taste, I bought her a temporary ring for when I popped the question, but always intended on buying her a ‘forever’ ring that we could shop for together. We visited so many jewellery stores but couldn’t find the perfect “forever” ring. We were almost convinced this was our only…
Religious or civil? Which type of wedding ceremony suits you?

In days gone by, religious marriage ceremonies and big old church weddings were the norm. Today, however, more and more couples are opting to marry in a civil ceremony. It’s an incredibly personal choice and the reasons for picking one over the other vary from couple to couple. However, though either option will see you…