Dear Friend...

Dear Friend who is dreaming about a wedding possibly in the future...

When I think of you I think of these:

via Design Sponge / 100 Layer Cake

There are always ways to do what you dream of, even if there isn't a lot in Perth to work with, if you need any help researching let me know because I am way too excited for you and would love to help! :) I don't know why there are so many chairs in these photos - but I think they are beautiful and that maybe you would appreciate all of them :)

ps. you know who you are!

Just Married Session.

On Tuesday we had a "Just Married" session with Tasj - originally it was meant to be an engagement shoot, but on the day it was storming and dark like nothing else, so we postponed until after the wedding.

This is the result.

We themed the photoshoot around the early days of our relationship. Our first conversations were about Zac's guitar and his Mad Skillz. He fell in love forever when he found out I could bake.

The rest is history.

Zac is a rockstar. I am his groupie :P

Tomorrow.

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Tomorrow I'm going to a bridal shower the girls are throwing me. As per usual, they are VERY good at keeping secrets and I have no idea what's going on.

Thanks in advance to Chantelle and Sarah for being so lovely!

Speeches.

As far as speeches go, this one has to be up there with the best!



"Come let us go, let us see, throughout a thousand worlds weightless love awaits..." so romantic! But then, can it really get any more romantic than a prince marrying a commoner? I always knew fairytales always had a seed of possibility in them...

Puppies.

What is even the point of having pets unless you can dress them up for your wedding?

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Seriously, our Alsatian could wear that pearl collar, she is the most delicate sissy-dog I have ever met. Zac's King Charles Cavelier would rock the bowtie, he is so sophisticated, he even drinks coffee. Lattes only though...

Hair.

Last week I sat with my Nana in what was probably the last warm sunny day for the next few months. We sat on her back verandah and went through piles and piles of family jewellery. I listened to all the stories, all the history that is kept in non-descript boxes.

We were looking for something I could clip to hold back my fringe and I narrowed it down to these lovely things:

The sure don't make things like they used too.

I took this box to Jude and we've narrowed it down to 2 brooches that we'll modify into hair clips and we'll just decide on the day which one to go with. I'm not wanting to go tooooo vintage-y, just something nice and simple I think...

Ribbon.

Remember how I was pining about a certain ribbon a while ago?

Well Zac just called me and guess what? HE WON IT! It's worth $445!!

We are now the proud owners of 45 metres of gorgeously black and white striped ribbon. Some of it will go around my bouquet and Zac's boutonniere, and I'm sure we'll figure out what to do with the rest! Big thanks to Wedding Style Guide for picking Zac to win!

Poor Zac is now wondering why the only thing he has ever won is a darn RIBBON and not a guitar... haha!

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Life is beautiful...

Handkerchieves.

My mum's mum is the sweetest, she wanted to take on a crafty wedding project so that she could be involved in our wedding. What a darling!

After some too-ing and fro-ing about what to make (uhh, can someone tell me what a 'dilly bag' is?!) we came up with a solution that was both classic, meaningful and not too difficult.

This is the result.

In the corners are my grandma's wedding date and their initials, my mum's wedding date and their initials and my wedding date and our initials. She embroidered one for herself, for me, for my other grandma (with her wedding date etc) and my mum. I'll give it to them before the day so they can bring it along.

They'll probably end up being more practical than pretty, we come from a long line of criers :)

Loving.

This week I'm loving this video from Austria, combining two of our favourite things, snorkeling/scuba and walking in fields...

Exciting.

A little sneak peek of something special:

That is all :)

Inspire me.

This week I'm loving:

This quote:

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This Blackboard:

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This idea:

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This cupcake:

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...And this cake:

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Finally, these cheeky shadows:

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Paper Pretty.

Been loving these styles recently, they are providing inspiration for our own design which we are yet to see. Chantelle is designing them and we know that they will be lovely!

We love the calligraphy, borders, modern interpretations of old fashioned ideas, patterns, colours, unexpected details...

from Studio on Fire

above: see the typeface we bought in action?

from Bella Figura

I love the envelopes in this suite, I wish I could buy them separately! Maybe Zac could buy me this desk set for my birthday?! Perhaps!?

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Can't wait to see what our invitations will turn out to look like... I just love surprises!