December 14, 2014
I'm not one of those people who expertly and meticulously wraps all their Christmas presents. I don't have the patience and I'm too ham-fisted. So what I need is easy ways to do it. Ways that will make it look like I've made an effort, even if it took me three minutes flat. Behold, ten stupidly easy wrapping ideas that not only look awesome but are so simple even I could recreate them.Read more...
Kevin McCollum
December 13, 2014
Meghan and Andy planned their wedding while travelling around Australia so they really relied on their friends and family pulling together to help them out. That being said, they did an awesome job by keeping things relatively simple.Read more...
O&C
December 12, 2014
Pearce and Angela love all things vintage and retro, so their 1950s wedding theme came easily to them. They wanted a theme that their guests could be a part of (with fancy dress!). The celebration was held at Craig Y Nos Castle near Brecon Beacons in South Wales. "We loved the venue because it was quirky, wonky and theatrical so it suited us down to the ground", Angela said. "It was once owned by a very famous opera singer, Madam Patte, in the 19th century, who used to throw lavish parties and entertain the great and good back in the day. It was actually completely different to what we initially had in mind for a venue, but when we walked in we just knew it was perfect!"Read more...
Nicolas Chauveau
December 12, 2014
Not all Rock n Roll weddings need to be epic DIY extravaganzas, rainbow heavens or tattoo-fests. Sometimes it's just the fact that two people, madly in love are saying "I do" in their own unique way. That's exactly what Jeanne and Lawrence did in August this year.Read more...
December 11, 2014
It's been on a two week hiatus as I've been travelling so much over the past couple of weeks, but Thursday Treats is BACK with full force! I got home early on Tuesday morning. My flight (Auckland-Sydney-Dubai-London - OUCH!) landed in Heathrow at 6am and I literally RAN to customs to be first in line to get through. It's not that I just hate queuing, but because I had only a couple of hours until Gareth was hopping on a plane himself to go on a ski trip with my dad and sister! We had just over an hour together when I got home. I lay in our bed as he packed around me and we chatted about all the silly things married couples chat about. I missed him SO MUCH during my jaunt down under and having to say goodbye again was totally sucky, but I am so grateful that we did at least get to see each other.Read more...
Fiona Clair
December 11, 2014
When I'm presented with a wedding where the bride rocks lace mouse ears, carries a rainbow lollipop in place of a bouquet, and her bridesmaids wear adorable little antler headbands, it's going to be pretty much impossible for me to turn down featuring it. Have you ever seen so much cuteness all in one place?! The wedding took place at Rockhaven Farm in South Africa.Read more...
Foden
December 10, 2014
Ben and Helen had a casual wedding in Tooting. "We wanted to throw a wedding for our families as much as for us, to celebrate life and love and enjoy a special day together", Helen said. "It was important to us to celebrate all the years we’d already had together (and all the ups and downs, joy, growing up and hard work in that!) rather than acting as if the wedding was the start. So that was part of the message on our invitations, and we got the Registrar to frame the ceremony that way in her welcome – a celebration of 8 and a half happy years and the witnessing of our next step together."Read more...
Quirky Creatives
December 10, 2014
Ajay and Ejay were married at The Mango Farm in Antipolo, The Philippines. They chose pink and black as their colour scheme, and their theme was a mix of Converse trainers (which they both love) and music! "We wanted to show our different personalities on our wedding day, so we started planning the wedding with just a black and pink theme", said the bride. "Ajay was a rocker before becoming a lawyer and he’s still the vocalist of a rock band, loves wearing black shirts, and listens to Metallica. I, on the other hand, am a girly-girl. I love Hello Kitty and anything pink!"Read more...
December 9, 2014
I'm not a bookworm by any stretch of the imagination. You're much more likely to find me with my head in a laptop that the latest bestseller. So when it comes to recommending business books, believe me when I say these really are the best of the best. Most books (business or otherwise) lose my attention after the first few chapters, but these five paperbacks are all amazing. You should definitely check them out!Read more...
Mirrorbox
December 9, 2014
Rosie and Colin live in London but wanted to get married in Scotland, where Colin is from. They took inspiration from lots of places for the theme, but the three key elements were skulls, Scotland and vintage 1920s touches.Read more...
Igor Demba
December 8, 2014
Hands up if you love a little bit of sparkle and a lot of rainbow? Then prepare to fall in love. Zoe and David's wedding has both coming out the wazoo! They were married in a church but had the reception in David's great aunt's garden.Read more...
December 7, 2014
I don't mean to freak you out, but it's less than three week's until Christmas! Don't worry, I haven't started my shopping either..! To help you on your way, I thought it might be fun to spend the day browsing Etsy (my favourite!) and share with you some of the coolest, non-cheesy personalised gifts for your best babes. Let's hear it for the girls!Read more...
Gustavo Marialva
December 6, 2014
Luana & Aruanã met at work and were engaged within three months! They were married at Recanto do Barão, in Brazil. "We were going for an alternative shabby chic wedding", said the bride. "We wanted to have a wedding that looked personal and had a lot of our lives and personality in it. We also wanted it to have a backyard feel."Read more...
Casey Avenue
December 5, 2014
Debbie and Angelo picked an unusual venue for their September wedding - a cow shed! In fact when they visited the farm before they booked it, there was actually cows living in it!Read more...
December 4, 2014
My head is buzzing from everything that's been going on this past week. It's been FULL ON. I've been on the road with The Blogcademy, on the other side of the planet in fact, teaching classes in Sydney and Melbourne. Tomorrow we have to get up and 5am for our flight to Auckland to do it all again too! It's been kinda crazy but that hasn't stopped us squeezing in some beach time at Bondi and a free live broadcast from our hotel room!Read more...
Kiel Rucker
December 4, 2014
Kelli and Chris were married in the bride's father's backyard. They wanted their wedding to be super colourful, super laidback and themed around their love of Mexico. Mission accomplished! "I must admit, in the beginning I was all over the place with wedding ideas and styles", began Kelli. "I wanted rose gold and pewter... then a garden theme.... then shiny things... then burlap! I had looked at WAY too many Pinterest boards and was suffering from total wedding ADD. I knew I wanted to be true to myself and have a ton of fun, but never in my wildest dreams did it even come close to reality."Read more...
Tandem Photo
December 3, 2014
Sam and Mike got married in Vegas. They eloped and only told their parents they were doing it. Their friends had no idea, in fact they thought they'd gone to Greece on holiday! The couple didn't have any professional pictures taken of their Vegas elopement (they just snapped a few on their phones). When they returned home, they decided that they did really want to celebrate with their families too. So they decided to have a party in Manchester, with Tandem Photo there to capture the magic.Read more...
Paula Gillespie
December 3, 2014
Chris and Kimberley wanted an unconventional and small wedding in the city where they met: Belfast. "We knew we didn't want a religious service or a big wedding", began the bride. "We didn't want to spend our wedding day talking to people we didn't know or didn't want to! We had 38 guests, which was perfect."Read more...
Letters on Love
December 2, 2014
They say that first impressions count, and no more-so is this apparent than online. While in person, we might put someone's slightly chaotic nature down to being nervous, or actually find it quite charming and endearing, online we are used to everything being a bit more polished. If your online presence is a mess, people are much less forgiving.Read more...
DuRall
December 2, 2014
Brady and Sara both wanted a simple wedding that reflected their own style. They didn't want to spend a huge amount, and their budget was just $2000, but they managed to pull it off. They kept their guest list tiny, and reused a lot of things they already owned.Read more...