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Butter Yellow & Sage Filigree Invitations...

What do you do when you can't make up your mind about what colour to have your envelope liners? You have half of each colour of course!! Danielle & Luke are getting married in a few weeks and by all accounts it's going to be a gorgeous wedding (they're one good looking couple!!) and I'm thrilled that my friend Greta from Vela Images is shooting it!! Should be a goodie!
Have a super fabulous weekend everyone! Stay safe out there. K xo

 

 

Board#170: On Golden Sands

Beach weddings don't always have to be about blues or corals... I love the idea of using a neutral palette sprinkled with metallics to take a beach affair from casual to chic. And who says you can't wear a ruffly dress to your beach nuptials?

Photos; Gold Sandals | Troy & Aimee Grover via Grey Likes Weddings, Ruffle Dress | We heart it, Tent on beach | Anders Schonnemann, Starfish escort Cards, Gold headpiece | BHLDN,  Lace dress | Jose Villa, Gold Orchid & Rose bouquet | Martha Stewart Weddings, Gold Earrings | Anthropologie, Natural Makeup | Studio EMP via Wedding Chicks, Shell Boutonniere | In Style

{MAG}rouge advertiser Spotlight - Letterbird Lane

Another of our fabulous advertisers in {MAG}rouge was Letterbird Lane from Australia. They design not only the sweetest of wedding invitations but also invites for any special occasion you have. Be sure to check out their very cute website as well!

Fuchsia in Fusion Tea Party by {MAG}rouge

We decided to celebrate our announcement of {MAG}rouge with some of our friends in the wedding industry and what better way to do so with a fun tea party. We decided to move away from the vintage style tea partys that we all know and love, and do something a little different. As Judit has lived in China for several years she's quite the expert on the 'art of tea' so we gave it a little Asian/Moroccan twist, and featured several delicious teas from those areas. As well as that we had macarons, sago pudding, lemonade scones (recipe is in the magazine!!), and the most delicious chocolate torte you've ever tasted!! Naturally the gorgeous gorgeous photos are by the girls of Sutherland Kovach, and there honestly were people there, they were just all a little camera shy - ironic since most of them were photographers!! The fuchsia stationery was designed by moi, and I made little favour bags in the same print that was used on the stationery, and filled it with exotic tea.

If you head over to the {MAG}rouge facebook page a little later on today you'll find a 'how to' on one of the fabulous recipes Judit made us below. Of course we'd love it if you'd 'like us' whilst you're there :-)

Outfit of the week - Out to Lunch

Oh doesn't this just have you dying to head out for a long lunch with the girls, sipping pimms all afternoon on the sunny porch of a southern style estate? It's so perfectly ladylike. How sweet is that blue blazer? And of course I really think an outfit like this needs that little pop of red lipstick to top it off.

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Outfit of the week - Out to lunch by kateholland

Matakana wedding by Danelle Bohane

It's always a good day when I feature a Danelle Bohane wedding on the blog! Her work is so dreamy and romantic... truly a feast for the eyes! Jess and Joel got married up in Matakana which is such a gorgeous area and has an abundance of amazing locations for photo opportunities. How stunning is this field that Danelle found for them? I love it! I will hand you over to the newly weds to give their take on the day... including the following three tidbits of advice for anyone planning a wedding!

1. Wedding tips - make the most of the resources around you, include friends an family!

2. Make sure your wedding reflects who you are as a couple!

3. Not everything will go according to plan so be prepared to be a bit flexible!

Right from the outset we wanted our wedding to really reflect who we are as a couple! Joel grew up in Thames and I in Whangarei so we both have a bit of country heart in us. I spent a lot of time in holiday periods in the Matakana/Omaha area so thought it would be special to get married there. We were so stoked to discover the adorable Puhoi church and fell in love with its farmland surrounds. Stables in Matakana maintained our country feel and with its two large open fireplaces offered the most beautiful ambience.

On the morning of the wedding the boys went surfing at Piha, meanwhile the ladies arose at 6am to begin their preparations. We had a bridal party of 14! Originally we thought that was ridiculous and settled for two each, but before long knew we were selling ourselves short and that we really valued having our best mates alongside of us even if it was a tribe! My Aunty and mum made the bouquets for the wedding, and a good friend did all our wedding stationery.

Joels wee 2yr old nephew Zion made everyone giggle by his impressive sprint up the aisle with th rings. We enjoyed incorporating he people we loved into our day. Our favors were wee honeypots filled with northland honey with tags that said "spread the love".

We loved working with Danelle as she was so creative and easy to work with. On the day our main photo location got shut down and she quickly saved the day with a wee buttercup field she had tucked up her sleeve!!

Vendors: Ceremony | Church of St Peter and Paul, Puhoi, Reception | Stables restaurant, Matakana, Photographer | Danelle Bohane, Video | Cat Goodey, Hair | Amelia Rush, Make Up | Mandy Drent, Bridal gown | Kate Dowman, Bridesmaids dresses | Evolution, Ponsonby, Wedding stationery | Middlename Jane (Bex Needham)

Board#169: A Sage Romance

An earthy yet pretty palette don't you think? There are so many colours that can be paired with sage green, but I'll always love it with rustic neutrals. It's such a versatile colour scheme, working for a vineyard wedding as much as a ballroom setting.

Photos; Dresses on green tiles | Polly Alexandre, Bride in front of doors | Adam Barnes, Tablesetting | flowers by Ariella Chezar, photo by Lisa Lefkowitz, Bridesmaids | Abby Jiu via Style Me Pretty, Dress hanging on wardrobe | Amy & Stuart via Snippet & Ink, Pistachio Cupcakes | Fresh New England, Boutonniere | Choco Studio via Grey Likes Weddings, Bride | Karen Wise via Grey Likes Weddings, Shoes | One Love Photo via Ruffled, Gold Cuff | Aaron Delesie via Style Me Pretty

{MAG}rouge advertiser Spotlight - Fiona Andersen

Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while will be well famliar with today's featured advertiser, Fiona Andersen. Not only is she one of the finest photographers in New Zealand, but she is one of the nicest people I've met and I'm honoured to now call her a good friend. I have been an 'assistant' (read bag carrier!!) on a shoot with her and I know that she makes her subjects feel incredibly comfortable and relaxed which is so important on such a big day. Here is just a small snippet of her amazing work. To see more head over to her blog.

Italian Wedding from Bayly & Moore

Morning lovely people!! Did you have a nice weekend? I think the dress is this superbly lovely Italian wedding from Bayly & Moore may go down as one of my favourites. It really stands out from the crowd... if you get what I mean. And it goes ever so perfectly with the t-bar shoes. Can we also talk about how perfectly romantic that building is... oh how I love the history in Europe!! What amazing places they have to get married in! To see more and read the details/credits for this wedding please visit {MAG}rouge.