THE PERFECT PALETTE ...(wedding month)

And so Wedding Month continues as promised. I hope some of these blogs are providing inspiration for you girls & guys out there!

The next blog on the list is The Perfect Palette. What I love about this blog is that their main focus is around colour themes. And really, when you think about it, the colour of your wedding is going to be one of the most important decisions to make. Then, how do you design your event based on the colour you've chosen? This blog takes you everywhere and anywhere to explore options for various colour palettes. (I actually use it for inspiration on colour options for all things life, not just weddings).

Some of my favourite palettes:

  

RUFFLED... WEDDING MONTH

Ruffled... was one of the first Wedding Blogs I discovered. Along with a HUGE gallery of real weddings from all over the world, there's also some great D.I.Y inspiration projects - including free template downloads for everything from hens party decorations to seating charts! I am big fan of free templates, I appreciate how much time the maker has invested into the template, and to give it away for free just to spread the love, it's so kind!
Favourite Wedding.... Emma & James. Location in Fiztory, Victoria (a suburb in Melbourne), I love the typical 'Australianess' of this wedding. It was held at the local Town Hall, a prominent fixture to any Aussie town, & a place which I fondly remember spending all my important childhood events at (my favourite was the Annual Strawberry Fete!). The Bride & Groom travelled together with the guests to the wedding in a double-decker bus, so they saw each other before the ceremony which I have always admired (walking down the isle can be so daunting!). Must not forget to make note of the Bride's gorgeous vintage summer dress!
I think the Bride describes planning a wedding the best when she said this:  "If I had one piece of advice to couples planning a wedding, it would be to really think about who you are as people and what’s important to you, bundle it all together and add the people you love. You can’t lose!"

WEDDING MONTH

October is officially wedding month on my calendar. I have three friends getting married this month, two of which I am lucky enough to share with them, & the other one is getting married in Queenstown NZ, and I wish her the very best for her wedding day! When I was dabbling in a little wedding planning 'back in my day' (i.e. last year!), I was obssessed with wedding blogs. I would waste hours just looking through all the amazing images and ideas, and wishing I could be married all over again so I could use some of the wonderful ideas I was reading about.
In honor of my beautiful friends who are getting married this month, I am going to feature a different wedding blog every few days. Or every day if I have a spare minute. And with each blog, I will feature my favourite wedding!
First off the table - Style Me Pretty.
Wedding - an outdoor Spanish influenced wedding in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I love the soft palette colours of the bridal party, the whimsical natural design of the table decor and general decorations, and the little details made especially for guests - blackboard direction signage, the family dedicated signing table, and the cigar lounge. The Bride's Dad also wrote the song for their first dance - very cute! Here are some pics to enjoy xx

SPRING IN MY BACKYARD

It has been an amazing start to Spring over the weekend. I think Mother Nature heard my whinging and complaining throughout Winter, all the "when will it ends" and "why do we have to have Winters" cries, and saved her very best until I would appreciate it the most. Well, appreciate it I do! Saturday we enjoyed a sunny day in the low 20's, Sunday a little warmer and even more sunnier, and today the Spring breeze is like heaven! What's even more exciting than enjoying the sun, is how much our house comes alive in this weather. Since we moved in at the end of March this year, we missed Spring and Summer, and so all these experiences are new to us. The morning sun in our kitchen, the afternoon sun on our side decking, the warm winds that flow straight through one door and out the other. It all makes me love our house more and more...