the dreamiest of dresses

Take note all brides to be! I've fallen head over heels with these beautiful wedding dresses by French designer Laure De Sagazan. They would be perfect for someone looking for a romantic, understated and ultra feminine dress. They could totally work for other occasions too (see how I'm trying to justify buying one some day, despite the fact I'm already married). Though definitely avoid wearing one as a wedding guest unless you want to completely upstage the bride ;)

Discovered via A Cup of Jo

my sister's wedding: the pictures

I've been excited about sharing this post for ages but it meant having to whittle down a good few hundred gorgeous photographs into my very top picks which was no easy task. But finally, here they are. These are the official pictures from the wedding of my little sister Josephine- known to us all as Jo, to her kiwi husband Blair. The event took place on 4th June and was the reason I travelled back to the UK for a couple of months earlier this year (well that and having a baby!) They opted for a church ceremony in a beatiful, ancient little church in a nearby village where we both went to school. The afternoon and evening reception was held in the gardens and inside a marquee at my parents farm, which is where I also got married. Despite a rainy few weeks building up to it, the sun shined gloriously and it was an absolutely magical, emotional day. The bride looked stunning and I was so proud of her. Congratulations Mr and Mrs McKerchar.

These images are of the preparations on the day and the ceremony, I'll share pictures of the reception in a seperate post soon.

Our parents home- the preparation and reception venue.

I love that she wore this t-shirt during her preparations, very apt!

I made these corsages for the bridesmaids to pin in their hair.

The vintage necklace that she wore belonged to our grandmother who passed away last year.

The extremely naughty looking flower girl is Lila, sitting on the knee of bridesmaid Kate!

We made the confetti cones from rolled up sheets of old manuscripts and filled them with dried flower petals.

Photographs by Jill Thorning-Jensen.

If you missed it, I posted about the wedding invitations here and other wedding props and preparations here.

two years

Two roses to mark two years of marriage. Plus a copy of Vogue and a Galaxy chocolate bar (English chocolate is like gold dust over this end of the world). Oh yes, he knows me well. We went out for dinner, just the two of us, which pretty much never happens these days. Big thanks to our good friends for babysitting and allowing us a few hours of remembering what it's like to go to a restaurant without lugging along a changing bag and massive bag of toys, not to mention a boisterous toddler and a small baby. It was wonderful.

eye candy: the work of Polly Wreford

Over the past weekend, we spent a good number of hours trawling local car boot sales and antiques fairs sourcing antique silver candle holders and a range of mismatched glassware for displaying flowers, all in the name of decorating the tables at my sisters upcoming wedding. I can fully appreciate that most people would find this about as exciting as watching paint dry but I was in my element! My head is now overflowing with thoughts of displaying and arranging beautiful objects and I always turn to my favourite creatives for inspiration at moments such as this.

For anyone in search of a little visual inspiration, look no further than the stunning work of the renowned photographer Polly Wreford. Her images mainly focus on the interiors and lifestyle genres and her vast portfolio is packed to the brim with gorgeous shots, see more here. Here are a selection from her collection of still life photographs.

my sister's wedding: beautiful bits & pieces

Here are some gorgeous images of various props that my sister has sourced for her upcoming wedding in June. If you missed my first post about it, click here. To re-cap, her wedding has a vintage, travel theme which has been reflected in the invitations and will also be apparent in lots of small details in the decor. When I was over in Australia over Christmas, I helped her to source the most amazing vintage suitcase from a huge second-hand/ junk shop that we spent a fair amount of time trawling through in search of treasures. I love the garland of fabric flowers she has attached to the handle and the letters representing her and her fiancee's first name initials.

These little love birds will add a touch of sparkle and whimsy.

Here is a shot of her stunning sapphire engagement ring, flanked with diamonds on both sides. It is shown inside a tiny vintage hymn book which she found at an antiques market. They plan to adapt it by cutting out a section of the inside so it can be used as the Ring Bearer vessel in which both their wedding rings will be presented during the ceremony.

I won't share anymore for now as the rest of the visual eye candy will all be revealed on the big day. I will definitely share pictures of the event here afterwards. I am so excited for this wedding! Can't wait to see everything come together. Now I just need to keep everything crossed that my little baby decides to come on time and not exactly a week late or I will miss the whole thing while I'm in hospital giving birth!!

All images by Jo Bostock.

my sister's wedding

My little sister is getting married in June and here is a peek at her beautiful wedding invitations. She designed and made all by herself. Pretty impressive right?! Her wedding has a vintage, travel theme and I think they capture this mood perfectly. She is British, her fiancee is from New Zealand, they live in Australia together and the wedding is taking place in England so this is where the travel aspect comes in. For the Save the Dates, pictured above, she went with a simple but striking luggage tag inspired design.

She sourced all the beautiful vintage stamps for the invitation envelopes from an antiques market in Melbourne and to create the invitations she went through our late Grandmothers postcard collection and also postcards from her fiancees ancestors to select a range that represented their respective home regions and countries. She scanned in the five chosen images and then designed the layout of the information to go on the back of each postcard- e.g. one is the actual invitation, one is the RSVP card, one is a map, another is a little story of how they met.

The back of the envelopes are embellished with a stamp she designed and had made up which is a combination of their first name initials. Nice finishing touch! I'm so proud of her efforts and to happy to be involved in the wedding which is going to be visually stunning if these are any indication. I have more images of some beautiful props she has sourced for the day which I'll share in another post soon.

rust wedding

I stumbled across these beautiful pictures of the wedding of two jewellery designers- Artemis and Nao and had to share them. I love the relaxed garden setting of the reception and all the handmade details- everything from the calligraphy on the program to the hand painted signs and cute floral displays. See more pictures on their blog here.

Also check out their online jewellery store Rust- it has some very delectable pieces. Some of my favourites are below, I especially love the feather ring.