Pretty as a Picture
Mathew Dickinson flowers in London, UK are truly beautiful. The spring air leaves me longing for pretty little posies like this one, together with matching placesetting. How could you not feel happy seeing these beauties?




Posted by Jane Cameron

Bloomin' Beautiful

Spring is arguably the most beautiful time of year to be married, particularly if you're a bride who loves her flowers. Blooms that are the most popular at the moment according to Kate Hill Flowers are Lily of the Valley, White Ranuculi, Hyacinth, Helleborus, Sweet Pea, and of course Roses. As Spring starts to warm up, blossoms such as Cherry Apple, Japonica, and Lilac are unfortunately almost over. These blossoms are always beautiful additions to bouquets and arrangements but rarely star in weddings due to their short blooming period of only two to three weeks. And, in case you're wondering, the ever popular Peony and David Austin Roses should be ready this year by November. Visit www.katehillflowers.com.au to find out more about your wedding day flowers.









Kate Hill Flowers is thrilled to be a part of The Wedding Establishment, taking place at Melbourne's Comme on Wednesday 30th September. To buy tickets for either the Melbourne or Sydney events visit www.weddingestablishment.com.au. Wedding Style Guide is thrilled to be the official bridal media partner so be sure not to miss out!



Posted by Emilie Harrison

The Art of Sweetness
Australia's one stop shop for gorgeous cakes, stationery, flowers and event styling, Sweet Art Cakes & Events, is spreading it's wings with the opening of it's first concept store in Sydney's swish Strand Arcade. Opening on August 24 2009, the 2nd floor Sweet Art boutique will join some of Australia's leading fashion labels located in the exclusive arcade and will provide the ultimate destination for anyone who wants style, flair and elegance to play a part in their special day. With a client list that includes A-list celebrities, royalty, major corporations and private clients from around the world, you will be insured the best of the best when you visit Sweet Art. To find our more about the services Sweet Art have on offer visit www.sweetart.com.au or visit the new concept store on the 2nd level of the Strand Arcade at 412-414 George Street, Sydney.







Posted by Emilie Harrison

The Dinosaur Age

I think it's becoming more and more popular to offer a couple of different choices when choosing your wedding registry. We see lots of brides choosing the more traditional department store/online store registries and mixing it with something a little more personal like an art gallery, favourite antique store or boutique homeware/furniture store. When I found out that Dinosaur Designs have just launched their online Gift and Wedding Registry, I thought that their bright and beautiful resin homewares would be perfect to complement a more tradtional registry.


Some of the pretty vases from Dinosaur Designs

Here are some of my favourite wedding registries

Traditional
Myer
David Jones
Melbourne Wedding Registry

Boutique
One Rundle Trading Company
Hermon & Hermon
Wedding Cellars
Eva Breuer Art Dealer
Orson & Blake
Dinosaur Designs


Posted by Emma Henderson

One Boy One Girl....

One of our favourite weddings in the next issue (which we are madly working on now!) is of American couple Nicole and Adam. Nicole is actually a very talented photographer (see her website here) and has just launched a new site called One Boy One Girl dedicated to her wedding photography. Below are some beautiful examples of her work. Keep a look out for Nicole's own wedding in our next issue - on sale 23.09.09!


















photography by Nicole Hill Gerulat


Posted by Emma Henderson

A Day In The Country
Last week I blogged about the beautiful country garden wedding inspiration I found at The Brides Cafe. It reminded me of one of my all time favourite weddings which we created at the breathtaking Golding Vineyards. The whole Style Guide team were involved with our fabulous photographer Claudio Raschella documenting the day. A unique agricultural fair theme was the couple's vision, with fun and relaxation the order of the day for guests. A few years have passed now since the wedding, and it is so nice to once again revisit such a wonderful day. The perfect inspiration for a country wedding!







The couple spent months before their wedding lovingly making home made jams and preserves for the stunning self serve produce stand for their guests.





The garden inspired selection of flowers included Asters and Dahlias which we arranged in vintage preserving jars. Each jar was finished with a swing tag revealing the flower variety in true agricultural show style.





Photos Courtesy of Claudio Raschella

Find more of this gorgeous wedding in Wedding Style Guide issue 4

Posted By Annabelle Kerslake

Celebrating
A while ago now I blogged about the new David Austin rose, Celebration, that I had bought. We had a dreadful heatwave with over a week of 40 degree + temperatures shortly after I planted it, so I wasn't sure it was going to survive, but survive it did and here is the evidence.

The best part was the glorious fragrance that filled the room from this single bloom. The worst part was that the morning after I took this photo, it had dropped all of its petals into a heap on the table. Something to consider if using garden roses for table or bouquet arrangements - they often don't last longer than a moment.



Posted by Jane Cameron

Garden Splendour
I just adore a garden setting, where old fashioned country style blooms work together to create the most sublime effect when teamed with a combination of vintage style patterned linens. I found this gorgeous setting at The Bride's Cafe, and loved it! It is the most beautiful combination of dahlias, sunflowers, berries and peonies.











Photos courtesy of The Brides Cafe

These photos made me think of the charming gardening bridal shower we styled last year. We had such a fantastic day on location at my sister Amelia's country garden! Here are some of the pics.









See this full story and fantastic free downloads in issue 6 of Wedding Style Guide.

Posted By Annabelle Kerslake

Bouquet Envy
The last few weeks have been jam packed with photo shoots for our spring issue, and for the first time we were thrilled to work with Myra Perez from My Violet to produce the flowers for one of our themeing stories. Myra has an amazing eye for detail, and is a self confessed "ribbon addict". (We just love the ribbon detail she adds to her bouquets.) Myra's savvy style and natural talent made for a fantastic addition to our styling team. Here is a taste of Myra's work for more visit My Violet's website - I guarantee you won't be disappointed.










Photos Courtesy of My Violet

Posted By Annabelle Kerslake

Sweetie Pea
Oh I love this time of year! The flower markets are just starting to bud with all my favourites blooms. I have a penchant for the old fashioned favourites - the flowers that are just so pretty all on there own. I just adore sweet peas - at first glance they are so delicate with their perfectly formed ruffles, they are however surprisingly robust, and hold their form and freshness remarkably well even out of water - the perfect bridal bouquet solution. Thinking of them I can't help but fondly remember the little sweet pea plantation I shared with my grandfather, each year we would sow the seeds together, and like magic the most amazing display would appear after a little TLC. In fact that would have been where my passion for flowers was first enjoyed.


Photo Courtesy of Bon Mariage


Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Anne Designs


Photo Courtesy of The Brides Cafe

For another gorgeous wedding setting using sweet peas check out our Mirror Mirror story in Issue 1 where we featured the most divine combination of sweet peas and Lilly of the valley.

Posted By Annabelle Kerslake

Autumnal Apricot
We're now in the lovely, romantic season of Autumn. You can tell because the trees are changing colours and the grass is becoming lush and green. Autumn is a great season to draw inspiration from as the rich but subtle colours can make great additions to a wedding. Apricot is such a pretty, feminine colour. I came across this amazing Notte by Marchessa gown on net-a-porter and fell in love. The colour is just divine! Back in issue 6 of Style Guide we did a super pretty apricot shoot. It's a colour that can be incorporated into a wedding in so many different ways. Fashion, cake, food, table settings, flowers... the list is endless. I've put together a Polyvore showing the plethora of ways apricot can be used. I've even incl. some gorgeous Style Guide stationery that can be purchased at our online store.

Autumnal Apricot by EmHarrison on Polyvore.com

To find out more about the pieces incl. in this Polycore just click on it.

Posted by Emilie Harrison

One for the Boys
Oftentimes, with all the excitement and anticipation surrounding the wedding dress, the poor old fellas are forgotton. The boys have few options with which to express their style – a snappy boutonniere is one way they can really make a statement. Our friends at Ruby Press blogged about Fritts Rosenow recently - what a fabulous range of interesting buttonholes. I love the one made from playing cards - although I can't help but hear the theme song to Kath & Kim in my head when I see it!







Posted by Jane Cameron

The Prettiest Flowers
I was thrilled this morning to receive a gorgeous arrangement of flowers sent to me by the lovely ladies at Elizabeth Arden. In celebration of the launch of their newest fragrance Pretty I was lucky enough to receive the flowers, along with a bottle of the pretty fragrance itself. It's such a gorgeous fragrance and will delight all those like me who love pretty flowers. I'm sure it's going to become a very popular wedding fragrance! Available from Myer, David Jones and selectied pharmacies from 19 April 2009 at 50ml $80.





Posted by Emilie Harrison