This has to be one of the most amazing speeches I have ever heard at a wedding. In the video below, the groom gives a speech thanking his parents, in-laws and bride which is polished to perfection. It is obvious that the groom wrote and memorised the speech but the words that he has used and the language he has adopted make the speech timeless and unforgettable.Watch with a box of tissues.

Grooms take note!

Having a beach wedding? Eschew the traditional ring cushion and consider incorporating your beach theme by using oysters shells, clam shells or pieces of coral to present your rings during the ceremony.  Shell ring holders are a cute and original idea for your affair by the sea.

Australian bride Marnie used clam shells with ring cushions tucked inside for her 2008 Gold Coast wedding.

The best thing about this is that this unique idea doesn’t need to cost a fortune. You can simply find some special shells on the beach and buy little ring pillows to secure your rings to and place within the shell.

Apart from shell ring holders beach brides can use:

Most brides, when planning their wedding, tend to stick to generic styles when dressing their bridesmaids, mainly floor length and block colour dresses.  They also tend to dress their bridesmaids in shiny, and sometimes cheap looking fabric.  We have all been to so many weddings where bridesmaids fit this bill that we often forget to think outside the box.

Thinking outside the box for your bridesmaids dresses can be done in a number of ways.

Head to the Shops

Scouting high end shops and designer stores, can result in beautiful, high quality off the rack dresses that you can find to fit your bridesmaids. Now, I am definitely not advocating that brides go to their local store and pick up a cheap, off the rack dress. What I am suggesting is that certain high end designer stores can be a source for beautiful dresses for your bridesmaids. In the wedding below, the bride Nadia happended to walk into a Lisa Ho store, the Australian designer, for herself and discovered these beautiful  dresses. She would never have thought of this design/type of fabric of her own, but in seeing the complete dress in the store she fell in love with the design and purchased the dresses straight away . The soft paisley and floral design on the dresses worked perfectly with her Bowral wedding.

Perusing stores can also help give you ideas on which you can get your bridesmaids dresses custom made emulating the design in store. A benefit of buying dresses off the rack is that you can buy the dress in multiple sizes to fit each bridesmaid as required.

Here are some stores/designers you can scout in Australia:

Lisa Ho
Collette Dinigan
Scanlan and Theodore
Seduce
David Jones
Myer                                        
Wayne Cooper
Morrisey
Alannah Hill
Leona Edminston
Sass & Bide
Alex Perry

Consider Patterns

You don’t have to stick to a block colour for your bridesmaids. As seen in Nadia’s wedding above a soft patterned dress can be chic, stylish and unique which will have your guests talking. Brides should think outside the box and consider paisley prints, floral or abstract prints for their bridesmaids. Remember if you are going to choose a patterned dress  it might be difficult to match your groomsmen cravats/ties to the dresses. A good tip for a multifaceted dress is to match the cravats/ties to the main colour on the pattern, or the colour which stands out the most on the dress.

A Dress They Can Really Wear Again

For those who have seen the movie 27 dresses you will remember the recurring punch line uttered by brides to their bridesmaids as they are wearing their ugly, unflattering dress chosen by the bride ”and the best thing about it is that you can cut it short and wear it again“. I have actually had a bride say this to me when I was a bridesmaid! The reality is that due to the typical nature of a bridesmaid dress most bridesmaids will probably never wear the dress again. The generic bridesmaid styles are floor length and very formal looking rendering them unusable for most functions that their bridesmaids will attend. Keeping up with the theme of buying your bridesmaids dresses from the shops comes the idea that you can also choose “cocktail/party” dresses for your bridesmaids which can still look fantastic and which will really have your bridesmaids wearing it again and again. In the wedding above the bride, Amee,  has chosen a two tone black and white party dresses which her bridesmaids can wear again to any another occasion, yet looks stylish and elegant for the wedding.

Embellish It

Don’t be afraid to think outside the box and embellish your bridesmaids dresses. The Bowral bride Nadia, decided to wrap a patterned belt around her Lisa Ho bridesmaids dresses to create a shape for the girls waist. Although a little unorthodox,  it  worked very well with the dress and flattered the girls shape, showing off their waist.  In this photo you can see how Nadia, the Bowral bride has placed here patterned belt to creat a shape for the bridesmaids. If you are going to embellish with a belt ensure that the style matches the dress and sits well on every bridesmaid.

Ways to embellish a bridesmaid dress

• Belts
• Bows
• Sashes
• Heavy necklaces

Tip: See Alannah Hill for great accessories which can complement your bridesmaid dresses.

Mismatched Bridesmaids

I will go into further detail about mismatched bridesmaids dresses at a later date but from the point of view of this article,  brides can think outside the traditional bridesmaid box and adopt different styles for each of their bridesmaids. If you want something different you can consider 

• Completely different dresses
• The same dress in different colours
• The same dress in different tones of a colour, for example cream, champagne, gold and brown.
• having different hairstyles for each bridesmaid

When deciding to have mismatched bridesmaids, a bride must consider very carefully how this will look. Symmetry and consistency in a bridal party is what creates great photos. There still needs to be some element of continuity with your bridesmaids. The continuity needs to subsist not only because consistency makes for great photos but also because your bridesmaids still need to look like your bridesmaids. Without something binding all your bridesmaids together, whether it be the colour of the dress or the style, you risk your bridesmaids simply looking like your guests, especially in your wedding photos.  Indeed at the wedding reception, bridesmaids will not be holding their bouquets and thus are much more vulnerable to looking simply like a guest at the wedding unless the bride has managed to style the bridesmaids in a way that makes them identifiable and in some sort of unison.

To keep consistency in a wedding without having uniform bridesmaids, a bride can ensure that all bouquets for the bridesmaids are exactly the same. Additionally if you are going to have different style dresses you should keep the jewellery and hairstyle of all the bridesmaids the same so they can be easily identified as bridesmaids.  The wedding of  singer Tamara Jaber is an example a bride successfully having mismatched brides who look stylish yet still coordinated. Here the bride has opted for different style of dress with different hairstyles for each bridesmaid but the consistency needed to pull the bridesmaids all together is found in thematching bouquets and same colour dresses for all the bridesmaids.

 (source:929.com)

How about this for a unique wedding cake! Rhiannon Elliott and Cameron Swan wanted an old fashioned and English theme to their Hunter Valley wedding.  To incorporate this theme the couple decided on a vintage cheese wheel cake.

The cake comprised of 7 tiered cheese wheel stacks served with crackers and quince paste. The cake was designed by Duncan Elliot, the brides brother.

This is a great idea for brides who love cheese or who are having a country/ old fashioned wedding. You could consider this type of cake also if you are having an Autumn themed wedding. Most importantly it shows how brides can be unique when designing their cake.

Talk about giving new meaning to the word cheesecake!

(source of picture: smh)

You cannot have a wedding without a marraige proposal! I love to hear proposal stories, I find them romantic, from the most elaborate to the most simple, they are all special.

Kelly and Michael

Kelly and Michael had been dating since they were 17 and now aged 24 and 25, they had discussed marriage often. When Kelly embarked on a big European trip with friends she knew that when she got back she would be proposed to, although she did not know when or how. As the couple had discussed getting married the groom still wanted the element of surprise. Two weeks after her return from her sojourn, Michael informed Kelly that a work colleague was having a birthday lunch at his house, about two hours drive from Sydney, where they were both living at the time. Kelly, did not like the idea of spending her Saturday with a bunch of work colleagues that she barely knew. The night before, Kelly was discussing with her friends her abhorrence of having to drive down the coast the next day to mingle with “boring accountants”. On the saturday Michael picked her up. On the whole way down Kelly complained and even reverted to singing a phrase “I don’t want to go, I don’t want to go”. They arrived at a beautiful house right on the beach. To Kelly’s surprise, no one was there yet, not even the supposed owner of the house. Michael preceded to “call the owner” who said that he had popped off to the shops and for Kelly and Michael to go in through the back door which was left open. As they walked in, the house was empty but a beautiful seafood platter and wine had been laid out on a table. At this point Michael told Kelly that no one would be coming and then got down on his knee and popped the big question! Needless to say Kelly was taken by surprise and they are returning to the beach house Michael had rented for their one year anniversary.

Rita and Mat

Like the couple above, Rita and Mat had been dating for a while, and they knew that they  would eventually get married. Rita had wanted to get engaged earlier in the year but to her dismay Mat had not yet popped the question. On a beautiful sunday day Mat suggested that they go for a drive to a restaurant on the beach for some lunch. Rita had a big party the night before and was feeling a little worse for wear. She was reluctant but agreed to go. They arrived at a beautiful restaurant where they were given the best seat in the house, which Rita found odd considering it was quite busy when they arrived. Rita struggled to eat the food, still feeling a little sick from the night before. After lunch Mat suggested they take a stroll along the beach. As they stopped to rest on chairs Rita sat down thinking, “this would be perfect for a proposal, when Mat proposes I would like it to be like this”. As Rita was lost in her thoughts she saw Mat proceed to kneel down with a ring. Mat had been carrying the ring loose in his pockets as the box was large and would have been noticed by his bride. She had not noticed how he had been checking his pocket constantly throughout the day. Needless to say the proposal was perfect for the bride.

Lisa and Rick

Lisa and Rick had their first date in the blue mountains and had often returned to this particular spot whilst they were dating for picnics. The spot had a particular large rock that sat on the cliff overlooking the view. On their four year anniversary of going out Rick suggested that they return, as usual to their spot for a picnic. Once arriving they proceeded to unpack and prepare their picnic when Lisa noticed something different about the rock. There, carved into the rock was “Lisa, will you marry me?” Lisa was shocked and surprised . Now, Rick’s proposal is immortalised forever, craved into their special rock.

Top Gun Proposal

This was a beautiful and very cute proposal. The groom, knowing that they were both fans of Top Gun and being a cadet decided to surprise his bride with a reenactment of the moment in the movie where Tom Cruise tries to woo a girl at the bar by getting him and his fighter pilot colleagues to sing “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” by the Righteous Brothers.  Needless to say, with effort like that the girl said yes…See the video below

Enzo and Rachael

Enzo and Rachel had only been going out for 6 months when he decided to propose. Telling her they were going to go for a picnic at their local park at dusk, Rachel was not impressed. Why couldnt’ they just eat out? As they got out of the car and went to settle down, Enzo told her to look in the direction of the hill behind them. There, lit up in candles was “Will you marry me?”. Rachael was surprised, but even more so after she said yes. As soon as she agreed she noticed her family come up over the hill and towards them, followed by the grooms family. The family had been hiding behind the hill the whole time and had helped to light the  many candles. Once the whole family had joined them the picnic turned into a celebration with the whole family.

Melissa and George

Melissa and George were first introduced at bar in Sydney overlooking the harbour. On their 5 year anniversary of dating George had a soccer game in the morning and suggested that after that, they should go to this bar, where they had met years ago for a drink, where some friends might catch up with them. Melissa went to the game and then proceeded with George to the bar to have a few drinks. As they were sitting on a chair overlooking the harbour George was waiting for the right time, but due to the popularity of the view there were a number of tourists around taking photos and sitting near them which prevented him from asking.  Finally, after much delay, he got down on his knee, in front of the bar patrons and tourists to ask for Melissa’s hand. The tourists enjoyed the spectacle just as much as they enjoyed the view.

The Arm Bouquet, also known as the side bouquet, presentation bouquet or pageant bouquet is a modern alternative to the traditional posy bouquet. This style rose in popularity a few years ago but recently there has been a decrease in the amount of weddings with this style of bouquet. The style first emerged in the 1930’s but is generally considered to be a more modern bouquet.

The reason for the decline is that the arm bouquet is very hard to get right and also hard to incorporate into your photos. This is due to the nature of the bouquet and the manner in which it needs to be held. I am not suggesting that brides should not consider this style of bouquet but brides need to consider the pittfalls in choosing this style. If done correctly, it can look extremely chic and stylish.

Walking down the aisle

As the name suggests the Arm Bouquet is held across your arm. Holding the bouquet extended on one arm and having the other arm extended to hold the person walking you down the aisle in some cases might be awkward for brides, especially if you have a small aisle.  Having spoken to a bride who had this style it also feels quite uncomfortable having both arms bent as you totter towards your future husband. Consider the width of your aisle and who is walking you down the aisle when deciding on this style.

During the ceremony

Throughout the ceremony the maid of honour holds the bridal bouquet for the bride. You will need to consider what style of bouquet your maid of honor will have as she will be holding two bouquets through the ceremony and the ease at which she does this depends on the style of bouquets. If your maid of honour has an arm bouquet also she can possibly place your arm bouquet on top of hers, although she must remember to not squash the bouquet underneath. Alternatively if your maid of honour has a traditional posy or hand held bouquet it might be very difficult for her to hold the arm bouquet which will require the use of her arm as well as having her hand being occupied with her own bouquet. Apart from the comfort factor is the consideration that the maid of honour needs to undertake dress fixing duties throughout the ceremony, as well as periodically handing back your bouquet and will need a hand free to do this. Perhaps you could arrange for an alternate bridesmaid to handle your bouquet or place it in an easily accessible area to you during the ceremony.

 (source: projectwedding)

Photos

As beautiful as this style can be,  in photos, if not held correctly, the bride and bridal party can look a little awkward. If you and your bridal party all have arm bouquets you will need to consider that all arms will be bent in the photo as opposed to being held low and in front of the dresses. In some weddings I have seen bridesmaids who do not know how to hold the bouquet correctly end up affecting the symmetry of the wedding photos. A good idea would be to practice holding arm bouquets at your ceremony rehearsal with your bridesmaids by grabbing a bunch of long stemmed flowers to distribute and be held during the rehearsal.

Does the bouquet match your dress?

The arm bouquet is very modern and works best if your wedding style is modern. Brides especially need to consider the modernity of their dress when considering this type of bouquet. Traditional dresses are most suited to posy’s, tear drop and and cascading bouquets as opposed to the arm bouquet. Having an arm bouquet with a traditional lace princess style dress will be conflicting.

If you dress has very heavy detailing on the front which would normally be covered by a traditional bouquet you could consider an arm bouquet to ensure the detail on your dress is not hidden. Also consider an arm bouquet where your dress is slinky and in modern a-line styles.

Flowers

Certain flowers work best with arm bouquets and you should discuss this with your florist for the best options. Long stemmed flowers work best. For example you could consider tulips, delphiniums, long stemmed roses, gladiolus or calla lilies. If you like flowers which are not long stemmed you could arrange them on a bed of foliage to give the length required for the look.

 (source:weddepot.com)

Consistency

Aesthetically speaking, symmetry and consistency works best with weddings. Although I have seen some beautiful weddings with conflicting styles of bouquets it is very hard to get this right. It is suggested that if you have an arm bouquet so should your bridesmaids and vice versa. The main reason for this is aesthetic. With different styles, in your photos,  some arms will be extended whilst others are in front, and symmetrically speaking, it affects the continuity of your look. Having the whole bridal party with the same style will look more consistent and make your wedding look better coordinated.  

How to do it right

Despite the above considerations there is a way that bride can do this style right.

• Have flowers that suit the arm bouquet
• Make sure the modern style of the bouquet matches your dress
• Consistency -If you decide on an arm bouquet, continue this style for your whole bridal party 

(source: vintageglam.com)

Saving a part of your wedding cake to eat on your 1 year anniversary is an age old tradition. The tradition originated from the belief that by the time of a couples first wedding anniversary there would be a baby and the couple could serve their wedding cake at the babies christening. This came from an era where the sole purpose of marriage was the procreation of children. Today, marriage is a little different, but the tradition lives on.

There are some people who disdain at the idea of eating one year old cake and there are certainly  both pros and cons to adopting this tradition but if you decide to save your cake it can give a ceremonious feel to 1 year celebrations and is great way to reminisce. (source of pic: Brides in Bloom)

The tradition involves freezing the top layer, or a certain portion of your cake. Some couples like to save enough to invite family and friends over on their one year anniversary to eat the cake. If this sounds like a tradition that you would like to do there are few things you need to consider and plan for.

What is your cake made of?
If you want to freeze your cake its best if you steer away from vanilla or chocolate based cakes and consider fruit cake. Fruit cake is most likely to remain fresh and taste good after a year. Although other types of cake can go the distance, for example a friend had a cheesecake that lasted, it is suggested by most bakers that you stick to fruit cake. You should ensure that there is fat in your cake and cake products as fat will help to lock in the moisture of the cake. If your cake is cream filled you are probably better off not freezing your cake at all. Additionally cakes without icing tend to last longer than iced cakes.

Two Tastes One Cake?
Depending on the style of your cake, you could consider only have the top layer as a fruit cake and the rest of the cake in a flavour of your choice. This would enable you to save the top layer (being fruit cake it would remain fresh) but also be able to eat a tantalizing butter cream cake on the night.

Don’t Like Fruit Cake?
Some people, myself included, are not too keen on fruit cake, even in the smallest portions. If you cant resist having a delicious butter cream or chocolate filled cake but still want to take part in the tradition of eating your cake on an anniversary you could consider saving your wedding cake for your 1 month anniversary. This is still a special day which most couples celebrate and in this way you can have the tradition and eat your (yummy) cake too

How to Freeze Your Cake
If you are considering saving your cake, make sure you freeze it correctly, otherwise all your efforts might be in vain.

There are a number of things that could go wrong when your saving the cake including the food going off firstly but also the “burning” of the cake. This occurs when the cake freezes and forms into ice crystals which burn into cake and make the cake inedible. There is also the issue of bacteria. The icing on wedding cakes is normally fine to be frozen but be wary of icing which contains products such as egg and cream that is cooked as this can go off quite easily.

It has been suggested to harden your icing you first place your cake in the freezer without any wrapping for a couple of hours till the icing is hard and then commence the wrapping process. The way in which you wrap your cake should be to prevent condensation. You should get wrapping that is moisture proof. Good ways to preserve your cake is to wrap in a saran wrap covered with a few freezer bags. Wrapping your cake in greaseproof paper, foil and some freezer bags is another alternative. Consider using freezer ziplock bags. When you wrap your cake try to wrap it tightly, to ensure that there are no air bubbles in the wrapping, where condensation and icicles can form. Your aim is to keep your cake air tight.

Once you have wrapped your cake place it into a box. If you can, place your cake in a non defrosting freezer.

Defrosting

If you don’t want your defrosted cake to turn soggy, defrost your cake by pulling it out of the freezer and into the fridge before you let it stand, rather than taking the cake straight from the freezer to the kitchen bench. Alternatively you can thaw your cake out in front of a cool fan so the cake sweats out and does not become soggy. The goal is to not thaw out your cake quickly as this can ruin the taste.

Taste

Will all things being said you must remember that you are eating food that is a year old so there is no guarantee as to the taste. I have heard conflicting reports over what one year old wedding cake tastes like, some say it tastes just as good whilst other brides have had to throw their cake out. If you freeze your cake correctly it should still maintain its flavour

Re-create your cake
If eating one year old cake doesn’t sit well with you then you could consider getting your cake maker to recreate a smaller version of wedding cake for your one year anniversary. There are some cake shops which add this into their cake packages so keep an eye out for it or perhaps ask for it be added to your package.

Boun appetit!

Forego traditional flowers for your groom’s suit and consider any of the adorable designs below for his lapel.

This is a great way to incorporate your grooms personality into his look for the day. Just remember to ensure that the colouring of the design matches the rest of your bridal party.

Idea: Have different lapel decorations for each groomsman but all in the same colours. 

(source:www.100layercake.com)

The first dance is a very symbolic and significant part of a wedding. We have all witnessed that magic moment, where the lights dim and soft music starts to play as the bride and groom take to the floor for their first dance as husband and wife. Due to the significance of this dance, couples are increasingly going that extra mile to make it unique and special. Traditionally a first dance is a slow song of sentimental value. But there has been a growing trend coming out of the US of a different type of first dance, where your traditional dance has been transformed into a show stopping performance. If you feel confident busting a move on the dance floor, emulating this trend could be a great way to have a unique first dance at your wedding.

First Dance Performance

The US trend involves brides and grooms using their first dance as a way of entertaining their guests as opposed to having a private moment which the guests watch silently. To entertain their guests couples have started to change their first dance to fast paced, audience interactive performances to unconventional songs such as “Baby Got Back” or “Thriller” complete with matching dance moves.

Treating your first dance as a performance is unique and provides great entertainment for your guests as well as memorable moments for your  wedding video. Perhaps the most common dance adopted by couples who want something special is to emulate the top You Tube video dance routine titled “The Evolution of Dance”. Here a bride and groom dance there way through different styles of dance including the chicken dance, YMCA and the Moonwalk. In the following video, Brian and Katie delighted their guests with their rendition of this routine.

Other routines adopted  by couples have included the dance routine from Dirty Dancing, the Hustle and the thriller dance. Try and stay away from cheesy routines such as the Macarena or chicken dance as these will be remembered by your guests but for all the wrong reasons.

First Dance – Transform and Surprise
Another trend is for couples to start off with a slow, conventional dance, which transforms into a fast dance number. This is a great way to surprise your guests and is definitely unique. In the video below a couple start off with a slow dance and end up surprising and delighting their guests by transitioning into a Michael Jackson dance number. This is a great way to surprise your guests and will no doubt create a memorable and lasting impression.

Unique Song

If performing the “nut bush” in front of your in laws is outside of your comfort zone but you would still like to have a unique first dance perhaps you could consider having a unique song. Bearing in mind that any unique song you pick should have some sentimental value to you and your partner, it is still a way to place a signature mark on your wedding that your guests and you will remember. A great idea is to have a funny yet sweet song. A recent wedding that I attended had Grow Old with You by Adam Sandler from the movie The Wedding Singer. This went down as a hit as the song its hilarious yet still  romantic! It definitely had all the guests talking! See below for the lyrics and for a list of unique songs.

Take Lessons

Having a unique first dance does not mean you have to perform a never before seen masterpiece. A good and simple way to make your first dance unique and special is to take professional dancing classes with your partner prior to your wedding so that on the day, instead of just swaying awkwardly from side to side you and your partner can have perform dips and swirls and other polished moves. This is a less overt manner of having a first dance to remember. If you would like to learn how to dance with your groom in the comfort of your own home click here for fantastic online basic salsa dance lessons to spice up your first dance. In the video below, a couples first dance is to a beautiful waltz to Henry  Mancini’s Moon River. The guests certainly enjoyed it! Simple dances that can be learnt include Fox Trot, Swing and the more popular Waltz. If you want to make it a little more sensual you could also consider doing the Rumba, Salsa or the Tango.

Tips
Choose an unexpected/different song to surprise your guests.
Show your guests your fun and showy side by performing a dance routine.
Transform and Surprise – Interrupt your slow dance with a fast paced number then return to the former
Learn to Dance – Properly. Take formal waltz and slow dance lessons for a beautiful first dance.

For inspiration search video sharing websites for wedding dance videos.

Lyrics – Grow Old with You - Adam Sandler

I wanna make you smile whenever you’re sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

I’ll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you

I’ll miss you
I’ll kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold

I’ll need you
I’ll feed you
Even let you hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if you’ve had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you

List of Unique Songs

Grow Old With You Adam Sandler (Wedding Singer)

I’m a Believer The Monkees

Your’e the One that I Want Grease Soundtrack

I’m Yours Jason Moraz

Better Together Jack Johnson

How Sweet It Is Michael Buble

I Think I Love You Patridge Family

Everything Michael Buble

Crazy For You Madonna

My Love Justin Timberlake

Love and Marriage Frank Sinatra

Yellow Coldplay

The Twist Chubby Checker

All I Ask of You Phantom of the Opera

Hungry Eyes Patrick Swayze

Head over Feet Alanis Morrisette

Today I Met the Boy I am Going to Marry Darlene Love

I’ve got you Babe Sonny and Cher

Moon Dance Van Morrison

Burning Love Elvis Presley

Little L Jamiroquai

Best Things in Life Are Free Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross

Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder

Moon River Henry Mancini

Groovy Kind of Love Phil Collins

Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear Burt Bacharach

Your Love is King Sade

Somewhere over the Rainbow Eva Cassidy

Thank You Led Zepplin

In the Still of the Night Boys II Men

Make Someone Happy Nat King Cole

You’ve Got a Friend in Me Randy Newman (Toy Story)

So Happy Together Turtles

Viva La Vida Coldplay

Nothing Compares to You Sinead O’Connor

Love Story Taylor Swift

Tell Me P Diddy and Christina Aguilera

You’re My Best Friend Queen

Love at First Sight Kylie Minogue

The Wonder of You Elvis Presley

The Way I Are Timbaland

Head Over Feet Alanis Morrisette

All of My Love Led Zeppelin

May This Be Love Jimi Hendrix

We all know of In Style the magazine and a few discerning brides may have heard of In Style Weddings, a US based magazine which is not widely available in Australia. In conjunction with the magazine, In Style Weddings have created a fantastic website that provides information and inspiration for brides.

As it is not easy to get a copy of In Style Weddings in Australia, the website is a great alternative. Here you will find articles on decor, planning, fashion and beauty. A signature mark of the site is also a large number of slide shows on everything from wedding gowns, aisle styles, cakes, shoes and even hairstyles!

Check out the section dedicated to “Star Style”. This section is fantastic for viewing celebrity weddings photos that have featured in the magazine. In it you will most likely find your favourite celebrity nuptials, I even found a slide show of President Obama’s wedding! There is also tips and advice from celebrity wedding planners.

This is a great site for finding pictures for inspiration. For example, see the 6 Chic Decor Ideas gallery for some beautiful decor ideas including lining your aisle with tea lights! 

Follow the link to the website and happy clicking!  www.instyleweddings.com