Why hello there! Did you have a lovely weekend? We had the most fabulous weekend here with stunning summer weather. My last stationery job until the end of January went out the door on Friday so I literally had the whole weekend computer free which is very unusual for me! We had beach walks with Charlie, entertaining on the loveliest summer evening ever, time in the garden... really quite blissful! But I think something I need to do more often! It's good for the soul :-) Finally my first bit of Christmas decor went up and this week I plan on starting and finishing my Christmas shopping in a relaxed fashion - early morning visits to the shops to beat the crowds and traffic is my plan! 

Before I move on to today's feature I just want to take a moment to acknowledge the utterly senseless tragedy that occurred in a tiny New England town over the weekend. I'm quite sure there isn't a single soul that hasn't been touched in some way by such a devastating event. It's really quite difficult to even get the words out to convey the depth of feeling towards the families that have been effected for ever more by this. My heart goes out to everyone who's lives have been tragically ripped apart in the most saddest of ways. It feels very frivolous to be discussing things like the prettiness of weddings, or even acknowledging that on the other side of the world, we're having fabulous weekends, so I just wanted to add this little note in as I'm quite sure it's been on the minds of everyone, everywhere. My thoughts are with them.

I apologise for the photo fest this morning but I am literally mesmerised by the stunning colours in these photos from the fabulous Alixann Loosle. They're just magical and even though I've been yearning for summer for months, this actually has me looking forward to autumn (although not in too much of a hurry!!)... not that we get colours like this around here!

Hello! I hope you've had a fabulous week... mine's actually been really productive. I'm working on some awesome custom designs at the moment. I can see my Christmas break will be spent trying to do shoots of a lot of them... when hopefully the weather settles in summer mode! 

We don't see a lot of bridal shoots around these parts but these beautiful photos by Stephanie Sunderland might have a lots of girls rushing to book one in! Megan... the gorgeous bride with her beautiful freckles!!... met her Spanish fiance Carlos in College. Their wedding planning has been somewhat challenging due to Carlos still waiting for a Visa, and being apart for most of the time, but they're finally able to get married and it's tomorrow!! Wishing you both a wonderfully happy day!!

You may have seen this wedding over on Green Wedding Shoes a few months back, but it's just so perfect I had to reshare! And besides any excuse to feature Ryan Ray's work right? It seems that there's been a bit of a shift away from rustic weddings over the past six months, but I for one will never tire of them. I just love all the natural woodsy details... they're very much me! And this wedding really is a treasure... I mean the grooms outfits in the lovely warm autumn tones... and the tweed... LOVE!! And what else... the bridesmaids; beautiful! The brides shoes are adorable... and really the list goes on. Pure fabulousness. If you want to read more about their day head over to Green Wedding Shoes.

Morning all. Whilst we're moving (ever so slowly) towards summer here in New Zealand, a lot of you will be preparing for upcoming fall weddings in the Northern Hemisphere, or in the midst of planning for one in our autumn in 6 months. Rather than using a lot of warm reds and oranges, another option is to keep it neutral with plenty of texture, but still use very rich warm copper tones, with some burnt toffee and mocha shades. And of course a little pop of persimmon orange just lifts it a little. Extra yummy if you ask me!