I’m really feeling kraft paper at the moment. There’s something wonderfully earthy about it; the interesting texture makes simple, single colour designs look awesome; and in many cases it’s made of recycled material. Also, and importantly, it’s way cheaper than your average fancy shiny weddingy paper. I took a look around Etsy for some cool [...]

Loving some of the ideas for decorating using old books posted on Re-Nest recently. The branch using the pages as leaves above is gorgeous, and the one about creating 3D art and ‘vases’ out of books could make a pretty easy, unique and cheap centerpiece. I’d feel a bit bad cutting up books, but if [...]

Chandeliers are awesome. I would consider hanging chandeliers as decoration, if I wasn’t terrified they would fall on guests. Not really something I want my wedding to be remembered for. Anyway, I was thinking that while a real chandelier could pose a bit of a threat (not to mention cost), a paper cutout would be [...]

I seem to be really noticing flowers that I generally associate with bright colours in white lately. It somehow makes them feel more elegant and dramatic than their more colourful counterparts or more traditionally white flowers. I think with these it’s the stark contrast between the white petals and black centers. I still have NO [...]

As mentioned earlier, The Boy and I travelled back to Perth and on to Margaret River this past weekend for our friends’ wedding. It was a bit of a trek for us from Canberra, but who can resist a trip down south with a bunch of great friends for a fabulous wedding? It’s interesting going [...]

I seem to be saving a lot of tutorials for things to make lately, just thought I’d share a few here! Fabric flowers So so pretty! I’m not a huge fan of fake flowers that try to look real, but fabric flowers like these ain’t pretending and look all the more gorgeous for it. Looks [...]

I’m really in love with this wedding! The whites, the wood textures, the potted plant decorations, the loungey couches… it’s really making me rethink whether I want to do the traditional sit-down meal in a typical venue type wedding. With all the furniture hire I doubt this kind of setup would be any less expensive [...]