The band segued our walk back down the aisle into the the ‘cocktail hour’ area, where we did quick family photos and ran around trying to talk to every guest. I don’t think I’ve ever hugged so many people in one day before, and I found myself saying “thankyou!” as soon as someone greeted me, [...]

We now have a ceremony location! Yep, it’s going to be at the same place as our reception. There are a few reasons for this: It makes everything eleventy billion times easier logistically – it means we have one less set of people to deal with, don’t have to hire chairs, don’t have to travel [...]

One of the things I really wanted to sort out whilst we were in Perth was the ceremony venue. We did manage to scout around a few places, but so far nothing is coming up as the perfect solution. At first I really wanted something in the shade of some trees, but when chatting with [...]

Went to see our reception venue for the first time ever yesterday! I have to admit there are parts that I’m not in love with (such as the not-so-pretty buildings around the atrium area), but in total I’m really happy with our choice. The building is beautiful; the atrium very airy and filled with light; [...]

My fabulous Chick of Honour (who shall henceforth be referred to as Miss T) and another good friend did some venue recon for me over the weekend, and today I got to see the videos and photos they took! The venue in question is The Forrest Centre Reception Centre, which looks pretty good from the [...]

Surely, somewhere in Perth city there must be a building that will let me use their rooftop for a ‘first look’ like this. Right? I love first looks, I think it’s nice to have a private moment to see each other and feel prepared for making the next big step together. Practical too, in that [...]

I’m so in love with this wedding at Moore & Moore, shot by Samm Blake. Art! Eclectic vintage furniture! Food that is basically art! Lanterns! Fremantle! Rustic goodness! It’s everything I want my wedding to be, and a few things I didn’t realise I wanted it to be. Unfortunately it looks like it wasn’t meant [...]

Okay, so I’ve been assured that the guest list situation has been exaggerated, and am at peace with possibly having a slightly-on-the-largeish side wedding. Back to ideas. After watching ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ on DVD and at an amateur theatre last weekend with The Boy, I was inspired to consider a wedding that doesn’t fear [...]

Since I use a bunch of Google tools for everyday use, it made sense to use Google Maps for my wedding planning – mostly for figuring out how far away from each other venues are. I’m now also finding it extremely useful for taking a quick look at places from Street View, to get a [...]

While we were in Perth (for just a few hours in between Margaret River flying back out again!), The Boy and I checked out my latest favourite venues, Darlington Estate and the Boatshed Restaurant. Both are, in my opinion, a cut above the other venues we’d been considering, even though they still have their pros [...]