facebooking weddings!

This is so funny! 

I don't think i will be jumping on facebook the minute I say I do, as I will be having way to much fun for that.

BUT it brings up an interesting point about your guests racing to upload pics before you have even said "i do", kissed each other and walked down the isle together.

While I hate for the surprise to be ruined via facebook when the professional photos look so much better than ones off phones taken way up the back of the ceremony... I am totally guilty of loving when someone uploads a pic of the bride and groom from whatever wedding I wasnt invited to!

The way I see it, at least your friend or family member who is uploading is just excited and wants to spread the love and celebration of seeing their fave people tie the knot.

Stay Snazzy,

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Coloured Wedding Dresses

I am the queen of colour. I live for colour.  So when it comes to a wedding dress I have thought about the possibility of having a coloured wedding dress. 

(for about 5 seconds).

I do like the idea of  heavy colour accents in the accessories with a ivory gown but for fun and seeing as i am so into colour I thought why not do a bit of research and see what options there are out there.

To my surprise, colour is very in at the moment. 

Muted tones and pastel colours are a great option when deciding on a coloured wedding dress. It just works better, you want to look elegant, beautiful and sophisticated on your wedding day so having an offensively bright dress can detract from actual wedding a little and create more of a shock factor. (think gypsy wedding, this one happens to have put her bridesmaids in the offensive dresses, I know mine would die if i made them wear these!!  he he )  

 -Gypsy wedding-

If you are into shock and over the top-ness then go for it girl!  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that but for me, while I inject colour into nearly every aspect of my life (and I mean bright colour….see my website kirstohh.com if you are not yet familiar with my style), I think a soft version of colour would work best if i was to do it.

I really like the idea of using an evening gown as an option  for a wediding dress- your wedding dress doesn't even have to be technically made to be a wedding dress.  Any haute couture gown will work perfectly!

The location we have chose wouldn’t really work with a big beacon of a dress anyway so softer colours and metallics are what I prefer If I was to go down the coloured route.

At the end of the day the bride can do whatever the heck she wants – its her wedding dress and her wedding day.  I love how you are the only one who can decide, its really lovely to have a day where it is all about you and all up to you.  I am definitely enjoying that aspect of it, especially as we all live such busy lives and I am often catering to others. To take the time out to write these blogs and research on the internet and magazines has become my special time. I LOVE IT!  Those of you engaged or already married will understand this, those who are yet to be trust me it is so fun and exciting and definitely something to look forward to.  You can do whatever you want, however simple or extravagant as you like.  This is your one and only day so make it count!

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Kirst

 

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Kate Waterhouse and Luke Ricketson wedding in Sicily

Gorgeous Kate Waterhouse got married yesterday! 

She wore a lovely chiffon and silk gown with her hair up and had a beautiful simple bouquet of what looks like white lilys.  The long stems wrapped in ribbon are so pretty.

Kate and her now husband Luke Ricketson tied the knot in Taormina, Sicily just shy of a year since they got engaged in the same area last July.

Mum and Dad, Rob and Gai and a small group of family and friends helped the happy couple celebrate their big day.

Kate is the daughter of Gai Waterhouse, fancy horse owner lady in Australia. 

I love how her husband wore blue, its such a nice change from black or dark grey and gave it an edgy look that really worked in the location in Sicily.  Surprisingly, I even like the whole outfit with the bow tie and pocket square. Luke totally pulled it off.

Maybe I can convince my fiance to choose a brighter colour for his suit....hmmmm doubt it!

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Vanessa Manillo and Nick Lachey's Dream Wedding!

Destination Wedding!

I stumbled across these videos on youtube, because they are in America I didn't know there was a Tv special about their wedding.  As I watched on I was pleasantly surprised to find out they decided to do a destination wedding! 

I cried through the whole thing (well just the wedding part) but it was cool to see the whole process from planning to trying on dresses and having a lingerie shower(woo hoo!)  to executing the wedding on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. (Sir Richard Brandson's private island).

 Photocredit: ivorywhiteboutique.com

There were lots of cool ideas like having a big wedding olympics in one of the days before the wedding on the isand, a way to get all their friends and family together and have a lot of fun running around on the beach. And some cute fun ways to hold the reception.  

Definitely one to watch, they are such an awesome couple! Do grab a box of tissues before you sit down though haha

Part One

 

 

Part 2

 

Part 3

 

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

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Chain bracelet - The Toussaints

Chain and thread - a unique take on the friendship bracelet

I got mail! This awesome bracelet arrived yesterday, a clever way of modernising the friendship bracelet with the combination of hard and soft: chain and thread.

See video below:

A friend of mine Alana runs the blog http://thetoussaints.com where she posts about all things creative.  After a trip to Thailand a short while ago where she saw loads of friendship bracelets for sale at the markets and around the place she decided to have a go at making her own. (see her blog post about it here: http://www.thetoussaints.com/2012/06/chain.html)

I love how she has introduced the gold chain into its design, it gives it a point of interest and all of a sudden the traditional friendship bracelet is edgy and fashionable!

I requested a CMYK coloured one but you can get pretty much any colourways made and she has made some realy beautiful ones.  I would love to get her to make me a long chain necklace with bright turquoise interlaced through it for my wedding so hopefully we can make that happen over the next year!  

In terms of weddings, these would be a fab idea as gifts for your friends or bridesmaids.  They are only NZD$19.95 and all handmade by Lana.  

If you have any queries send her an email at alana@thetoussaints.com

 

 

Loving my new bracelet - Thanks so much Alana!!

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Vintage Kirst and Zaneo

2007

Found these old pics of us...waaaaaay back in 2007!  

We look so young!

I cant believe we will hit 10 years in August. Aren't we awesome.

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My fiance is all kinds of amazing

The fiance and I last night out at an art event I  worked on.  He wasn't feeling well at all but hes such a trooper and came out with my brother to support me!

 

At Threadless, T World, aMBUSH and Vivid present: Make Great Together

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Feature Colour: Turquoise Mood Board

One of my favourite colours

Since forever ago I have always been drawn to turquoise and it has become one of my favourite if not THE favourite colour of mine. 

In my art practise you will notice that I always seem to sneak in a bit of turquoise or electric blue or green and love how bright it is (especially when paired with neon pink - snazzy colour combo right there). 

My mumsie has always been into beautiful bright colours and I think that must be where I get it from, so I thought why not do a colour feature blog post and create a sort of mood board for this delicious colour.

I am not sure what my colours will be exactly yet and I still have a lot of time to decide for the big day but these mood boards always help inspire me and its a great idea to create them to get a feel of the colour and see how it looks in different scenarios and situations.

Enjoy! 

 

 

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Hilarious Wedding Cake Cutting Pics

this couple make me giggle... then want to replicate their cake moves at my own wedding.

 

 Source: http://gebhart.tumblr.com/post/22239363101/f-this-cake-amiright)

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Wedding Dress Inspiration II

Low or Open Back

Since getting engaged late last year I have been thinking of wedding dresses and dreaming of different ideas and ways to have a dress made (or bought if i find the right one!).  I am not interested in spending an outrageous amount of money on a dress I can only ever wear one day of my life but that doesn't mean it can't look like it is worth a million dollars!

I always think outside the square, and i'm not one to copy fashion trends and wear what everyone else is wearing. I certainly wear what I want when I want so it will be no exception when I choose my wedding dress.

A 'look' I quite like at the moment is the low or open back.  I have a small frame so am lucky that I can get away with it and because I have a small bust, I figure why not show off my back.  It is a sexy way of showing some skin and by keeping the front really classy and demure, a low back can look very elegant.

As my fiance and I are planning a warm beach wedding, this could be a good way to have a gorgeous elegant dress but have that slightly beachy informal feel by showing a bit of skin at the same time!  And a nice bronzed back would look amazing in a low back white,ivory or cream coloured gown. 

That's not to say that I won't turn up in a multi-coloured dress ha!  I do love my colour!

Here are some pics I have collected over the last few months.  I am very excited for the day I go dress shopping with my special people.

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Mark Zuckerburgs Wedding - laser cut gown

Pricilla Chans lazer cut lace Wedding Gown  

A week or so ago, Pricilla Chan married facebook creator Mark Zuckerburg.  Admittedly I had never heard of Pricilla or knew that Mark Zuckerburg even had a fiance!

*** somehow the rest of this post has been deleted so here is my condensed version***

I had only seen the photo of the two of them together on their wedding day and while i thought Pricilla looked lovely I wasnt in love with her dress.

THAT WAS UNTIL.....
I went to the designers website and saw how amazing the back of it was. (pics below). 
The lace detail is quite large, bigger than what I would go for as I really like the delicate small lace look but the laser cut lace detail on Pricilla's dress is phenomenal!  

I love how it is still delicate and with the laser cut detail you get hints of skin and it adds a bit of drama and sexiness.

The look really cute and happy together!

To see my blog on Low and Open Back dresses click here

xoxo Kirst 

Tie the Knot - Top Shop Wedding Collection

First Look! Richard Nicoll does Wedding Line for Top Shop!

Tie the Knot is the new bridal line exclusive to Top Shop. Aussie designer Richard Nicoll is to launch the line to Top Shop shoppers and brides to be as an affordable option for wedding attire.  The styles were designed to appeal to the fashion/style conscious bride. 

I like how the designs are versatile, you could dress your bridesmaids in say one of the tunic dresses for your wedding day, then your bridesmaid can wear it again to a cocktail party or on a night out with the girls at a later date!  There is nothing worse than only being able to wear a stunning dress for one day and then never having a fancy enough occasion again to be able to wear it.

Richard Nicoll for Top Shop

With the prices from approx $155 - $615 the modern range features short Tshirt style tunic dresses to long fitted bodice gowns.  

Nicoll's 'fuss free' and effortlessly sexy signature style comes across in each piece and while  not every style is exactly to my taste the pieces are very beautiful and i really like the simple and delicate lace detail.

*special mention to my gorgeous bridesmaid Tess for filling me in about this! 

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Wedding Dress Inspiration 1

Illusion Neck-line

A gorgeous way to add a bit of drama to your wedding dress while keeping it soft and pretty around your face.  Best suited with an up do to get the full effect.

I really like the idea of using a soft mesh to add beading or shimmering crystals to give you that glittery iced in diamonds look without it being tacky.

All of these pictures are from thelane.com, an amazing Australian website and blog featuring everything from real weddings to fashion tips and ideas straight of the runway.

I cant wait to be able to try on dresses and figure out what is going to look the best on my body for my special day.

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Kate Moss Wedding Dress

Ivory and Metallic

Simply Gorgeous!

 

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Unique Wedding Favour Ideas

DIY Fortune Cookies!

 

  (Source: www.oncewed.com/diy)

Homemade bread and Jam!

(Souce: www.greenweddingshoes.com - I think!?)

Handmade badges!

 

(Souce: www.greenweddingshoes.com)

Personalised chocolates! 

 (Source: www.greenweddingshoes.com)

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Thursday photo find!

 this was so cute I had to share it.  Source: http://www.nataliespencerphotography.com/

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Braid Ideas

Gorgeous loose braid

Perfect for a beach or vintage garden wedding that has a less formal relaxed feel.  The wispy loose braid is perfect for those girls like me who love their hair out but want to add a touch of fun and make their already long lovely hair a little interesting.

Add wavy scrunchy curls to the ends of your hair to exaggerate the boho chic look.

The aim is to make your hair look like you haven't spent much time on it at all, you want it to look effortless and natural so keep it textured but really soft.

 

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Name Card Idea

bRainbow type writer

bRainbow are an amazing Australian company run by graphic designer / senior art director, Orrr and collaborator Akiko.

Their wares are mostly laser cut in wood and hand assembled and are so detailed that they ooooze a beautiful vintage feel.

I have bought one of their necklaces (pixelated heart) and it was not only very affordable and made really well,it was loved by the special person I gave it to (my bridesmaid and best friend Ellie).

They are constantly bringing out new designs, each more intricate than the next and I spotted this type writer.

While it is a brooch, I thought it could be a great idea for a name card at a wedding.  It could double as a special gift each guest could take home.  Not necessarily made to be a brooch but they could have a magnet on the back or have a chain or key ring attachment so each guest has a unique present they can take away with them and always remember your special day by. 

I really like the idea of giving back to your guests but as you will come to learn i do not like going by the book or being typical. I love to think of ideas outside the box that are special and unique to the occasion. 

To see all of the awesome bRainbow things:

http://www.brainbow.com.au

xx kirst

 

Wedding Vlog 1 - Introduction and Wedding Expo

Watch my 'Wedding Vlog 1' video here

 Following my first vlog I thought I should re cap on my blog and share some pictures of the things I touched on in the video.

I really enjoyed going to the Wedding Expo a few weeks ago, it was the first time I really felt like I was actually getting married and that I am going to be a BRIDE!!

 It was so much fun and I really did love every minute with my wonderful best friend and soon to be bridesmaid Ellie.  The expo was in a big expo hall which had I guess about 150-200 small stalls where companies had the chance to advertise their products, venues or dresses etc.  So it was nice to be able to chat to the vendors about different options, see lots of different ways to do things like invitations and dresses or special things like lighting or entertainment options.  The extra fun bit was some gave you free magazines or samples of things and you didn't feel awkward about talking about different options because you didn't have to buy anything, it was all just so you could look and see.  Sometimes I feel like I don't want to talk about prices and weather or not its in my budget, i just want to look at all options.  A little bit is probably because I am just a nosey parker! he he!

 I just remembered I got given a free Madison Magazine too ( Australian publication) I really should find that and read it. 

For the SamiKata Tipi tents, their website is: http://www.samikata.com.au

For the 'viewmaster' wedding photos, Evoke Photography's website is: http://www.evokephotography.com.au

For Suzie Q and Toby J Aerial Artists, http://.www.suzieq.com.au 

 

Thanks for reading

xx kirst ohh xx