If you ever dreamt that your wedding day would be catered by a fast food giant, be alcohol free and include a stack of apple pies for a wedding cake, then McDonalds has got big news for you!
Next year, the budget concious in Hong Kong can choose to have their wedding reception held at McDonalds.
More info and pictures over at CNN.
WHEN: 30 & 31 October 2010
WHERE: Ridley Centre, Adelaide Showgrounds
TIME: 10am – 5pm
It’s the most special event you will ever plan, so be inspired by the best! With so many options available to the modern bride, organising a wedding can be time consuming and confusing.
The Bridal Ideas Expo takes the headache out of planning and offers a fun and informative environment to explore the latest in bridal services, locate the ideal local suppliers that suit your needs and get some fabulous ideas for your big day.
An exciting and time saving way to plan your wedding, while being inspired by bridal ideas and trends you never knew existed!
The main competition of the show is the Ultimate Wedding Package – make sure you enter to win your dream day paid for!
One of the highlights at the expo will be the Spring Bridal Ideas Fashion Parades.
Be syre to catch one – 11:30, 1:30 & 3:30 on both days.
At Spring Bridal Ideas there’s everything from invitation suppliers, dance instructors and florists to venues, shoes and gift registry!
For more information visit www.eee.net.au
Oh, and you get get a couple of dollars off the entry fee with this Special Entry Discount Offer.
This gives you many options when choosing your reception venue and provides you with lots of inspiration for the theme of your wedding depending on the location you choose.
For wine lovers nothing could be more perfect than holding your wedding day at a winery in McLaren Vale, the Barossa Valley, Clare Valley or the Adelaide Hills. A winery is a romantic setting for an elegant wedding with fantastic function facilities and plenty of great wines.
Wineries are usually located in areas where there is plenty of space and natural ambience. Wineries, such as Glen Ewin Estate in the Adelaide Hills, also provide a spectacular setting for your wedding photos. You could even arrange a bottle of wine for guests as your bomboniere!
Akimbo is great at producing unique designs that carry a theme through from invitations to table cards and thankyou notes. Some great little bomboniere too!
Our favourite was the Old School range that the designer, Alicia Parsons originally designed for her engagement party.
Micaela’s Polka Dot Wedding Dress
Pat and George Georgiou, designer and owners of Alexis George are proud parents to induct the first photos of their daughter Micaela for our Real Brides Album on our website. Can one imagine the difficulty of a designer having to design the perfect wedding dress for their daughter? Micaela is such a beautiful individual and she came back home with so many tattoos after falling in love with Dan, a tattooist from the famous LONDON INK. So it didn’t feel right for her to have a traditional wedding dress.
Micaela soon fell in love with a polka dot fabric she found online. Pat eventually warmed to the idea, and collectively we searched high and low for the ideal polka dot, until there was only one option… to handpaint the perfect-sized polka dots on dupion pale pink silk in their workshop (at the back of their store).
Pat and George were relieved when Micaela succumbed to adding Pat’s beloved frothy tulle (a tiny truly ‘bridal’ touch) in the train. It was a mad rush until the last to get everything ready for the first wedding in the family. Micaela later changed her wedding dress to a fun, light yellow polka dot cocktail dress during the festivities.
If you love Micaela’s wedding dress style, Alexis George have the ivory version available in store or you take a look at some of their other great gowns here or their new website.
There are so many different songs that may or may not work. You’ve been through your collection of music and still can’t decide what song suits both you and your partner? We’ve put together a little list that may help you out…
Let us know of any others that you think should be on this list and we’ll add them to our next list.
We’ve had a few people ask us lately about different Wedding Entrances and we had a bit of a look around stumbled across this Youtube video which is very funny. Im guessing it’s probably going to take a bit of practice but definitely worth the result.
Since we put this out we’ve had a few other suggestions that were pretty funny such as this “Wonka’s Grand Entrance” that the groom would probably be better of tackling, but it would be sure to get a laugh that’s for sure.
Here is what they have to say about the day…
Take the opportunity to view the magnificent Glen Ewin Estate and meet top wedding professionals in one location. Come and chat with the people who know the business inside out, showcasing their services and products.
Image by Alexis George Bridal
Before you try dresses on, browse through bridal magazines and websites and keep pictures of all the dresses you like. Take these along with you when trying on dresses to give shop assistants an idea of what you are looking for.
When you start dress shopping try on lots and lots as you will not know how a dress will look until you see it on you. The dress you love in photos may not flatter you and a dress that looks like nothing you’d ever wear could turn out to be amazing.
So…you’ve got the man of your dreams and the ring on your finger – now where on Earth do you start with planning your big day?
This makes it so much easier when trying to book everything from your reception venue to your makeup artist. However, if the most important thing to you is making sure that your photographer is available, then find out what is going to suit them first. If you’re not fussy about a date, then pick a season – spring, summer, autumn or winter. But remember spring and autumn are very popular so you have to get in quick!
This is important for establishing your priorities and how much money you have to play with. It is also a good idea to find out from the beginning how much your parents and your fiancé’s parents are going to chip in. If you know from the start then you can work out how much you need out of your own pocket to create your dream wedding. A typical wedding budget is approximately 42% for the Reception with the other 58% spread amongst the dress, suits, flowers, rings, photography, videography, hair and makeup, music, transport, cake and bomboniere. You need to work out which things are most important to you and allocate your budget accordingly. Set up a spreadsheet to keep track of all of your expenses – how much you’ve paid and how much you owe.
This can often be the hardest part, especially when your parents want to invite all of their friends (some of whom you don’t even know). Start by sitting down with your fiancé and writing a list of all the people that definitely have to be there – your close friends and family. This is called the ‘A List’. Then, on the ‘B List’, write a list of people that Read the rest of this entry »
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