Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Picture of the Day – Love In Focus

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Bride and groom jumping in the air - Picture by Love In Focus

Image © Love In Focus

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A Rustic Themed Wedding at the Titanic Hotel Liverpool

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I have such a lovely wedding for you today. Emma and Chris had a beautiful, traditional church wedding ceremony with their family and friends and then chose the fabulous Titanic Hotel in Liverpool for their wedding reception and party – and wow, what a celebration it was!

The Titanic Hotel is such an impressive venue with a wealth of history and charm. Emma and Chris arrived at the venue in a fabulous vintage car, whilst their guests travelled in a vintage bus; the perfect start to the celebrations.

Bride and groom kissing at Liverpool Dock

I love the wedding styling details that adorned the hotel – rustic yet still in keeping with the beautiful hotel decor. Each table had a tall floral display of either a beautiful floral mix or a pretty blossom tree with hanging glass baubles with candles, and the ceiling shone with suspended paper lanterns and festoon lighting. To add to the rustic styling, the chairs had pretty hessian sashes tied into bows.

I adore the traditional four tier wedding cake with the hessian detail, set upon an oak slice, giving the cake a rustic twist, and what better place to display the wedding cake than on an old rum barrel?

Emma looked a million dollars in her stunning beaded Madeline Gardner wedding dress with a pair of sparkly Jimmy Choos, and Chris looked pretty dapper too in his cool blue suit and check waistcoat.

With the backdrop of the hotel and Stanley Dock, photographer David Walters Photography took some truly amazing pictures…

Bride having make-up done

Bridesmaid dresses hanging on back of door

Detail on wedding dress

Wedding dress hanging Jimmy Choo bridal shoes

Flower girl dresses

Father of bride getting his jacket

Mother of the bride

Vicar waiting for bride outside church

Flower girls with flower crowns

Flower girl's ring of flowers

Rustic Theme

“Our wedding exceeded all our expectations – we couldn’t have wished for a better day. We loved the idea of a rustic theme, but wanted it to also be in keeping with our wedding venue, the Titanic Hotel Liverpool.

Bridesmaid bouquet

Wrist corsage

Bridesmaids and flower girls on steps of church

Father walking bride to church

Bride's bouquet

Wedding congregation inside St Luke's Church Crosby

Church organist

Father walking bride down the aisle

Bride and groom smiling at each other at the altar

Bride smiling during wedding ceremony

Vicar conducting wedding service

Bride and groom leaving church

Wedding guests throwing confetti over bride and groom

Vintage wedding car

Front of wedding bus

Wedding bus

Vintage wedding car

Waitresses holding trays of drinks

Bride and groom arriving at reception at Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Bride, bridesmaids and flower girls on stairs inside Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Groomsmen on stairs inside Titanic Hotel Liverpool

“We used hessian and kraft card for all our stationery, and carried this through to our room décor. Red Events Creative dressed the room with chair covers and hessian sashes, festoon lighting and paper lanterns, and Joseph Massie Flowers created our beautiful table centres.

Rustic wedding table plan

Rustic wedding styling in reception room at Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Hessian chair sash

Top table sign

Wedding table flowers

Bride place card

Wedding favour box

Tree with hanging tea lights on wedding table

Wedding table flowers

Wedding table styling

Tea light in bauble hanging from tree

Wedding photo booth props

Wedding sweet table

Wedding cake on rum barrel

White flowers on top of wedding cake

Wedding card table

Jenga wedding guest book

Jenga pieces with wedding guests' messages written on

“As family is so important for us we didn’t want to leave anybody out. We wanted to make sure we had things to entertain the children so made activity boxes in place of favours and put together a homemade sweet buffet, and the adult favours were chocolate and lemon macarons.”

Wedding guest blowing bubbles

Child colouring in wedding activity book

Groom speech

Bride looking up at groom as he gives speech

Best man speech

Groom with hand over his eyes as he listens to best man speech

Surprise singing waiter at wedding

Wedding guests with arms in the air

Wedding guests dancing

Wedding guests waving napkins over their heads

Photo Booth

“It was great that we could make use of the venue’s rum barrels. We used one to display our cake on, and one formed part of our homemade photo booth, along with props and fairy lights to hang the pictures on. My auntie made our cake as a gift, and we decorated it to match our stationery and room styling.

Wedding photo booth sign

Child wearing photo booth props

Children with photo booth props jumping off of stage

Photo booth pictures pegged to fairy lights

Photo booth pictures

Bride and groom facing each other at the Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Bride and groom walking down corridor of the Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Bride and groom standing in front of window inside the Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Bride and groom in corridor of the Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Bride and groom standing in front of window inside the Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Bride and groom about to kiss

Bride and groom in Liverpool Docks

Groom carrying bride's shoes and bouquet

Wedding hog roast

Napkins for wedding hog roast

Bride and groom cutting wedding cake

Wedding guests taking pictures

“Entertainment was extremely important to us. We booked singing waiters, which was a bit of a gamble as we weren’t sure how our guests would react, but everyone loved them. Chris’s friend and his band, Rodimus, provided the evening entertainment, and we also used Wedding Jam to DJ in between sets. We really wanted the band to play our first dance and have something to get the party started, so we picked ‘You and Me Song’ by The Wannadies. It starts slow and then builds up, and the wording was just right for us.”

Wedding first dance

Bride and groom dancing

Wedding band guitarist singing

Wedding guests dancing

Wedding guests with arms in the air

Photography: David Walters Photography

Ceremony Venue: St Luke’s Church, Crosby, Liverpool

Reception Venue and Catering: Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Wedding Dress: Madeline Gardner New York

Bride’s Shoes: Jimmy Choo

Groomsmen’s Suits: Whitfield and Ward

Bridesmaid Dresses: Ghost

Flower Girl Dresses: Dressed To Be Blessed

Flowers: Joseph Massie Flowers

Cake: Bride’s Auntie

Stationery: Homemade

Reception Styling: Red Events Creative

Band: Rodimus

DJ: Wedding Jam

Transport: Heritage Motors Liverpool

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Monday, September 25, 2017

Picture of the Day – Dawn Photography

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Bride and groom in front of a lake with snow covered mountains in background - Picture by Dawn Photography

Image © Dawn Photography

Website: dawnphotography.com.au

Blog: dawnphotography.com.au/blog

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PapaKåta Autumn Wedding Inspiration Weekend 2017

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PapaKåta are the folks who specialise in hiring giant teepees and sperry tents, giving you the perfect space to create your own magical wedding. Pop along to the PapaKåta Autumn Wedding Inspiration Weekend on 14th – 15th October 2017 to enjoy a ‘festival like’ wedding event and see for yourself how amazing their teepees and tents are.

PapaKåta is using autumn inspiration to create breathless tablescapes and glamorous styling decor ideas. The open weekend is the perfect place to see the beautiful tents in all their glory and gain inspiration you for your own wedding or event.

PapaKåta Autumn Wedding Inspiration Weekend

The idyllic setting and natural surroundings of Escrick Park will once again be home to the Sperry Tent and Teepees for the autumn open weekend. It’s a stunning wedding venue just a stone’s throw from York City centre.

Suppliers and Highlights

During this event there will also be lots of wonderful suppliers to help you with every stage of your wedding planning. Michelle Kelly of Pocketful of Dreams is in charge of the design and styling, with floral inspiration courtesy of Lucy MacNicoll Floral Design and teepee florals by Hart Company.

The weekend will have a festival feel, with entertainment by Acoustic Artist Steven Heath, DJs Boon and Upside Your Mind, as well as Booth Revolution there to capture your reactions on the day.

Wedding Cake at PapaKata Open Weekend

The Hog and Apple Company and Speakeasy Libations will provide delicious food and drink inspiration, including colour changing cocktails and the finest charcuterie.

A full complement of PapaKåta staff will also be on hand to answer your every question and to talk through the details of your wedding or event.

Appointments are highly recommended, and available on both Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October, between 11am and 3pm. To book and receive your pink Papa Planner, please call PapaKåta on 01904 702100 or email tellmemore@papakata.co.uk.

PapaKåta Autumn Wedding Inspiration Weekend, Escrick Park, Escrick, York, North Yorkshire, YO19 6EA

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Friday, September 22, 2017

A Relaxed Urban Warehouse Wedding in Melbourne

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Oh I do love a wedding with a relaxed, party vibe; throw in a warehouse venue and I am very happy! The urban warehouse space, Gather and Tailor in Melbourne, provided the perfect backdrop for Brent and Georgia’s wedding, and gave them a fabulous blank canvas to style as they wished… and style it they did!

The couple had an incredible neon pink ‘Til Death’ sign made, which they framed with an amazing floral installation, to create a great backdrop for the ceremony. During the after-wedding party, guests enjoyed espresso Martinis, doughnuts, delicious sharing platters of food, and lots of booze!

I really love Georgia’s style. She didn’t want a traditional wedding dress so chose a beautiful dress by Ellery, finishing her bridal look with “killer heels and some big, kick-ass earrings”!

Photographer Sayher Heffernan was behind the lens to capture this very cool urban warehouse wedding, and I am delighted to share Brent and Georgia’s big day…

Bride with big smile looking at groom

Hilarious, Surreal and Perfect

“We met very late in the night, or should I say, early hours of the morning, at Pony, a bar in the city. It sounds cliché I know, but we just kind of ‘worked’ straight away and wanted to see each other all the time. Nine years later we decided to get married, so I guess we were both pretty sure we had found the right one by then!

“Even after nine years together and lots of chats about maybe getting married, I was completely surprised and had no idea it was happening! Brent had the proposal all planned to happen by the ocean (my favourite place to be), on the Mornington Peninsula where my parents live.

“However, in true ‘Georgia style’ I kept getting side-tracked while Brent seemed desperate to get me down to the beach! Little did I know, I was completely ruining his plan. In the end, he gave up and the nerves took over. While I set the table in the backyard for a big family lunch, he secretly placed my ring on an old tree stump in Mum and Dad’s backyard and proposed right there. It was hilarious, surreal and perfect all at the same time.”

Bridal preparations

Bride smiling before wedding

Heart tattoo on woman's arm

Taking picture of bridal prep on phone

Woman having make-up done before wedding

Wedding dress hanging from tree branch

Relaxed, Party Vibe

“We didn’t really have a wedding theme, but we both had a clear vision of how we wanted the day to feel. A traditional, formal wedding wasn’t for us. More than anything we wanted a relaxed, party vibe with amazing food, booze and tunes, and to share that love with all our nearest and dearest. We wanted our day to reflect ‘us’ completely – a little wild and edgy and definitely not bound by tradition!

“Brent and I both agreed from the beginning that we wanted our wedding day to all happen in the one place. It was important for us that once people arrived at our venue they got to settle in and didn’t have to worry about moving around or filling in time between the ceremony and reception.”

Til death illuminated sign on wall under foliage

Wedding flowers and foliage on pillar

Long wedding tables in Gather and Tailor

Large drinks menu list on wall

The Perfect Space

“Gather and Tailor is an urban warehouse wedding venue framed with huge prickly cacti out the front and surrounded with a backdrop of shipping containers. It was the perfect space for us, hidden away amongst factories and down a gravel driveway. Most of our guests thought they had taken a wrong turn as they tried to find the venue!

“The minute we walked into Gather and Tailor we knew it was the one. We just loved the space and the chance to add our own touches to make it completely our own.

“We first heard Nick’s (our guitarist) music last year in Byron Bay (a beautiful coastal town in northern New South Wales) while we were on holiday. He was busking and we loved his music straight away. When we started wedding planning we decided we would love him to play during the ceremony.

Acoustic guitarist playing in wedding ceremony room at Gather and Tailor

Gather and Tailor warehouse wedding venue

Groom welcoming guests to wedding

Pageboy

Happy bride carrying large bouquet

Groom waiting for bride

Wedding party walking down aisle at Gather and Tailor wedding

Bride walking down the aisle

Father walking bride down the aisle

“Our celebrant, Megan helped us create a special, yet relaxing ceremony that was very us. She encouraged us to write our own vows, and we’re so glad that we did. We also chose not to hear what Megan had written for our ceremony until our wedding day, so we laughed along with our guests when we all heard it for the first time.”

Warehouse wedding ceremony at Gather and Tailor

Bride laughing during wedding ceremony

Wedding ceremony at Gather and Tailor

Bride and groom kiss

Groom signing marriage register

Bride signing marriage register

Killer Heels and Kick-Ass Earrings

“I always knew I didn’t want a ‘traditional’ wedding dress. I actually feel in love with my dress before I was even engaged, after seeing a picture of it online. Following Brent’s proposal it was the first thing I tried on, and it was really the only contender. It was completely ‘me’ and I felt comfortable and super special in it! Above all else, it was so important that I felt like ‘me’ and had a pair of killer heels and some big, kick-ass earrings!

“My dress was by Ellery, an Australian designer, my shoes Francesco Russo, and I wore the most amazing earrings by an LA designer, Annie Costello-Brown.

Bride and groom leaving warehouse wedding ceremony

Bride hugging lady after wedding

View out of Gather and Tailor doors

Wedding buffet food

Acoustic guitarist performing at wedding

Wedding guests talking

Wedding guests outside Gather and Tailor

Bridesmaid and partner

“I gave my girls and ‘bridesman’ complete control over what they would wear. My only request was that the colour palette wasn’t too dark, and all us girlies wore gold heels! I just wanted them to wear something they loved and not something I’d made them wear!

“Brent had a clear idea on his ‘look’ and colour. He wanted to look special but not too formal, hence why he decided on no ties for himself and the boys, which suited the ‘feel’ of our day perfectly.”

Bride with bridesmaids

Bridal bouquets

Bridal party outside Gather and Tailor warehouse

Bride and groom standing against pink and white wall

Bride and groom outside Gather and Tailor urban warehouse wedding venue

Bride and groom posing for pictures

Pageboy adjusting bow tie

Bride laughing

Bride's curly hairstyle

Warehouse Wedding Styling

“We did all the styling, and were lucky to have my cousin, who is a sign-writer, help us bring most of our ideas to life. We had an amazing neon sign with ‘Til Death’ in pink lettering, coasters for the table with skull imagery that featured on our invitations, and a huge drinks menu banner.

“The gorgeous Petra and her team at Pomp and Splendour did the most phenomenal job. She was amazing to deal and completely understood my ‘vision’ from our first meeting. Pomp and Splendour played a huge part in styling the warehouse space. We had an amazing floral installation framing our neon sign, as well as bursts of flowers throughout the space, including a floral arbour and other arrangements.

Wedding speech

Bride smiling as she listens to wedding speech

Bridesmaid reading speech on phone

Father of the bride speech

Bowl of vegetables for wedding breakfast

Salad with poached egg for wedding breakfast

“We ditched the idea of a seating plan, which most people were really concerned about! It worked out exactly as we hoped though, with everyone just grabbing a seat wherever they felt like it. Everyone mingled and got to know each other whilst sharing the most delicious shared platters of food which lined the middle of our long, tables, along with, of course, lots of good booze!

“We had ‘Mr. B’ set up an amazing cart outside at our wedding making espresso Martinis, coffees and doughnuts for dessert. Dave and his team were amazing – they were the talk of our wedding and everyone loved what they did. The boys had a line of guests waiting for their amazing Martinis the whole time they were set up!

Fish dish for wedding breakfast

Coffee cart at wedding

Groom wedding speech in warehouse

Bride laughing giving speech

Bride and groom kissing after speech

Gather and Tailor sign

Plants outside Gather and Tailor

Wedding guests outside Gather and Tailor at night

Silhouette of bride talking to wedding guests

Foliage and flowers on post

“We were lucky enough to have a friend of ours to DJ later in the night. We had complete trust in him and our only request was ‘serious party tunes’ to get everyone dancing. He also surprised us with a smoke machine which really set the scene!”

Wedding DJ talking to guest

Bride and wedding guest taking selfie

Doughnuts

Pageboy with Minnie Mouse ears on

Record on DJ's turntable

Let Them Do Their Thing

“Our main advice to others is to do your research and choose vendors that ‘get you’ and ‘your vision’. It can be so hard to let go of all the little details, but you have chosen your florist, celebrant, venue etc. for a reason, so trust them and what they do. It’s hard, but as the day gets closer you have to let go a bit and let them do their thing.

Ultimately, don’t be bound by tradition. Create the day you want and soak up every single second of it! It was the best day of our lives and so special!”

Lady dancing at wedding

Bride dancing enthusiastically

Man dancing at wedding

Wedding guests outside Gather and Tailor at night

Til Death sign lit up in dark room

Photography: Sayher Heffernan

Venue: Gather and Tailor, Melbourne, Australia

Celebrant: Megan Thompson

Wedding Dress: Ellery

Bride’s Shoes: Francesco Russo

Bride’s Earrings: Annie Costello-Brown

Grooms Shoes: 124 Shoes

Suits: Travellers Apparel

Bridesmaid Dresses: Paper London

Flowers: Pomp and Splendour

Catering: Pot and Pan

Coffee Cart: Mr. B Coffee

Acoustic Guitarist: Nick Cunningham

Styling Details and Finishing Touches: Neon Sign, Coasters, Drinks Menu Banner by Alpha Lewis Signs

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