Thursday Treats: Home Alone

Kat

December 11, 2014

It's been on a two week hiatus as I've been travelling so much over the past couple of weeks, but Thursday Treats is BACK with full force! I got home early on Tuesday morning. My flight (Auckland-Sydney-Dubai-London - OUCH!) landed in Heathrow at 6am and I literally RAN to customs to be first in line to get through. It's not that I just hate queuing, but because I had only a couple of hours until Gareth was hopping on a plane himself to go on a ski trip with my dad and sister! We had just over an hour together when I got home. I lay in our bed as he packed around me and we chatted about all the silly things married couples chat about. I missed him SO MUCH during my jaunt down under and having to say goodbye again was totally sucky, but I am so grateful that we did at least get to see each other.

Quirky Dinosaur Themed Wedding in South Africa: Keda & Wesley

Kat

Fiona Clair

December 11, 2014

When I'm presented with a wedding where the bride rocks lace mouse ears, carries a rainbow lollipop in place of a bouquet, and her bridesmaids wear adorable little antler headbands, it's going to be pretty much impossible for me to turn down featuring it. Have you ever seen so much cuteness all in one place?! The wedding took place at Rockhaven Farm in South Africa.

Cute and Casual Tooting Wedding: Ben & Helen

Kat

Foden

December 10, 2014

Ben and Helen had a casual wedding in Tooting. "We wanted to throw a wedding for our families as much as for us, to celebrate life and love and enjoy a special day together", Helen said. "It was important to us to celebrate all the years we’d already had together (and all the ups and downs, joy, growing up and hard work in that!) rather than acting as if the wedding was the start. So that was part of the message on our invitations, and we got the Registrar to frame the ceremony that way in her welcome – a celebration of 8 and a half happy years and the witnessing of our next step together."

Black & Pink, Converse and Music Themed Wedding: Ajay & Ejay

Kat

Quirky Creatives

December 10, 2014

Ajay and Ejay were married at The Mango Farm in Antipolo, The Philippines. They chose pink and black as their colour scheme, and their theme was a mix of Converse trainers (which they both love) and music! "We wanted to show our different personalities on our wedding day, so we started planning the wedding with just a black and pink theme", said the bride. "Ajay was a rocker before becoming a lawyer and he’s still the vocalist of a rock band, loves wearing black shirts, and listens to Metallica. I, on the other hand, am a girly-girl. I love Hello Kitty and anything pink!"

My Top Five Books To Help You Dominate With Your Online Business

Kat

December 9, 2014

I'm not a bookworm by any stretch of the imagination. You're much more likely to find me with my head in a laptop that the latest bestseller. So when it comes to recommending business books, believe me when I say these really are the best of the best. Most books (business or otherwise) lose my attention after the first few chapters, but these five paperbacks are all amazing. You should definitely check them out!

Skulls and Scotland Themed Wedding: Rosie & Colin

Kat

Mirrorbox

December 9, 2014

Rosie and Colin live in London but wanted to get married in Scotland, where Colin is from. They took inspiration from lots of places for the theme, but the three key elements were skulls, Scotland and vintage 1920s touches.

Epically Sparkly, Hyper Rainbow Back Garden Wedding: Zoe & David

Kat

Igor Demba

December 8, 2014

Hands up if you love a little bit of sparkle and a lot of rainbow? Then prepare to fall in love. Zoe and David's wedding has both coming out the wazoo! They were married in a church but had the reception in David's great aunt's garden.

Personlised Christmas Gifts for Girls

Kat

December 7, 2014

I don't mean to freak you out, but it's less than three week's until Christmas! Don't worry, I haven't started my shopping either..! To help you on your way, I thought it might be fun to spend the day browsing Etsy (my favourite!) and share with you some of the coolest, non-cheesy personalised gifts for your best babes. Let's hear it for the girls!

Alternative Shabby Chic Wedding in Brazil: Luana & Aruanã

Kat

Gustavo Marialva

December 6, 2014

Luana & Aruanã met at work and were engaged within three months! They were married at Recanto do Barão, in Brazil. "We were going for an alternative shabby chic wedding", said the bride. "We wanted to have a wedding that looked personal and had a lot of our lives and personality in it. We also wanted it to have a backyard feel."

DIY Wedding in a Cow Shed: Debbie & Angelo

Kat

Casey Avenue

December 5, 2014

Debbie and Angelo picked an unusual venue for their September wedding - a cow shed! In fact when they visited the farm before they booked it, there was actually cows living in it!

G’Day Mate!

Kat

December 4, 2014

My head is buzzing from everything that's been going on this past week. It's been FULL ON. I've been on the road with The Blogcademy, on the other side of the planet in fact, teaching classes in Sydney and Melbourne. Tomorrow we have to get up and 5am for our flight to Auckland to do it all again too! It's been kinda crazy but that hasn't stopped us squeezing in some beach time at Bondi and a free live broadcast from our hotel room!

A Boho, Hippie, Mexicali Garden Wedding: Kelli and Chris

Kat

Kiel Rucker

December 4, 2014

Kelli and Chris were married in the bride's father's backyard. They wanted their wedding to be super colourful, super laidback and themed around their love of Mexico. Mission accomplished! "I must admit, in the beginning I was all over the place with wedding ideas and styles", began Kelli. "I wanted rose gold and pewter... then a garden theme.... then shiny things... then burlap! I had looked at WAY too many Pinterest boards and was suffering from total wedding ADD. I knew I wanted to be true to myself and have a ton of fun, but never in my wildest dreams did it even come close to reality."

Low Budget 60s & 70s Inspired Wedding: Sam & Mike

Kat

Tandem Photo

December 3, 2014

Sam and Mike got married in Vegas. They eloped and only told their parents they were doing it. Their friends had no idea, in fact they thought they'd gone to Greece on holiday! The couple didn't have any professional pictures taken of their Vegas elopement (they just snapped a few on their phones). When they returned home, they decided that they did really want to celebrate with their families too. So they decided to have a party in Manchester, with Tandem Photo there to capture the magic.

Belfast Barge Wedding: Chris & Kimberley

Kat

Paula Gillespie

December 3, 2014

Chris and Kimberley wanted an unconventional and small wedding in the city where they met: Belfast. "We knew we didn't want a religious service or a big wedding", began the bride. "We didn't want to spend our wedding day talking to people we didn't know or didn't want to! We had 38 guests, which was perfect."

How to Make a Good First Impression Online

Kat

Letters on Love

December 2, 2014

They say that first impressions count, and no more-so is this apparent than online. While in person, we might put someone's slightly chaotic nature down to being nervous, or actually find it quite charming and endearing, online we are used to everything being a bit more polished. If your online presence is a mess, people are much less forgiving.

A Laid Back Arkansas Elopement for $2000: Brady & Sara

Kat

DuRall

December 2, 2014

Brady and Sara both wanted a simple wedding that reflected their own style. They didn't want to spend a huge amount, and their budget was just $2000, but they managed to pull it off. They kept their guest list tiny, and reused a lot of things they already owned.

WIN Your Dream Wedding Cake from Choccywoccydoodah!!!

Kat

Tino&Pip

December 1, 2014

Are you sitting down? You might want to before you read this one, because you are not going to beeeelive how amazing today's competition is! How would you like to win your dream wedding cake? But not any dream - the weirdest, most fantastical, extreme dream you could ever possibly have?! Your wildest wedding day fantasies are about to come true and (in case you can't tell) I am SO BLOODY EXCITED about it.

100 Questions

Kat

Shell de Mar

November 30, 2014

It's a snoozy Sunday and I'm teaching in Sydney this weekend. So I thought it might be fun to break from tradition and throw a bit of a wild card of a post up for you today. I randomly found these these questions online, and I thought I'd answer them. For no other reason than my own amusement really. Normal schedule will resume tomorrow, I promise, but for all you nosy parkers out there I hope you enjoy this brief interlude.

Informal Alternative Wedding in Cork: Jacinta & Paschal

Kat

Claire O'Rorke

November 29, 2014

The gorgeous, heavily tattooed Jacinta married Paschal in July in Ireland. "We met through music and going to festivals", wrote the bride. "This is where the inspiration for the cake topper came from as we were known as 'two peas in a pod' because we were so similar. It was more about our mutual love for music at that stage, but soon a fabulous romance blossomed."

Retro & Colourful Wedding in Hackney: Toni & Christopher

Kat

Jacob and Pauline Wedding

November 28, 2014

It's no secret that I love a colourful wedding and Toni and Christopher's really fits the bill! They chose Hackney Town Hall and St John at Hackney Church for their July wedding, only it was their reception that was held in the church!