Showing posts with label weddings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weddings. Show all posts

Friday, June 3, 2016

Our Wedding - The Dress



This is the first in a series of blog posts about our wedding. A few things made our wedding a little different and I'd love to share some of the behind the scenes. To begin with, I'll start with some photos with a particular focus on 'the dress'. Designed by Wendy Makin, I first saw 'Daphne' at the Queensland Brides Design Awards and knew it was perfect for me. Photos in this post are by Blue Tulip Imaging.

Friday, November 27, 2015

Tick tock

I am running out of time.

3 pages...the length of my to-do list.
5 days left at work.
9 days until we leave for Europe.
27 days until Christmas.
47 days...how long we're away, which is great but also really hard because...
113 days until the wedding. And still so much to do.

It's all very exciting but also a bit stressful. Planning a DIY wedding in 6 months from the engagement is crazy and I don't recommend it. Particularly not with a 6 week holiday smack bang in the middle.

On the upside, I'm getting much better about making decisions. No time for deliberation here!

I will post about my trip on Instagram/Facebook for anyone that's interested. And I'll probably have time to post a bit more about the wedding plans then too and the various DIY projects that have been going on lately.

I'll be back in 2016!


Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Renovations...Priming the walls

On the 19th of July we had our first 'day off' from the house. We drove to Toowoomba for a wedding and spent 2 nights in dust free bliss. It was great not to have to think much about the house and to get all dressed up and clean (and paint my nails!).

The Sunday after we were right back into it though, we finished up all the paint prep and cemented the last bits of cornice ready for a week of painting. We then primed Monday and Tuesday with the help of SJ's mum. SJ took Monday and Tuesday off work and I took Tuesday and Friday (to pain the ceilings), it was nice to get a big chunk of work done without having to work super late each night.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

What's been keeping me busy...

In the last month, I've co-hosted a hen's night and a baby shower, attended a wedding for SJ's cousin and was maid of honour at MissA's wedding. There was a lot of prep involved in hosting the hens and shower but I couldn't share any of it as I was working on it, MissA and MissE both read my blog on occasion and I didn't want to spoil any surprises.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Christmas Catch Up #4

I have to admit, I find heading home for Christmas to be a little exhausting. Not just from the 21 hour drive to get there. Living away from all of our family and friends means out catch up list is usually quite long.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Catch Up Post #2

 I am getting slack, aren't I?

On the upside, I finally got instagram and twitter on my second phone so I have been posting things a little more frequently there. My instagram name thingy is missdirections...though originally it was missdirectiond so thanks to a typo so you may see me pop up there as well.

This is a quick post about my weekend in Canberra and finding MissA's wedding dress (as you should remember, I am her maid of honour)...

Thursday, July 12, 2012

The last 7 days...


Thursday I made this card for the newlyweds. May sound scabby but I have ony given $100 in cash as a gift to each of the weddings I have been to this year. Well this does mark #5 and SJ still doesn't have a real job so I don't feel too guilty. Surely I get extra points for folding it nicely anyway?


Friday I wore this to work.


Rather boring but my blue cashmere scarf livens the look up a little.


See my rose-gold earrings? I usually wear yellow gold ones but changed knowing I will want to wear them to the wedding.


Well I have one in my left ear in this photo, taken in the wicked sunset light as I rushed to leave for the airport.

I got on the plane and that earring was missing! Think I lost it due to the scarf wear somewhere around security or boarding the plane.

Damn.

Lucky I packed backups...


This is what I wore to the wedding on Saturday. SJ is in the grey suit next to me. Probably the only time he was standing actually, he spent most of the wedding sitting down like the old man in the corner...

Sadly, the only photograph I have of myself from the day, was too distracted seeing people and staying warm (was easily just on 10 degrees in the Gold Coast Hinterland) that I forgot.

I did however capture the bride's gown. I love this dress and the veil, I could see myself getting married in something similar!


Sunday I went to my sister's house with my parents to help build her deck. We had intended to visit friends but SJ spent the entire day sleeping in her spare bed...best not to make others sick.

How gorgeous is this timber? it's mixed hardwoods and Dad bought it for her from the seconds auction place thingy. Cost just over $2 a metre (when it would usually cost $6!).


Probably just as well when she's basically decking her entire backyard!

My job was to pick the boards that looked pretty and were a close length to what was needed, nothing too major.

Which reminds me, I got myself some Poshe Top Coat, appeared to do a good job. My nails survived the day at least!

(Though I am wearing Big Apple Red right now and I have a nail that has big time shrinkage!)


I was in major Pirate mode on Monday. Wore a stripey shirt with boots. I think I'm going to wear this shirt on Saturday for Bastille Day, should work well with my now red nails.


Tuesday I didn't start work til lunch time (but was still there at 9pm!) thanks to our operational stuff, so I did our market shop before work. Bought myself these tulips, I do love tulips. Possibly more than roses.

Wednesday was yesterday, my photos came and I put the up and they look awesome (though the Royal Exhibition building has turned up a little dark and lacking detail). I would most definitely have taken pictures to share with you but I left my phone on my work desk overnight, been a bit scatter brained lately.

I'll take good pictures on the weekend to share then.

Today (Thursday) I got a new HTC Velocity phone as my work phone, so looking forward to finding the time to play with that. And a friend from Perth is over for a visit, he's here to participate in some bike races over the weekend.

Oh and of course, since the tour (the Tour De France that is) got interesting this week I've been staying up to watch it (grateful for that late start on Tuesday!). A little worried for Cadel but I think he'll pull through.

There I think that's it. I really shouldn't post so infrequently so they don't have to be soooo long!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Noosa Weekend


Since everyone's most likely to care about the wedding and what I wore, I will start with that part of my weekend first :-)

Monday, May 14, 2012

Catchup Post - Another Wedding

This is just a quick post, had a crazy busy day at work today and I'm off to dinner tonight (heading to Mama Baba in South Yarra, anyone been?).

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Bit of a tease...

I was too lazy when I got home last night to write a post and too lazy to spend my lunch break writing more than this.

My weekend in Brisbane was great, I feel like for once I had a weekend. Enjoyed the time with my family and catching up with a large number of friends and I was really happy with how I looked at the wedding...that's a rare feeling, you know the sort? when you go to the bathroom a few hours in and you're still happy with your makeup and how your hair is sitting? Well I had one of those nights.

Don't have too many pictures from the wedding itself but I'm hoping to grab a few more from a friend.

SJ and I are heading to Heston Blumenthal Live tonight, I bought tickets for his birthday last week. Means I won't have time for a proper post still AND I will have even more to post about. Add that to the fact that the 12wbt is now over and I want to prepare a giveaway for when I reach 100 followers (only 1 to go now) and I feel like I'm super behind on my blog...

Bear with me, I will catch up soon!

Monday, May 7, 2012

At the wedding...

...more photos tomorrow :-)

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Weekend Wrap Up

Yes I know, it is already Tuesday night so I am a little late. I started to get sick on Sunday before leaving Brisbane, sore throat, headache/dizziness, super tired. Dragged myself to work yesterday but I barely had the brain power to do my work, let alone blog or catch up on blogs. Spent to day in bed and I am feeling better now. Caught up on most of my blog reads and the forum so now I am ready to post...

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

My Long Weekend (in a Long Post)


We hit the road around 7am on Friday, managing to miss most of the traffic. Was a great day, rather a shame to be stuck in a car for 7 hours...

Saturday, February 25, 2012

First Maid of Honour Task


These are the magazines and planner I bought my best friend. Hope she likes them :-)

Busy day today (managed my 1000 calories this morning!), lots of walking with the future in-laws around Melbourne. Have some photos but don't want to be rude on my laptop. Will post more soon xx

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Wedding and a Proposal


First up, no it wasn't a proposal to me. Didn't want any of you getting too excited!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

At the wedding...

Will post properly tomorrow, hope everyone is having a great weekend. Tis hot in Brisbane!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Giving Money as a (Wedding) Gift

I hate giving money as a gift.

I hate it even more when people insist on it.

Don't get me wrong, I totally understand the reasoning, you've been living in 'sin' you have everything thing you need and you'd rather have some cash to pay off your wedding and help you out on your honeymoon...but really? that's not my problem. I'll be in the same situation when I marry (I hope we're more established anyway) but won't ever actually ASK for money.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Planning a Wedding Outfit

I thought I'd take some photos of this outfit while I am up in Brisbane. I call this dress my 'Wedding Dress' I have worn it only 3 times and each time was to a wedding. I intend to wear it again in 10 days time when I am back in Brisbane for another wedding. May be my last use of it for a little while, have a few weddings in the next few months and the guest list will cross over (other than my sisters and parents, it hasn't at any of the other 3 weddings).  SJ also hasn't seen me in this dress yet as each wedding was 'no partners'.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Wedding


This was my outfit. A little more casual than recent weddings but required for the reception venue. It was a beautiful ceremony, held in a lovely old church in the city. A church of significance as well, both the parents of the bride and groom were married there, as were my own parents (my mother is the groom's father's sister) so they were continuing a tradition. I love the church but don't want a religious ceremony...