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The hottest wedding colour trends for 2013
2013 is a big year for change. While traditional colours and themes will always be favourites, this year’s brides are bolder and more game to try new things, new colours and new combinations. Coloured wedding dresses are already becoming more common but we’ve scoured our colour palettes and inspiration boards… Read More
Bridal budgets: don’t let paying off your wedding become a life-long commitment
Between the cost of your gown, the reception and the wedding and engagement rings, it’s hardly surprising to learn the average Australian wedding typically costs upwards of $36,000. While many couples hold weddings for significantly less (and significantly more), getting married can be an expensive business, but with a little… Read More
Newlyweds demanding social media blackout on wedding day
No Tweets. No Facebook posts. No Instagram pictures. They’re the three little social media rules that are fast becoming the norm at modern weddings as more and more couples ask guests not to share their private wedding news and pictures online. With mobile phones almost as pervasive as people, an… Read More
Brother gives wedding speech – from the cockpit of his fighter jet
Despite being deployed thousands of miles from his home in Texas, one enterprising US pilot found a most unique (and pretty darn cool) way to ensure he could send his brother and new sister-in-law well wishes on their wedding day. He filmed the speech he would have given – from… Read More
Wedding gear you can use after the wedding
One of the best things about getting married (aside from the whole new hubby thing) is you get to buy lots of pretty “stuff” – and you get to show it off! I mean, seriously, as gorgeous as some bridal gowns are, you can’t exactly wear them to your Christmas… Read More
The art of personalised wedding invitations
Smythson, the exclusive 126-year-old British stationer who has created invitations and stationery for the world’s various royal families, Madonna and Grace Kelly, recently took a leap into the 21st century by allowing anyone with an internet connection the ability order and personalise their world-famous, hand-crafted wedding invitations online. While it’s… Read More
Fun ways to entertain guests between the wedding ceremony and reception
You and your partner may have a hectic wedding day planned, one that starts with hair and make-up at the crack of dawn and ends well after midnight and only after the last guest has departed, but your guests have a far less busy schedule, one that probably includes lots… Read More
Religious or civil? Which type of wedding ceremony suits you?
In days gone by, religious marriage ceremonies and big old church weddings were the norm. Today, however, more and more couples are opting to marry in a civil ceremony. It’s an incredibly personal choice and the reasons for picking one over the other vary from couple to couple. However, though… Read More
A wedding dress that’s good enough to eat?
Talk about a wedding dress that looks good enough to eat. British cake decorator Donna Millington-Day’s stunning entry into this week’s National Wedding Show in Birmingham, England was hardly a typical wedding cake, it was a life-size wedding dress – made entirely of sponge cake. Based on the design of… Read More
Blogger challenge: Style a tall, thin bride. What do you think?
Melbourne’s The Glen shopping centre last week held a wedding bloggers challenge in which three Australian wedding blogs were asked to style a Mariana Hardwick gown using only accessories from The Glen shopping centre. As Australia’s No.1 wedding website, we were asked to style Amber, a tall, thin bride wearing… Read More
4000+ diamonds makes for a $51-million wedding cake
Believe it or not, this is the world’s most expensive wedding cake, allegedly valued at a whopping $51 million (£32.4 million). Yep, guaranteed to blow even the biggest wedding budget, this fairly simple, eight-tier doughy delight is emblazoned with more than 4000 diamonds, skyrocketing its value well beyond the typical… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day from Easy Weddings
“When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” What wonderful, wonderful words from William Shakespeare, a man who knew a thing or two about romance and that’s what Valentine’s Day is all about, the love you have for that special person in your life… Read More
Here ‘crumbs’ the bride, all dress in… bread tags?
Victorian bride Stephanie Watson has been saving for her wedding dress for 10 years. Saving old plastic bread tags, that is. The 29-year-old fashion designer from Trentham, in Victoria’s North-West, turned her decade-old collection of 10,000 bread tags into a wedding dress when she married high-school sweetheart Will Wapling last… Read More
Choosing the perfect perfume for your perfect day
As a bride-to-be, you’ll spend hours fretting about the smallest wedding-day related decisions: what shape, size and colour the table scatters at your reception should be; what order your songs should be played in; what shades of green ought to be present in your bouquet. The list goes on.… Read More
Easy Weddings app update
If you’re using the popular iPhone version of the Easy Weddings directory and the “Your Current Location” button has suddenly stopped working, fear not, there’s a quick fix: turn on Location Services. Recent changes to Apple’s latest iPhone operating system, iOS 6, automatically turn off Location Services, which are used… Read More
Spooky stuff: Graveyard weddings on the rise
Here in Australia we’re used to wide, open, and lovely green spaces, but in other parts of the world, particularly crammed cities such as New York, space is at a premium. So, couples looking for unique, or even green spaces in which to hold an outdoor ceremony or reception must… Read More
WWW – Wishing well wording that won’t offend
Whether you’re asking for a loan, a pay raise or for guests to contribute to a wishing well at your wedding, requests for money can be difficult, if not downright embarrassing. That’s why asking guests for cash presents rather than traditional wrapped gifts can be awkward. However with many couples… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Folks, given we’re all about love, romance and weddings, we wait eagerly for Valentine’s Day to roll around each year like a kids waits for Christmas! So, in honour of one of our favourite days of the year, we’re sending a little love your way! Happy Valentine’s Day, peeps!
The Vow: How did you know you were in love?
Folks, we’re really excited about Sony Pictures’ upcoming flick The Vow, which opens in cinemas on February 09, just in time for one of our favourite days in the year, Valentine’s Day. The Vow tells the heartwarming (and tear-jerking) story of Leo (Channing Tatum) who must win back his soulmate… Read More
HTC Rhyme, a phone for all seasons…
Originally designed with us gals in mind, HTC’s sleek and slimline Rhyme smartphone is chock full of fabulous features aimed at making our digital lives more efficient – and fun! Weighing in at just 130 grams, the 1Ghz Rhyme also boasts a supermodel thin 10.9.mm aluminium “unibody”, which means it’s… Read More
The fine art of wedding receptions
There’s an art to holding a memorable wedding, let alone a truly spectacular one, but gallery owners Sharon Dawson and Dianne Bartholomeusz have stumbled upon an idea guaranteed to get your guests talking – if they can pick their jaws up off the floor, that is. The art-loving duo run… Read More
2010, Australia’s most romantic year ever?
A record year for weddings in Australia, 2010 saw 121,753 marriages registered nationally, officially making it the biggest year for weddings recorded in Australia’s history. The figure, compiled using data from the nation’s eight marriage registries, shows love was most definitely in the air in 2010, when the number of… Read More
Keeping little ones busy on your big day
Actors have a saying: never work with kids or animals. Fortunately, such rules don’t apply to real life and certainly not to weddings. However, if you are going to have children at a wedding, it’s best to plan ahead and organise a way to keep them occupied – for their… Read More
Wedding in a box: England’s quickie £1 wedding
AutoWed, a new gadget from Concept Shed, an English firm of “mad inventors” gives a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘quickie wedding’. Officially called the AutoWed Wedding Machine, the bright pink prototype gizmo is a novelty wedding vending machine that offers couples the ability to get hitched quickly… Read More
Sun, surf and sand: Saving your beach wedding from disaster
Beach weddings are a dream for many couples, and with coastlines as beautiful as ours here in Australia, they’re the perfect setting for kicking off your married life. But, while beach weddings can be utterly romantic and absolutely unforgettable, a little planning and forethought will ensure they’re not unforgettable for… Read More
The law: Can I even get married?
Just because you want to get married doesn’t always mean you can. Weddings, while fabulously exciting and fun (and a lot of work) have a legal side to them and, if you don’t fulfil the legal requirements, you cannot walk down the aisle. The facts: The legal aspects of getting… Read More
Frilled to bits: a classic cake makes a comeback
It’s corny as hell, but we’re frilled to bits with the latest trend in wedding cakes – ruffles. The simple, but stunning effect is an older, very traditional icing technique that’s making a comeback among modern brides looking for a wedding cake that’s a little bit different. Canadian cake maker… Read More
Maternity wedding gowns that wow
Finding something comfortable and flattering to wear when you’re pregnant isn’t easy, but finding a wedding dress that’s comfortable and flattering when you’re pregnant is near impossible. With more and more pregnant brides proud to show off their bumps on their big days, Ontario-based gown designer Tina Mak has turned… Read More
To elope or not to elope?
Even if you’ve always dreamed the big-white-wedding dream, there are going to be moments, especially when the planning gets a little too crazy, that you’re going to contemplate the E word. Yes, elopement! Whether it’s a fantasy about jetting off to Las Vegas or the Gold Coast for a quick,… Read More
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