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Bomboniere – Important or old fashioned?
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He Says If there is one thing I am sure of, it is – you can’t please everyone. So just aim to please yourself. Wow that sounds pretty selfish. We have thrown a few ideas around of a gift for all of our guests, the one key criteria being that… Read More
Matt doesnt want to wear a tie for the wedding…
My fiance Matt said that he doesn’t want to wear a tie for our wedding. We’ve been talking about the overall look of the wedding and what he wants, and he has decided on grey suits, white shirts, grey waistcoats but no tie! I’m OK with it but it seems… Read More
Convinced – a videographer is a must!
He Says A video huh? For some reason it took some arm-twisting to get me interested enough to be involved in researching the idea. I’ve had this embedded visual of glittery & corny fades, edited to music chosen from a stock library of 1980’s b-list power ballads. Not that there… Read More
He said, She said: The Proposal
SHE SAID After eight great years together, it was no surprise that I said ‘yes’ when Jared proposed, however the day was still full of surprises. Since we started dating, I had been bugging him to take to me to the Twelve Apostles (or the eight remaining Apostles which is… Read More
I found wedding bling – at a garage sale!
I was dragged to a garage sale by my mother and, oh boy, am I so thankful now! Secretly, I want to have an Alice in Wonderland-themed tea party feature table at my reception. I hadn’t told anyone, but I’ve been thinking about it. So, when I walked into the… Read More
Shopping for my wedding dress was an absolute disaster
Let me start this by saying that I am not a girly girl and that I never expected to get married – ever! I’ve never dreamed of my wedding dress but I did always think that shopping for it was supposed to be a really special day, one filled with… Read More
He says, She says: Our engagement party
HE SAID: The way the people you love respond to finding out you are engaged is one of those moments of pure happiness, head to toe. We spread the news we were engaged straight away but I felt we needed celebrate in style. It took a little encouragement from our… Read More
Celebrating with the right celebrant
When we had to choose a celebrant for our wedding ceremony, it wasn’t hard at all. I knew instantly that I wanted the same celebrant who officiated my son’s naming ceremony, David Schneider. We had another experience with a celebrant (for my daughter’s naming day) and there was a massive… Read More
Groomsmen are harder than bridemaids
I had an idea in my head as to what I wanted the groomsmen to wear, but no-one seemed to be able to understand what I was thinking. I was also wondering about whether I should ask them to pay for their outfits themselves. I didn’t want anything too fancy… Read More
My ‘forever’ engagement ring has arrived.
HE SAID: Knowing Jess has great taste, I bought her a temporary ring for when I popped the question, but always intended on buying her a ‘forever’ ring that we could shop for together. We visited so many jewellery stores but couldn’t find the perfect “forever” ring. We were almost… Read More
Step right up: Our circus engagement party was a success!
Wow, OMG and phew all at once! I am glad it’s over, my engagement party, but sad to see it gone all at the same time. I, did however, actually got the opportunity to enjoy myself which, if you host… Read More
Bunting mad at myself.
I thought I had scored big time. I was browsing the internet, as you do, and came across this site that makes buntings to your theme and customises it with your names. So I was ecstatic to see that they had a circus themed bunting. Immediately I purchase one with… Read More
The most important keepsake… Photographs!
He Says This bloke’s ugly mug needs some soft light and good angles so as no to be stomach churning, particularly next to my gorgeous wife-to-be. I gotta trust the person behind the lens to use just the right trickery for me. But seriously, our memories of the day will… Read More
I have the best BFF sister friend in the world!
To clarify I am giving a quick shout out to my best friend and my maid of honour who also happens to be my sister. She has truly outdone herself. I saw some yummy-looking hamburger cupcakes which I knew would be perfect for our circus-themed engagement party – and she… Read More
Our (wonderful) venue is locked in. Phew!
HE SAYS: We only get one crack at marrying so the where part is really important. We didn’t realise how many factors need to be considered from size and style of venue to the ceremony options. The list seems to go on and on… The location of our wedding ceremony… Read More
The ‘temporary’ ring…
HE SAID: Technically, I got the idea to propose with one ring and then buy Jess her dream ring, from my brother who proposed to his now wife a year before I popped the quesiton. Jess has amazing taste, so the thought of choosing something so important with no help… Read More
My DIY circus themed engagement invitations
I knew exactly what type of invitation I wanted but I just couldn’t seem to find the perfect one in any samples that I was shown.So, I thought I would give it a go of making them myself. Materials I used: Candy Striped metallic paper – I found… Read More
What’s a party without games, right?
I really want games at our engagement party and, of course, they have to match our carnival theme, which should not be hard. I’m going crazy with ideas. I saw these cute and colourful plastic bath ducks on eBay. I loved them and absolutely had to have them. There must… Read More
He Says, She Says: We were after-high school sweethearts
SHE SAYS: Jared and I met in high school and became great friends, but I would actually call us ‘after high-school sweethearts’. We officially got together after high school but our friendship formed over many years.. We would often walk home from school together, then sit in the gutter… Read More
He Says, She Says: About Jared and Jess
Jess and Jared are Easy Weddings’ He Says, She Says bloggers. They’re a 20-something Melbourne couple planning a modern vintage wedding set for November 2013. HE SAYS: Hi, I’m Jared. Jess and I love living on the outskirts of Melbourne’s CBD. I currently work as an operations manager for a window graphics… Read More
We booked our (fantastic) celebrant!
We can finally tick off another job on our wedding to-do list: we’ve booked a celebrant! I wanted to make sure I got in early with our celebrant because I really wanted David Schneider from Professional Ceremonies. Matt and both come from religious backgrounds. However we both don’t practice any religions presently. Matt… Read More
Barrels… barrel any one?
I am on the hunt for barrels. I just want to hire it for the day as a prop but it is much easier said then done. Does anyone know where I can hire barrels? I cant find one anywhere.
To video, or not to video?
I have been thinking about whether to have a videographer at my wedding or not. We have our photographer sorted but I am unsure about a videographer because of my budget. We don’t want to go overboard with cost, so while I’d love to have a videograph document my big… Read More
Mi casa es su casa!
My fiance’s one request was that there be a jumping castle at our engagement party, which usually would be random but it fits perfectly with our circus theme. So, like a good little wifey-to-be, off I went to organise my love’s one request. Along the way, I came across not… Read More
My first wedding expo
Wow! I attended my first wedding expo over the weekend and, let me tell you… Wow! There is everything and anything you could imagine and, well, I think I may need to increase my budget now because I saw things I wasn’t even considering before going there and now I… Read More
My first wedding freak out (the first of many, no doubt)!
I had a freak out today. Over what you may ask? The popcorn at the engagement party. Yes, I know it seems trivial but, trust me, for a control freak like me, it’s not! I was cooking popcorn for my daughter and son and. whist adding in the icing sugar… Read More
Yay! Bridesmaids’ dresses fabric bought.
Yes! I finally found the perfect fabric for my bridesmaids’ dresses! I absolutely love it and it’s the exact colour I want. The best part is that it was on sale for half price. I got a fantastic deal and material for all four of the bridesmaids dresses and flower… Read More
Woohoo! I’m having a circus-themed engagement party.
We are all fired up and ready to start the planning for our big February engagement party. I know we have left it so long and, to be honest, I hadn’t really decided if we were going to have one because of how long we have been together. But the… Read More
The hunt for a caterer begins
So, I have been emailing I think just about every caterer in the Melbourne to get quotes and information as well as suggestions on a menu for our wedding. My fiance and I are not really food guru’s but we know we like to eat. I am surprised with the… Read More
Uh, oh! I may need to demote my bridesmaid?
It’s really ironic that there was a questions asked on Ask Samantha not long ago about a bride’s sister having too many tattoos and, therefore, her not wanting her sister in the bridal party. It’s ironic because it has happened to me! Yep, my sister, bless her, has always liked… Read More
A carnival engagement?
This is going to either sound absolutely insane or completely AWESOME! I, obviously, think the latter. Our engagement party is going to have a CIRCUS/CARNIVAL theme! C’mon, you love it, don’t you? Well, I do and I have been eating, sleeping and talking about this since the thought came into… Read More
Bridal party attire: To buy or not to buy?
I know it’s not tradition but I hear a lot of brides and grooms now ask their bridal party to pay their own attire for the wedding. We are going to ask our bridal party to because, let’s face it, we have 12 people in our bridal party and, well,… Read More
Date, theme, budget, dollar signs
I am so look forward to marrying Mehdi and concreting this little family of ours once and for all. And, let’s be honest, I want my name to match on the Medicare Card, too. Boy, oh, boy looking at it all and thinking of it all, there is so much… Read More
Wedding colour decided, dusty pink!
I’m so excited. There are 435 days to go until my wedding day! And I finally decided on a colour for the wedding. It’s going to be dusty pink for the bridesmaids and grey for the men’s suits. It took me a while to decide on this colour as I… Read More
Yay! I finally found my wedding photographer
So, its been a while since my last post, only because I have just spent a lot of time doing some research on our photographer! Photographs are really, really important to Matt and I, so we definitely want to get a great one whose pictures we love! I hear so… Read More
New addition to the bridal party!!!
I’m so excited to let you all know that we welcomed a new addition into our family, and bridal party. The fifth addition to our family is a beautiful little boy, Alistair! He was 9 lb 3 oz and absolutely beautiful. He looks completely different to his brother and sister… Read More
My bridal party
So, they say your wedding is supposed to be about you and to make sure that you enjoy the day. Rubbish! I am just at the beginning of planning our wedding and I think I want to elope already! Having to take into account families and their feelings is a… Read More
My ‘interim’ ring…
My fiancee Mehdi chose a beautiful interim ring. Our plan is to wait until I don’t have chubby prego fingers and then I can get this stunning white gold Swarovski crystal ring that I saw online. I didn’t want anything too expensive because, ask anyone that knows me, I am… Read More
Nine years and three kids. This is starting to get serious…
Everyone has been asking us the same two questions… It’s either “Why now?” or “How did he ask?” WHY NOW? My fiancee Mehdi and I started dating with the understanding that we were both looking for fun and that I didn’t believe in marriage. Boy, how things change? Even… Read More
Our story: Monica and Mehdi
Mehdi and I have been together for almost 9 years. Wow, that sounds long saying it out loud. Although we have known each other for much longer than that, we just didn’t really know that we did. It’s kind of like a movie romance – minus Tom Hanks and Meg… Read More
I found my venue – or maybe fate did?
I have to share this story with you all… I have found my venue! After all our searching we have found the perfect place for us! It is beautiful, elegant, but also quite rustic! The gardens are perfect for photos and it has beautiful waterfalls and rivers. The best thing… Read More
Em’s peanut butter cups
I decided to do a chocolate theme, as mentioned in my preparations for my engagement party, and I was thinking of different chocolates to make. Dillan (My fiance’s son) said to me ”You should make peanut butter chocolates” at first I laughed, but then I thought – why not? It was such a good idea and so… Read More
All that glitters: How to choose a diamond
Diamonds. Aside from the fact they can be stunning, sparkly and, often, expensive, how much do we really know about them? When my fiance Matt proposed in April 2012, he gave me a temporary “in between” ring so that we could choose and design my engagement ring together. The only… Read More
The big engagement party
So, we had the engagement party on the weekend which was fantastic! The whole night flew by, so I can’t even imagine what the wedding will be like! We invited 120 of our closest friends and family and held it at a function venue in Ferntree Gully, Vic. I felt… Read More
Em’s engagement preparations (food)
I had organised for hot finger food to be served cocktail style. But prior to the party, my future mother in law said to me when we started organising the engagement party “can we have a chocolate fountain!” (she is a big kid at heart) and of course I thought that… Read More
Em’s engagement preparations (decorations)
I didn’t want your standard balloons and streamers for our engagement party. I wanted to keep it simple, but classy. Being the crafty person I am, I wanted to make as many of the decorations myself as I could. I used to make candles for fun and still have everything… Read More
The “in-between” ring
Matt proposed with what we call an in-between ring. This allowed him to propose with a ring that I could wear, but not with a diamond. This was for 2 reasons, firstly I thought when the time comes I would like to design the ring together and secondly, we live… Read More
The proposal…
So recently Matt, myself and a group of friends decided to holiday it up in Phuket. So day 3 in, we are all in the pool bar having a cocktail (or 2) and Matt disappears upstairs for a little bit, I didn’t notice at first he had been gone so… Read More
How Matt & I Met…
Matt and I met when we were 15 working part time at Woolworths. He worked in the produce area and I was on the checkout. We did like each other and did spend a little bit of time together until we parted ways at 19 and moved on to full… Read More
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