Wedding of the Month :: July 2009

Freya & Shurjo

How we met:

Shurjo and i met through friends and he asked me out for dinner. On our first date Shurjo brought me chocolates, opened the car door, halved the last scallop and then paid for my taxi home like a true gentleman. After one month he told me i was the one, with a very romantic evening planned. Three years later, we married on our aniversary.

Did your wedding have a particular theme or a particular style?
I was after a romantic, sophisticated and elegant with the wow factor to it. The focus was more on a traditional wedding than a modern one. Ceremony location: St marys Anglican Chuch, Waverley, 240 Birrel Street , Waverly At 1:30pm Friday 24th julyhttp://www.stmaryswaverley.org.au/

Describe your dress & name the designer
My dress was an A-line skirt with a sweetheart neck line, embroidered with crystals, pearls and lace. I had the straps made out of the left over lace. The designer was Maggie Sottero and was bought from DRESSSENSE Bridal in Miranda.http://www.dressense.com.au/

Describe how you wore your hair:
i got the inspiration from the video clip "Love Story" by taylor swift. I wanted to be a little more formal for the ceremony and then be able to take it down for the reception.

Describe your shoes in detail:
My shoes were ivory round toe with little crystal beading on the toes. I bought these from alan pinkus. i didnt want high heels as i wanted to be as comfortable as possible.

Describe your wedding bands/engagement ring:
For my engagement ring, Shurjo looked at different pictures and sent it to our family jeweller in India. His mother chose the diamonds and discussed with the jewller as he made it. Our wedding bands were 22 carat plain gold.

Describe your bridal bouquet and name of florist:

Christopher moores Florist.
My bridal bouquet had 3 shades of ivory roses, the bridesmaids, purple, blue and ivory.
The minute i spoke with Christopher, i knew i was in good hands. He was very helpful, reliable and full of creativity.




Describe your bridesmaids/flowergirls dresses:
Flower Girls were wearing a soft lilac and ivory dress which i bought from DRESSSENSE bridal.
I found the Bridesmaids dresses at charlie brown. I didnt plan to have blue originally but loved the colour when i saw them and bought 4 in different sizes on the spot.










Where was your reception:
Reception was at Gunners Barracks Mosman

Describe your wedding cake/cake maker:
It was a three tier traditional fruitcake. Carol from Cakesplus in Lane Cove did an amazing job. She was very professional and enjoys what she does.

Describe your bomboniere/maker:
For the bomboniere, we selected small boxes of Chocolates from Jeff De Bruges on King Street in the city. These chocolates hold a special meaning for us as these were the chocolates that Shurjo bought for me for our first date.

Wedding of the Month :: June 2009

Kate & Frank

How we met:
We were in the same circle of friends at school and became firm friends at 16. We starting dating in university and were married just prior to our 10 year anniversary.

Did your wedding have a particular theme or a particular style?:
The wedding wasn't themed. We just wanted to keep things quite simple and pared back as we considered our marriage the most important part - not the reception. Everything was pretty much white or ivory, with a dash of black and soft pink.

Describe your wedding bands & engagement ring:
My wedding band was white gold and very thin, to tie in with the shoulders of my engagement ring. It has a matching row of diamonds across the top, also tying in with the engagement ring. Frank wanted something inspired by his dad's wedding band, so had the jeweller make something based on his description. It is a wide white gold band with the inside brushed and then a border of polished white gold.

Describe your bridal bouquet and name of florist:
My bouquet was a mix of ivory roses (my choice of roses was limited with a winter wedding), freesias and lissianthus. They smelled beautiful! My florist was great - very chilled out but on the ball. She also gave great suggestions of what could work in winter time. Verdaflore in Oatley (no website) 95796900. They have lots of albums of bouquets they've done before, which is very helpful for inspiration.
Describe your shoes in detail:
My shoes were low ivory slingbacks from Deseo in Leichhardt. I couldn't have anything too high, as I'm only an inch shorter than Frank! They had a jewel on the front.


Describe your dress & name the designer:
My dress was an ivory strapless silk organza gown by Jian Ador in Rushcutters' Bay. It was a variation of something I saw in the window. I just had it simplified - again I wanted something simple. I'm going to remove the flower from the front and have it framed.
Describe how you wore your hair:
Loosely pulled back off my face - nothing too harsh or structured.
Describe your bridesmaids dresses:
We had an idea of what we wanted for the bridesmaids - something cinched in at the waist and flattering for all the girls. My sister is also pregnant with with twins so we needed something that could be adapted to fit her. My mum selected a beautiful embroidered silk fabric in ivory (with a pink silk lining) - she has better taste than me! My dress maker is a lovely lady who we've known for years. She always understands what we mean and is very relaxed about things.
Ceremony:
St James' Catholic Church, 2 Woolley Street, Glebe








Where was your reception:
Doltone House in Pyrmont. www.doltonehouse.com.au
Describe your wedding cake/cake maker:
The cake was a 4 tier round cake. It was ivory, with ivory ribbon wrapped around each layer and a couple of flowers placed on the tiers to reflect the flower on the front of my dress. The bottom two tiers were chocolate mud and the top two tiers were fruit cake - one to keep for our anniversary and one for the older guests who wanted the traditional fruit cake. Celebration Cakes made the cake. Choosing the cake was really fun - their showroom is awesome - you can try all the cakes and they bring out a "stunt cake" make of polystyrene so you can get an idea of what the cake will look like.www.celebrationcakes.com.au

Wedding of the Month ::May 2009

Adelle and Jarrod met as Chemistry students at the University of Sydney. They frequented the same local student pub "The Royal" on Friday evenings.

Adelle’s gorgeous dress, picked by her bridesmaid is a Maggie Sottero A-line gown with ivory and champagne coloured Chantilly Lace over light gold satin from Abbey Bridal. Her veil was an ivory mantilla from Brides Unlimited

Adele’s describes her shoes as the most comfortable heels she’s ever worn with ivory satin straps over the toes which buckled up at the ankle from Panache Bridal Shoes.

The bride’s teardrop-style bouquet was filled with white phalaenopsis orchids and Singapore orchids with magnolia foliage and dotta vine created by Nati Bros Roses.

The ceremony was held at St. Therapon Greek Orthodox Church at Thornleigh.

Adele's bridesmaid wore a Champagne-coloured dress from Forever New. Simple and stylish - it just goes to show you don’t have to spend a fortune to look fantastic.

The bride’s engagement ring is white gold centred with a princess cut diamond and surrounded by five baguette cut diamonds from Larsen Wedding Rings.

Both wedding bands, made from white gold, where also designed by Larsen Wedding Rings and the couple where assisted by an experienced jeweller at every stage of the ring making process.


The DIY bomboniere were assembled by the bride and groom. Three gold foiled wrapped chocolate hearts sat side by side in pastel cream coloured boxes decorated with a cream satin organza ribbon with gold trim.

The reception was held at Springfield House in Dural.

The traditional fruit cake was decorated with phalaenopsis white orchids and biance white roses and was made by Thea Cubis.