My favourite time of year for hydrangeas is when summer's ending and the season begins its change to autumn. Gone are the bright hues of blue, white and pink, to be replaced by various shades - lilac, dusky pink, cerulean and boysenberry.
The clever folk at Crane Brothers have partnered with Muck Floral this Valentines day allowing Auckland's most dapper gentlemen to peruse the latest in refined menswear whilst also taking care of their Valentines day requirements. So why not send your boyfriend, fiance or husband off to buy a new ensemble this Valentines weekend. It might just bring out his romantic side. More on this wonderful collaboration below...
Together Journal talks trends, and how they translate to weddings, with The Block winner and interiors extraordinaire Alex Walls of Alex & Corban...
Playing in my studio one afternoon creating strictly-this-palette-only-thanks wedding bouquets, I felt compelled to put together something unusual and bright.
Nothing says sweet decadence like a table set with a delicious confection of cakes and flowers.
The morning of the big day was super relaxed for us both – we each went out to breakfast with our respective families and friends, which was the perfect start to the day.
There are countless ways to be charmed by the Cook Islands. Greta Kenyon took a trip out to discover just some of them...
This time we've combined soft and strong elements with delicate blush tones to create a lush, boho and 'fresh from the garden' feel.
We’re nuts about each other. Our loves include music, joking around with our friends and biting off more than we can chew. We met at Rainbow’s End at a friend’s 30th birthday party, got engaged in Tokyo and currently live in Amsterdam.
Married at St Paul’s Church, Hamilton, 1945
Kath and Clive married shortly after Clive’s return from World War II: Kath in a wedding dress made of pure silk, purchased for the princely sum of £5, Clive, handsome in his Air Force uniform. Now in their nineties, with four sons, ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, they recall their wedding and the long, rewarding marriage that has followed...
I was very lucky to get the most amazing peonies, which opened up to be these full fluffy pink pillow creations. Bigger than my head and appropriately named 'Dinner Plate', these were the star of the show!
Scott proposed on our seventh anniversary. He asked if I’d take our dog for a walk with him, we went on our usual walk along the water, Scott had hidden some champagne in the bushes and we had a glass to celebrate our anniversary. Then he told me he’d bought a new collar for our dog, so I bent down to look at it and embroidered on it was, “Carly, will you marry me?” It was so special because our dog means the world to us, and it was such a simple idea.
