Together Journal
Real Wedding: Rayne & Michael – Photography by Tyler Branch
We met five years ago at a concert in Asheville, North Carolina. I was with my best friend, Katie, who introduced us because Katie and Michael went to high school together. We danced all night and have been inseparable ever since. I think our story is so magical because it was basically love at first … Read more
Honeymoon – Turkey
Turkey is unfamiliar and enchanting – a country packed with ancient history, unreal architecture and vibrant people. We spent six months in Istanbul, a unique city which straddles two continents, Asia and Europe, and every weekend we set out to explore the historic city once named Constantinople.
Real Wedding: Elizabeth & Joel – Photography by Ryder Evans
We met at the beginning of 2008 when I started working for Joel’s father’s company. We started seeing each other in July that year and we’ll celebrate our eight-year anniversary in Paris on Bastille Day this year. A little side story – shortly after I’d started, Joel’s father Tony mentioned to his mother that he’d … Read more
Real Wedding: Aileen & Brandon – Photography by James Frost
We both moved to NYC after graduating, and originally met in a sketchy club on the West Side Highway in November 2011 (we only discovered this a few years later when we found a selfie Brandon took on a Kodak disposable and I was in the background). We ended up meeting properly six months later … Read more
Real Wedding: Lydia & Karl – Photography by Andi Crown
We met in 2008 through a mutual friend. I’d already booked tickets to move to London, so we assumed the romance would be shortlived, however after I left we realised it was the real thing – Karl came over to see me and a year later I was back home to be with him. Karl … Read more
Fragrance of the week – Creed Royal Princess at World
Creed Royal Princess Oud eau de parfum at WORLD Beauty—A captivating scent inspired by the Creed family’s couturier legacy and early 19th century volumes of fashion sketches made by Henry Creed II, featuring top notes of Sicilian bergamot, rose and sweet violet, a jasmine, vanilla and Tuscan lily heart and a sandalwood base. worldbrand.co.nz, Illustration … Read more
Real Wedding: Jenna & Dylan – Photography by Free The Bird
We met at university about six years ago. We both signed up to go on a study tour to Germany over the summer holidays. We always knew we’d get married one day, it was just a matter of when. I guess Dylan had made up his mind that the time was right and went ring … Read more
Real Wedding: Mary & Michael – Photography by Nisha Ravji
We met almost 10 years ago during our first year at Waikato University, through living in the same student hostel. Michael would sit outside playing guitar and I’d go and sit with him and sing.
Candle of the week – Juliette Hogan No. 01 Candle
Juliette Hogan No. 01 candle—the first candle fragrance from the celebrated New Zealand fashion designer, a light, fresh scent sitting equally at home in both feminine and masculine spaces, with top notes of citrus and geranium, mid notes of lavender, musk and cardamom and base notes of tonka bean, leather, sandalwood and amber. juliettehogan.com Illustration … Read more