Sisters & Co Gift Guide by Greta
Our editor Greta spent time at Sisters & Co, selecting her ultimate gift guide. See below her ideas for this Christmas.
Our editor Greta spent time at Sisters & Co, selecting her ultimate gift guide. See below her ideas for this Christmas.
“As we love travelling, it felt right to get married abroad, so we chose New York. We wanted our wedding to have old worldly style. Our hotel, The Beekman, helped set the mood with its breathtaking vintage décor and architecture.”
My mom reminded me recently that when she and my dad visited Shanghai in the early days, a group of us were walking home from lunch, and as Sarah crossed the street, I told them, “if I were going to get married, I’d marry her”.
“The Manning Cartell set was exactly the look I wanted: vibrant, fun and completely non-traditional.”
“I spent months looking for the right earrings and finally found the perfect ones in the Gucci store when we were buying Ad’s shoes, but after splurging on my dress I decided to buy some cheaper options. On the morning of our wedding, I opened a gift from Adam and it was my perfect earrings.”
Helen ——Rich and I both spend most of the working day staring at screens — I’m a lawyer and he’s a quantity surveyor — so on the weekend we love to pack up our outdoor cooker, go to one of our local beaches and cook a slightly upmarket fish and chips for our friends.
Our wine list consisted of wines that meant something, that we’d tried on date nights or visited the wineries and there was a good splash of French champagne in there too.
“The following day, he [Leighton] arranged a private boat to stay overnight in Ha Long Bay. This was his original proposal plan, but he forgot to tell the crew he’d already done it, so he had to pretend to propose again, as they’d set up leaves and petals in the shape of a heart on … Read more
We are bringing back an edit of our top-performing real weddings from the TJ archives. These are our very best weddings that our audience has loved the most, and the ones we think are still very relevant and aspirational…Sophie: I’m from Hawke’s Bay and Will is from Mount Maunganui. Will owns a design business with … Read more
“I wore a classic black suit with a Samoan ula fala, a necklace made from pandanus fruit painted red. My boys wore the ula pu’a with black beads. It was important for us to have threads of our culture running through our day.”
We are bringing back an edit of our top-performing real weddings from the TJ archives. These are our very best weddings that our audience has loved the most, and the ones we think are still very relevant and aspirational…
Axel was having dinner with friends, who were joking that they’d left their wives and kids at home. So when Axel asked for my number at the end of the night, I was convinced he was married and refused to give it to him.