HAPPY WINTER WEDDINGS

We wish all our winter brides a romantic and warm wedding day.....go on indulge yourself & buy that cashmere ivory coat you have always dreamed of........you deserve it & you will have it forever x

FAY & BENJAMIN TWE FEATURE

I love it when we meet a bride who has definate sense of her own style along with the style she wished to create on her wedding day. From the embroidered napkins to the flowers, guest seat tags, wedding cake & lighting our wedding with Fay & Benjamin featured now at TWE was a stylist and photography dream. See more of our pics at The Wedding Establishment here.

Candy Bars and Chaos!

I have had to edit this post slightly but one day, when old and retired I will publish a book about our weddings here in Spain and our funny renditions. It is already in the making and I think will outsell the Driving over Lemons about life in the sometimes not so real part of Andalucia, the famous Marbella!

We have had an extraordinary start to 2011 with some beautiful weddings which we will blog as soon as we get the photos but also a chaotic time as well as we headed into our busiest time of year. Our wings have been flapping frantically and our magic wands have been waved to death as we suffered one disaster after another.

Firstly a not so old car of mine decides to die, apparently it needs a new engine and is now gracefully retired, we hope in Guaro with Mick the Mechanic. So I am going to become a proud white van man now and am planning on a pimp the van shortly with fairy wings and glitter dust :)

Lo and behold, things come in threes and Marbella decides in it's full glory before the summer starts to have the most horrendous storm I have ever seen here, deluge is putting it mildly, but the unfortunate thing for me is I live with a Frank Spencer, for those of you that are too young to remember this character you need to google him.

So in the middle of the night at 2am last week, with 12 inches of icy water against our upstairs terrace doors, he decides to open them?! Needless to say a mini tsunami swept through our house, I don't think I have ever seen so much water apart from on the beach, so many mops, buckets of water and towels later at 4am in the morning I left him to it and went to bed as we had a wedding the next day.

Reeling from tiredness, but excited, we swept off to our storeroom to load up everything and guess what, another flood, our store room was full of brown muddy water, 20cm high and raining down on our parasols, fabrics, you name it, it was soaked. But weddings cannot wait so off we went to the Hacienda San Jose to create a lovely wedding but back that evening to start cleaning up. We had three more weddings last week and I had a house and garden completely full of parasols being cleaned, fabrics drying out, wet cardboard boxes, you name it and it was hell for me being such a clean organised freak!

Anycase all normality has been restored with much wand waving and very helpful parents :)

We loved our candy bar this week we set up in the Cortijo Bravo, I drove past Elviria this weekend to see another one of our weddings in full swing which was a lovely feeling and we created a fabulous shabby chic wedding for Sarah with some die for centrepieces filled with peonies and pink hydrangeas.

The Fairy Godmother of the Costa Del Sol has certainly been up against it this past week but the magic has finally been restored as we move forwards into June to create some spectacular weddings so watch this space :)!

EDITOR | POST PRODUCTION MANAGER

We are a close knot family of creatives at SugarLove & White so additions & departures to our team are few & far between. This winter we are ready to announce that we have a newly created role to fill within our cinematography division at White Designs. The role will require the combined skills of Editing & Post Production workflow - with advanced knowledge of Mac Operating programs such as FCP (Sound Track Pro/DVD Studio Pro/Compressor), Adobe Photoshop, MPEG Streamclip. The suitable candidate will work in-house at our gorgeous showroom in Woollahra, Sydney (below).

Post Production workflow will include communications between clients, crew, account manager & company director. Tasks include overseeing crew selection (camera operators & editors), co-ordination of technical equipment such as Sony Z1, DSLR & relevant sound equipment, assembly of client run sheets, post production notes & crew edit briefs. Standard administration duties via email/phone, MS Word & Excel are required. The role is suited to an autonomous self-starter who likes the freedom to work independently & as part of a small team within a premium brand environment. Working with production deadlines, confidently trouble shooting technical issues & possessing a highly creative vision for editing weddings is paramount. Preference will be given to crew who are currently working in the Film/TV, Commercial, Corporate or Wedding industries with a minimum of 2 years editing experience. This is a great opportunity to expand your skills working with a well established company on elegant wedding docos with future options for commercial / film production work within our SugarLove Films division for the right candidate. If you are the perfect person for the role please forward your CV, showreel & contact details in the first instance to leigh@whitedesigns.com.au

BRIONI LOVE

Hope everyone had a great weekend, just wanted to share this gorgeous Brioni Chantilly Lace dress with everyone. I am in love!! Perfect for a spring vow renewal? Let me know!! L x

Heidi Montag 2011

Background information
Birth name : Heidi Blair Montag
Also known as : Heidi Blair Pratt
Born : September 15, 1986 (1986-09-15) (age 23)
Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
Origin : Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres : Pop, synthpop, electropop
Occupations : Reality television personality, recording artist, fashion designer
Instruments : Vocals
Years active : 2005–present
Labels : Popsicle
Website : www.officialheidimontag.com

The Hot Paris Hilton Is A Model, Fashion Designer,An Actress And Author From New York

Jetting off: Napa

We can barely contain our excitement! Tomorrow we are headed off for a weekend in Napa for Danette + Doug's big day!!! They are getting married at the breath takingly beautiful Beaulieu Gardens! Here is a sneak peek at the inspiration behind the big day... there will be touches of glamour, gorgeous peonies, a color palette of coral pink with pops of cheery yellow and elegant accents in greige. Ooh and tons of macaroons! Should be nothing short of fabulous- especially since shooting the wedding is the fabulous Tec Petaja!

J.Crew Swim

This weekend I am braving the yearly search for a bathing suit. I've been scoping out a couple of my favorites online this week and I have landed at the same place I always do: The Crew. I am so predictable when it comes to suits. Colors: blue, grey and white. Pattern: stripes, polka dots or anything that resembles them. Fit: comfortable but still fresh and young. Style: classic. How many suits do I have that already have polka dots on them? It's not worth the embarrassment of sharing. But do I stop looking at them? Of course not. Each year they are just different enough to call my name again and again...Brides, I know you're on the hunt too and I would steer you toward my alma mater, J. Crew. They never disappoint. Look smokin' on your honeymoon and skip the trendy metallics and crazy sequins, or the disappearing seats of bikini bottoms. Go with fresh sophistication :)

My two favorites?  The Marina-striped ring bandeau suit and The Annik-stripe string bikini.  In LOVE.  I wish they carried more swim wear at their stores...

{Images: J.Crew}

What to wear...Elie Tahari Resort 2012

Elie Tahari went exotic for their 2012 Resort collection, finding inspiration in Marrakesh's easy wear kaftans, hot desert colors and not to mention turbans. I don't know if you'll ever see me sporting a turban but I assure you white, white and more white is what this season is all about and I will enjoy every moment of it!

{Images: style.com}

Layla Ko in Hot Bikini – Fashion Model from Japan