Minted Giveaway!

Who doesn't love Minted?!

We sure do & are super excited to announce this awesome giveaway!

$100 toward Minted stationery or wedding invitations could be yours & it is as simple as 1, 2, 3!

1. Head on over to Minted.com

2. Check out their lovely goods

3. Leave us a comment telling us your absolute favorite

We will announce the lucky winner next Wednesday!

Metallic Wedding Cakes by SweetThings ByFi

We are delighted to welcome SweetThings ByFi to our blog to talk to us about the latest 2012 metallic wedding cake trends. 

Just like Wedding Trends, wedding cake designs are constantly changing.

Designs are heavily influenced by the fashion catwalk, wedding blogs and wedding magazines. Throughout 2011 there were many high profiled weddings, including the Royal weddings in the UK and Monaco, Supermodel Kate Moss, Pop singer Lily Allen and let’s not forget Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in the US. As a result, this has seen an increase in ornate piping and sugar flowers being incorporated into cake designs.

For many brides, 2012 is marking the end of the vintage trend and the beginning of glamorous decor with jewels and sparkles being incorporated into the cake designs, this is resulting in the rise of the ‘Couture’ style wedding cake.

This style of cake makes a strong statement by incorporating accents of the bride’s wedding dress, headpiece or jewellery. Our friends in the US have taken this one step further by introducing metallic wedding cakes which is taking the wedding world by storm for 2012.

We are seeing the use of shimmering tones of silver and gold’s combined with warm pastel or vibrant jewel colours.

When working with Reviva weddings, Laura and I often spend countless hours discussing the wedding designs we are working on together, and both of us are hugely excited about this trend and cannot wait for this to take off here in Spain!

Of course, it is imperative to ensure that your wedding cake design flows with the style or theme of your wedding not just the current wedding trends. For example, if you are getting married here in Spain and want a Spanish themed wedding, then perhaps you feel that a sparkling jewelled cake would not be suitable for your wedding. Thats ok! Your wedding day is one of the most special days of your life, so it is vital that your cake design is perfect for your personal taste! Try decorative lacework and textured ruffles with accents of Spanish warm colours or flowers, what is important is that your wedding cake designer designs a cake that is classic and timeless for you.

At Sweet Things, our fashion concious brides are becoming more involved in the design process to create their perfect wedding day, this is resulting in some amazing wedding cake designs which we cannot wait to create!

But for now, here are some of our favourite metallic wedding cakes!

Design Sources from Pinterest and Martha Stewart

Indian Wedding Inspirations in Marbella

As Indian Weddings take Marbella by storm, we thought we would share some of the inspirations we are creating for our weddings. 

The explosion of colours used for Indian weddings are glorious and here we have created a more cohesive look to our weddings by keeping to a heady mix of beautiful colours.

Ivory, gold and red are a hugely popular colour combination, mix this in with a fushsia and yellow and a dash of purple creates a vibrant combination.

We have kept one of our designs to just using a peacock colour theme of purples, turquoises, aquas and golds but throwing in a touch of orange for the reception tables.

There are so many glorious details from floral elephants, embellished gold confetti cones, lots of lots of bling, particuarly this year with the latest rage for metallic wedding cakes and we love the idea of using slightly different textures and fabrics to bring different elements into creating our Indian wedding styles.

A fuchsia, red and yellow Indian Wedding Inspiration

An explosion of Colours

A Peacock Inspiration

Muted Golds, Ivories and Red

Images have been sourced from Karen Wise and Maharani Weddings

We hope you enjoy our inspirations as we publish them and to keep up to date with us, as we move into 2012, join our Facebook page

Photo Session in our Raffle!

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Over 100 Vendors at the Wedding Party

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Wedding Library Raffle Prize with Merci NY

Every year the Wedding Party has intense raffle prizes, but this one is a scene stealer. A lucky Wedding Party bride and her guest will indulge in a luxurious day of high-fashion fun with Jackeline Weppner of Merci NY and Claudia Hanlin (that's me)! There'll be tea at the Pierre, a private driver to travel in style, up to four super-VIP salon visits, gifts and much, much more.

All you have to do is visit the Merci NY and Wedding Library booth at the Wedding Party or email style@mercinewyork.com with your wedding date, brief description of your wedding style, and why you would like to win our prize! Easy, no? Buy your ticket at the link on the right, and you'll be on your way to chic bridal style.

Real Wedding - Skye & Josh

We were thrilled to have the December summer front cover of Real Weddings Magazine with one of our favourite events in 2011 - the wedding of Skye & Josh.

Skye found her dream wedding dress just two weeks into her engagement in Bali. Her dress was by Dinda Rella.

Her headpiece & veil were designed by the extraordinary Johanna Johnson.

In keeping with Skye's exotic, etheral & relaxed theme for the wedding, the flowers throughout the day were by Melinda Tualima.

The brides stunning beaded shoes were by Badgley Mischka.

The guest favours were little Balinese temple boxes filled with one of the bride's favourite sweets - Rosewater Turkish Delight.

The bridesmaids wore barely there pink dresses with corset style tops and tulle skirts by Forever New. Skye's Mum embellished them with some elegant beading.

Skye's bouquet was full of white roses and hydrangeas - a perfect blend and contrast to those of the bridesmaids.

The mother of the bride also made the soft pink headbands for the bridesmaids.

Josh & his groomsmen get ready for the church ceremony. Suit by Studio Italia, shirt & tie by Farage.

After five years together Josh proposed on Skye's birthday with the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. Their emotional church ceremony took place at St Thomas Anglican Church in North Sydney.

Skye said "the service was warm and personal and it was such a joyful wedding, we were filled with love & happiness and excited about our future together".

The gorgeous couple officially announced as husband & wife.

One of my favourite shots from their day - so candid and in love...and photogenic!!

Skye & her bridesmaids outside the church enjoying some memorable moments.

The nearby wharf and waterfront near Shelly Beach were an easy choice for the photo shoot on the day. Our Real Weddings front cover shot below.

Most clients are always surprised to see how we can work our SugarLove magic in such a small space of time on the day. With great natural light, a couple that are in the moment and great direction working with our clients is always a pleasure.

Skye handpainted and designed all the stationery herself - the perfect start to her new business Cloud Story.

White paper lanterns are always in style for a beachfront wedding.

The perfect sunset moment as captured by our SugarLove Team.

If you are near Woollahra in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs come and see our new shop window pic (as above) chosen from Skye & Josh's wedding day.

The couple chose Le Kiosk in Shelly Beach for their relaxed beachside reception.

The mantlepiece displayed an incredible collection of scented roses, white hydrangea, lotus pods & cascading passionfruit flowers.

The dining room was decorated with ivy hanging from sandstone pillars & candlelit lanterns.

The cute & delicious wedding cake was made by Faye Cahill

Tables were decorated with rustic silver jars filled with freshly picked flowers & sprigs of rosemary and rose geranium.

Skye says "It was a magical evening filled with laughter & lots of dancing. At the end of the night we handed out little bags and asked our guests to take some of the flowers home".

Skye & Josh's vision of a rustic "Mamma Mia" style wedding was captured perfectly.

A moonlight stroll back to their hotel after the reception allowed the gorgeous couple to cherish the lights over Manly & talk about what a special day it had been. It was so divine to work with them and everyone at SugarLove Weddings wish you a lifetime of happiness together x