West Aussie Wedding

More Vintage Inspiration

I must be in a vintage mood because this ad for Yellowglen really appeals to me.. it just oozes feminine glamour..

 

There is so much to love about it.. Check out that headpiece..! And their red lippie! Those glossy structured waves... that yellow bodice...!! the champers..! ahhhhh

Rochelle Adonis..

Has landed in Perth.

This famous maker of cakes and confection has opened a shop on Brisbane Street in Northbridge.

She is most famous for her local nougat, but her handmade celebration cakes are also creating a storm.

Image from Scoop Magazine

For more info check in at Rochelle Adonis

Feast

I really enjoy good vegetarian food.

    

Top: Vietnamese Rolls; Feta and spinach mini pizzas

Middle: Avocado Bruschetta; Potato salad

Bottom: Vegetarian Risotto; Chickpea patties

All photos and recipes from BBC Good Food

I do eat meat, yet I like the notion of serving vegetarian food at our reception.

Not so much for moral or ethical reasons (although they are worthy motivators) but because it would save money and make a nice refreshing change from chicken and steak.

The biggest obstacle for a vegetarian feast is the Mr.

He's a dedicated carnivore from a farm. He countered my money saving suggestion with an offer to slaughter a few lambs from his parents farm himself to roast on a spit.

Australia's Favourite Fruit

Pavlova!

 

image from  Aussie Cynic

It's an Aussie or desert (or a NZ one depending on where you come from) 

It is sort of like a meringue, crispy on the outside, but light and fluffy on the inside. Its topped with cream and fruit.. usually strawberry, kiwi fruit and peaches.. (but you are only limited by your imagination..) It's served cold and when its done right its bloody awesome.

I'd be happy with a pavlova wedding cake.

Wedding Traditions...

...Often just seem like an a reason to spend lots of money.

But the origin of some of these traditions can be quite interesting.

It seems that a lot of them stem from a belief that the bride and groom were particularly suseptible to the forces of evil spirits on their wedding day.

Bridesmaids were traditionally included in the ceremony dressed in similar clothing to the bride to act as decoys and confuse the spirits.

The tradition of the honeymoon apparently stems from a time when the Groom would have snatched his bride from her family. After the wedding he would hide her away for a month (a moon) until the search was called off, with the hope of getting her pregnant in that time honeyed mead was drunk to improve fertility

The bouquet was originally a bunch of fragrant flowers and spices also believed to ward off evil forces.

Somehow knowing the origin of these traditions actually makes me like them more. (apart from the honeymoon one)

Blue Glass is Beautiful

 

from Brides Cafe

 

 

image from Beth Helmsetter, originally posted by Style Me Pretty

Words Of Wisdom

Ariel from Offbeat Bride  posted a few months ago about a simple wedding which was planned in haste due to a terminal illness in the family. In it she says:- 

"..in many ways wedding planning will expand to fill as much time and/or money as you want to throw at it. If you have two weeks to prepare, you strip it down to the most important things and the result is deeply meaningful"

This is so true. Sometimes it does seem that the simple act of getting married becomes lost in a sea of incidentals. I recommed reading the full post here and reminding ourselves that calla lillies, personalised monograms, vera wang and 3 course meals do not a wedding make.

Family Style Dinner

I think its a nice idea to have big banquet tables set out and the food laid on the tables so guests can just pass things along and help themselves.. It gives them the flexibility to pick and chose like a buffet, without the school canteen vibe. It offers sit down style like table service but without the formality..

It also promotes relaxed interaction as food gets passed around, people help themselves and everyone digs in..

This picture sort of summarises how I imagine it would go

 

image from Real Wedding Style Magazine