Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of what’s in this, the last Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons before Christmas!….. Our tree is up and looking pretty, with presents starting to appear beneath it; I have finished work for the year, sherry is open and an evening of Love Actually is planned for tomorrow….. I do…

We all love a good excuse for a great pair of heels, don’t we? And ladies, there can be no better excuse for splashing out a little than your wedding, for there are no more important shoes than the ones you will walk down the aisle in! And no-one does bridal shoes quite like Emmy…

Just 12 days until Christmas! How are your yuletide preparations going? Seasonal festivities take a different guise in the southern hemisphere, where Christmas falls in the balmy summer – rather than steaming hot beverages, turkey and Christmas puddings aflame with brandy, it is more iced ginger beers, BBQs and pavs! Different, but no less enjoyable, although…

Following on from last week’s post full of the most perfect bridesmaids dresses for the festive season (if you missed it, go take a peek, there are some seriously droolworthy dresses in a swanky palette of gold, black, silver and ivory) I thought I would turn my attention this week to the all important bride…

I think it is fair to say Summer officially arrived in the bay today, it reached a scorching 30°C – definitely time to search out the sunnies and bathers! Fingers crossed it is here to stay for the weekend….although, I still can’t get used to Christmas shopping in the summer, despite this being my third Christmas in New Zealand….

I couldn’t get yesterday’s beautiful Edwardian Chic Vintage Bride out of my head (did you see her? Wasn’t her dress utterly exquisite?) So feeling all inspired by the extravagant and opulent ‘Belle Epoque’ period, one of my absolute favourite eras, I pulled together this little teaser of an inspiration board…… Alphonse Mucha Champenois, Wedding Dress ~ Jolie by…

What could be a better excuse for pulling out all the stops and going for full-on glitz and glamour than a wedding?….except maybe a Festive wedding? There is something about a cosy Christmas wedding, filled with that seasonal magic, especially if it is white. And I may be a little biased as a New Year’s…

By golly, if it isn’t the start of December on Sunday. Which surely means time to decorate – the 1st of December isn’t too early is it? Mr E hates having Christmas thrust upon him, but I always feel the holiday season goes so quickly if you blink you miss it, and I want to revel and make…

I think it is fair to say that in all of our excitement Mr E and I somewhat overlooked our ceremony room and aisle decor. I can’t say it is a regret, because there is nothing about our day that I regret; however if I had the chance again I might try to look at…

Morning lovelies, how was your weekend? Mine was tremendously exciting (for those who don’t follow CVB on Facebook, here’s why! :)) Aside from dreaming of that little fella, I have mostly spent the weekend feeling all inspired by the beautiful roses in our cottage garden. They run the whole way along the front, just outside…

After last weeks mish mash of posts due to technical issues (some of which still aren’t resolved – in fact, should any hosting sites, blog designers or bloggers are reading this and have any advice do please let me know, because it is starting to be hard not to despair!) normal Snippets, Whsipers & Ribbons service resumes…

For the last 3 weeks Mr E has been attempting, as he does each year, to grow an enviable mo – he is no Rhett Butler but for a man who freely admits his hair sprouting is random at best, he isn’t doing badly! So today’s post is dedicated to Mr E’s mo and every mo…

It has always felt a little unfair that Kiwi brides-to-be have to travel across the ditch or even further to sample the delights of designer bridal fashion. Well, no longer is that the case thanks to Wellington’s chic little bridal boutique Paperswan Bride (if you need a memory jog of just how chic this boutique is, take a look here…..heavenly!) who have…

I remember with such clarity the emotion of seeing my soon to be husband, standing at the end of an aisle lined with everyone we love most, waiting for me! And no memory is more magical than when we were finally pronounced ‘husband’ and ‘wife’; and we waltzed back up the aisle hand in hand as Mr…

It hardly seems possible that it has been almost 6 months since the wonderful Jessica Fontaine launched her first collection under the fabulous new label Rose & Delilah and even more hard to believe that she has already managed to design and create a beautiful second collection which she has so aptly named ‘Oh Lovely Lace’…….