Theme Inspiration

Picking the theme for your reception comes down to personal choice. Let it be a reflection of you as a couple. Most reception venues are happy to work with you on your theme and ideas.

You could choose your theme based on:

• Your gown design. You fell in love with your gown and the elegance or colour of it inspires your theme.
• Your wedding stationery design. You sent out those wedding invitations months ago and just love their design!
• The location of the reception! e.g. your venue is by the seaside, on a farm or in a beautiful garden!
• The season you are being married in. Winter weddings can be spectacular!
• Your favourite flower/s that are in season!
• Your favourite colours!
• a reflection of your personalities (e.g you both think it would be fun to have a gothic, pirate, or medieval wedding)
• pure elegance.

There is no right or wrong... just what is right for you and your partner!

Whatever you do bringing a bit of DIY to your wedding can help you feel more involved and appreciated on the day. Something that is handmade is more likely to be remembered by your guests long after the big day. You can have a lot of fun along the way with DIY by organising get-togethers with your friends to create the decorations too! 

DIY Idea:

When no colour at all is allowed to creep in, jet black teamed with snowbally white makes a powerful impact. The clarity of the effect is breathtaking.

Patterns appear clear and sharp in monochrome. Here black and white shows a fun side with playful dots, stripes and floral paper napkin holder.

Download the floral paper here and trim into bands any size you like. Wrap around rolled napkins and secure with double-sided tape.

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Flower Paper Template

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Real Wedding Inspiration!

Wedding Style Guide has put together some images from past Real Weddings for your inspiration.

Alexis Hemphill and Steven Elsea by Elizabeth Messina

Amy Moss and Mark Mandel by Jonathan Ong

Astrid Ramsden and Steven Harrison by McKay Photography

We would love to hear about your theme! You can leave a comment below or click here to upload images so we can share with all our readers what you did for your theme!

Wedding Cake Inspiration

At your wedding you want to have a beautiful cake for your guests to admire and enjoy. There are so many styles and designs to choose from. Some wedding cake designers are so clever and talented.
You can use the theme of your wedding with your cake too!

We have gathered images from some of our archived Real Weddings to inspire you.

Emily MacDonald and Malcolm Campbell's cake was created by www.planetcake.com
and these gorgeous images are by GM Photographics www.gmphotographics.com.au

This Real Wedding featured in our Issue 16 magazine

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-16.html

Alice Thomas and Timothy Shepherd's cake was created by www.katscakes.com.au
and the images are by Adrian Tuazon Photographics www.adriantuazon.com

Table decorations to match the cake!

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-17.html

Amanda Smith and David Esterly's cake was created by www.portosbakery.com
and the images are by Next Exit Photography www.nextexitphotography.com

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-17.html

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Cherise Angelle and Aaron Hurlbert's cake was created by www.vanillabakeshop.com
and the images are by Elizabeth Messina www.elizabethmessina.com

Decorations on the cake based on decorations on the gown

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-17.html

Rebecca Gange and Andrew Crow's cake was created by www.letthemeatcake.com.au
and the images are by Elise Kapeller Photography www.elisekapellerphotography.com

The hairpiece and decorations on the dress

are echoed on the wedding cake

 

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-17.html

Stephanie Sarta and Joseph Sweet created her own cake
and purchased custom made cake toppers from ETSY
The images are by Feather and Stone Photography www.featherandstone.com.au

It is great to include "man's best friend" in your wedding!

Stephanie and Joseph have a special bond with their dog!

Note the collar and leash matching colours in their cake and flowers!

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-17.html

 

Roberta Mobert and Matthew Scudamore were lucky enough
to have Roberta's sister create their cake!
The addition of matching flowers to those utilised
in the wedding adds to the wedding day theme!

Images are by Karen Buckle Photography www.karenbuckle.com.au

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-17.html

Monica Fiore and Joe Furfaro were also blessed
to have Joe's mother create their cake!
Can you believe that? 

Images are by Arlene Bax Photography www.arlenebax.com

http://www.weddingstyleguide.com.au/issue-17.html

Vote for your favourite cake now and win a fabulous tea set from Cristina Re!

 

Are you prepared to break with tradition for your wedding?

It is your wedding! Or is it? Sometimes it can feel like everyone but you has a say about what is going to happen on your day.

                “You can’t do that! That is not what a wedding is about!”
                “You have to do it this way. We’ve always done that in our family!”
                “Where did you think that idea up from?”
                “Our family always does it this way!”

Parents of many brides and grooms want to put their five cents worth into the planning of your wedding. Family and friends may mean well with their ideas and contributions of “ideal” wedding plans but this can lead to arguments and upset.

Renaissance Wedding

At the beginning of all the planning you had a picture of how you saw the day falling into place. You want your wedding to be different. Perhaps a unique theme, change the vows, sing modern songs or have a complete break from traditional wedding music. You and your partner have been to plenty of other weddings and you don’t want to have just another beautiful but traditional wedding day.

This decision leads you into unchartered water. How will your family and friends react to your  idea? They know you are rule breakers with modern views and all you want is a day that reflects who you are as a couple.

Gothic Wedding Theme

Gothic Wedding Cake

In ancient times the bride was given to the groom’s family! The white dress signified virginity, the cake was a symbol of fertility and the bridesmaids dressed like the bride to confuse evil spirits ! The groom stood on the right of the bride so he could use his right hand to grab his sword to fend off enemies who wanted to steal his bride!

Western Wedding

Then in Victorian times we introduced bouquets of flowers for the bride. The bouquet was made from scented flowers or herbs to held to hide the smell  of an unclean society or to ward off all those evil spirits!

We carry on these traditions, mostly without even knowing why. We aren’t tied to these traditions for any of these old reasons anymore but so it continues!  Our parents did it so their expectations are that you should have a great church wedding, white dress and wonderful sit down dinner!

Western Wedding Cake

These days you can have many different themes that can be amazing fun for you and your guests. Just maybe not considered to be a great idea by your parents! Remember that it is your party and it is your wedding day. This is a day that you will remember for the rest of your life. Share with your grandchildren and demonstrates your personality to them and everyone on the day.

You can have fun being different! Be prepared for some arguments but don’t let it stop you being quirky and different! Go for it and make your day extra special!

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Sweet Tooth

There's nothing more exciting than feasting your eyes upon a super scrumptious looking lolly buffet sitting patiently at a wedding or party. Somehow lollies and delectable cakes manage to turn even the burliest of gentlemen into little kids. Sweet Style is a Sydney based company specialising in lolly and dessert buffets. From concept through to the all-important finishing touches, owner Leanne Ambrogio works closely with her clients to bring your lolly buffet dreams to life. Another great thing about Sweet Style is that their online shop is full of the most gorgeous cake stands and other bits and pieces so if you're hunting for buffet pieces then don't forget to pay the shop a visit. If you'd like to find out more about Sweet Style's services and products then visit the website at www.sweetstyle.com.au.







Posted by Emilie Harrison