Board#185: Bon Appétit

I hope you're hungry this morning cause today's board is all about food, food, glorious food!! Who says you need to have just wedding images to inspire your big day? I don't know about you but the colours of these food shots do it for me. I'm a little obsessed with food styling these days... isn't it incredibly how appealing they make it look... although I'm quite sure this all tastes just as good as it looks. So given your choice what would your first and second options be amongst this lot?

Photos from top left; Butter cubes | Ellen Silverman, Cheese table | Sunday Suppers, Coffee Cake | Fresh New England, Cherries | Sunday Suppers, White desserts on cake stand | Sunday Suppers, Mushrooms | Chris Court, Strawberry Tarts | Cannelle Vanille, Dried Pears | Chris Court, Sponge Cake | Tina Rupp, Chocolate Cake | Tartlette, Caramelised Pears | Chris Court

Creative Cocktail Display Ideas

Not everything we shoot makes it to the final cut of the magazine... and these cute displays were a casualty from the first issue!! Still we got to eat and drink it all... not a bad perk :-) Be back later today to announce the winner of the Shabby Apple Dress!!

Mulled Wine Cocktail

This was from our 'food & entertaining' shoot in the first issue of {MAG}rouge, a warming mulled wine with delicious cinnamon and star anise... doesn't it look incredibly cozy and inviting? We used a old muffin pan to serve up an array of delicious nuts and dried fruits... these make for such a cute display option... try different coloured sweets in them! Get creative when displaying your food, carrying through any colours from your decor and looking for fun and interesting vessels to display your food on.

Photo by Sutherland Kovach

Board#88: Farm Fresh Goodness

Hi lovelies..... I'm baaaaack!!! (I know I did a wee shoe post but that didn't count!) And I've missed you all... I've kinda been checking in on my phone but only got internet up and running as of yesterday so it's been a frustrating week - thank goodness for my fabulous guest posters!! If you're waiting for an email from me I promise it's coming!! So up until a few hours before we were due to settle it was all up in the air as to whether we could even move in on the day - and to say that created a wee bit of stress and a husband about to explode at someone would be an understatement! Anyway long story short we're in (although technically still waiting to settle!!) and I am truly in my own little slice of heaven. For my long time friends who knew me as an Anne of Green Gables obsessed teenager this will come as no surprise!! I went for a walk to document my new neighbourhood in the evening sun last night with the biggest smile on my face cause it really is all a bit of a dream come true and I feel truly lucky to be living somewhere like this.

Anyway enough gushing.... because of my new country girl status (yeh you bet I'm going to get some mileage out of that!) I thought I'd post an appropriate board for my new lifestyle (seriously the way I'm going on you'd think I lived on a 1000 acre farm in the middle of nowhere!). Today's inspiration is all about the food and in particular the kind of fresh food that you get at your local farmers markets. There are so many creative ways to display food for your wedding; present it in gorgeous wooden crates, have fun signs highlighting your favourite foods, wrap goodies in fabric and twine, fill mason jars will nuts and hang them with cute hand-written signs... the list goes on! I know there isn't much else going on in this board apart from the food but I think overall it gives you a 'feeling' that you would want to replicate on your big day. You agree?

Photos from top left; Butter | Ellen Silverman, Cheese | Sunday Suppers, Mason Jars | Jack Wittbold via Style Me Pretty
2nd row; Horse shot | Larissa Cleveland via Snippet & Ink, Apricot Jam | Michael & Anna Costa, Eggs | Carlie Statsky via Green Wedding Shoes
3rd row; Bread | unknown, Nuts | Millie Holloman , Acorns in Jars | Pottery Barn, Pumpkins on Fence | Martha Stewart

More cupcakes!!!

Further to yesterdays cupcake yumminess, whilst doing a local search I was delighted to find a couple of suppliers offering some fantastic looking treats. First up we have Cupcake Parlour, based in Christchurch they offer a complete assortment of goodies, and will tailor them to suit your day. And if you're not close to Christchurch never fear...they deliver nationwide! Check out their website more images to tempt you.
Next we have Snob Designer Cupcakes, based in Auckland, who on top of making gorgeous cupcakes offer them in a bouquet! What a novel idea, love it! It would make my day to have one of these delivered to me!



Photos: Top left and right, bottom left: Cupcake Parlour
Top middle, bottom right, Snob Designer Cupcakes

Cupcake Craze

You have to have been hiding under a rock if you've missed the cupcake explosion that's happened in the past couple of years. Having always been a staple at kids party they are now a chic addition to any wedding dessert platter, or even as a favour offering. Have them iced to match the colours of your wedding, have the monogram you've used for your stationery added to the wrapper, or get some beautiful filigree cupcake holders. They make for a fantastic visual display, not to mention a tasty treat. As it's morning tea time now I would definitely appreciate one appearing in front me RIGHT NOW!!

Coming up soon, some local New Zealand suppliers to get your cupcakes from!