Colour me Festive by MAGrouge

We asked four local florists to put together bouquets for a little festive colour story in our current issue of {MAG}rouge. Annie Oxborough, Claudia from Style etc, Orlando and Leaf & Honey all provided us with these pretty blooms in shades of yellow, cherry red and green. We also showcased how you can get creative with a couple of different print fabrics to bring together a bit of a story for your wedding. There are so many fun things to do with fabric, I loved how these little escort card pouches turned out. Super easy and they look so effective en masse when placed at the entrance to your wedding reception. Follow the fabric through to favour packaging, your invites and even a touch on the cake as you can see we've done here.

Photography | Sutherland Kovach, Styling and stationery | Ruby & Willow, Cake | Judit Meron, Whoopie Pies | Whoopie, Bouquets | Orlando, Style etc, Leaf & Honey, Annie Oxborough

A colour story - Purple & Orange

Thought I'd inject a little vibrant colour into this Friday! This was my colour shoot for Issue 4 of {MAG}rouge. Such fun colours to play with! I can't believe it's October in just a couple of days. I really don't feel like we've even started spring, the weather has been so average! I'm quite sure we're due for a really good run of settled warm weather soon... and I think we're all hanging out for it!Do you have any plans for the weekend? We might try and catch the new movie, Looper... has anyone seen it yet? Looks like a goodie! And it's my little niece's 10th birthday so we'll be doing something with the family... I can't believe she's 10!! Well you have yourselves a lovely weekend! K xo

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Style Files: A Warm Caramel Wardrobe

Good morning, good morning! Well it might be officially spring but the weather was anything but spring like around here... which to be honest was somewhat of a good thing for me, since I had to somewhat chain myself to the desk to get Issue 4 completed!! It's nearly there I promise you and I can't wait to share... there are some amazingly beautiful features in it!! Anyway back to it for me... hope your week gets off to a grand start :-)

1. Gold Bangle from Kate Spade 2. Stella McCartney Sunglasses 3. Gold Dress by Valentino via Net-a-porter 4. Gold sandals from Kate Spade 5. Ikat Pillow from Jayson Home 6. Brown Wedges 7. White cuffed trousers 8. Cork purse from Kate Spade 9. Diamond Ring from Diamond in the Rough 10. Sweater by Inhabit via Net-a-porter

A colour story - Caramel & Pecan

Ooo I'm such a sucker for neutrals... especially when they combine lots of scrumptious textures like this does! This was the colour shoot I did for the current issue of {MAG}rouge, and one thing I learnt was 'never include so much sweet treats on a shoot'!! I mean as much as I like a good pear, you can bet your bottom dollar that was my last option with hazlenut meringues, coconut marshmallows and hokey pokey on offer! Nom, nom!!

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A colour story - Red, Pink & Teal

Annnnnnd we're back!! Sorry things have been a little quiet around here... fallout from the magazine release you could call it!! And a wee thing called Charlie that came into our lives last week. If you follow me on Instagram (rubywillow) or Facebook you've probably seen this gorgeous gal over the past few days and you might want to be prepared for an onslaught of puppy pics!! We've spent the weekend getting to know her, lots of playing, lots of cuddling, and getting in on the training early!! Mostly she's been very good... except for getting hyperactive last night and knocking over a freshly made cup of herbal tea... thankfully not on herself! But after 10 minutes of whining she made it through the whole night without much of a whimper so I'm very proud of her!! Today will be interesting thought as it's a miserable rainy day and of course we can't go and frolic on the lawn so indoor games it is!

I wanted to share with you the colour story from our recent issue that I worked on. For this one I set up a little dinner for two in my back yard. I absolutely love doing these and if time allowed I'd do one once a week, but they're always far more time consuming that I estimate them to be! But I do have fun with them. And of course I just love the colours in this one! And those mints were so good... confession: I went through about three packets before I eventually did the shoot!! Addictive!

A colour story - Orange & Yellow

These are a few photos I took some months ago now when I was playing around.. part of this shoot but a few different shots. Aren't these daffodils amazing? I'd never seen them like that before.

A colour story - Apricot & Red

I had so much fun working on this colour story for {MAG}rouge!! Inspired by the amazing Mangosteen fruit, I love the combination of the rich red with caramel, apricot and peach tones. I had this gorgeous apricot floral fabric that worked perfectly with them and from there it took shape. Don't you think this would make for such a pretty wedding colour palette?... and that's coming from someone who is not the biggest fan of red in weddings.

All photos by Ruby & Willow

A colour story - Emerald, Teal & Yellow

A few months ago I started having a play around styling various props I had with my stationery, and photographing colour stories of them... just experimenting for the magazine and myself I guess. And really just having fun with it. I absolutely love doing this and hope to find the time to do a lot more in the future. Would love to know your thoughts on this... do you think this should become a regular series? Does this inspire you for your wedding at all? Or just in general? Feedback is always welcome :-) It helps me learn!!