Outfit of the week - Emerald Macrame

I'm sure you've all heard that Emerald is Pantone's colour of 2013... and being a lover of all shades of green I definitely approve of this choice!! So for the first Outfit of the Week post for the New Year I really couldn't go past this beautiful Macrame dress! Wouldn't it be so lovely to wear this for a special night out? (let's ignore the fact that it's from Valentino and just a wee bit out of my reach, cause it's more fun that way!!).

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Outfit of the week - Emerald Macrame

Board#210: Blue Emerald

Happy Friday everyone! How has your week been? We seemed to have turned a bit of a corner with puppy Charlie, who is now making life a little easier for us and letting her Mummy get a bit more work done... thank goodness!! And we've found a puppy friend a few houses away so I can have a cuppa and a chat for half an hour while the pups romp on the grass and wear each other out. It's perfect!! We had a fun {MAG}rouge shoot midweek too... only a few weeks off Issue 4's launch day!! I hope you have some lovely plans for the weekend. K xo

Photos from top left; Green & Blue Kitchen | Christopher Drake via Design Sponge, Striped Tie | Leo Patrone, Blue Building | via Art n Light Blog, Blue Shoes | Denise Bovee, Couple in green room | Tec Petaja, Cake | Martha Stewart, Bouquet | Polly Alexandre, Daffodils | Jose Villa

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!!

Outfit of the week - Jewel Tones

I know I'm heading into summer so I don't think I'll be dressing in these rich jewel tones any time soon, but they're soooo pretty aren't they? I love these shades with denim. And so easy to dress up with fabulous costume jewelery. Which would you go with... the purple or the green?

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Superburbs | Brancoprata | Postcards & Pretties | LandlockedBride | Unreal Bride | Meant to be sent
The Demoiselle | Simply & Forever | Luna & Chloe Weddings

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Outfit of the week - Jewel Tones

Board#106: My Sweet Clementine

Happy Monday kids!! Did you have a fabulous weekend? Oh isn't this board just summer all over!! I can almost taste the sweetness of the mandarins/clementines (whatever we're calling them these days!). Delicious!! And that plaid tie is just awesome right? How many of you could convince your man to wear plaid? I fear I would get an emphatic no :-)

Board#81: Cider & Grapefruit

Happy Monday to everyone!! Hope you had a good weekend? Did anyone attend any 10.10.10 weddings? Well we made some progress on the house front and have ticked a washing machine and fridge off the list... not the most fun items to buy but unfortunately two of the most essential!
So what do you think of when you look at today's board? To me in conjures up a fun, whimsical, outdoor wedding, when the weather is just starting to turn. Add cute cardigans to your bridesmaids dresses for a fun change up for photos (and of course to keep them warm!), serve warm cider and seat guests on hay bales in a cosy barn or farm shed perhaps. Use lot of wood rounds for display and fill mason jars with hand picked bloom in warm fall colours. Add in some emerald to brighten it up. And don't forget to send me an invite :-)
I've decided that Monday mornings are unproductive for me so to ease me into the week I'm heading for a coffee with these lovely ladies! Have a good one people!

Today's the last day to enter the Notecard giveaway - I'll make it end of Monday US time since most entries have been international (come on Kiwis.... aren't you thankful for something??). Head over and leave your comments here. 

Photos from top left; Bridesmaids & Menu | Wedding Chicks, Yellow Fan Programs | Katie Day via Ruffled
2nd row; Bride & Groom | Katie Day via Ruffled, Dress | Jen Rodriguez via 100 Layer Cake, Grapefruit | Jill Thomas via Style Me Pretty, Bridal Party | Once Wed
3rd row; Mailbox | Project Wedding, Bouquet | Q Weddings via Style Me Pretty, Stationery | Cameron Ingalls via Green Wedding Shoes, Cake | Martha Stewart Weddings, Cider | Eat Drink Pretty

Board#50: Buttery Greens

Here we are... at Monday morning again... and the eve of June!! How did that happen?? Well the countdown is on for me, only 18 more sleeps until I'm off to the sunny isles of Hawaii!! It can't come soon enough. If anyone has some great tips and pointers for things to do and see I'd love to hear them! I haven't done a green board in quite some time and since it is only my favourite colour I thought it was about time. I love the fresh mix of the brighter emerald green with a green so soft it's almost buttery. Emerald is making a bit of a splash at the moment which I'm loving, it works great with a lot of other colours as well (although I'd avoid red unless you're going for a Christmas theme!!).
Have a great day and week people!




Photos from top left; Photo by Chris Everard, Emerald dress via Style Me Pretty, Cake unknown, Broad Beans by Heidi Johannsen
2nd row; Bouquet via Martha Stewart Weddings, Emerald Tie by Comfort Studio via Once Wed, Photo by Jose Villa, Flowers in galvanised bucket unknown
3rd row; Favour bags via Martha Stewart Weddings, Babys breath by Karen Wise, Couple by Comfort Studio via Once Wed, Apples on ice unknown

Board#44: Emerald & Tutu

Afternoon folks, hope you all enjoyed a lovely weekend. What did you get up to? For those of you in my neck of the woods I hope you made the most of what could be the last sunny weekend? Although they - they being the weather people! - keep saying that, but the sun keeps on shining. I can't believe the good run we've had for months now. It made for a perfect early morning dawn service down on the beach yesterday, followed up with a leisurely breakfast and walk on the beach. And then relaxing on a friends sunny deck for the afternoon...my kinda Sunday.
Now we're back into it, I have a busy week ahead with the Bride & Groom show on this Sunday at Ellerslie. It's the first time I've done this show so I'm excited to see what it's all about.
Today's board was sparked by an emerald image that caught my eye and I realised it's a colour you don't see used too often these days although I think that's actually changing. You often see rosey pinks paired with sage greens which I love, or a brighter fuchsia pink with a chartreuse, but for something a little different I think this soft ballet slipper pink is the perfect accompaniment to the vibrant emerald green. What do you think?




Photos from top left; Bride by Pictures by Tracy, Pink shoes via Style Me Pretty, Emerald Bridesmaids by Sedona Bride
2nd row; Flowers unknown, Dress via Southern Weddings Magazine, Pashminas via Style Me Pretty, Pink dress via Wedding Style Guide
3rd row; Emerald Ring Cushion via Martha Stewart Weddings, Fashion shoot via Wedding Style Guide, Magnolias by Janne Peters