It seems Summer has well and truly left us (we had the heater going this week in the Bridal Survival office!)

“Sunday Suppers is a class-cooking-dining expierience, pairing friends and food. The food is market fresh, local and organic and the approach is to create seasonal and fresh meals together. The classes are held in a waterfront loft ion Brooklyn, NY and a taught by local chefs. Photography and styling by Karen Mordechai. If you’re interested in coming to a class, email us at info(at)sunday-suppers.com”

The blog packed full of beautiful imagery, great recipes and gorgeous styling. A feast for the eyes!

Photos taken by Karen Mordechai for Sunday Suppers

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Bridal Survival is thrilled to be a part of brand new wedding website Portobello Bride!

The brand new site launched last night and we love the clean, elegant feel to it! We can’t wait to see what Kim has in store with the boutique markets and we’re so looking forward to being a part of it all!

Visit Portobello Bride

Called “Something To Keep You Happy At A Wedding” these sweet books from Two Little Boys in Lark Made. The booklets are filled with colouring in pictures, word puzzles and other age appropriate games t keep little minds occupied.

Our favourite notebooks though are these fun ones about dreams and plans. Not only are we big fans of encouraging kids to dream big, but we also think these would make a sweet wedding favour placed on each child’s place setting. You can buy these through Lark Made.

Pretty peach pictures from Martha Stewart.

A rocket salad featuring peaches and goats cheese could be yummy or even grilled on a barbeque and served with prawns.

Pretty peach pictures from Martha Stewart.

Used in Bellinis with champagne they will provide a festive summer cocktail, or create your own ‘mocktail’ by juicing peaches with other fruits, serving on ice with a mint leaf garnish or a swizzle stick.

Pretty peach pictures from Martha Stewart.

Elegant in their rosy glory, poached and served with raspberry sauce, they are a treat for the eye as well as the tastebuds. And who could forget a peach Melba?

What about a dessert table featuring peaches in all their different guises?

Pretty peach pictures from Martha Stewart.

From Martha Stewart Weddings...

From Carol Gearing

From Paris Parfait

Flowers by Stewart

Include them in your wedding bouquet, in arrangements on the tables, tucked into an archway of flowers and greenery, or tied in small bunches to the church pews or the backs of your chairs at the reception.

Flowers by Greenhem

Flowers to consider are bulbs such as paperwhites (narcissus), hyacinths, and lily of the valley. Some carnations have a clove like scent as do lilies. Gardenias, lilacs, jasmine and scented roses have an old fashioned air and a wonderful fragrance. In the tropics who could go past frangipani for the perfume and their beauty?

Photo by Powerhouse Museum

It’s best to be disciplined in your approach and chose just one perfumed flower to use in your arrangements – more will confuse the senses and become overwhelming!

We’re thrilled to be sponsoring The Wedding Workshop again this year.

Held in Perth at Villa Kula on the 24th of March, your ticket includes

• The chance to win prizes from Bridal Survival, Pink Frosting, Alannah Rose and Flexi Flats
• Wine tasting and canapés on arrival
• Your own personal binder filled with vendors advice
• Valuable vouchers from participating vendors
• Your free YOUR BRIDES GUIDE worth $24.95
• An expert panel
  
• Fashion parade
• Cocktail recepetion

Tickets are available at the purchase on the website and we’d love to hear from any Bridal Survival brides planning to attend!

The creative mind behind BellaFlower on Etsy makes quirky repurposed paper decorations. She uses paper from books and also origami paper to cover pencils (sets of these might be nice as a wedding favour) handmade envelopes and table decorations folded from sheets of music. These can be hung also – imagine these hung in bunches at various lengths from the ceiling like a chandelier over each table, or along the top of a window, from a balcony railing, from tree branches.

Her paper garlands could be draped in strings around anything you could think of, or hung from the ceiling like a rainforest of paper discs.
Worth a look if you want something different for your wedding décor. Visit the etsy store.