Kate Bean

Our Takapuna bride Kate has just sent us a card and some photos from her wedding day in December 2009. Kate wore the GS6638 in white, and teamed this up with a Dreamtime Machine Edge veil. Her Touch Up shoes style 180 also matched the gown perfectly. To view this gown on our website follow the link here.

Kate's card read:

"Hi Susan,

Just thought I would send you a little note and thank you again for all your help with my wedding gown. It was absolutely perfect and the day was amazing. Best wishes for 2010.

Regards,

Kate Bean"

The Wedding Blog

We have just come across The Wedding Blog, an online blog, which features ideas and inspirations for your wedding day. The latest article is about paper lanterns and how they can really make your photos and atmosphere for the wedding stand out. This blog has some great ideas and inspirations for your wedding. Check it out online here.

The photo above is of how lanterns can suit any style of wedding.

Tracy Prescott

This is trully an exciting story- Tracy surprised all her friends and got married at her 40th birthday! She got married on a beautiful sunny day at a vineyard, and when the guests started arriving they figured out that this was more than a birthday celebration! Tracy wore the Maggie Sottero Dallas Marie in diamond white with a blue haze ribbon, and doesn't she trully look phenomenal! She teamed this up with a Dreamtime elbow length piped veil, and Touch Up shoes style 210. These are a new style shoe and they looked awesome with her gown! Tracy's photos were taken by Kim Hamblin Photography, to go to her website click here.

Tracy's email read:

"Hi Samara,

Yes the photos are they were taken by my photographer so so beautiful and so amazing.

Such a special day! The comments about the dress have just been phenomenal and incredible.

Kind regards,

Trace"

Rohani Alexander (nee Evans)

Our Auckland bride Rohani has just sent us an email with a link to all her fabulous wedding photos! Rohani got married in October 2009, and she looks like she had the most amazing day! She is wearing the Bonny 836 in white, and teamed this up with a Dreamtime piped fingertip length veil. To view this gown on our website follow the link here. She is also wearing Touch Ups style 795 shoes, which looked awesome under her gown!

To view our full Bonny collection onlie click here.

Lifespark Nutrition

Good nutrition practices are vital to maintain optimum health and happiness- which is why Lifespark Nutrition are here to introduce you to a complete nutrition plan. We are so glad we know Kate Gray from Lifespark Nutrition, whose passion is to help you make the right choices in nutrition to achieve your desired goals. Lifespark focuses on weight loss, weight gain, increased energy, sport performance, improved health and wellbeing, and stress nutrition. All of these can help you feel beautiful om your wedding day.

Lifespark Nutrition and offering every bride who does a consultation a free follow up appointment with your initial consultation. This is a great offer, and is worth giving Kate a call to see what this is all about!

To check out more info on Lifespark Nutrition and to get in touch with Kate go to the website here.

P.S. Look out for the great recipes they have online!

Abigail Harding (nee Allan)

Abigail has just sent us some photos and a postcard from her wedding day in August 2009. She wore the GS 6066 in ivory in a satin fabric, and doesn't she look gorgeous! To view this gown on our website follow the link here.

Abigail's card read:

"Dear Marion & Team,

Thank you for all your help in the lead up to our wedding. We were blessed with stunning weather and had an amazing day.

Best wishes,

Abigail Harding (nee Allan)"

2010 On the Day accessories

Love new stuff!  We have all our new collection accessories arriving daily and there are new ranges of on the day, veils, jewellery and lots more.  I have picked this particular one in this startling red.  It is GB612.  To make a price enquiry click here.

The new products will be on our website soon so keep an eye out!

Sacha Levings (nee Ware)

We love love love the photos and cards we get from our brides once they are married. Sacha sent us a link to her photos and a lovely email to say thank you to our Hamilton girls. Sacha got married in November 2009, and wore the Bonny 749 in ivory. She teamed this up with a Dreamtime fingertip veil, which went perfectly with her gown. All of Sacha's photos were beautiful, so here are a few of the best ones.

Sacha's email read:

"Hi Sheryl,

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help with choosing and purchasing my wedding dress and accessories. It looked amazing.

David from Hamilton Weddings was fantastic and took amazing photos- I highly recommend him.

Again a huge thank you to you and your team. I was very impressed with the friendly service from everyone there.

Kindest regards,

Sacha Levings (nee Ware)."

Knockout Lashes

We get asked all the time about false eyelashes, and if they are worth it for the wedding day. Short answer: Yes they are! Lash perms and extensions are the next big thing in sexy eyes, so we definitely recommend them for the bride. If you already have a beautiful set of lashes, then think of getting them permed for the big day. This lasts up to eight weeks, so will look great for the honeymoon as well! If your eyelashes lack a bit of fullness then extensions are the way to go- you can put as many as you like on and they give a great 'wow' factor.

We always turn to Cerise Lash Bar on Richmond Road for lash expert advice, check out her website here for more information. There is also a recent article on the nzherald website on lash extensions and lash perms- follow the link here.

Photo (left) are eyelash extensions at Cerise Lash Bar

Melissa Rycroft & Tye Strickland

Don't we all love a happy ending! Melissa was first seen on the 13th season of The Bachelor- and was shafted as the runner up. She was absolutely devastated but remained determined to find her knight in shining armour. Over a year later she got engaged, and now is married to Tye Strickland. Melissa and Tye got married on 12 December 2009 in front of 200 family and friends in Isla de Mujeres, Mexico.

 Melissa is wearing a white satin organza over satin that Alfred Angelo designed. Her gown has a chapel train and the bodice has rhinestones, crystals and sequins. To view a similar gown designed by Bonny check our the Bonny 853 on our website. Her coral bridesmaids were also designed by Alfred Angelo, and we stock Forever Yours which have over 48 different colours to choose from and over 300 styles. Check out the FY79112 on our website.

Vanessa Michell

We have just received a lovely email with photos from our Takapuna bride Vanessa, who got married in mid November 2009 in Rarotonga. Vanessa wore the Maggie Sottero Sosi in ivory, and teamed this up with a Dreamtime raw edged veil in fingertip length. Vanessa also decided to match the Liz Rene 754 shoes, which looked perfect with her gown! To view the Sosi on our website follow the link here.

Vanessa's email read:
"Hi guys,
I have to say that I felt absolutely beautiful in my dress and I could not have done it without you guys.
Many, many thanks.
Vanessa"

Comfortable, stable shoes

What a week it has been.  We have been in and out of hospital with my son and a broken arm that hasn't mended properly.  The other more exciting thing this week is receiving the catalogue for the new styles of Benjamin Walk shoes.  So my product of the week is the combination of the two.  You need some very comfortable shoes for your wedding and a strap to make sure you don't fall over and break your arm!  So here are two of the new shoes we are expecting on the 28th of Jan.  Put them in your diary to come and try them on.  The styles are 262 and 277.  You can see them on the Benjamin Walk website and ours in the next week or so.