Archive for June 2009

I am back!!!!!

What a holiday, my head is still buzzing! Here are some photos I took to share with you.

This is the house I spend my first 10 years of my life.
My High School, it was pouring rain, so I took it from the car!

Sony Centre
Brandenburger Tor

City Centre


My Dad and I went to get fresh bread rolls every morning for breakfast!

I certainly will miss them. Yumm!!
Berlin Bear, the town maskot. Every country could paint one. This is Australias version.

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Back to my hometown - Berlin

I am off to Berlin? Germany tonight till the 21 June. I am taking myself on a little holiday back to my hometown as it is my parents 5o Wedding Anniversary. I have not been back in 9 years and I am quite excited to see family and old friends again. Of course drinking lot's of German wine!!!!

AUF WIEDERSEHEN


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Couture/Boudoir day!


Jennifer and Natasja are planning their next boudoir/couture day for Saturday the 20th of June.

WHAT IS A COUTURE SESSION?

Their approach to Boudoir is not just about lingerie. You don’t have to pose in your underwear unless you want to. Capturing naturally glamorous images in the style of fashion magazines. These will be the most beautiful photographs of yourself you will ever have. Surprise your fiancee, husband or do it for yourself.
HOW TO BOOK
It’s strictly first come, first served and places are very limited.

Email Natasja: natasja@nkphotography.com.au
Email Jennifer: jen@annarose.com.au
Sitting fee: $150 which includes an hour of shooting, 2 outfit changes and a 7 day online print ordering gallery.
Check out their blogs for a treat. Enjoy!

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Flowers and Florist by Tammy

I thought I'd share a few tips with you today about the questions you should ask when you're 'interviewing' florists for your wedding day. Experience has taught us that taking a little bit of control and responsibility, as well as building a rapport with your florist from the very first conversation really does mean you'll enjoy a more positive experience.

Here are my top five questions for florists...

1) Are you available on our wedding date and how many other weddings will you be providing flowers for on that day?

It's good to establish a florist's availability as soon as possible so as not to waste their time, or yours. Equally importantly, finding out how much work they're prepared to take on for a single day will enable you to make a judgement about how important your wedding is going to be to them - and how flexible they are going to be able to be with any last minute changes to your order and delivery details.

2) Can you provide what we need within our budget?

Use the expertise of the florists you're talking to, after all, they will know a lot more about flower combinations, volumes of blooms needed and the viability of your ideas, than you will! It's important to establish that the things you want are achievable within your budget and, if not, what alternatives you could consider.

3) Who will be delivering, and setting up, the flowers on our wedding day?

Find out if the florist sends a qualified floral designer out with their orders or if local couriers are used. This will enable you to decide if you're going to need to look at additional help on your wedding day as couriers are employed to literally deliver the order and leave, whilst a floral designer will spend time ensuring your flowers are set up as previously discussed.

4) Have you worked at our ceremony/reception venue before and, if not, would you be prepared to visit with us?

Florists who are familiar with your venue(s) are worth their weight in gold, as are those who are happy to meet you at the venue(s) to discuss your requirements. Money can be saved, arrangements can be dual-purpose and nothing will come as a surprise if you're working with someone who knows, and has provided flowers for, your venue(s) before.

5) Please could you put us in touch with some couples you have recently worked with?

As with every other wedding supplier, a good florist will happily put you in touch with couples whose weddings they have recently worked on. It's important that you follow up and contact them in order to get an objective description of the service they enjoyed from the florist(s) you're considering. Whilst it's highly unlikely that they'll put you in touch with unhappy clients, it's still extremely useful to get an idea of what working with individual florists is really like.

And remember, floral arrangements don't have to be flowers to be stunning. One of my favourite images is of these voile-covered bay trees, lining the entrance to the wedding ceremony (source: "The Best of Martha Stewart Living", Potter). Absolutely stunning and totally achievable as many florists now hire out bay trees and lengths of voile and ribbon can be bought inexpensively and transform these trees into a magical scene. You could even add battery-operated white fairy lights for extra sparkle!

Take care and I'll speak to you soon!






Guest Blogger Tammy from Magic Dust

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Commander Limousines

I had the honour to be visited by the only stretched Jeep Limousine in Australia. Pure luxury, beautiful presented and the service is top class. So unique!!

Good service is so important and Commander Limousines GOT THAT!
Do yourself a favour and visit Commander Limousines website. Great website, very informative and you will ALWAYS get FABULOUS service.

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