Harlequin.And.Romance

I've moved home to a new blog that looks super fly!

2010-03-03T14:44:00.000-08:00

Come and find me over the way on my new Tumblr blog. Its easier to hrow all things wedding-like.
Follow me fellow bride-etes! x

http://idothebestweddings.tumblr.com/

I got the summertime blues

2010-02-28T04:29:00.000-08:00

Its really rubbish weather-wise so i'm gonna attemp and I stress the word attempt a colour mood board.
Lets go!

Hmm. Not quite what I anticipated but do get my idea? Blues, greens and steely greys in metal details on a hazy hot summers day wedding? Yes? Superb!

Preston Bailey

2010-02-28T03:46:00.000-08:00

He is an absolute master, a don!
I am ashamed i've not made a mention of him earlier. The ultimate event planner and the ability to turn dry spaces into absolute masterpieces. Have a look at his website for inspiration. His work is on a very grande scale, something I'm not at yet! but his work can definitely inspire the humblest of weddings and events. I've said it a few times in previous posts, I love. WOOF!

Net-a-bride

2010-02-17T00:47:00.000-08:00

This morning whilst swishing and swooshing around on my iPhone I see that the divine net-a-porter.com are going all bridal! I love how anything wedding is so accesable these days.
Av a butchers, it looks great.

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Love H&R x

Fake it to make it

2010-02-15T11:38:00.000-08:00

I love a good bouquet of flowers BUT what if they're really not your bag? And your mother in law to be keeps asking you what flowers you'll be having on the tables?
Please her and please yourself with crafty flowers I say. The one made of material below look very tricky to make (featured on one of my fav blogs 100 layer cake) However the paper ones,I think look very cute and if you have kids or small nieces and nephews who love a bit of tissue paper, get them involved - Free labour!

For the record though, my favorite flower of the moment is the posie. I love posies

NY fashion week is well underway

2010-02-14T10:47:00.000-08:00

I'll put on my best reporter lyrical tomorrow and highlight the best bits of Monday.
Let's see what colours, dresses get our wedding jus flowing.

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Love H&R x

Testing 1.2.3

2010-02-14T10:19:00.000-08:00

Excuse me..... In a stage of testing, technology is too much. I might go back to the scrapbook ....
In the meantime to add some colour to this post, please see below the tshirts I made for me and my beau to wear alll day for vallys. HA!

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Love H&R x

Do not let me sleep this week...

2010-02-14T03:43:00.000-08:00

Unless I have sorted to H&R event for late Spring.
Gotta do it, gotta do it, gotta finish it.
It. will. be. amazing. You. heard.

For the creative weddings to be

2010-02-14T03:39:00.000-08:00

I love the etsy website, and so should you. They have the cutest and most original designers/crafts people who sell their pieces online.
Keep an eye in it or refer to for some inspiration. I highly recommend.

I finally have my iPhone

2010-02-14T03:31:00.000-08:00

I can blog soo much more on inpsiration pieces and notes of wedding interest when I'm out and about in London
Yes ha!

Me and friends back in 2009 at another stunning wedding of a friends

This day is for lovers

2010-02-14T03:18:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines day peops

Of course though, today should be no different to any other day...Lets keep the love thing consistent ey!

The Venue makes it

2010-02-02T13:22:00.000-08:00

As I said yesterday, I got hold of a picture of the venue for Dave and Boo's wedding. Look how grand and amazing the walls are! No need to overdress the room with extensive decorations, you can't compete with the room

A few of my lovely friends so eloquently modeling as 'the winter wedding guests' - Thanks ever so!

Wedding 1 of 2010

2010-02-01T13:37:00.000-08:00

I went to the first wedding of 2010 this weekend. It was the big day of two lovely people Dave and Boo, and I wish them all the happiest of times together.
It was a beautiful wedding and I loved every moment of it. The venue which was in Winchester was at St John's House, an extremely grand and beautiful building. I'm going to try and track down some piccies of the actual venue.
For now though here are a couple of shots of Bride and Groom

Boo's dress is stunning, she also wore an amazingly long veil, and I'm the biggest fan of veils - It made me blub.

This mother and daughter were the best dressed for the day. They had come all the way from Tokyo and were dressed in the traditional tea ceremony dress. Amazing

My favorite photo ever captured

2010-01-27T13:17:00.000-08:00

If I could get hold of this print in a huge frame, I think i'd cry. It such a powerful picture of a bride and groom pre wedding but post earthquake in China. A huge natural disaster and a wedding disrupted by the church actually crumbling to pieces. Have a look at my fav one and just marvel the power of the earthquake that hit China in 2008 through the lens of the wedding photographer

Instead of a diamond

2010-01-24T14:15:00.000-08:00

A crystal ring by Baccarat in either white or yellow would go down just swell as an engagement ring with a difference. I love rubies and this ring also comes in ruby red.
Love! xxxxxx

THE Proposal

2010-01-22T13:34:00.000-08:00

I got this in an email that had been forwarded - It made my afternoon. I loved it - I don't know who they are but huge props the guy - very very good work there!

For those who don't know London, the proposal was set in Brixton, South London...Infact, i'll let the actual photographer tell the story...this is what was sent. Tissue ready - it's total cuteness, look at her face (blub blub)

"Back in December my brother-in-law called me up and asked if I wasn't busy whether I'd mind being in Brixton that coming Friday to take some photographs of him and his girlfriend Sarah on their way to work, and without her spotting me.

All he told me was that he'd arranged for the The Fridge nightclub and Ritzy cinema to display something special on their boards that morning.

The photos tell the rest the of the story. (Except that they didn't go to work that morning - he'd arranged a trip to Paris for the weekend instead)."

I got this in an email that had been forwarded then re-forwarded around the offices of London via office girls swooning at every picture. I read the email and welled up! The proposal is the day ladies do daydream about?, will he get down on one knee, will I say yes?, will we be on holiday when he does it?, will I blub like a baby?...

For those who don't know London, the proposal was set in Brixton, South London...Infact, i'll let the actual photographer tell the story...this is what was sent. Tissue ready - it's total cuteness, look at her face (blub blub)

"Back in December my brother-in-law called me up and asked if I wasn't busy whether I'd mind being in Brixton that coming Friday to take some photographs of him and his girlfriend Sarah on their way to work, and without her spotting me.

All he told me was that he'd arranged for the The Fridge nightclub and Ritzy cinema to display something special on their boards that morning.

The photos tell the rest the of the story. (Except that they didn't go to work that morning - he'd arranged a trip to Paris for the weekend instead)."

'O' Dita!

2010-01-20T15:29:00.000-08:00

Dita Von Teese wears these Dior perfumes at $550 each, daily! They are such stunning bottles. Imagine these as the cutest vintage centre pieces amongst other goodies on your wedding tables..
ALSO wearing a perfume that will forever remind you of your wedding day is so important. A silent but scently touch! At the moment mine would be Tom Ford White Patchouli

Moss and Hince sitting in a tree..

2010-01-19T06:15:00.000-08:00

..on Saturday, and he only goes and flipping proposes to her! Congratulations! (Doubt they read H&R blog)
I'm not a celeb wedding fan at all as most are normally vile and full of schaworski crystals but I can imagine Kate's to be a really good one. I wonder who has bagged the role of planning that one?.....

Apparently its jade that's the colour for 2010?

2010-01-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

And of course I knew this! No lie - just look at the colour of the font on my blog..tsk! In future i'll publish my predictions sooner as otherwise I look like a sheep!

BUT I'm predicting that royal Blue, as seen in a previous blog in the form of Louboutins is the colour for all winter wedding in 2010/11 - You heard it here first! (Maybe?)

Lets start of January with a little from Mrs Wang

2010-01-17T11:53:00.001-08:00

It is a slight cliché but I really do love and am inspired by Vera - Everything she does from design to brand extension to explaining the importance of the length of an isle at a wedding, has such true understanding and method that i'm really touched by. She knows what's good and totally gets tradition and also the modernity that weddings are shaped by today. Her approach to all things wedding is effortlessly genuis!

Just a few Vera Wang gowns from her Spring 2010 collection and a note on each of them...

White gown - Ultra classic, delicate and feminine. I think a white dress can look stark if worn in the wrong environment or even season but if you get it right its such a powerful statement.

Citrus gown - I am and i'm sure everyone else is seeing the traditional wedding colour palette slip every now and again for colours such as this citrus themed gown. I love it, the layering and would be such a divine kick of colour to a late spring/early summer wedding. Citrus is also a great colour themes for wedding receptions. The colours pop so well against a plain backdrop or stone walls.

Black gown - I have mentioned black a few posts back and I do mean to go on about it! Firstly lets get the stunning organza style layers, sweetheart neck line out the way - Beautiful. This design tones down any harshness the black might have. I really am digging it - And I dont mean black should be used in a goth sense along with black nail varnish and neon pink ribbons to boot, NO! But a black dress in the right style as this one, I think, is dramatically stunning.

Thanks Vera

Apologies my people..But...

2010-01-14T12:01:00.000-08:00

I'm baccck! A very belated, but well meant, Happy New 2010! to you all...I've just got back from the US of A, have been on a NYC trip which was absolutely SUPER! I walked everywhere and its the best for just getting inspired and also found time to catch a cliche Starbucks whilst consuming all the US wedding mags - Martha Stewart weddings is the one! I'll be super blogging very shortly - a few inspiration points and my first REAL WEDDING of a friends PLUS COMING SHORTLY...

The pop up wedding chapel
My spanking new and amazing Harlequin and Romance branding
Dave and Boos winter wedding
A real studio tour

Lots of wedding love for 2010 - Lets GO! xx

Agghhh!! Its nearly here!

2009-12-23T12:58:00.000-08:00

Well, not quite - but i've just seen the flipping tralier. SATC2
Here you go to if you want a swizz.
SATC has always been my favourite, from season 1 to the first film the gals did. It inspires my fashion juices so well. Patricia Field is a female fashion Don! I love her and what she throws on Carrie. When Carrie did her wedding shoot for Vogue in the film I nearly died watching it. It actually made me cry a little. The programmes and film have, to date, been a big inspiration, and I cannot wait to watch SatC2 in May 2010!

The picture at the top of Carrie in season 3 I think it was, was my fav outfit of hers..boob tube with a gold heart chain. I went out and bought that outfit and I loved it. love love love love love love!!

Other folks weddings to inspire you!

2009-12-17T11:40:00.000-08:00

I am an avid follower of the 100 layer cake blog - It's amazing and puts mine to shame slightly. I wanted to share a wedding they recently posted on there ( I will be featuring my own weddings for 2010 in 2010 by the way)
The wedding of A+B..It firstly caught my attention by its utterly amazing attention to detail - I LOVE detail and personal touches and they made this wedding so personal to them both and their guests. It's another american wedding, again, the US are doing weddings like no other in my eyes. See a few of my fav pics below from the couples wedding
OH ALSO - Look at the reception venue - It's soo huge a huge space for complete personal makeover - love love love. I need a new word for 'love' - I use it too much

A+B

Cuddles and nostalgia at Christmas - Oui merci!

2009-12-15T12:50:00.000-08:00

How cute is this little/large feature that The Berkley are doing for the lucky ones who have hours to dream away avec hot choccie starring at the big screen - The scene is soo alpine forest, I bet it smells delightful up there!

Check him out!

2009-12-06T10:50:00.000-08:00

Photographer GERARD UFERA has recently exhibited his latest photo story "MARIAGES “PARIS D’AMOUR” following different families/couples in Paris and photographing the most intimate and telling parts to couples big days that the conventional wedding photographer just wouldn't capture. Have a look on his site - stunning pics of REAL weddings - LOVE!

A few to ponder

Oh Christmas tree OH! Christmas tree!!

2009-12-04T15:28:00.001-08:00

Look what John G from Dior and Claridges hooked up for xmas - Love it. Reminds me of a giant bonsai and also is in keeping with Dior Spring 2009 that I featured a few blogs ago. Blue in the winter is a fantastic colour to use. Imagine tiny blue bonsai as centre pieces at a winter wedding?! Cool blues and decor mania!

2010 trend alert!!

Also see Daisy Lowe there in the LBD - I'm seeing black dresses for bridesmaids as a 2010 trend - watch this space, as folk say. Also if you're looking to save pennies and don't want to spend out on bridesmaids dress - every girl has at least one LBD in her wardrobe. Uniform the bridesmaids up instead with cute head pieces or floral bouquets - Sorted!

To Do

2009-12-04T15:19:00.000-08:00

I have stuff to do before 2009 is out and a lot of prep for 2010 is underway starting with an awfully boring business plan for the Spring event - snore. But once I cross it all out I'll be most pleased.

It reminds me how much a love a good old list! lists about lists

..I am back and inspired again

2009-11-30T14:03:00.001-08:00

Christian Dior Spring 2009 makes me think of a lovely theme - white and blue and beautiful china to go...

and a pair of Louboutins to boot

I've been away for a whie but..

2009-11-30T14:02:00.000-08:00

I didn't wanna say but...

2009-11-17T13:36:00.000-08:00

...The US of A are kinda smashing it when it comes to weddings - Everytime I find an inspiration point or supplier - it's coming from overseas...!

I saw this on the 100 Layer cake blog - Photographed by my current fav photographer, Gia Canali, there are several things I love about this real wedding:

The outdoor setting of a summers eve

The lights! I love these lightbulb outdoor lights. They are so simple but bring that hollywood glamour to any backdrop

His suit by YSL - delicieux!

Her stunning, stunning dress by Elizabeth Fillmore (my other new american obsession)

And the whole intimacy captured in the pictures

Bravo!

Come on, Vogue!

2009-11-12T14:23:00.000-08:00

This months Vogue is big on dresses, wedding inspired shoot - It's on the coffee table and 'm inspired!

2009-11-10T09:20:00.000-08:00

These pics of a real wedding from stylemepretty.com are so gooood!

A. How cute is the bride?

B. How cute is the bridesmaid?

C. The backdrop/venue looks amazing to photograph

D. I dig this chic and her style, good work lady!

Gia Canali photography

2009-11-05T12:12:00.000-08:00

Her name is Gia - I'm following her on twitter - Her shots from Weddings to babies are stunning. Two of my favs below, I love antique looking shots then below with that small subtle modernity of a plastic hanger, love love love!

website is here, I think she's based in the US - GIa CanaLI

Calling hair, make up, photographers and DJ's

2009-11-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

I'm getting quotes - Wedding next year in August in Northampton - Who thinks they can help? And I want tasteful!

Still trying to figure out if Vegas can happen London..

2009-10-30T14:46:00.000-07:00

Civil wedding license for a shop? Can I? Cant I?..

Biba themed wedding

2009-10-28T13:15:00.001-07:00

I have another theme..Biba style wedding - the whole wedding party dressed to the theme. Amazing, lets do it.

Can Vegas style weddings come to London town?

2009-10-28T12:55:00.000-07:00

So..Deal is I'm trying to get wedding vegas style to London town...Only thing is can couples get married anywhere?...No apparently. I'm thinking i'll have to pitch this hard to Boris the mayor. I need to legally and lovingly wed couples - HELP?! Any registrars or people in the know, let H&R know. x

Mare St in Hackney - Treasures on my doorstep

2009-10-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

Not only is the building above (Hackney Town Hall) my favorite place on Mare St, it as also where I spent a few Saturdays catching pics of newlyweds coming out in their 'Just Wed' state of mind. There's some thing about town hall wedding that is so old school and highly romantic, I love!

There are a few places on my very road, Mare Street, that i'll be visiting this week, The candle factory next to the church which stocks all sorts of wax type candles and I want to see what's in the wax cove. Also opposite is the Vietnamese supermarket where I spied lots of very cool looking vietnamese decorations...I'm intrigues and will be in there tomorrow - I'll let you know what I find

The first Real Wedding

2009-10-21T14:07:00.000-07:00

Throughout my blogging life I will be featuring 'Real weddings' from inspirational points to weddings I have managed to put my personal stamp on.

The very first is my dear sister Lucie who was married to Mave in 2007 on 2nd June - happy times and the day that got my mind ticking..I fell in love with weddings ...

Tilt head
Me..thinking...

I'm anticipating a theme..!

2009-10-19T11:06:00.001-07:00

I'm currently collecting green bottle in the form of Gordon's gin bottles and the cute little San Pellegrino water bottle - soak the labels off and sat in the middle of the tables with a lonely stem sat in them would look just proper for vintage style weddings...

For a laugh

2009-10-19T10:59:00.000-07:00

I'm liking this new company called 'Smitten Sticks', 'For the silly in love' - fun idea for favors, additions for photos and to add a touch more laughter to your big day.

Here comes the....WOAH!..Brides

2009-10-14T12:56:00.000-07:00

40,000 bride and grooms got wed in one pop across the world today....Yikes

For the blushing-est of brides

2009-10-11T13:32:00.001-07:00

Christian Lacroix - He does wedding dresses in all thier available glory.

What a collection...! and there's the veil again..

See Dita Von Teese in her 'Saint and Sinner' Paris fashion shoot wearing one of Christian L's wedding dresses in this months Harpers.

Head to head - who gets the vote?

2009-10-08T15:09:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of politics and voting - I thought i'd bring some here..

Who gets the vote for best movie wedding planner, Frank (Fronk) or Anthony (SATC) ?

Vote!

Oh..I Do

2009-10-08T14:59:00.000-07:00

Viktor and Rolf Spring 2010..Paris Fashion week - What a touch.

I'll take all 3. x

Window shopping

2009-10-06T12:54:00.000-07:00

If you happen to breeze past Liberty in London whilst shopping/lunching/on way to work, have a look at their super window installments all inspired by the latest shoot in AnOther magazine called 'Decade of Style.'

These light panels are the colours for 2010, to be seen in the form of flowers/themes - soft nudes and hot popping pinks

Flowers - a mix bag with a bit of jungle fever - I love.

Yes, you do need me/us in your wedding life

2009-10-04T07:16:00.000-07:00

I'm always thinking of ways to banish the myth that only the stars or loaded people hire a wedding planner - NOT TRUE

Below is a piece taken from a real life weddings blog - It sums up how useful planners really are in getting it all done, whilst you get on with your day and life leading up to it!

READ ME

Hire a coordinator if you can possibly afford it. This also gets filed under “don’t believe your catering manager when they tell you you don’t need to hire a coordinator because they will handle it.”
This one amazes me. I know our venue tells perspective brides that they will handle all the details. My catering manager didn’t even show up the day of my wedding! Not only that, but we had a whole contract with all the necessary details that the banquet manager had in his possession, but still managed to screwed up just about everything that was on it. If it hadn’t been for my coordinator, there would have been NO one there who could advocate for me and get things set up the way she knew they were supposed to be. She spent almost the whole day running around putting out fires the hotel started and I can’t even imagine what would have happened if she hadn’t been there!
South florida wedding vendors

The galvanized steel and hydrangea look

2009-10-03T03:00:00.000-07:00

Steal and Blues...Nice touch

I'm hoping in 2010 someone will be after this look - its simple and rustic look has got me running for an old fashioned cup-a-lemonade!

See the lovely wedding post in full @ project wedding. Images courtesy: Mary Swenson

Under the Veil

2009-09-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

I love love the old traditions of the veil - such mystery and romance..

More veils please brides to be!..And don't lift the veil until you are 'husband and wife'

Photos by Jessica Johnston via Once Wed

Celebrating newlyweds after the big day..

2009-09-29T14:16:00.000-07:00

Your Herts and Beds Wedding Magazine has launched another wedding of the year competition for all of the 09 newlyweds..A great excuse for bride and groom to re-live the best bits..My vote goes to Stuart Andrews and Nicola Dale who married this year in February at All Saints church, Hertford.

To love and laughter - yay!

Special Delivery

2009-09-28T11:42:00.000-07:00

Look what just arrived..New reading material..!

Gypsy Weddings

2009-09-28T08:30:00.000-07:00

Tradition counts

I was reading the free newspaper, 'Blogger' yesterday and came accros a fascinating article on the customs and traditions of Gypsy weddings - they follow age old traditions from engagement right through to the bride and grooms first night togehter as husband and wife...When the bride leaves her family the mother of the bride un-plaits her hair in tears as a symbol of letting her go..
I'm hooked

A page a day...

2009-09-27T15:09:00.000-07:00

Thanks VW

This book, like her dresses, is stunning

A page a day of this book is my current biggest treat..no a large glass of the most beautiful red wine is but both together, bingo!...it's heaven to look at and read.

Vera Wang - You rock the wedding world. Little Miss classic and timeless, the two most perfect attributes

Aghh

H&R xx

Well would you Adam & Eve it...!

2009-09-27T14:48:00.000-07:00

I just signed up to be a 'blogger'...and heavily promote ME as THE wedding planner of 2010...I switch to C4, and its only 'The Wedding Planner' - J Lo at her finest on!

It's a sign kids....

H&R xx