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Celebrity Weddings ♥ Ellen & Portia

Back to daytime TV – don’t you love Ellen? She was funny in her 80s sitcom but this talkshow is much more entertaining. While I was watching it the other week I thought I’d look up Ellen’s wedding, which was a few years ago now.

This little recap she does is very funny. Such a shame Portia looks soooo skinny in such a glamorous dress.

But going back to Ellen’s summary, I think its a good reminder to keep a sense of humour – your wedding day is massive and even though it’s the happiest day of your life it can be a little overwhelming – so keep smiling while you make those happy memories.

Billion dollar wedding

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OMG and we thought the crazy Ozzie politician was super self-indulgent! Check this report from the Herald:

The bride wore white, while everyone else wore expressions of stunned disbelief on the day Said took Khadijah to be his lawfully wedded wife.

With their jaw-droppingly lavish Moscow ceremony, featuring performances by Sting, Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias – if you could see them over the 12ft-high wedding cake and the ocean of flowers – Russia’s absurdly opulent oligarchs have staged what has been hailed as the world’s first $1 billion wedding ($NZD1.4 billion).

And this weekend’s ceremony was only act one. Oil oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev, the groom’s billionaire father, is throwing another lavish party for the couple at London’s Dorchester hotel, at which it is rumoured they will be serenaded by Elton John and Beyonce.

Industry experts questioned the billion-dollar figure yesterday, but admit the Russians are pushing wedding budgets to eye-watering heights.

Fairytale romance

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While I was off work today I was watching daytime tv and there was a home makeover show about decorating a baby room – in fact twin babies – and the mum was ex Silver Fern netballer.

Apparently her pregnancy was whirlwind just like her wedding – and her romance.

And her fairytale romance all started in a bar on Ponsomby Road!!! So there is hope for the single girl after all!!!

But that’s not all, there were a few coincidences leading up to it!

Read all about it here.

Easter Bunny Bride

If you’re thinking of an Easter wedding check out this inspiration – such pretty pastels and I just love the yellow and bright pink combo!!!

Wedding Accessories ♥ Nail Art

When I married my cute couple on the weekend, when Chanel, our Bride held her hand out for the ring exchange I was really taken with her cool nail art.

Chanel got her cool nails done by Art of Nails in Albany. Not only did they do a creative job, they treated her and her bridal party like princesses – closing the shop exclusively for them and plying them with bubbly. What better way to celebrate your pre-wedding pamper session making for a really special girls day out!

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Remember the original? It was hilarious and very cute! Of course it also had that hot guy who every girl swooned over who was on Sex and the City at the time. Aidan. Will we think he is all that 15years later?!

Well now there’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2! At first I thought it was about the daughter – and I was thinking was the first one that long ago that the main characters could have a grown up daughter – but I think it’s actually about the aunt – which would be even more quirky.

Why I’m a Marriage Celebrant

I finally got around to reading one of the Dalai Lama’s books and just reading it gave me a sense of calmness. (I know that sounds dumb but it’s true!)

In comparison most of us can only hope to reach a minuscule state of serenity and level of happiness – but the point is to keep trying!

The book is based on interviews with His Holiness and goes like this:

Journalist: Let’s not talk about difficult things like nirvana or enlightenment. But what do you want to achieve?

The Dalai Lama: To be happy. My practise helps me lead a useful life. If I can give some short moment of happiness to others, then I feel that my life has achieved some purpose. This gives me deep mental satisfaction – this feeling always comes if you serve others. So, when I help others, I feel happy. For me, the most important thing is human compassion, a sense of caring for one another.

Then it dawned on me – this is why I became a Marriage Celebrant!! So I feel helpful to others (and hopefully add a little value for them during a major life event) and has the added bonus that it makes me happy! And it’s alot of fun, as you can see from this photo (taken after I performed my official duties, of course!)

What could be a more incredibly rewarding ‘job’ than this?!

Congratulations Mr & Mrs O’Connell!

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My stunning couple had equally stunning weather for their wedding day at Castaways, on the cliff top with a majestic view of the expansive ocean.

Striking an incredible contrast with the blue backdrop of the sea were the glamorous bridesmaids dressed in strapless floor length gowns in the most vibrant shade of bright fuschia.

But no-one was more breathtaking than our Bride who had a timeless elegance in every way and her dapper Groom.

Most impressive was our Groom, who is a bit of a rough diamond – he wrote his own heartfelt vows and even managed to memorise most of them!

They are a match made in heaven as they say and they had an out of this world wedding day to start their married life off in style!

How much sex does it take to make a happy relationship?

I came across this research by the University of Toronto and thought it would make for good reading!

Obviously when you’re newlyweds still in the honeymoon phase I’m sure you’ll be having more sex than the recommended dose! ; )

Choosing your wedding flowers

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There are so many pretty and stylish combinations of flowers you can use for your day it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming.

I used simple yet vibrant yellow and white daisies to decorate my date. These accent colours complemented my Tiffany Blue primary colour amazingly and the props and flowers just popped.

Recently I’ve seen some incredible floral arrangements – bright pink roses paired with gold glitter, soft white and pale pink peonies against flowing organza and orange and purple birds of paradise matched with vintage lace.

A local florist Blossom have some fantastic advice on their site and give you some ideas of flowers by season.

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