Mildred&Co

Creating that wedding day glow doesn’t happen overnight but it can happen relatively quickly with the right products. We have hand-picked a selection of our favourite beauty and skin saving products that every bride should know about. From “the best cleanser in the world” to rich raw cacao and healing bamboo charcoal, these products will have you looking like your...

Karla Goodwin is the name behind the perfectly whipped buttercream creations that make Bluebells Cakery so well known. From drizzled cakes adorned with candy coloured macaroons, to perfectly piped rosette layer cakes in the softest blush tones, Bluebells can create whatever your sweet tooth may desire, and for any occasion. Renowned for their beautiful wedding cake creations, Bluebells Cakery offer...

The colder months give you the perfect excuse to stay indoors and surround yourself with family and friends for winter gatherings. Host a lunch or dinner party for your loved ones and lay your table with earthy coloured dinnerware and table linen in soft natural fibers. Serve wintery delights in rustic oven-to-table dishes and keep the red wine flowing from...

A lifelong love story, Kristen and Patrick met for the first time across the classroom when they were just 6 years old. Although they moved schools eventually and went in different directions, fate brought them back together when they were 16 and they have been together ever since. An engagement on beautiful Waiheke Island inspired them to choose this picturesque...

Sophisticated, bold and striking – Meadowlark jewels are for free spirits who appreciate unique design. Meadowlark's latest offering, Meadowlark FINE, is a capsule collection of ultra luxe ceremonial rings, bracelets and earrings handcrafted in 14kt and 18k gold and platinum, and adorned with precious stones. Sharp angles, diamonds in moody hues, and stacking shapes set these engagement rings apart from...

  Based in Wellington, Mindy Dalzell of Twig & Arrow is more than your average florist. Transforming flowers, foliage and plants into breathtaking installations, arrangements and bouquets, Mindy considers herself more of a “botanical stylist” and when you look at her work, it is easy to see why. With great importance placed on all things natural, Mindy and her team...

Opening its doors last week - dangerously close to the Mildred&Co office - is The Caker’s new kitchen and café – Salon de Cake. For the first time ever, The Caker  (founded by Jordan Rondel) will be stocked Monday to Saturday with mouth watering mini cakes for the public to indulge in. Flavours will change daily and gluten free options will...

It may sound like a cliche, but our wedding day on the 20th of March was truly one of the best days of our lives. It was just how we imagined it - one big party with the people we love. And of course, we got to become Mr & Mrs McMath. Thanks to a mad rush to get myself...

Like so many things in life, you can't always comprehend something until you experience it firsthand. I realise now that this is true for when you become a Mother and now, also for when you become a bride. The irony is that the two of them are polar opposites - as a Mother your child comes first, and as a...

So it has been two months since I walked down the aisle (more about that day here) and I can't say that life has been any less busy than before, however, nothing can compare to the fortnight leading up to the wedding which was quite possibly the most hectic of my life. Seeing we only had eight weeks in total...

Short of any miracles being performed, I am relying on the benefits of a good skincare regime to have my skin 'wedding ready' in no time at all. After my skin consultation at Lucy & The Powder Room, I was recommended to boost my existing skincare routine with the Synergie skincare range which is a collection of highly active cosmeceuticals...

  To get my skin looking its best for the big day (is erasing 5 years off my face too much to ask?!), I called on the experts at my favourite beauty salon, Lucy & The Powder Room. There I met with senior therapist, Ashley Skiffington, who after observing my skin (diagnosis: fine lines, uneven skin tone, dehydration), prescribed me...