gift-registry

      With summer - and wedding season fast approaching - we thought you may like some inspiration for creating a gift list of your dreams. Creating your wedding gift registry is probably one of the more fun, least stressful parts of the wedding. It's just like online shopping, but without having to open your wallet! But selecting items that...

With friends and family spread across Australia and Papua New Guinea, Bali was the perfect middle ground for Courtenay Salter and Ashlon Chue to exchange vows in their dream destination. An engagement that came from a lifelong friendship, this tropical fairytale wedding left nothing to be desired for both the glowing couple and their well traveled guests. Drawing inspiration from their...

Mildred&Co dove into the world of pretty blooms for a second time recently, collaborating with the lovely Lucy Houghton of Lu Diamond Flowers after such a successful first event last year. Saturday, April 11 saw the Mildred&Co showroom filled with beautiful flower varieties, all hand-selected for those attending. Guests were invited to learn Lucy’s trade tricks for floral table styling, all while...

With career highlights that include working with international fashion magazines, and several of the world's best editorial photographers, Auckland-based make up artist Aimie Fiebig is at the top of her beauty game. We get the inside scoop on the life of a beauty expert, and solicit advice on how to achieve makeup that will reveal your most radiant, gorgeous self...

  Hosting a wedding in the country can seem out of place for a couple whose love has matured in amongst the throng of restaurants, cafes, inner city art galleries and urban streets. Perhaps a downtown setting is more appropriate, something with less fluff and more edge. More industrial elegance. For this you'll need the perfect hideaway. A roof top...

For your man: clockwise, left to right 1. Angola Weekender bag by Citta Design, $64 2. Steak Knives & Knife Block by Laguiole, $105 3. Hip Flask by Gents Hardware, $60 4. Plastic Beer Glass set by Govino, $25 5. Model M Wireless Sound System by Geneva, $899 6. Amaroo Roundie Towel by The Beach People, $140 7. Guarida Table Lamp by...

                        Big news on the red carpet at the moment, there's no surprise that romantic braids and plaits are ideal for weddings too. Whether you choose a ruffled, textured braid to match a flowing lace dress, or wish for something sculptural and tight to work within a high-glamour look, this...

The family-run Waiheke vineyard, Poderi Crisci, was blessed with powdered blue skies and sunshine on the day of Carla and Nick's quintessential New Zealand wedding.  The epitome of sophistication, the wedding was peppered with plenty of those endearing eccentricities that make a wedding truly memorable. Grapevines, lavender fields and manicured gardens served as the backdrop for the ceremony. Afterwards, cocktails...

Lancome Hypnôse Waterproof Mascara, $58 L'Oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes Waterproof Mascara, $30 Smashbox Photo Op Eye Brightening Mascara, $55 Clinique High Impact Waterproof Mascara, $46 If like us, you are prone to a good happy tear, or three, your wedding day is likely to bring on the waterworks. You'll try and sob delicately, but alas, wet mascara doesn't...

  For about three years in a row, my summers were consumed with attending weddings. My boss at the time even started calling me Katherine after Katherine Heigl in the movie '27 Dresses', as nearly every weekend I would be off to yet another wedding...which yes, you guessed it, required yet another dress! I was also a bridesmaid four times...

  Your skin is a reflection of your overall health, so by looking after it from the inside out, you will be sure to glow with radiant happiness as you walk down the aisle. We asked Louise Garland, a Naturopath, Nutritionist and Medical Herbalist living and working in Auckland, for her top 5 tips on how to achieve glowing skin...