wedding day

Regardless of how extravagant or low key your wedding plans might be, the lead up to one of the biggest days in your life can be incredibly stressful. With a steady stream of things that need to be taken care of, it’s often easier to reach for that quick sugar fix! But the truth is, […]

After meeting through a mutual friend in Sydney, Genevieve and Philip hit it off immediately, now 7 years later they are enjoying life as newlyweds. Originally the thought was to be married in her native Australia. However, after Genevieve made the move to New Zealand, the couple have always shared a love for Waiheke Island […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Now that the initial panic of finding my wedding dress is over, the next job on the ever-growing ‘To Do’ list was to suit and boot the groom. Not needing to wear a suit for work, my fiance Gus has been holding off buying a new one until he had the perfect excuse for a […]

For the last few years I have been pinning and regramming wedding dresses like a woman possessed. Even before I was engaged I was doing this, which sounds very much like something Bridget Jones would have done, but as the owner of Mildred&Co I have at least had a valid excuse to do so. The […]

So I am getting married in March this year and my fiance and I have only just started planning the wedding. Yes, that’s right…we only have two months to somehow pull off an entire wedding. That’s 58 days to be exact. This ridiculously short time frame is ironic, firstly because we have been engaged for […]

Inseparable since university, Hannah and Troy wanted a weekend getaway destination wedding and with many a fond memory of summers together in the picturesque Coromandel Peninsula, they settled on a rustic and romantic vacant section in Pauanui. Pitching a giant stretch tent across the barely touched section was the starting point for the relaxed wedding […]

Self confessed weddingaholic and creator of Paper & Lace, Jax, loves nothing more than hunting down the most beautiful and inspiring images, unique and talented vendors and the hottest wedding trends. She lives and breathes weddings and the details that make that big day so special. Paper & Lace is a beautifully curated space where […]

After 10 years together and living in both the UK and America, Grace Barclay & Andy Havill’s Bay of Plenty nuptials signaled a new beginning home in NZ. With many summers and long weekends spent at family beach houses in the Bay of Plenty region, the picturesque Ataahua, Tauranga was an easy choice and one […]

It seems that for men, when it comes to finding the perfect suit for their big day there are two options – spend thousands of dollars and hours of tailoring for a made-to-measure suit that you will wear a handful of times (if that) or grab something off the rack that doesn’t cost the earth […]