Gwyneth Paltrow's Easter Lunch Table Setting

Easter is nearly here and this weekend is the perfect time to start planning your Easter lunch.  I'm going to be taking my inspiration from Gwyneth Paltrow and her table scape she created for Remodelista (PS - I have such a big crush on Gwyneth, please can we be BFFs?)  She choose a fresh take on traditional and the colour palate of robin's egg blue, lilac, pale pink and white.  There are SO MANY details I love  - the egg name tags, the potted pansies in the bowl and the long tapered candles.  I mean seriously, it is so beautiful!!! What inspiration are you picking up on for your Easter table?

Source: Remodelista via Brunch at Saks

Simple And Easy Valentines Idea For This Weekend

Valentines is just around the corner and this weekend is the perfect time to be preparing a little something for your loved one.  For The Big A and I, we don't like to buy presents, instead it's all about doing or making something special for the other one.  Some of my fav presents have been surprising him with a morning tea pack at work that I freshly baked and couriered over to him.  Another year, I left a helium heart balloon attached to his favourite lollies out the front of his work for him to find.  This year I've got the hankering to bake a little pie and then pack it up cutely like this goody?  

Source: PetitMoulin

A Birthday Surprise - A Timeline of You

Welcome back to another week my darlings.  The Big A's birthday is coming up so I've been searching for inspiration all over town.  Loving this idea from Dandee.  Her fab friends Kirsten and Lindsay created a birthday banner with vintage photos of Danyelle.  The pics were hand delivered by Danyelle's friends and family with a little note from each person attached to their photo.  I love the way the idea would build up over time.  So clever!

Source: Dandee

Wedding Tuesday - Cocktail Hour

Hurrah! Its Wedding Day Tuesday again. I gotta say, I'm really enjoying sharing all these pics with you! Have you enjoyed the past posts? This week we're talking about cocktail hour. Once everyone arrived at our reception venue - the fabulous White Pavilion at Nielson Park, we had cocktails for an hour or so on the lawn. The venue is so great that it was an easy decision to do this.

I'm such a fan of DIY so making the space feel special was lots of fun - we dotted tissue paper pom poms through out the trees surrounding the grounds as well as in the Pavilion. Next, we dotted little african violet bushes wrapped in craft paper and ribbon to give the day a quaint feel. White picnic rugs were set under the trees and a retro gelato cart was ready to start serving ice cream. Next up, we made some really cute food flags to go through the serving trays and drinks flags for the mixers as well as an art montage to sit behind the bar to give the space a customised feel.

My super duper talented mum made drapery to hang from the doorways to give a bit of height and drama while my aunty made some fabulous bunting to anchor the deck. We customised some white weather balloons with fun signs saying "Hurrah We Are Married". Cute huh?

Well that's it for this week. Of course you can check out any of the past Wedding Tuesday Posts here or here or here.

Source: Welsh Photography