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Wedding Bouncy Castles – Latest Wedding Trend

Wedding Bouncy Castles – Latest Wedding Trend

People are always creative with ways of making their weddings unforgettable and exciting. Finding something unique to add elegance and fun to a wedding can be a daunting task. Whether you are looking for something special for the after party or wedding reception,wedding bouncing castles do not disappoint. Who said that ...[READ MORE]

Rustic Wedding Guest Book

Rustic Wedding Guest Book

"Please leave your wishes for the new MR and MRS" is a gorgeous alternative idea to your standard guest book. Start a tradition on every wedding anniversary, you take the time to read through your wishes, you could even convert them to Christmas tree decorations, so you get to enjoy ...[READ MORE]

Tying the knot | Wedding Stationery Inspiration

Tying the knot | Wedding Stationery Inspiration

We absolutely love these DIY  'Save the date' wedding cards. As your guests open the card, a little knot is created, so cute! You could use this idea for your main wedding invitations too, perhaps using a more elaborate printed design, chiffon ribbon instead of string. ...[READ MORE]

Instagram your wedding

Instagram your wedding

Gone are the days of putting mini disposable cameras on your wedding guests tables. Ask your guests to document your wedding, using there mobile phones, then posting all the great pics on your Instagram! What could be easier? [READ MORE]

Satin Ribbon Wands

Satin Ribbon Wands

Since many wedding venues are anti confetti, rice or anything that could be deemed too messy. The big "Send-off" has become rather mundane. Ribbon wands are a great alternative and extremely easy to DIY it as well. Each wand has 1.5m of satin ribbon attached, which makes beautiful swirling patterns when your guests ...[READ MORE]

The Parasol Collection | Vintage Parasols

The Parasol Collection | Vintage Parasols

A Romantic backyard wedding idea. Add a little sophistication to your garden wedding by hanging lovely eclectic vintage parasols [READ MORE]

Chevron inspired wedding

Chevron inspired wedding

The chevron pattern is super hot right now and a chevron inspired wedding is even hotter. We absolutely adore this beautiful vintage blue and red chevron cake [READ MORE]

An Unique take on Cupcake liners | laced cupcake liners

An Unique take on Cupcake liners | laced cupcake liners

Are you having a vintage inspired wedding? Add that extra touch of authenticity by having beautifully laced cupcake liners, such a beautiful idea [READ MORE]

Bridesmaids Gift Ideas

Bridesmaids Gift Ideas

Bridesmaids Gift Ideas, "A manicure in a jar" such a great way to say thank you to your bridesmaids, if you select the correct colour, it can be used for the wedding as well [READ MORE]

Cake Pop Centerpiece Idea

Cake Pop Centerpiece Idea

Try cake pop centerpieces as a sugary sweet alternative to flower arrangements and a great DIY project for the planning bride [READ MORE]

Fun Bridal shower activities

Fun Bridal shower activities

Fun Bridal shower activities, keep the romance going, ask your bridal shower guests to write "date night" ideas on ice-cream sticks and place them into a mason jar [READ MORE]

Wonderful DIY wedding gift for your significant other

Wonderful DIY wedding gift for your significant other

Here is great wedding gift idea or Honeymoon memento for your significant other. Find road or atlas maps of all the places you have visited together and cut them out in the shape of a heart [READ MORE]

Beautiful DIY Wedding Candle Holders

Beautiful DIY Wedding Candle Holders

What a great DIY project. With the help of a little lace, you can turn a basic mason jar into a beautifully elegant candle holder, that is windproof as well for an outdoor wedding [READ MORE]

Budget Wedding Decor Idea

Budget Wedding Decor Idea

Budget Wedding Decor Hanging balloons - place a marble inside before blowing it up, then suspend each balloon with string or ribbon. This is a great alternative to paper lanterns, you get the same effect but without the hefty price tag [READ MORE]

Add a little sparkle to your exit strategy

Add a little sparkle to your exit strategy

Add a little sparkle to your exit strategy with sparklers complete with a little matchbox, a gorgeous idea for the the Bride and groom's exit and a lovely keepsake for the guests as well [READ MORE]

Hot Air Balloon Centerpiece | Table Decor ideas

Hot Air Balloon Centerpiece | Table Decor ideas

You can get creative with your table decor centerpieces, with the use of balloons, baskets and and flowers to create beautifull Hot Air Balloon centerpiece [READ MORE]

Vintage Lavender Toss

Vintage Lavender Toss

We love this idea of having a lavender toss in lieu of rice, it smells absolutely amazing, looks spectacular and it is environmentally friendly too [READ MORE]

TWD Wedding Competition 2012

TWD Wedding Competition 2012

To all new happily married couples, you have a wonderful opportunity to submit your wedding to us for the TWD Wedding Competition 2012 [READ MORE]

DIY Wedding Fortune Cookie Favours

DIY Wedding Fortune Cookie Favours

Gorgeous wedding DIY idea of making paper fortune cookies for wedding favours made out of digital scrapbooking paper [READ MORE]

Stylish Wedding Table Numbers

Stylish Wedding Table Numbers

Table runners are very hot right now, we love how this bride has incorporated the table numbers into the runner design for her reception decor [READ MORE]

Unique table numbers

Unique table numbers

Reception decor idea of creating unique table numbers for your guests, from the pages of a book [READ MORE]

Digital Scrapbooking Invitations

Digital Scrapbooking Invitations

Creating digital scrapbooking wedding invitations that can either be delivered online via email or printed and posted [READ MORE]

Cake Pop Wedding Cake – Chic and Practical

Cake Pop Wedding Cake – Chic and Practical

A wedding cake consisting of cake pops is both chic and practical; serving cake to your guests has never been easier [READ MORE]

An Idea for Something Blue

An Idea for Something Blue

We love this original "something Blue" idea of getting your bridal party to sign under your wedding shoes with a blue pen [READ MORE]

Rustic Décor Inspiration | DIY Giant String Heart

Rustic Décor Inspiration | DIY Giant String Heart

We love this DIY giant string heart. It is such a beautiful shabby chic piece for your reception décor and you can take it home as a keepsake of your special day [READ MORE]

Wedding Day Emergency kit

Wedding Day Emergency kit

Stay one step ahead of any marriage-day mishaps by packing an emergency kit with items that you think you may need on the day, like a sewing kit, nail polish, lipstick [READ MORE]

Unique chocolate wedding favours

Unique chocolate wedding favours

Try this unique take chocolate wedding favours, choose a few favorite photos of you and your fiancé, you could use recent photos of the two of you together or older photos of you when you were growing up for a more vintage feel. Print ...[READ MORE]

Flower Girl shoes: Saved by the bell

Flower Girl shoes: Saved by the bell

Dye plain white satin slippers in a colour that matches your wedding palette, and sew a few jingle bells to the ribbon. Your flower girls will love waltzing down the aisle with a ring in their step [READ MORE]

Seating Plan Inspiration

Seating Plan Inspiration

We love the idea of using cake pops as a guest seating plan for the wedding reception. Simply Stick tags with the guests name and assigned table number to the top of the cake pop stick [READ MORE]

Let It Snow! | Christmas wedding décor

Let It Snow! | Christmas wedding décor

Christmas wedding décor idea for a perfect Christmas wedding. Bring the snow indoors by creating strands of marshmallows! So magical and also budget friendly [READ MORE]

Festive Inspiration | Red themed wedding

Festive Inspiration | Red themed wedding

For brides getting married during the Christmas holidays, red themed wedding cakes are the perfect touch for your special day, make a statement with red, whether your cake is covered in red fondant or just accented with vivid flowers [READ MORE]

Flower girl inspiration | DIY wedding sign

Flower girl inspiration | DIY wedding sign

We just love this new trend, of flower girls holding signs announcing the bride is coming! Seriously so cute and the signs would be easy to make if you are planning a DIY wedding [READ MORE]

Vintage Wedding Dress Inspiration | Vintage Wedding Themes

Vintage Wedding Dress Inspiration | Vintage Wedding Themes

With vintage wedding themes being so popular on the international front, we thought we would showcase some absolutely equisite vintage inspired wedding dresses [READ MORE]

Summer Colour Inspiration

Summer Colour Inspiration

Gorgeous colour scheme, which incorporates the classic vintage style of subtle shades of pastel pink and lime roses, a delicate pink and white scalloped wedding cake and vintage parasols [READ MORE]

Shaded Inspiration | Ombre Style

Shaded Inspiration | Ombre Style

"Ombre" meaning ‘shaded’ in French, has been a massive hit overseas. What better time to introduce beautifully fresh colours for a Spring wedding, using the ombre concept [READ MORE]

Seed Packet Save-the-Date idea

Seed Packet Save-the-Date idea

Find vintage illustrated seed packets either online, at your local Nursery, or, you can simply design your own on printed envelopes, a great save-the-date idea [READ MORE]

The low down on wedding hairstyles

The low down on wedding hairstyles

Wedding hairstyles have come a long way, make way for naturally flowing tendrils as the down 'do' becomes a popular choice amongst planning brides [READ MORE]

Having fun with wedding fonts

Having fun with wedding fonts

When it comes to choosing fonts for your wedding stationery, remember that there is more to life than Arial, Times New Roman and Edwardian Script [READ MORE]

Wedding favours with a purpose | Beach wedding ideas

Wedding favours with a purpose | Beach wedding ideas

Personally Monogrammed flip flops are a perfect wedding favour for a beach wedding, your guests will have practical beach footwear and they can be taken home as a momento too [READ MORE]

Monogrammed Jam Jars

Monogrammed Jam Jars

Nothing says ‘Spring wedding’ quite like cocktails served in personally monogrammed jam jars. Whatever the setting- beach, country, vintage tea party [READ MORE]

A little white number | Cocktail reception dress

A little white number | Cocktail reception dress

Great inspiration for planning brides, was this white cocktail dress the bride wore to the reception. Lose the ballgown and get down in your party dress [READ MORE]

Chalkboard Inspiration | Chalkboard bubbles

Chalkboard Inspiration | Chalkboard bubbles

Chalkboard bubbles to use as props for a cute photo shoot, or paint flower pots and other décor items that you wish to personalise with handwritten messages [READ MORE]

Cape Vineyard Wedding

Cape Vineyard Wedding

With magnificent mountains as a backdrop, wedding venues just don’t come prettier than a western cape vineyard [READ MORE]

Save the Date handkerchief

Save the Date handkerchief

A hot trend right now is to send items along with the wedding stationery that can be reused and treasured forever, like Save the Date handkerchiefs. [READ MORE]

Boxed Blooms | Wedding flower boxes

Boxed Blooms | Wedding flower boxes

If you’re looking to add an earthy yet modern feel to your wedding décor, why not consider using boxes made out of natural wood as receptacles for your flowers [READ MORE]

Wedding photo books | Top wedding trends

Wedding photo books | Top wedding trends

Wedding photo books are a top wedding trend this year, and with their meteoric rise in popularity, wedding photographers are upping their game and delivering slicker, higher quality products than ever before. [READ MORE]

Infuse shabby-chic theme into your wedding decor

Infuse shabby-chic theme into your wedding decor

Shabby chic theme is a vintage-meets-modern-bohemian. Beautifully fine china, embroidered ivory tablecloths, ornate glassware, classic silver candlesticks [READ MORE]

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle

A novel approach to sending wedding invitations. Roll the invitation up, tie with twine or raffia and slip inside a tiny corked bottle a perfect message in a bottle [READ MORE]

A Dress for all Occassions |  Indie inspired wedding dress

A Dress for all Occassions | Indie inspired wedding dress

We love the look and feel of this indie inspired wedding dress, think out the box and choose a dress that suites your style and feel of the wedding [READ MORE]

Beat the heat at a summer wedding

Beat the heat at a summer wedding

Are you having a summer wedding? Hosting a wedding in the height of summer in South Africa can be challenging. Soaring temperatures can leave everyone feeling grumpy. Here’s how to beat the heat [READ MORE]

Wedzu | Indie and handmade wedding items

Wedzu | Indie and handmade wedding items

For Indie and handmade wedding items, inspiration for wedding favours or unique handmade décor for your tables, give this website a try [READ MORE]

Brown paper bags | Rustic Decor Inspiration

Brown paper bags | Rustic Decor Inspiration

Have you ever noticed just how versatile brown paper bags can be? If you’re looking at having a rustic country style wedding, then brown paper bags, twine and a stationer to print some whimsical designs onto them is the way to go [READ MORE]

Charm your guests with a Cheese Tower wedding cake

Charm your guests with a Cheese Tower wedding cake

Yearning to break the rules when it comes to traditional wedding cakes? Charm your guests with a mouth-watering Cheese Tower wedding cake [READ MORE]

A fabulous twist to your guest book | Guest book birthday list

A fabulous twist to your guest book | Guest book birthday list

We love this idea of a guest book birthday list! Ask your wedding guests to find their birth date on the calendar and sign in the block that applies [READ MORE]

Wedding signage | Playful Wedding Decor

Wedding signage | Playful Wedding Decor

Wedding signage is big. It's a great way of adding extra decor bits that are fun and practical at the same time! They are easy to create; their look should fit in with your wedding theme [READ MORE]

A cookie for the road | Cookie buffet

A cookie for the road | Cookie buffet

What better way to say goodbye to your guests, than by having a 'cookie for the road' cookie buffet, guests will be blown away by the assortment of cookies, cupcakes and tarts [READ MORE]

Delightful wedding favour | Dessert in a jam jar

Delightful wedding favour | Dessert in a jam jar

Dessert in a jam jar, at the end of the wedding, send your guests on their way with their dessert presented in a beautiful, elegant glass container [READ MORE]

Memoirs of a special day | Alternative to a wedding guest book

Memoirs of a special day | Alternative to a wedding guest book

Creative alternative to the traditional wedding guest book and a tangible way of preserving the thoughts and ideas of loved ones on your special day [READ MORE]

Thirst quencher seating plan | Practical seating plan Idea

Thirst quencher seating plan | Practical seating plan Idea

Just love the less formal and more creative, friendly way we are doing weddings these days! A stunning example of a creative yet practical seating plan. [READ MORE]

Seating plan and favour-in-one | Pot plant table numbers

Seating plan and favour-in-one | Pot plant table numbers

Pot plant table numbers, a creative way of incorporating a beautiful seating plan that will double up as a wedding favour. Tiny succulents are perfect, providing it fits in with your wedding theme [READ MORE]

Say cheese! | Wedding photo booth

Say cheese! | Wedding photo booth

Ask your wedding photographer to assist you in setting up a wedding photo booth at the reception, have friends and couples strike a pose during the evening [READ MORE]

Your own signature coffee blend

Your own signature coffee blend

Who wants to do anything average on their wedding day? Create your own signature coffee blend of coffee and share the love in a form of a wedding favour. [READ MORE]

Sugar for my honey | Sugar crystal sticks

Sugar for my honey | Sugar crystal sticks

Sugar crystal sticks in the colour of your wedding scheme will look great on the tea and coffee table, wedding decor with a practical twist [READ MORE]

Customise your wedding shoes

Customise your wedding shoes

It's not only the invitations, wedding flowers and table decor that have to fit in with your wedding theme - you can now customise your wedding shoes by adding your own personal touch [READ MORE]

Eco-friendly wedding favours

Eco-friendly wedding favours

Make your own envelopes, boxes or packets with the seeds of your choice - a popular favourite is herb seeds. Another element that will tie in lovely with a green wedding is the use of bird seeds instead of confetti [READ MORE]

Take-away winter warmth

Take-away winter warmth

Purchase take-away cups and add your own bit of magic to make them fit in with your wedding theme. Not only will this be a great winter warmer as guests leave, but it might even sober up those who really went all out in celebrating your special day [READ MORE]

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