Photo by Mark at Gold Hat Photography from Joy and Chris’ Grounds of Alexandria Evening Wedding

 We featured some pretty stunning floral gowns on the blog this week (Ms Polka shared her faves), and I totally got inspired to add more zing to my wardrobe as we head into the warmer months. It can be such an easy way to pep oneself up – add a splash of print and you’re ready for the world! Florals are hugely on-trend at the moment, so I’ll be no doubt adding some to my daily wardrobe soon.

In the meantime, why not add some colour to your day with the Friday Roundup. Perfect!

This Week On Polka Dot Weddings

Polka Dot Weddings is the blog where real brides write about their weddings and share their experiences. Inspiration abounds so click on each image to read more.

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1. Real Bride Advice ~ Inspired Words – Fran

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This Week On Polka Dot Wisdom

Polka Dot Wisdom is a treasure trove of advice, news and wedding planning tips! Written by wedding professionals you could almost plan your whole wedding by following this, the wisest of all blogs! Click on the images to read more.

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1.What Would They Know? Suzanne Harward of Suzanne Harward (Couture) 2. Vendor’s Favourites ~ Julia’s Celebrancy Services 3. Event Review – Anna Campbell ‘Forever Entwined’ Launch

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This Week On Polka Dot Made

Polka Dot Made is your source for all things handmade including weekly DIY projects to make for your wedding or engagement.

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1. Etsy Roundup ~ Wedding Backdrops 2. Tuesday Type – True North 3. DIY Tutorial – Concrete DIY Candle Holders

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This week on Polka Dot Honeymoons

The wedding is over, the dust has settled and now it’s time to get away from it all! Find resort reviews, inspiration and real honeymoons every week on Polka Dot Honeymoons.

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1. Honeymoon Destination Review – Jade Mountain St Lucia

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This week on Polka Dot Groom

Polka Dot Groom is dedicated to all things groom. Inspiration, advice and style for the Australian groom.

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1. Expert Groom Style Advice ~ Grooming the Groom – The Emporium Barber, Brisbane 2. Real Groom Memories –  Inspired Memories – Campbell

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The fabulous Stokehouse Brisbane is excited to present its Wedding Preview Evening on Wednesday, 1st October.

For just $10, guests will be treated to bubbles and canapés while taking in inspiration for the upcoming wedding season and meeting some of Brisbane’s leading wedding suppliers – including George Wu bridal couture, opulent jewels by Monili Jewellers, exquisite arrangements by Bouquet Boutique and brand-new Jade + Amber  for beautiful wedding gift registry ideas, plus many more.

For more information, head to their website!

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Here’s something a little fun!

If you think you’ve got Australia’s smoothest pickup line, then you could be in the running to win a smooth $5,000!

From the Northern Territory to New South Wales, Nad’s, the Australian hair removal company, are searching for the smoothest pick up line that did the trick for you, with the winner picking up a fab five grand!

To enter, simply visit the Competition website and enter your smoothest pickup line and don’t forget to also share your line on Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #smoothestpickupline. The most outstanding line wins!

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A fabulous video to share with you today, from the lovely team at Jess Marks Photography. They made this Stop Motion video of Jane and Michael’s secret wedding. Only their closest family members were invited to the wedding, but under the guise of an “engagement” party later that evening, they gathered their extended family and friends. This stop motion video was how they told everyone that this was in fact a wedding reception and not an engagement party. They even went so far as to get changed out of their wedding clothes for the start of the “engagement” party, and then whilst this video was playing, they did another costume change… and made their grand surprise entrance at the end of the video! Phew… hard work for everyone! But well worth the reactions that got!

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/103496084[/vimeo]

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