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The Pattern Issue Is Here!
  For our final theme issue of 2026, we wanted to have a little fun. So we’re turning our hand […]
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Boys Can Cook
I recently discovered a fantastic alternative to the usual ‘strippers and alcohol’ bucks night. Boys Can Cook was started by […]
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Polka Dot Cookies and Cakes
Anything vintage style holds a place in my heart! A great choice for place cards As a lover of all […]
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Cake Stories
Perfect for a spring garden wedding perhaps? I love cake. Wedding cakes are often works of art and the varieties […]
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St Michael’s Melbourne
With Melbourne’s ever-changing weather, a lot of couples want to get married in a church but aren’t religious, or have […]
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Real Weddings Magazine
Real Weddings Style
Real Weddings is an Australian magazine produced in Melbourne. What started out as a small magazine is now eagerly anticipated […]
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The First Post
In my younger days I collected all kinds of bridal information, a lot I still have today. I’d drag my […]
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Vendor of the Week – Deciduous Press
  Happy Monday Dotties! How can it be October already, with school holidays (however you spend them), family times or […]
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The Garden Issue

Step into the magic of garden weddings. From secret gardens and wildflower fields to backyard blooms, discover real weddings, botanical styling, seasonal flowers, and ideas that let lush greenery and beautiful blooms take centre stage in your celebration.

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Sienna & Angus’ Colourful Italian Inspired Wedding at Farm Vigano
  Sienna and Angus first connected after school, when an “accidental” Facebook wave turned into an all night conversation, a […]
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Claire & Ron’s Modern Spring Wedding at Lancemore Lindenderry
  There are few better ways to start a wedding ceremony than with your flower boys dancing down the aisle. […]
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A Non-Traditional Forest Wedding For High School Sweethearts – Kathryn & Dean
  Kathryn and Dean met in Year 7, started dating in Year 12, and twelve years later, Dean proposed on […]
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Fashion
Introducing Lumière: D’Italia’s latest 2025 Collection
Designed for the contemporary bride, D’Italia’s 2025 collection Lumière redefines bridal fashion through a curated edit of separates. Each piece […]
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Inspired Weddings
Elsie & Darcy’s Autumnal Community Wedding at Maldon Botanic Gardens
As the final feature of our Garden Issue, Elsie and Darcy embodied the full definition of community and DIY with […]
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Engagements
Kartik & Helani’s Coastal Anniversary Shoot at Banksia Boathouse
Our first Pattern Issue feature comes with a little plot twist: Helani and Kartik aren’t engaged… Yet. Instead, they’re celebrating […]
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Inspiration Shoot
Eden, Dune & Decadence: Three Ways to Style a Garden Wedding Tablescape
  What better celebration of the Garden Issue than visiting three beautiful tablescape designs from the incredible brains of From […]
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Gift Guide
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: For Mums, Mentors & Magnificent Women
It’s that beautiful moment in the year when we get to pause and celebrate the mothers, mentors, and magnificent women […]
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Wedding Venues
Secret Gardens For Australian Weddings
  Not every wedding wants full sun and open sky. Some are made for hidden gates, dense hedging, and gardens […]
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