Lavenders blue dilly dilly...

Last week i was lucky enough to spend time with my family in a villa in southern france. The weather was glorious, the villa was pure rustic french charm and the garden an absolute joy. It was like a week in paradise and one of my first thoughts when i saw the place was "This would be a magical place to get married!" 

One of the loveliest parts of the garden was the paths lined with lavender bushes. The buzz of insects, the sweet smell and the beautiful purple hue was quite transfixing. I have always loved lavender and its relaxing aroma. So calming, it evokes such a traditional sense of the countryside and the simple joys of the natural world around us. 

I think the colour of lavender, especially the grey/lavender hue is beautiful for a wedding. It is very classy and sophisticated and calm. It works best against a simple dress design and wedding theme. A bunch of lavender tied with a pretty bow is so simplistic and traditional and works as a beautiful bouquet for bridesmaids, and can be displayed in so many ways throughout the wedding day. 

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I love these wreaths in different shapes, with ribbon, string or rafia to tie.

If you want to take the lavender theme even further then this cake is definitely one way of carrying it through!

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Lavenders blue dilly, dilly,
Lavenders green;
When I am king, dilly, dilly,
You shall be Queen.

My next post will be all about one of my favourite themes from a film - Marie Antoinette- cakes and sweet treats and all things girly!! xx

A few things i like....

Now I know why people say that it's important to find topics of conversation that don’t revolve around weddings when you are engaged. I always thought “Well, of course you will talk about normal things” but no, its true, it definitely dictates conversation!

So I will not bore you lovely readers with the nitty gritty, just indulge in some of the prettier, more enjoyable aspects of wedding planning like flowers, decoration, dresses and cakes!          

Here are some of my favourite finds so far....

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I think i might have featured this sort of bouquet before :P i just adore these tones of cream and green, its so fresh!

These pretty mint green pumps are delighful, with lace and pearl detail - from Etsy.com

Loving this natural, elegant, soft look....beautiful.

So there are a few things i have been looking at. I will hopefully bring you a collection of the looks i am considering for my wedding, as well as some other posts with different theme ideas to suit different tastes. 

As i am hoping to create a lot of the things for my wedding myself i want to look more closely at handmade weddings and share some great ideas with you. There really is so much you can do your self if you have the time and resources, but it doesn't have to cost much. So look out for more posts on that coming soon.

Bye for now,

Laus x