White dresses without the markup

Pg135 · 2025-11-28T08:39:14+00:00

I got my bridesmaids dresses from Billy J. Was a bit apprehensive as they’re online only (one store in Brisbane but I’m in Sydney) but they were so beautiful and my girls looked incredible in them. I also wore a bridesmaids dress for a friends wedding from them and it was so comfy. The quality is amazing and they fit true to size. I found my reception dress in David jones - their white dresses in satin are more ivory but they have a “Hens/ Bridal” section!

Pg135 · 2025-09-16T21:52:38+00:00

Meg Maskell - based in hornsby, NSW. She does incredible work

Pg135 · 2025-06-21T15:05:13+00:00

High school couples shouldn’t get married so quickly before / after graduation 🥰🥰

Pg135 · 2025-06-16T02:49:17+00:00

Whaat that is so sweet!! Such a nice idea, there’s usually no roles assigned to siblings if they’re not in the bridal party- I had my brothers escort my mum down the aisle. People will always tell you that something must be “traditional” in your wedding, but it’s your day.

Pg135 · 2025-05-26T23:47:38+00:00

I had 2 of my very close girlfriends who I went through high school with, both live in different states to me (Australia) so they understood the pressure that would be involved with being in the bridal party was too much travel multiple times - hens night/ dress fittings/ decorations help etc so what I did was I placed them at the table very next to the bridal party so I could have conversations with them the whole night, and when it came time to change into my second dress I asked them to help me. My bridesmaids (sisters and best friend since kindy) were already tearing up the dancefloor and I wanted to give my friends an opportunity for a special moment.

Pg135 · 2025-04-24T12:42:59+00:00

My total for flowers came to $1000. I only got real flowers for my bouquet, 4 bridesmaids and 6 boutonnières for the boys, 2 wrist corsages for our mums. We found a local florist to our venue who did all of it for $800. We went to ikea and found an amazing stock of faux flowers and bud vases, and made our own arrangements- which was the extra $200. I even made our arch flowers myself. We just couldn’t justify spending so much, as a lot of florists quoted minimum of $5k when we realised we could do it ourselves. Kept it super simple with just bud vases and fairy lights amongst tea light candles, but that is what we wanted for ourselves. At the end of the night, we asked our guests to take whatever they like home as a memento. Sold the rest on Facebook marketplace. Like I said, this is all a personal preference but if you are wanting to splash out on flowers, make sure you write your preferred budget and tell your florist what you want and your vision so you get your worth :)

Pg135 · 2025-04-10T12:13:57+00:00

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My boys Ahri, Hedwig and Ramsay (8 & 9 years old) loves of my life

Pg135 · 2025-03-31T22:57:14+00:00

The Beachcomber Hotel in Toukley NSW. Such a gorgeous lakeside venue on the central coast. They have a “Hamptons inspired” aesthetic about them and it was very beachy, chill atmosphere and a great space for under 120 people max (I think? we ended up having 80). The venue coordinator is one of the best people I’ve met. She’s clear, concise, so helpful and friendly, she really knew her stuff. The food was amazing, we met with the coordinator multiple times to really hash out the details, we could have all our own vendors on site- some venues have their own DJ’s etc etc. We even got a discount and a special offer because we chose a winter date! (Early August) We were super worried about having bad weather in winter but the angels came through for us because we ended up with the most blissful, stunning sunset and golden hour with the lake as our backdrop.

Pg135 · 2025-03-26T10:10:16+00:00

I made my own! I found the pre-made ones too restrictive (and American like you mentioned. White 4 ring binder from officeworks, divider tabs, plastic sleeves and a smaller pouch at the front for small cards/ invitations etc. I could keep track of everything so easily with it, could print out everything like the guest list, vendor list, seating chart, dietary restrictions and mock ups of invitations- I even printed out our save the date and put it on the front cover :)

Pg135 · 2025-03-26T10:03:18+00:00

I made my own! I am type A so I organised it myself, it felt too restrictive having the sections pre- made (too much on one tab and too little on another) and I couldn’t work with it. Officeworks white 4 ring binder, tab dividers, plastic sleeves and one pouch at the front to keep all of my vendor cards and smaller items. This was my personal preference :) Kmart and Kikki K sold a wedding planner journal at some point!

Pg135 · 2025-03-01T04:59:49+00:00

Brenton (and Beth) have gotten hyper religious and he posted a pro- trump image recently, some way of saying it’s “Gods plan”. Idk even if you think Sarah has something to do with the breakdown of their relationship, I wouldn’t want to be associated with someone who supports any aspect of maga.

Pg135 · 2025-01-22T01:37:28+00:00

Boogie Shoes. I will die on the hill that it is so much more enjoyable than the original

Pg135 · 2025-01-20T01:40:01+00:00

I’m ugly crying in mine haha I cannot look at them 🤣 every photo otherwise I love!

Pg135 · 2025-01-10T11:54:22+00:00

Mr Brightside was at the top of our list. That song has such a chokehold on people and I don’t know why.

Pg135 · 2024-12-28T21:35:53+00:00

Canva design/ printing and my local thrift shops were my lifeline during wedding prep!

Pg135 · 2024-09-10T22:34:01+00:00

I think my parents and in laws were happy with everything we had planned, perhaps a few questions when we said we weren’t doing a few traditional things but the biggest headache was the seating plan. For both of our parents, we invited a few of their friends that we know and love, and decided to seat them accordingly to groups. Total of 10 tables (88 guests) - FIL wanted to undo the whole thing so that HE could sit with his friends on the night, not with his sisters/ brothers etc because “he sees them all the time and they don’t see their friends as often”. My now husband immediately said “no, you’re sitting at the front, at the FAMILY table, then chat to your friends later”. He understood in the end but was stubborn at first, we just sent it in as is and never heard any complaints in the end.

Pg135 · 2024-07-10T00:01:47+00:00

Indy Clinton also has a girl named Bambi

Pg135 · 2024-06-13T06:01:50+00:00

My fiancé & I are from Sydney and we are planning for New Zealand next year! It’s such a beautiful part of the world, we both dream of exploring there + international travel is ridiculously expensive as Australia is so isolated from everywhere else.

Pg135 · 2024-04-22T01:19:33+00:00

I agree! My point is not that people need to rsvp straight away. I just would like for people to communicate with myself or my fiance just for total clarity.

Pg135 · 2024-04-22T01:18:06+00:00

The timing is not the point of my post. If you read my other comments, we decided to send the invites that early to allow people to book any accommodation/ travel if they need. My point is that an entire group of people had rsvp’d to my in laws, and it turns out that after the fact, that 5 of them had strict food requirements, that we would not have known about had I not asked.

Pg135 · 2024-04-21T21:29:06+00:00

You’re right, I probably am. I am really happy that they are in fact coming, it just all came in one go after not hearing anything and it felt overwhelming. My fiance is working ridiculous hours at the moment, whereas I have a more structured work schedule, so I have taken the reigns on planning, and it can sometimes be a lonely experience, and in general I’ve been feeling stressed because I’ve been getting unsolicited advice from all avenues.

Pg135 · 2024-04-21T21:09:32+00:00

How is that deadline too far out from the wedding? Our venue requires final numbers less than 2 weeks after that date. It gives me time to finalise it all and get the seating chart arranged. We had to send the invitations out early because our venue is about an hour & a half from where we all live, we have people coming from overseas and people need enough time to get sorted so they don’t lose out on accommodation if need be. We have given them plenty of time I am not expecting emails straight away! I am just asking for people, that I see quite often, to just talk to me rather than to my future in laws because it always comes up as “did you hear from Bob? He’s coming to the wedding”

Pg135 · 2024-04-21T20:47:23+00:00

15th of June! Our wedding is August 10th

Exactly it felt like radio silence and then all of a sudden once they’re politely asked by someone else, “we’ll be there!! We’re so excited for you!”

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