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Hibiscusmatters 18 March 2015 | 11 Weddings&fashion www.ascensionwine.co.nz 480 Matakana Rd Matakana 09 422 9601 Where forever begins Wedding Venue While many wedding traditions are perennial, there is always scope to add personal touches that reflect the couple’s tastes and values. Most brides follow the custom of donning ‘something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue’, the garter has become a reception show stopper and tossing the bouquet remains part of the fun. But when it comes to the wedding dress and the outfits for the bridal party, the flowers, the cake and the reception theme, the rules go out the window. Technology has also been harnessed in a big way – with websites like nzweddingplanner.co.nz and the use of drones and GoPro cameras to add something special to the wedding album. Ascension Wine Estate functions and marketing manager Carlie Blanchett Burton shares her Top 10 wedding trends for 2015: Bling from diamante dress embellishments and headpieces to diamond placecard holders. Blooms and greenery – large billowing blooms such as tea roses, hydrangeas and peonies are in style, with an abundance of fresh greenery. Art deco design elements are still a strong wedding trend for cakes, dress Signs add pep to the celebrations. Photo, courtesy perspectives.co.nz New twists update wedding traditions and invitations. Bridal gowns have adapted the silhouettes of the 1930s with cap sleeves, collars and off-the- shoulder designs hitting the runways. Colour accents have become brighter with coral, turquoise, teal and navy taking centre stage. Metallics have an old world feel with copper, bronze and brass playing a starring role. Laser cut designs are the biggest thing in wedding invitations and they are also being used for bunting, placecards and favour boxes. Signature drinks are very popular for the canapés hour with brides choosing custom mocktails, sangria and punch over the traditional glass of bubbles. Relaxed food options the approach is more relaxed for wedding food as well with platters and buffets proving more popular than canapés and a set menu. Food trucks are also a popular option for canapés time. Fingerprint art couples are choosing to have images such as trees or hot air balloons where everyone can add their fingerprint instead of the traditional guest book. Custom-made signs – from glittery Mr and Mrs signs to large illuminated text saying ‘love’ or ‘this is how forever begins’, custom-made signs with lighting are giving fairy lights a run for their money. Cake maker Michelle Tubby may not be, in her words, “Hottest Home Baker material”, but her decadent, artistic cakes are definitely in demand. Working as the retail manager of Life Pharmacy, Michelle, under the name Miss T, has been creating cakes part- time in Manly for around five years. She began baking with Edmonds Cookbook as a child and also developed other creative outlets – design, sewing and photography. Cake making allowed her to combine technical expertise with artistic flair – something she would one day like to produce a book about. Last year she made a Halloween wedding cake with a Steampunk theme, (pictured). Other commissions include an eight-layer red velvet skull cake for the rock band Devilskin. To find out more, look for Miss Ts Gothic Baker on Facebook. Creative cakes in hot demand

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www.ascensionwine.co.nz 480 Matakana Rd Matakana 09 422 9601

Where forever begins

Wedding Venue

While many wedding traditions are perennial, there is always scope to add personal touches that reflect the couple’s tastes and values.Most brides follow the custom of donning ‘something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue’, the garter has become a reception show stopper and tossing the bouquet remains part of the fun.But when it comes to the wedding dress and the outfits for the bridal party, the flowers, the cake and the reception theme, the rules go out the window.Technology has also been harnessed in a big way – with websites like nzweddingplanner.co.nz and the use of drones and GoPro cameras to add something special to the wedding album.Ascension Wine Estate functions and marketing manager Carlie Blanchett Burton shares her Top 10 wedding trends for 2015:Bling – from diamante dress embellishments and headpieces to diamond placecard holders. Blooms and greenery – large billowing blooms such as tea roses, hydrangeas and peonies are in style, with an abundance of fresh greenery.Art deco design elements are still a strong wedding trend for cakes, dress

Signs add pep to the celebrations. Photo, courtesy perspectives.co.nz

New twists update wedding traditions

and invitations. Bridal gowns have adapted the silhouettes of the 1930s with cap sleeves, collars and off-the-shoulder designs hitting the runways.Colour accents have become brighter with coral, turquoise, teal and navy taking centre stage. Metallics have an old world feel with copper, bronze and brass playing a starring role.Laser cut designs are the biggest thing in wedding invitations and they are also being used for bunting, placecards and favour boxes.Signature drinks are very popular for the canapés hour with brides choosing custom mocktails, sangria and punch over the traditional glass of bubbles.

Relaxed food options – the approach is more relaxed for wedding food as well with platters and buffets proving more popular than canapés and a set menu. Food trucks are also a popular option for canapés time.Fingerprint art – couples are choosing to have images such as trees or hot air balloons where everyone can add their fingerprint instead of the traditional guest book.Custom-made signs – from glittery Mr and Mrs signs to large illuminated text saying ‘love’ or ‘this is how forever begins’, custom-made signs with lighting are giving fairy lights a run for their money.

Cake maker Michelle Tubby may not be, in her words, “Hottest Home Baker material”, but her decadent, artistic cakes are definitely in demand.Working as the retail manager of Life Pharmacy, Michelle, under the name Miss T, has been creating cakes part-time in Manly for around five years.She began baking with Edmonds Cookbook as a child and also developed other creative outlets – design, sewing and photography. Cake making allowed her to combine technical expertise with artistic flair – something she would one day like to produce a book about.Last year she made a Halloween wedding cake with a Steampunk theme, (pictured). Other commissions include an eight-layer red velvet skull cake for the rock band Devilskin.To find out more, look for Miss Ts Gothic Baker on Facebook.

Creative cakes in hot demand

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by celebrant Bill HarmanYour wedding ceremony. The opening act to the best day of your life. A half hour that will have a huge influence on how the rest of your very special day will pan out. But how do you ensure that it is as perfect as you would like it to be? The setting, the bridal party’s dresses, the flowers, the cars, the music choices; all of these contribute towards that goal, but it falls to one person to design and present the ceremony in a professional, informative and entertaining way that captivates your guests and leaves everyone in no doubt that the couple marrying are indeed the stars of the occasion. That person is your celebrant, and finding just the right person for that role is a key part of wedding preparations.Almost every professional celebrant will have their own website and this should contain, among other information, feedback from couples that celebrant has married. If it looks like they could be the right fit for you, get in touch with them. All celebrants should be willing to meet with you face to face for a no obligation chat about how they work and what they can do to make your wedding ceremony unique and very special. It is advisable to check out a few celebrants until you are sure you have found the right one, as no celebrant, regardless of how good they are, will be right for

every couple.So what are the attributes to look for in the person who will potentially conduct your marriage ceremony? They certainly need to be multi-skilled. An ability to take your love story and write and present it in an entertaining and romantic fashion is essential. For this to happen, your celebrant needs to be a “people person” a great listener, writer and a confident and clearly spoken narrator who is comfortable addressing two or two hundred guests. They need to have the ability to relax and make you as relaxed as possible on your big day. Behind the smiles and calmness, they need to be knowledgeable about their subject, organised and able to cope with any potential mishap that might and sometimes does occur at a live event, and minimise its effect with humour and adaptability. A good celebrant will be experienced, have boundless energy and enthusiasm for the craft and will be more than capable of engaging your guests. Given that your wedding celebrant will probably cost about the same as your wedding cake and somewhat less than the flowers, and you would no doubt hope that you and your guests will remember your wedding ceremony long after the cake has been eaten and the flowers have died, a first class celebrant represents pretty outstanding value.

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After a summer filled with colourful prints, winter is altogether a more sophisticated affair, focused on colours like ink, gold and grey.A slight nod towards the 1970s Bohemian look sees fringing and tassles on garments and also every accessory, including bags, shoes and scarves.Rhonda Clark of Charisma says all shades of gold and grey are right on trend, with shiny metallic threads worked into fabrics as well.Textures, rather than prints, are to the fore with ‘waffle’ texture, studs, spliced lace, lurex and patches adding interest to garments as well as treatments such as dip dye.Capes, ponchos and knits with batwing sleeves create a big, soft, draped silhouette and come in a wide variety of fabrics.Animal, geometric or modern flowers are popular prints.The love of denim continues, with the latest foil treatments, lurex, patchwork and lace added to the many colours of denim.

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