A Summer Soirée

So today’s the day I head up to Newcastle for the Love MyDress Summer Soiree. Having had the pleasure of meeting Annabel a few times now and as a big fan of the blog I was very excited to get the invite and even more so that I’ve been able to arrange my diary so that I can go as the guest list will include the cream of the UK wedding industry and who doesn’t love an excuse to get all dressed up for a night out?

 

The dress code is 'glamorous, gorgeous and vintage inspired' so with the help of my mum (her wardrobe and sewing skills!) I’ll be wearing a 50’s style black & white cocktail dress with some cute black bow wedges, and if I can remember where I "safely" put it away I  do have the perfect vintage diamond neckace too.

Lots of guests are having their hair and makeup professionally done for the evening but as I won’t get to Newcastle until late afternoon I’ll be taking the DIY route (and probably doing my makeup up on the train).

I’ve spent the last few days scouring the internet for ideas and am currently deciding between these two looks for my hair:

DIY hair tutorial by Keiko Lynn  via Bridal Musings &  How to create a 1060’s inspired Beehive by Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess  via Rock’n’Roll Bride  

and these make-up looks...

 

 

Shady Eyes tutorial by Keiko Lynn & Old Hollywood Glam video tutorial via The Beauty Department (quite like this Ooh La La hairstyle too-though not sure how it would work with my fringe)

If you're looking for hair and makeup tutorials for your wedding day I highly recomend you check out The Beauty Department as they have lots on there.

Ooh decisions, decisions...my current thought is the half up do with a bit of a wave at the ends with the Hollywood Glam eyes, those smoky eyes could be tricky...What do you think?

Always Andri News: Real Windsor Wedding

Wow August already, how time flies during wedding season, well at least the sun is shining. So the last couple of months have been busy with various projects from weddings, shoots and some behind the scenes work too on a new look website...watch this space. 

My July wedding was a particularly nice one as it involved a boat trip down the river from the lovely Oakley Court to Windsor and a sightseeing bus trip pass Windsor castle too. Here are a few photos from the day and you can see more on photographer Theo Botha’s facebook page here. 

In other news  I assisted my good friend and fellow wedding planner Helen Carter on the day of her fabulously styled photo shoot with photographer Chanelle from Segerius Bruce photography which has an 8 page feature in You and Your Wedding Magazine which you can see here.

A Lovely Love Story

A Lovely Love Story

The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice.

Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage.

Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.

I like this Dinosaur thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny.

He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.

I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur, thought the Dinosaur.

She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice.

She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.

But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

He is also overly fond of things.

Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?

But her mind skips from here to there so quickly thought the Dinosaur.

She is also uncommonly keen on shopping.

Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?

I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.

I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping, thought the Dinosaur.

For she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides,

I am not unkeen on shopping either.

Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old.

Look at them.

Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs.

And that, my friends, is how it is with love.

Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together.

For the sun is warm.

And the world is a beautiful place

By Edward Monkton

Image from “A Lovely Love Story” the book written and illustrated by Edward Monkton available to buy via Amazon