Ever thought about skipping town to marry your beau? It mightn’t seem as crazy as you may think. Destination weddings are becoming increasingly popular, and it’s no surprise why. Sending out the wedding invitations, dusting off the suitcase, and heading off to an iconic holiday destination with your favourite friends and family provides a unique …
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DIY Origami Cake Toppers
Your cake is the perfect stage for gorgeous paper art, and we’ve got a great example for you today! This is a unique take on the traditional ‘bride and groom’ wedding cake topper that looks great and is easy to make yourself, we take a break from wedding invitations to bring you this DIY guide …
Thank you card Wording: how to show your gratitude without sounding insincere
Everybody loves to receive a thank you note and have their effort appreciated. Unfortunately, writing wedding thank you cards can seem like a chore – something you ‘have’ to do. It is an overwhelming task, trying to make hundreds of notes sound heartfelt and grateful! However, with a little bit of planning and the right …
The Wedding Planning Checklist – Before the Invitation
Here at Paperlust we have a board of articles we want to write about. At the top of the list: ‘Themed Weddings From the Invitation Out’. But where do we start? There are so many decisions to make before we even get to the invitation. Maybe we got ahead of ourselves. We’ve gone back a …
The Wedding Flower Bouquet: DIY vs. Professional Florist
Poho Flowers stands just off a street that bustles and blows after dark. During the day there is a muffled hum that settles over Potts Point. At its centre, Poho stands blossoming with fresh cut flowers and carefully arranged bouquets awaiting pick up for delivery. One will be travelling all the way to the northern …
The Gatsby Effect: A Look at Art Deco Wedding Invitations
The ‘Gatsby effect’ has made itself felt in weddings since the release of Baz Lurhmann’s extravagant 2013 remake of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic tale The Great Gatsby. Rather than a roaring return of the opulence and extravagance of the 1920s, Art Deco has added a touch of old world charm to wedding invitations (think vintage …
Eight ways to light up your wedding décor, inside and out
Fairy lights and tea lights can provide a foundational aspect to decorating your wedding. With a little bit of creativity you can incorporate simple lights into the theme of your wedding day. We have complied various ideas and tutorials to keep you busy. Egg Carton Fairy Lights Photo: Buzzfeed Yes! ‘Egg carton’, you read that …
How to: DIY Photobooth For a Modern Style Wedding
If you think that your guests should have their own little memories to take away, an awesome idea is to create your own photo booth. By building your own photo booth you know that everything is exactly how YOU want it, at the end of the day that’s the only thing that matters! You can …
Your Easy Guide to Decoding the Dress Code
There’s nothing quite like the dread of opening a wedding invite and trying to make sense of the cryptic attire instructions. Dress codes can seem like a relic of time-gone-by, but when used properly they’re a handy way to avoid anybody worrying about what to wear. As the host of a wedding, having a dress code …
The Menu Card Wording
There is a little bit of contention when it comes to the wedding menu card. In our Wedding Invitation Do’s and Don’ts, we suggest that you don’t include a menu with your invitations. Maybe have space to indicate food requirements on the RSVP card, but leave the menu for the day itself. Which leaves the …