Power Shopping

Amongst the pages of Wedding Style Guide, you'll find a story called Table Three Ways where we choose a colour palette and show how you can style a reception table using those colours, in three completely different ways. We use the same table, chairs, tablecloth, cutlery, crockery - and in most cases, glassware - to show how easy it can be to revamp a neutral venue setting.

In our current issue, I styled a table in a pink and blue palette using the saying 'Love is the Drug' as my inspiration. I sourced great test tube-style bottles with aluminium lids, filled them with musk mock-pills, teamed the bottles with a lab-style clipboard and incorporated lots of notes and graph paper elements.



One of the products I had planned to use, but unfortunately didn't make it to the final shot, was the Laboratory Flower Vases from Urban Outfitters. I had it shipped all the way here, determined that it was perfect for the shoot - paying for expediated shipping to get it here on time - but when it arrived, and all of the elements of the table were put it place, there just wasn't room for it. I haven't forgotten about it though - no doubt you'll see it pop up somewhere else in the pages of Wedding Style Guide when I find a spot to use it.



If you would like your own Laboratory Flower Vases - or any other of the beautiful styling pieces from Urban Outfitters - now is the time. They are offering free shipping to Australia for three days only when you spend $150 or more. With our dollar currently worth more than the US dollar, this is the ideal time to take advantage of this great offer. Simply use the code AUFREESHIP at checkout and know you've just saved yourself a bundle.

Posted by Jane Cameron

Win, Win, Win!

Whether or not you're a whiz in the kitchen you're going to want to get your hands on this fabulous prize. Thanks to our lovely friends at Essteele we have an opportunity for you to win this super duper Bellissimo Nonstick Risotto Pan vauled at $329.95. To enter simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au and tell us this - What's the first meal would you cook for your partner as a married couple? Competition closes Friday 29th April AEST 5pm. Good luck! Visit www.esteele.com.au to view their fabulous cookware collections.





Posted by Emilie Harrison

Labels for You

We moved offices a couple of weeks ago so we're just about sorted in our lovely new studio – it's so nice to have all this room as we were bursting at the seams in our last office.

Annabelle and I share an office. I think our staff like it that way because we play our 80s favourites and talk too much for anyone else to concentrate. We've been busy making our work space functional and pretty (of course). I'm the organised, practical one, Annabelle's the girly, decorative one. I think we make a great team – she's a big-picture person and I love all the details – hence the new labels I made for our boxes.



If you'd like some for yourself, send us an email at labels@styleguide.com.au and we'll email the pdf template to you. It's fully customisable so you can type in whatever takes your fancy, simply print them out onto adhesive stock and cut them to size.

Posted by Jane Cameron

Save The Date Freebie

Whilst looking at the Inspired Bride blog I noticed these gorgeous DIY Save The Date cards - you can choose to download blue and brown (pictured below) or pink and brown. Now there is no excuse not to let everyone know the date of your wedding!



Posted by Emma Henderson

And the Winners Are...

A big thank you to all who entered week 5 of our 5 Weeks of Christmas Giveway. Thanks to the team at Wedding List Company Kasey Stewart of NSW and Brooke Summerville of QLD have both scored for themselves a pair of Villeroy & Boch Lucca candle holders, valued at $69AUD each. Thank you to the Wedding List Company for offering this fabulous prize and a huge thank you to all our much loved readers and bloggers who entered!



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway. Final Day!

Quick, quick, quick... today's the last day to enter our 5 Weeks of Christmas week 5 giveaway! Thanks to the lovely people at Wedding List Company we have two sets of Villeroy & Boch Lucca candle holders to giveaway. Valued at $69AUD for a set they would make such pretty table decorations and are perfect for Christmas! To enter simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name address and answer to our easy peasy question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? Best of luck!



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway. Final Week 5!

A friendly reminder to all our much loved readers and bloggers that our final blog comp ends tomorrow at 5pm EDST. To win a gorgeous set of Villeroy & Boch Lucca candle holders, valued at $69AUD, simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with you name address and answer to our simple question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? This fab prize is all thanks to the gorgeous team at Wedding List Company. Best of luck!



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway - Final Week!!

Who would have thought that Christmas would come around so quickly! It is next Fri for those of you who have yet to start your xmas shopping (myself incl.) So, with holidays fast approaching (yay, yay, yay!!) it's time to launch the final week of our 5 Weeks of Christmas giveaway. This week, thanks to the team at Wedding List Company, we have two sets of two Villeroy & Boch Lucca candle holders to give away. Valued at $69AUD each they will make the perfect centrepieces for your Chrissie table. To win a set for yourself simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and answer to our simple question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? The competition closes this Friday 18th Dec at 5pmEDST. Good luck!



A huge congratulations must also go to the winner of our week 4 competition, Ainslie Gaffney on NSW. Ainslie walks away with a Clinique Happy Hearts set valued at $89AUD. Well done and thanks to all who entered!

Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway - Week 4 Last Chance!

A friendly reminder to all you lovely people that our Week 4 5 Weeks of Christmas giveaway ends at 5pm EDST today! To go in the draw to win this pretty Happy Hearts set from the gorgeous girls at Clinique, valued at $89 AUD, simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and answer to our simple question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? Don't forget that $5 from every Happy Hearts set sold will be donated to the Big Brother, Big Sister charity, so what better excuse to buy one for youself if you don't win! Visit www.clinique.com.au to view all their fabulous Chrissie sets.



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway - Week 4!

Just a reminder to all of you who haven't entered our week 4 Christmas giveaway that this Friday 11th Dec is the last day, with the comp closing at 5pm EDST. You could be walking away with this fabulous Happy Hearts pack thanks to the sweetie pies at Clinique. To enter simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with you name, address and answer to our simple question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? If you do head to your nearest Cliniqe counter and purchase one of these sets for a very lucky friend $5 from every set sold will be donated to the Big Brother, Big Sister charity. What a great reason to buy a beautiful gift for a special friend! Visit www.clinique.com.au to find out more info on the Happy Hearts gift set.



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway - Week 4!

It's getting closer and closer to Christmas which means the only day of the year you can pig-out, free of guilt, is fast approaching. YAY! It also means, for our much loved readers and bloggers, that it's finally week 4 of our 5 Weeks of Christmas giveaway. Double YAY! This week, thanks to the gorgeous girls at Clinique, we have a Happy Heart set, valued at $89AUD, to give away to one of our favourite bloggers/readers. If you don't win this fabulous prize you can still do your bit by purchasing the Happy Hearts set as $5AUD from every set sold will go to the Big Brother, Big Sister charity. A very noble cause! For more info on the charity or to make a donation visit www.bigbrotherbigsisters.org.au or visit www.clinique.com.au to see all their fabulous Chrissie ideas.

To enter this weeks comp email your name and address to competitions@styleguide.com.au along with your answer to our simple question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? Comp closes this Friday 11th Dec at 5pm EDST. Good luck!



And a big congratulation to our week 3 winner, Alice Richards of NSW. Lucky Alice scores herself the completely gorgeous dress/chemise in Ombre, valued at $139.95AUD, from our friends at Spencerlacy. Congrats Alice and thank you to all who entered!

Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway. Week 3!

A friendly reminder to all our lovely readers and bloggers out there that today is the last day you can enter week 3 of our fabulous giveaway. Thanks to the lovely team at Spencerlacy we're giving away a silk dress/chemise in Ombre valued at $139.95AUD. To win this cute piece, perfect for the warm summer months, simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and answer to this question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? Should you miss this weeks comp don't stress! We will be running another one next week so keep your eyes peeled on Monday for the prize!



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway - Week 3!

Week three of our 5 Weeks of Christmas giveaway has sprung up on us faster that we'd imagined so this means I need to open this weeks fabulous giveaway! Thanks to our dear friends at Spencerlacy we have one super pretty silk dress/chemise in Ombre valued at $139AUD to giveaway to a lucky blogger. Girls everywhere will love Spencerlacy's new Summer 2010 collection. With gorgeous colours, fabrics and styles available you'll want to wear them all day everyday! Who said certain pieces were just for the bedroom?!

To win this prize simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and answer to our simple question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? Our Week 3 comp ends 5:30pm EDST Friday 4th Dec.


The Spencerlacy dress/chemise in Ombre $139AUD

A big congratulations is also in order for our Week 2 winner Cassie Griffen of NSW. Cassie walks away with a Mascara Traveller from Estee Lauder valued at $48AUD. Lucky Girl! Thanks to all those who entered and good luck with this weeks comp!

posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' giveaway. Week 2!

Don't forget all you freebie lovers that today is the last day you can enter our Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' week 2 giveaway. Thanks to Estee Lauder we have a gorgeous Mascara Traveller, valued at $48AUD, to give away to one lucky blogger. Simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and answer to our question - What would you like to see more of in Style Guide? Good luck!



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway - Week 2!

Week two of our 5 Weeks of Christmas giveaway has arrived and this week we have a Mascara Traveller from Estee Lauder to give away to one lucky reader/blogger. Valued at $48AUD it contains a full size Double Wear mascara in black, Artist’s Eye Pencil in soft smudge black and a Double-end component with Lash Primer Plus on one end and Double Wear Concealer on the other and it's all packed up in a pretty gold croc clutch. To win this fabulous prize simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and your answer to our easy peasy question - What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide? Good luck!


Estee Lauder Mascara Traveller $48AUD

Congratulations to our three lucky first week winners (Katherine Ball, TAS, Laura Duval, ACT and Shvonne Scholz, SA) who will each receive a French Navy note card set, valued at $35AUD each! Thanks to everyone who entered and keep posted for all our great prizes in the coming weeks.

Posted by Emilie Harrison

The Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway!

Don't forget to enter this weeks competition to win one of three gorgeous Christmas note card packs from French Navy. To enter all you have to do is email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and answer to our simple question - what would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide. Competition closes Friday 20th Novemaber and the winners will be announced on Mon 23rd November. Below are the three designs up for grabs. Good luck!







Posted by Emilie Harrison

The Style Guide '5 Weeks of Christmas' Giveaway!

To celebrate Christmas the Style Guide Team have joined forces with some of our favourite brands to kickstart the season of giving. For the next five weeks we'll be giving away some super swanky prizes to our avid blog and magazine readers. All you'll need to do to win a fabulous prize is email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name, address and your answer to a simple question - 'What would you like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide?'.

This week we are offering three lucky readers the chance to win a simply gorgeous deluxe note card set from Australian stationer French Navy, valued at $35AUD each. There are three festive designs up for grabs that will be sure to make thanking those loved ones for your pressies that much more enjoyable and stylish!

Simply email competitions@styleguide.com.au with your name and address but don't forget to tell us what you'd like to see more of in Wedding Style Guide for your chance to win! Good luck!







Posted by Emilie Harrison

Don't Forget to Save the Date

If you're a lucky bride that's having your wedding in 2010 then you may be a little excited to hear that the lovely Urban Weddings is giving away free Save the Date cards to all those couples who book in their wedding invitations and stationery by November 30th. You will receive the same quantity of matching cards to complement your suite. How lovely is that! Visit www.urbanweddings.com.au as there are some terms and conditions you should have a quick read over but don't forget, Nov 30th is the cut off date!



Posted by Emilie Harrison

Freebie Friday
Great news girls - for 10 days you can access a complete digital copy of Wedding Style Guide.

Simply click here and marvel at the wonders of modern technology.

Our super-simple easy-view digital magazine lets you flip through the pages as if you were reading a printed version, check the list of contents to find the exact page you're looking for or zoom in to read all our tips and tricks. Best of all you can select any one of our gorgeous images – or even entire pages – and email them to friends (your working day just got a whole lot more interesting!).

Print out as many pages as you need - cut them up for your scrapbook - no need to chop up your printed versions ever again. Look out for links to our free online downloads - a simple click of your mouse takes you straight there.

Do give it a try - we're sure you'll love it. But remember - it's for 10 days only!

All of our other digital magazines can be purchased here.

Posted by Jane Cameron