Courtney and Craig Edwards

I've been dying to share with you some pictures of the most gorgeous wedding and finally today i can give you a sneek peek.

A few months ago i came across photos of a wedding on Facebook, and i was drooling! It was the most beautiful wedding i could recall seeing in a long time. Since then i've been wanting to share them with you, but i truly think this wedding is so stunning it should be published in an Australian wedding publication first, so sorry you will have to wait to see more. But... i'm delighted to say that i have succeeded in having one of the pictures published in this weeks issue of Brisbane News. Congratulations Courtney and Craig Edwards! Watch this space, this wedding simply has to be printed in one of the big publications!

Photo of Courtney and Craig Edwards

by Natalie Lynn for Milque Photography

Polka Dot Bride

I have been meaning to write this post for a long, long time now and i have more than enough reasons too. What i need to do is say the biggest thank you to Ms Polka Dot of Polka Dot Bride. Not only has Ms Polka Dot been a wonderful, encouraging support of Chasing Rainbows Kissing Frogs, but she also runs the best wedding blog in Australia. The Australian wedding industry would be lost without the hard work of Ms Polka Dot, she does the best job of promoting all the top Australian wedding vendors.

So, in honor of her support and encouragement, today i have a polka dot inspired wedding inspiration board. Thank you Ms Polka Dot for all the smiles you have provided me with. I look forward to continuing a fabulous blogging relationship. xx

Row 1: Elegant Cakery, The Cinderella Project, unknown

Row 2: Ambrosio Photography, Rosa Clara

Row 3: Vogue, Darb Bridal Couture, Love Life Images

Row 4: Darb Bridal Couture, Stella Event Design

Row 5: Smarty Had A Party, Kate Spade, Brides

Row 6: Love Life Images, Alannah Rose Stationery

All Of Me

All Of Me

You took my kisses and all my love,

You taught me how to care.

Am I to be just a remnant of a

One side love affair?

All you took i gladly gave,

There is nothing left for me to save.

All of me,

Why not take all of me.

Can't you see,

I'm no good without you.

Take my lips,

I want to lose them.

Take my arms,

I'll never use them.

Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry.

How can i go on dear without you?

You took the part that once was my heart.

So why not take all of me.

Lyrics by Louis Armstrong

Photo by Elizabeth Messina ... where i found this gorgeous post.

Trilby Terrific

Not every style of wedding calls for a groom to be wearing a three piece suit or top hat and tails. In fact, grooms are being given a lot more choices in their styling and the trilby, panama, fedora hat (or whatever you choose to call it) is top of the list.

Row 1: Style Me Pretty

Row 2: Rebecca Rosconi

Row 3: Ashley Forrette, Colorado Wedding Co

Row 4: The Knot, 4 eyes photography

Row 5: Stephanie Williams, Lori Suzanne

Row 6: Style Me Pretty, Apetura

Row 7: Apetura, The Knot

Row 8: Ashley Forrette

Row 9: The Hat Company, Jill Thomas

Grace Kelly

If you missed last months, May issue of Vanity Fair, you missed a great feature article on the elegant and timeless Grace Kelly. Of her wedding day the article reads:

"The Wedding of the Century." as it was referred to at the time (Grace called it "the Carnival of the Century"), was arguably the first multi-media press event on a modern scale. There was a slew of reporters and photographers on the ship that took Grace and her entourage of 66 to Monoco; nearly 2000 reporters crowded the cathedral ceremony, "more press there than guests", remembers Maree Rambo, who was a bridesmaid; and the wedding itself was filmed by MGM and broadcast live to more than 30 million viewers in Europe. It was a marriage that seemed to embody the wedding-cake ideal of postwar, 50s culture, with its emphasis on fairy-tale fertility and prosperity. The little principality of Monaco was stepped like a wedding cake, and its palace was as pink as a petit four. even bartenders toasted the event, serving a new drink called the Princesses Cocktail; equal parts bourbon, grenadine and fresh cream. Grace became pregnant with that precious first child (Caroline) on her honeymoon.

Designers pay hommage to the modest design of Grace Kelly's wedding gown. Most recently Ivanka Trump had Vera Wang create a Grace Kelly style gown for her nuptuals.

Row 1: Justin Alexander, Sassi Holford

Row 2: Atelier Aimee

Row 3: Perfectly put together, Ivanka Trump via Just Jared

Row 4: Caberet Vintage, Wedding Obsession