Brilliant Reuse - the best ideas from Jeanne d'Arc Living by Jeanne D'Arc Living

$34.99 AUD

Category: Events

Our greatest passion is going to markets and second hand stores to look for all sorts of fun, old things. We fall in love with the patina, the shape or the number without actually knowing what we'll do with it. We always buy things on our initial impulse. Now the art is finding new applications. This ta kes creativity as well as inventiveness but it's an exciting part of the process. This book is a collection of all of the best ideas which have been featured in our magazine. ...Show more

Readings and Poems: For Weddings, Christenings, Funerals and All Occasions by Jane McMorland-Hunter

$35.00 AUD

Category: Events

Those special occasions in life all need to be marked with words bigger and better than those we could compose ourselves. This beautiful collection includes some of the best readings and poems to help you mark anything from a birth to a death, an engagement to a retirement, a wedding to a memorial servi ce. Poems and readings from the best British and American writers and poets are arranged into the chapters: New Life, Childhood, Love, Unions, Getting Older, Solitude and Loss. The works of poets Longfellow, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson rub shoulders with those of William Blake, Wordsworth and W.H. Auden. The readings come from writers ranging from Churchill to Shakespeare. Mixed in are Apache prayers and Irish blessings to make this a rich reference for anyone looking for the right word at the right moment. It is lavishly illustrated to ensure this would be a wonderful gift. ...Show more

Occasions by Kate Spade

$29.99 AUD

Category: Events

The Bridal Bible: Inspiration for Planning Your Perfect Wedding by Sharon Naylor

$49.99 AUD

Category: Events

A comprehensive, full-color guide to planning a wedding The average engagement lasts for eighteen months. During that time the bride and groom will most certainly stress over every last detail to make their Big Day the most Perfect Day. "The Bridal Bible" is the bride's new best friend as it helps the c ouple navigate their way through the world of invitation designs, ceremony styles, cake flavors, flower bouquets, and much, much more. The only book you need to plan a wedding, "The Bridal Bible" offers up an abundance of expert information complete with helpful tips on stress-free planning and step-by-step DIY information and tops it off with stunning visuals and photo galleries that will both inspire and educate the new couple as they make their journey to the altar. ...Show more

Stylish Kids Parties: For the Modern Hostess

$34.99 AUD

Category: Events

Parties in this book will showcase each of the different elements that create a cohesive-looking party: theme, color palette, how to play with patterns, decorations (with DIY tips, templates and projects), creative food ideas, and theme-appropriate activities. This book will include a collection of them es for boys and girls, ideas for first birthday celebrations and a section on more general party ideas (tips to put together an on-trend dessert table, fun ideas for play dates and simple suggestions to make everyday a celebration. Narration of each party will include "how to" instructions so that these creative parties can easily be duplicated. And most importantly, Kelly will showcase ideas on how to throw an appealing kids party -- colorful party that the kids will associate with all while appealing to the adult design aesthetic. ...Show more

Sixty Secrets for a Happy Bride by MILES ALEX

$24.99 AUD

Category: Events

This is going to be the happiest day of your life...right? You don't want to get stressed out, but you're faced with a seeminglynever-ending 'to do' list, mountains of magazines to tunnel through, well-intentioned advice from every family member and their dog, Instagram pics of DIY mason jar vases to sc roll past while quietly sobbing - and all of this while trying not to come off as a 'bridezilla'.Wouldn't it be great if all things wedding-related could be condensed, organised and packaged up into a gorgeous, entertaining book by someone who's gone through it herself?In 60 Secrets for a Happy Bride, recently wed Alex Miles has brought together tips on everything from the first budget plans to the honeymoon that will help any bride stay balanced, get organised and - most importantly - be excited in the lead-up to getting hitched.This is the first book in a planned 60 Secrets series, offering fun, easily digestible advice on a range of major life milestones. ...Show more

A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book: 95 Inspiring Ideas for Photographing Your Friends, Your World, and Yourself by Elsie Larson

$27.95 AUD

Category: Events

This title includes advice on lighting, backdrops, posing and styling, all with an infectious love of lifestyle photography. It is an inspiring manifesto to grab your camera and start sharing your life online in creative, beautiful ways. In our social media-obsessed world, photos have become social curr ency. The result is a growing market of young photo-takers interested in documenting their lives with better, more compelling images. Happily, popular style blogger Elsie Larson and her business partner and sister, Emma Chapman, come to the rescue with A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book, providing 100 easy tips and ideas for turning real life into creative, eye-catching photos using any camera (including cameraphones). They share their infectious love of lifestyle photography, with tips on everything from lighting to backdrops, posing, styling, special effects, wardrobe, and more. A final chapter offers 29 ideas for turning photos into DIY treasures, from wrapping paper to jewellery, clothing, lampshades and more. Packed with 200 photos, A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book is an inspiring manifesto to grab your camera (or phone) and start documenting and sharing your life in creative, beautiful ways. ...Show more

Kate Spade New York Things We Love: Twenty Years of Inspiration, Intriguing Bits and Other Curiosities by Kate Spade

$49.95 AUD

Category: Events

Within the four walls of Kate Spade New York, personal style is applauded and cultural curiosity is encouraged. Long before the days of pinboards and social sharing, the brand's in-house creative team began amassing a collection of things we love: a crayon ring, a cocktail doodle, a particularly dreamy photograph. People began visiting and chiming in with suggestions. Now, the things we love have come to life in celebration of the brand's 20th anniversary. Each of the book's 20 chapters is filled with things we love, from the colour red, a well-placed bow to a sense of humour and handwritten notes. Part visual diary, part inspirational reference and sprinkled throughout with playful tips and practical advice, things we love is a beautiful compilation that visually represents the spirit of Kate Spade New York, a place where the colours are bold, smart design is key and fashion is fun. ...Show more

Wedding Speeches by Andrew Byrne

$4.99 AUD

Category: Events

Everything you need to create your wedding speech! If the thought of speaking at a wedding gives you sweaty palms and makes you tongue-tied, then this book is for you! Packed with expert advice, The Complete Wedding Speech Guide walks you through what's expected of each speaker, outlines the component s of a perfect speech and offers helpful tips to perfect your delivery. For traditional and non-traditional speechmakers, including the : * Master of Ceremonies * Father of the bride * Groom * Best Man * Mother of the Bride * Bride * Maid of Honour ...Show more

The Wedding Planner & Organizer by Mindy Weiss

$39.95 AUD

Category: Events

Offers tips, tools, checklists, spreadsheets, and schedules to help brides (and grooms) manage things from building a wedding timeline and organizing the dreaded seating chart to getting the wedding party matched and fitted.

Weddings in Italy by Angelo Garini; Enzo Miccio; Angelo Barini

$39.99 AUD

Category: Events

Enzo Miccio and Angelo Garini, partners in an event planning company with offices in Paris and Milan, have an eye for both the sweeping gesture and the subtle detail. Trained as an interior designer and an architect, respectively, Miccio and Garini create weddings that have the beauty and drama of a s tage setting, where the story is centered on the personalities of the bride and groom. In this gorgeous book, the authors--who host a wedding show on Italian television--present 18 of the lyrical weddings they've planned in spectacular locations throughout Italy. Whether it takes place in an ancient theater, a seaside abbey, a Tuscan villa, or Venice's Piazza San Marco, each wedding is an elegant and unique creation. More than 400 photographs capture the locales, as well as the flowers, cakes, table settings, and decorations, for each celebration. Overflowing with ideas for sophisticated and stylish touches that can be incorporated into weddings large and small, this is a dream book for those planning their own special day. ...Show more

Best Man's Duties by Chris Akerman

$16.99 AUD

Category: Events

Being asked to be a best man is a great honour...but there's the terrifying prospect of giving the speech. There's the stag party to organise, but where do you start? Then there are all those other duties, not to mention the general support you'll need to give the groom. Pretty soon you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed and start to wonder how you can get out of it. Well I'm afraid that's generally not an option, as in this case the groom is like Don Corleone in the Godfather: he has made you an offer you can't refuse. This book will help you rise to the challenge. Written in an informal and lively style it guides you through all your duties from comprehensively exploring the options for the stag party to ensuring you are fully prepared to deliver a great speech on the day (to help with this the book includes 10 original, entertaining and inventive sample speeches). Its detailed guidance should ensure that anyone chosen to be best man will be able to fulfil the role with confidence and in doing so really enjoy the experience. ...Show more