REAL BIJOU BRIDE – BROOKE’S BRIDAL SHOWER

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Remember the beautiful Brooke and her rustic Wedding in the Australian hills?  Those that missed it can swot up here.  Our Bijou lady’s back to share her beautiful backyard Bridal Shower with us, the theme – High Tea and Hot Springs. A dear friend recently commented that she admired me for  ’turning everything into an [...]

REAL BIJOU BRIDE – CLAIRE’S BIG DECISION

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Every Bride has a story and today’s Bride Claire made the difficult choice to run to the sun and exchange vows with her Groom.  Well it was Mexico, so I think we’ll let her off. “Going to Mexico alone to get married was a hard decision to make as we are so close to our [...]

REAL BIJOU BRIDE – LOVE IN GAMBIA

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Today Bijou brides we’re off on an adventure to Gambia with the lovely Gill and Kemba, all thanks to Betti Confetti photography. There was added pressure for photographer Gemma of Betti Confetti as not only was she travelling to unfamiliar surroundings but also photographing her friend’s Wedding.  Gemma explains”The day before, I was shooting a very snowy [...]

REAL BIJOU BRIDE – RAVISHING RED LEAH

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I know the sun’s shining and all we can think of is ice cream and emergency pedicures but today on the blog we’re stepping into a beautiful Christmas Wedding courtesy of Elly Mac Photos.  Last December 23rd, Oliver married Leah trading Christmas gimmicks for a splash of Vintage glamour. Bride Leah wanted to treat her [...]

ENGAGEMENT SHOOTS – A BRIDE’S GUIDE

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Another first for Bijou this morning – our first Engagement Shoot courtesy of photographer Jessica Sterling  Engagement Shoots are fast becoming the norm and I can see why.  They are rather practical after all, giving you both a valuable rehearsal in front of the lens, allowing you to road test your chosen photographer and the shots [...]

REAL BIJOU BRIDE – SUSIE’S CATHEDRAL INSPIRATION

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I am always thrilled to have a pretty bride and her wise words land in my inbox, today we are invited to share in Susie & Lee’s English Wedding which was captured by the lovely Innocent Haze photography team. There is always a temptation to panic about Wedding decorations but for Susie the high drama of [...]

REAL BIJOU BRIDE – BEAUTIFUL BROOKE PART TWO

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Remember last week’s little sneak peek… well here we get to share in the rest of Brooke and Alex’s stunning ‘rustic, home spun wedding in the hills’. This lovely pair tied the knot at Chateau Wyuna, Mount Evelyn in Victoria, Australia – this place is so picture perfect.  The 100yr old  litte White Chapel wouldn’t [...]

REAL BIJOU BRIDE – BEAUTIFUL BROOKE PART ONE

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Part One I hear you cry, what’s this about?!?  In the history of my little blog I have never done this so you girls just know it’s special.  When Bijou reader Brooke from Australia contacted me with details of her wedding I literally could not take my eyes off all her beautiful images, there are [...]