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Kombi Love
One Of Victoria’s favourite chauffeur companies, Kombi Love, has launched two stunning and meticulously restored iconic Volkswagon Kombis Vans, which have been transformed to luxury transport vehicles for weddings, celebrations and tours.
A Kombi Love van could be a great inclusion to your seaside wedding. Inject the youth, sun, fun, vitality and freedom into your wedding day!
and the Winner is….
With our “Win a 7 night luxury honeymoon at Sheraton Resort in Fiji” finally closing we are pleased to announce our lucky winner. Fern Langmead of Mill Park in Melbourne – Congratulations Fern and we hope you are your husband enjoy the wonders of Fiji!
Our new subscription competition offer starts this Friday 17th December with a change to win a luxury 7 night honeymoon at the divine Trisara in Thailand.
Destination. Romance
Oh… Jonas Peterson, you steal our hearts and take it to a far away place…!
Currently the Real Weddings office is hard at work on our Summer issue, due to hit the shelves in early December with a flip cover of Destination Weddings and Luxury Honeymoons. We were so inspired by this gorgeous wedding and wanted to share with you the joy that can be had with a Destination Wedding…
You can see more of Marco and Daniela’s wedding at the Jonas Peterson blog
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New York, New York!
Our founding editor Kirsten MacKelden and husband Toby are over in the US for a series of wedding industry events… and earlier today they attended bridalwear designer and Project Runway judge Henry Roth‘s runway show! Here’s a little sneak peak…
Image and video courtesy of Wedding Podcast. Click the picture to see the video.
See the lovely lady in red on the right? That’s our Kirsten! We can’t wait to hear all about the show, and the many other exciting things going on in the states at the moment – we’ll have plenty of details to share with you very soon!
Love of Blossoms
At this time of year, Japan’s parks are filled with thousands of people from all over the world who come to experience the magical cherry blossom displays. And this year our marketing co-ordintaor, Meg, is lucky enough to be there!
Not only are there beautiful cherry blossoms to see, but many festivals are also held between March and May. The gorgeous flowers are the main attraction of the festivals, but many traditional Japanese customs are held, such as tea ceremonies held under cherry trees and hanami (a cherry blossom viewing party) where people enjoy eating meals together under cherry trees, which has been a Japanese custom since the 7th century.
Known locally as Sakura, cherry blossoms are recognized as Japan’s unofficial national flower, and it is said that there are over four hundred varieties of cherry trees in Japan.
If you’re thinking of traveling to Japan at all, this time of year is a must, with the top cherry blossom spots including Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo. Meg has spent her time in Hiroshima and has been sending some amazing photos making all of us in the Real Weddings office pink with envy!
And as a bonus saw a traditional Japanese wedding.
Dreamtime
It’s a long weekend for us Victorians and we usually take the opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of life; relax, rejuvenate and capture a little ‘me’ time. We all need it and more so in the lead up to the big day. It got me thinking of places I love to go to do exactly that. Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat is one special place – offering 3, 5 and 7 day retreats that give your mind, body and soul a little bit of nurturing. The environment, food, accommodation and spa are by far out of this world. Set on a high plateau of 500 acres in a hidden region of the Tallebudgera Valley, the car service from Gold Coast airport takes about 45 minutes. If you need a little de-stressing before the big day, or even after, consider making the trip. Believe me you come back feeling like you are walking on air! PS – check out the spa menu – the 33 room spa sanctuary is something to behold.
Take me away!
