Island Style Weddings

In January 2003 I had my very own Island Style wedding. It was magical. After a year of searching for all the right suppliers and making sure all the details were taken care of, the day went so smoothly that it was all a bit of a dream.

My wedding was on the beautiful Shelley beach, Manly. The council planted an avenue of Palm trees just a month before, so I couldn't ask for a better venue. After the wedding ceremony the whole beach (full of sunbathers) clapped and cheered - what an audience! So with experienced hands here's a few gorgeous ideas  - who doesn't love a good Island Style Wedding.

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The romantic way to stay cool
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Just the cutest. Although you can't go past the frangipani, gardenia or orchid.

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When it's hot, these are a lifesaver.

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The perfect honeymoon clutch
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This is a gorgeous box perfect for

island wedding keep sakes

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What a magnificent cake.
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For extra sparkle add silver sequins to the ice.

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Island weddings can never have too many candles.

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Happy Anniversary Rich x

Happy Island Styling!

Island Beauty Secrets

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Island Beauty is found in nature's harvest. Here are a few of my favourites.

For thousands of years the Polynesians have used Coconut as their number one beauty treatment and having used it myself it's easy to see why. Not only does it make your skin silky smooth but the natural aroma of coconut is extremely soothing, leaving you stress free - that to me is the ultimate spa treatment.
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This is another Aussie secret.

Paw paw is magical if makes a great lip balm and is fantatsic on sunburn.
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Aloe Vera is another great healer. Every garden should have one of these amazing plants. Snap off a small leaf near the bottom of the plant, break open the chunky leaf and apply the gel to sunburn or insect bites.
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The tahition gardenia has the most amazing fragrance
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Happy Island Styling!