The true insides of a jack-o'-lantern

I'm going to be carving up some pumpkins tomorrow ready for a joint Halloween/birthday fest, really can't decide on what design I'm going to be going for, but I came across this and well, I can only dream that mine will be this cool!

From Skull-a-day, which is actually a pretty fun project that ended up being made into a book.

Hinge-tastic!

No idea where I can buy it from as of yet, but if I get my hands on some of this there is nothing I will not hinge!

(these are the peeps that make it mmiinn)

Stephanie & Michael's Photobooth (Pt. IV)

One of my favourite parts of Stephanie and Michael's wedding was the amount of fun we had in the photobooth. I don't want to be blowing our own trumpet, as we did set it up, but genuinely, we did have lots of giggles and silliness in there and if it wasn't for Stephanie requesting it for her wedding day, then we wouldn't have set it up as a permanent feature that we offer out for weddings, events, christmas parties and whatever else people would like to book it for. We even did it for a Christening a few weeks back =o)

Currently only in Danish, but here's the website: fotomaskinen. We also have a YouTube channel for all the videos we make from peoples special events.

Anyway, back to the action...

Anger...

Love...

Drunkenness...

The braces buddies... This is Martin with Michael's Dad, needless to say, their shared love of meat (Michaels Dad is a butcher) meant they hit it off immediately and then on the day of the wedding, both of them were wearing braces! Separated at birth?? ....perhaps not... but still...bff!

The classy birds...

The cutest family portrait! I think the only time matching outfits are acceptable is in an instance such as this, how adorable is this father-son matching suits combo! Also, Marley is possibly the sweetest boy in the world and known for saying things such as "Mummy, let me get your chair for you", anyone else know a 2 year old with manners like that?... Didn't think so!

And so ensued the striking of many more poses...

Then one last kiss...

... And finally a bit of Bob Dylan to round it all off...

Hopefully in the coming weeks I'll find time to upload a bunch more weddings and photobooths from this year for you to peruse and maybe if I can get around to it, I might even add a couple of D.I.Y. decoration posts too.

My awesome purchase of the week

I can't wait to try this puppy out! Though I will raise my hand and openly admit, I have not used a sewing machine since high school, so this could be interesting! Perhaps finding an instruction manual online might be a good start...

P.S. I love vintage green!

Stephanie and Michael Tie the Knot Pt. III

So, back to the story... As it rained quite a lot on the happy couples special day, they decided to make the most of the photobooth for the opportunity to have (silly) pictures with friends and family in the evening, which was perfect as Stephanie had made it very clear that she didn't want any formal pictures with their guests and seeing as Martin and I had the possibility to stay an extra couple of days, we decided to postpone the portraits till two days later when the bride and groom were more relaxed, the weather had improved and they could enjoy getting all dolled up one more time...

Gotta love that look...

Their garden made such a lovely backdrop for this picture

The bouquet held up surprisingly well after the wedding. Not a brown petal in sight. Those carnations were hardy little flowers!

I said this wedding was a three parter, but it turns out I was wrong, it's gonna be four! Part four (Photobooth action) will be on it's way soon.

Stephanie & Michael Tie the Knot Pt. II

Stephanie being an avid blogger herself, will be sure to post her pictures and story over at hello poppet, if she actually gets a spare moment, but this is part 2 of my take on the big day.

I love the picture below, it's almost as if no one else was there, just a silent moment shared between the newlyweds.

I also love Mikey's cheeky grin here, that and the fact that the Reverend is smiling too. He was great, he put a little humour into the ceremony, which was very much in the spirit of how Stephanie and Michael wanted things.

The happy couple chose to have rose petals for confetti, not only environmentally friendly, but it looked far more elegant than the usual multi coloured paper affair.

Seeing as Stephanie and Michael didn't have the car for the entire evening (they actually walked home hand in hand from the reception.. how sweet is that) this was my little take on a car trail for them after church. In keeping with tradition and also their wedding themes, it's a mixture of tin cans and handmade pompoms.

My little number pegs did get put to use in the table plan after all!

Check out the cake table, that was all homemade by Stephanies aunties. And to the right is the vintage table, with a little polaroid noticeboard that was added to throughout the night.

Pompoms galore! Seeing as Stephanie is not a fan of balloons (which to an extent I'm in agreement with), the humble pompom was the way forwards in affordable decoration. Not sure of the total figure we reached, but with the help of my parents and over 2 days, I think we made more than 50 of them and that doesn't even include the gorgeous tulle ones Steph's mum made for the church!

Not only did Stephanies friend Nic (the little design princess) turn Stephanie's invitation and save the dates ideas into a wonderful whimsical reality, but she dressed the whole reception on the morning of the wedding (along with an army of Steph's aunties) and also created this beautiful alternative to a guestbook as a memento, which Stephanie and Michael can display proudly in their home, instead of having a guest book that will probably get tucked away for all eternity.

Oh how I love a scrummy traditional British cream tea!! And this one was no exception... mmm...

Like I said, Stephanie and Michael.... not so serious!

All in all it was an absolutely wonderful day and not just for the fact that it was the joining in matrimony of two of my most favourite people, but it was also especially great to be so closely involved with lots of hands on creative projects and seeing all our hard work come together.

Stay tuned for part 3 and a bit of photobooth action to boot.