Paper paper everywhere! I love nothing more than beautiful paper and today we have a fantastic competition from stationer Letter Bird Lane!

Started by designer Eliza Silva, Letter Bird Lane specialises in unique personalised stationery for all occasions. Letter Bird Lane’s online store is full of fun, colourful designs with a modern edge and reflects Eliza’s background in design.

Letter Bird Lane has a great giveaway for Polka Dot Bride readers today!

To win a set of 50 shimmer invitations & envelopes plus 50 shimmer reply cards and envelopes valued at AU$420 simply leave a comment on this entry letting me know what is inspiring you for your wedding day.

The winner will be able to select any of Letter Bird Lane’s online designs and up to two colour swatches to suit their wedding palette.

Competition closes 17^th September 2010 5pm Australian EST. Entrants must be residents of Australia and aged 18 years or older. The winner will be chosen by Letter Bird Lane and will be informed by Polka Dot Bride by email and announced on the Polka Dot Bride site. This prize is not redeemable for cash. This competition is a game of skill; no chance enters into deciding the winner. No late entries will be considered. Stationery will have standard corners (not rounded) and will not be personalised (without guest names). Prize must be claimed and used within six months.

The Sydney Ultimate Wedding Planning Party is holding it’s third event at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday 15^th of September.

There are two sessions this year – a lunchtime one and the Gala evening event. Guests to the daytime event will enjoy champagne & canapés, early access to the party’s exhibitors, bridal fashion show and a goodie bag valued at over $500.

Guests attending the Gala evening event will enjoy access to the Ultimate Wedding Planning Party vendors, a free wedding planning show seminar featuring some of Sydney’s leading event experts, a bridal fashion show and a goodie bag valued at over $500.

In it’s third year, The Ultimate Wedding Planning Party is putting on a grand show with some of our favourite names. The evening fashion show will showcase the latest and most stylish designs from Steven Khalil, Rhonda Hemmingway, Amsale for Angela Wilson and MJ Bale Men’s Formal Wear.

All while enjoying champagne and canapés from Opera Point Events in their Opera Point Marquee!

Guests will also enjoy

• Wedding photography by gm photographics
• Cinematography by Abraham Joffe
• Wedding gifts & registry ideas from Peter’s Of Kensington and Riedel Glassware
• Makeup workshops from Bobbi Brown makeup artists
• Reception styling ideas & inspiration from Staging Connections Anthony De Col
• Couture cakes from Planet Cake
• Luscious bridal blooms from Mandalay Flowers
• Boutique wedding stationery from Letter Bird Lane

Guests to the evening event will enjoy a trend report from the editor of Bride to Be Magazine and industry insights, tips & tricks from Sydney wedding professionals.

All guests will also receive the chance to enter a luxurious honeymoon for two to Fiji (flying business class and staying five nights at the Likuliku resort).

Daytime session tickets are $50 each while Gala evening tickets are $80 each. To purchase you can visit the wedding planning party website here

Polka Dot Bride has two double passes (each valued at $160 each) to The Sydney Ultimate Wedding Planning Party GALA Evening Session to give away!

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post and answer this:

Why do you need help planning your wedding?

Get creative and have fun with your answer!

Competition closes 9^th September 2010 5pm Australian EST. Entrants must be residents of Australia and aged 18 years or older. The winner will be chosen by Magnet PR and will be informed by Polka Dot Bride by email and announced on the Polka Dot Bride site. This prize is not redeemable for cash and does not include travel or accommodation costs. This competition is a game of skill; no chance enters into deciding the winner. No late entries will be considered.

You might remember the lovely Vanessa of Princess Cherry Pie from when she married her lovely husband Chris last year in Melbourne- well since then, Vanessa has relocated to Sydney and has started her own skincare brand! Officially launching in September, the brand has all the cute, kitschy fun and love  we’ve come to know through the Princess Cherry Pie makeup artist brand with Vanessa’s own sense of charm.

There’s a beautifully large range of products, ranging from eye creams “Oh What A Delightful Eyeful! Eye cream) to milk crème cleansers (“Oh! Mr Milkman” milk crème facial cleanser and makeup remover). The boys aren’t left out – Princess Cherry Pie is also launching the Johnny B line of skincare. (My favourite is the “Cool Your Jets” apple vinegar and aloe toner).

To celebrate the launch of the new look Polka Dot Bride and the Princess Cherry Pie body collection, Princess Cherry pie is giving away a fantastic prize today!

Princess Cherry Pie is giving away a complimentary makeup trial; and wedding day makeup for the bride to be and her maid of honour (winner must be NSW based. This prize is valued at $355).

Interstate brides won’t miss out! Two runners-up will receive a gift pack of Princess Cherry Pie body products valued at $74.85 each including Lola and The Volleyball Instructor Sugar Scrub,  Mist Be Beautiful Moisturising Toner and Gayle’s Greek Holiday Daytime Moisturiser

To win your Princess Cherry Pie wedding day makeup service or a Princess Cherry Pie gift pack tell us in 25 words or less, why the bride to be/maid of honour of your wedding is special to you?

The winner will be chosen by Princess Cherry Pie and will be informed by Polka Dot Bride by email and announced on the Polka Dot Bride site. This prize is not redeemable for cash and must be redeemed 18 months from the date of the winner announcement. First prize is only available to residents in NSW, winners may have to pay travel costs if not within a reasonable distance. Any extra makeup services will have to be paid for by the winner. Entrants must be aged 18 or older. This competition is a game of skill; no chance enters into deciding the winner. No late entries will be considered. This Competition closes on 17^th August 2010 at 5.00 pm (Australian time).

Something sweet today for our Melbourne brides! I’m still a fan of cupcakes at a wedding and really cupcakes in general. Nothing gives me quite the same smile as a perfectly sweet vanilla cupcake with soft pink icing on a grey day.

To celebrate the launch of their brand new website (launching tomorrow!) You can win a wedding cupcake package from Love at First Bite Cupcakes

Love at First Bite is a boutique cupcake bakery, boasting some of the most delicious tasting cupcakes in Melbourne. Their cupcakes are beautifully finished with their own unique hand made decorations, so they look as good as they taste.

Love at First Bite are going to make one lucky wedding full of cupcake bliss! They’re giving away a scrumptious cupcake package!

The prize is 100 vanilla decorated butter cream cupcakes, including stand hire, delivery and setup in the Melbourne metro area. This prize is valued at AU$500

To win beautiful cupcakes for your wedding day simply leave a comment with your proposal story – the Love At First Bite team will then choose their favourite!

The winner will be chosen by Love at First bite and will be informed by Polka Dot Bride by email and announced on the Polka Dot Bride site. This prize is not redeemable for cash and must be redeemed 18 months from the date of the winner announcement. This competition is open worldwide. Entrants must be aged 18 or older. This competition is a game of skill; no chance enters into deciding the winner. No late entries will be considered. This Competition closes on 20^th July 2010 at 5.00 p.m (Australian time).