Photo by Amelia Fullarton via Pete and Michaela’s Super Chilled Byron Bay Wedding

Happy Friday Dotties! It has been a bit of a whirlwind week (as it is every week!) with big flights and big adventures amongst the pattern people. We kicked off our first live Friday over on Instagram last week too – tune in Fridays at 1 pm to catch our favourite wedding bands live.

Know what else we’ve been loving this week? All the posts across the Polka Dot speciality blogs – let’s get into rounding them up!

The magic of capturing wedding moments – we chat wedding photography with Simone Addison.

Bride Elizabeth’s wedding advice for brides to be

Dreaming of an adventurous honeymoon? Might we suggest exploring the Amazon?

How to surprise your partner on your wedding day

Boho-inspired groom style with Luke

Our cranberry citrus mimosa is perfect for your wedding day morning

Ever wondered about the legal requirements to get married in Australia?

Exploring the beauty of Lake Crackenback as a wedding and honeymoon destination

For something different – gift these smudge sticks and make them yourself!

Benjamin shares his wedding day memories

Fun and fabulous vibes at this chilled out Byron Bay wedding

 

 

The South Australian arm of catering and venue managers Epicure are celebrating the passing of the same-sex marriage with a special offer! All new wedding receptions booked by 30th April 2018 and held before 30th June 2019 at one of the company’s South Australian venues, with Epicure will have free add-on of canapes for their wedding celebration, along with going into the draw to win the major prize – a package of accommodation, light letters, rental vouchers, a beverage upgrade and wedding cake discount.  Visit the website to check out the company’s venues – which include the beautiful  State Library of South Australia, The Ellington and the South Australian Museum.

Wedding photographer Neiyo is heading to London and Paris for the Winter and would love to shoot gorgeous couples on her travels! Looking for beautiful engagement or proposal photos? She’ll be in London from July 25th-31st and Paris from August 1st-6th 2018. Pop over to her website to contact her if gorgeous images in beautiful locations are your dream!

TFE Hotels, who are the team behind hotels all over the country (18 to be exact!) have launched their wedding packages for 2018. Named after favourite celebrity couples, the packages pay homage to love in a very fun way! To celebrate, the launch, they’re giving away a free wedding to one lucky couple worth $10,000. Head to the website to enter.

Our video of the week comes from the Funkified Entertainment Crew who performed a favourite nineties tune. How good is nineties music? Love this tune for our weekend!