As a bride, I was shocked to discover the amount many girls spent on their wedding dresses. My own dress, a red gothic wedding gown with a 7-foot train, came in at around $500 and is to date the most expensive piece of clothing I own, but is considered a cheap wedding dress by bridal [...]

I now have a Wedding Planner and Celebrant Facebook Page! I’ve been a registered New Zealand wedding celebrant for nearly a year now, and I’ve been thinking it would be a great idea to write a post reflecting on some of my experiences being “front and center” at the weddings of friends and acquaintances. Here [...]

Remember the beautiful Steampunk Wedding Shoot we shot a few months ago? Well, my wonderful friend James Beck (wife of Jaimee of Cog and Compass fame) has just released our official steampunk wedding video – featuing all the details and behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot. This is a great way to see how a shoot [...]

When it comes to wedding dresses, most girls have a very strict concept in their heads, and gothic girls are no different. You know from the outset your dress is going to be dark and dramatic, and you might even have a photograph or a character from a movie or book whose dress you’d like [...]

I am a lucky girl to have such talented friends. When I sent a message out on Facebook asking my crew if anyone wanted to help me put together a steampunk-themed shoot, within a day I had a solid crew of designers, photographers, cupcake bakers, makeup artists and models ready at my beck and call. [...]

I’ve been a busy wedding bee in March and April. Not only have I performed one beautiful wedding ceremony this month, appeared in Altared Magazine and The Ultimate Goth Guide, and are helping two couples plan their unique events, but I managed to pull together a creative group of friends for a fun steampunk wedding [...]