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Let talk about setting a wedding budget

July 6, 2020 / no comments

Leah

Budgets, and what to expect when shopping for your wedding dress.

If your like me, you want the dress you are dreaming of and of course, value for your mula. I expect you are savvy when shopping. You girls are smart and have done your planning and research but what’s wrong with being even more prepared with my wedding budget guide below.

When you first started planning your wedding, did you do a budget plan? I really hope you have, I will assume so, these are the average break down in percentages of what to spend on what .

Wedding budget example

Budget wedding dresses

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2019 Real weddings and events – yes we were on TV (more than once)

January 15, 2020 / no comments

Leah

On to our 2020 real weddings.

As 2019 has drawn to an end its time to reflect on the 2019 real weddings of the past year and in the best way possible!.

I don’t know about you but 2019 been a special year for me, I had baby number two and then back to work after maternity leave. Juggling a baby, and the store has been made easier with my amazing staff.

OK, with a run down of some of our most popular posts on face book. Thank you to all the brides that took the time to email, facebook and to tag us on instagram. Each time I see your photos it is so exciting seeing you again on your wedding day.

Tarryns springtime 2019 real wedding

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Your Ultimate bridal Emergency Guide:

December 19, 2019 / no comments

Leah

Why do I need emergency Wedding Day items

Be prepared with your emergency bridal kit. Most brides have at least one terrifying dream before they get married. Whether it’s showing up to the chapel in the wrong wedding dress, fainting at the altar, suffering the worst hair day on record, or getting in a fight with mum, we all have our own unique fears and insecurities. No wedding is perfect, and something is bound to go wrong. Reasonable expectations can help you manage this with style and grace. Rather than being reduced to a sobbing puddle of tulle.

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Five Wedding Dress Trends You Need to Know.

October 1, 2019 / no comments

Leah

Five Wedding Dress Trends 2020.

Your wedding day is not the time to cover yourself head to toe in trends. After all, do this and you’ll be sure to look dated in your photos in no time at all. If your about to start shopping for wedding dresses. Here are five 2020 wedding dress trends you need to know about before going shopping. Incorporating a handful of trends here and there can keep you looking current without leaving you looking like a fashion victim.

Off the shoulder strapsOff-the-Shoulder Necklines

Bare a little skin with this timeless elegance of off-the-shoulder cuts. Though they’re a big trend of 2020, they never really go out of style, so show off your gorgeous arms! The Katherine A-Line gown is a perfect example and can be worn either strapless or off the shoulder. The straps worn around the tops of your arms frame your face.

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Wedding planning on a budget

August 10, 2019 / no comments

Budget Wedding: Keep It Simple and Save Money!

Let’s face it, planning a wedding and saving money usually don’t go hand in hand. From booking the venue to sourcing party favours for your guests, money plays a vital role in the success of your big day. Beware that seemingly small budget wedding can spiral out of control. If you need some tips on how to plan a budget wedding, read on.

According to Easy Weddings Australian Wedding Survey 2016, Aussies spent on average $30,985 on their wedding days. If you don’t have a cool $30k lying around, don’t worry just yet! There are plenty of ways to reduce that final figure. Here is some helpful tips I’ve learnt from some of our own brides to apply to save money on your big day.

How to organize a budget wedding.

  • Reduce the size of your bridal party
    So it’s your dream to have your three besties, sister, cousin and nail technician standing with you at the altar. If you’ve done your research you’ll know having a large bridal party means more money spent on hair, makeup, bridesmaids dresses, shoes, gifts and accessories. For those who can’t possibly see themselves with a smaller bridal party. Maybe suggest the idea of splitting the costs with your bridesmaids. I’m sure most of them will be willing to pitch in, even if it’s just for the dress and shoes.

  • How to save money on catering

  • Swap single serve dishes for share plates
    The traditional entree, main, dessert menu can certainly set you back a pretty penny, especially for those planning on having a rather sizeable guest list. Consider serving tapas style dishes that each table can share. This usually makes things easier for the catering company and might also encourage your guests to interact with one another.

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Why we no longer allow photo’s in our bridal store

March 12, 2019 / no comments

Leah

Why we no longer allow photo’s in our bridal store.

In this day and age, camera phones are a way of life, I also love taking photo’s with my phone and it feels great looking back at memories. I know exactly where you are coming from, when you want to take photos trying on dresses to look a back on. This is why it was such a controversial decision to make. Ultimately I have made the decision not to allow photography in our store. Most of my brides are amazing and understand straight away.

I’m going to give some examples below,

of why we are no longer allowing photos in store. Imagine if you were selling, say a dress from your home. It’s a gorgeous dress, you designed it yourself and people are coming over to have a look at it. Try it on, maybe purchase it for an event.

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Lysterfield Lake wedding

September 13, 2018 / no comments

Magic by the Lake Campaign

Join us for some pure romance at our Lysterfield lake wedding, showing off Leah S Designs wedding dresses. In this Collaborative shoot we have taken a spin on the traditional white dress and gone to the dark side. I love how the darker florals and the Vera wedding dress in black contrast with the winter lake.

Photography // Dewina Dandot Photography

Flowers // Florium Creations

Hair and Make up // Peggy Stasinos

Location // Lysterfield Lake

Do you want to know more about our team? scroll down.

Lets talk about the dress – The Vera wedding dress comes in white, ivory and black in sizes 6 to 36 and is priced at $1,399. Want to try on? I know you do! To make a booking Phone: (03)97032198.

Our team decided we wanted to show a campaign with a real size model. Don’t you think Rachelle (our stunning size 12 beauty) make’s size an non issue.

Bride near lake

Isle society feature

Bride wearing neck piece

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Coloured wedding dresses styled shoot at Ballara.

August 15, 2018 / no comments

How to accessorize wedding dresses with colour.

At Leah S Designs we have many wedding dresses in store. Because not everyone wants to or can wear white. We have put together a styled bridal shoot to help. Sometimes blush ore champagne is a far more flattering colour depending on the tone of your skin. Choosing a colour that compliments will liven up your skin tone and not leave you looking tired and drained. We have featured the Katherine gown in this styled shoot. Katherine is available in ivory or latte with a stunning ivory lace overlay. Come into our bridal shop and try on sizes 6 to 34.

Accessories used for this styled bridal shoot

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Tara’s Real Wedding

July 9, 2018 / no comments

Tara and Aidan’s real wedding

Join us for Tara and Aidan’s beautiful real wedding in the beautiful bush in Victoria. Tara wore our Flure wedding dress in ivory for a simple bohemian bridal look.

Our Flure style has a lace bodice low feature lace back with fabric covered buttons enhancing the lace back feature. Flure has a slightly gathered chiffon skirt giving the gown a pretty bohemian feel.

Taras bouquet featured feminine full pastel blooms that were complimented with silver foliage. A great choice to tie in with Aidan”s suit colour and the bush surroundings too.

We would like to thank all our country brides for traveling to see us. We appreciate the effort that you have gone to coming from places like Gippsland and Geelong and Shepparton, all the other side of Melbourne.

There are many components in putting together a real wedding. I hope all were enjoyable especially the dress shopping.

Thank you for the photos Jessica Mason Photography great job creating special memerories.

Our facebook page will keep you up to date with more of our happy brides and their real wedding day.

Real Wedding with Leah S Designs

   Getting ready sisters forever .

Real wedding flowers

Tara’s beautiful flowers.

The happy bride and groom

Tara was a beautiful bride

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Surprise – Leah S Designs Real Weddings Jasmine and Karl

June 21, 2018 / no comments

Surprise wedding

Our beautiful couple Jasmine and Karl decided to turn their engagement party into a surprise wedding! It appears as if these surprise weddings have started to become a popular trend for those who are a little more spontaneous than most. But before we get to that, we need to hear a little more about this magical love story!

I married my best mateBackground on the couple

The tale begins when Jasmine met Karl. They were both on a scout camp and found themselves chatting a lot and getting to know one another. The friendship started to grow into something more and they began dating. Jasmine told us a little but more about why their relationship is so great. She explained how the foundation their friendship set made their relationship what it is today, explaining that “we are genuinely good friends and that’s how our relationship grew”.

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Flower Girl Dresses

June 3, 2018 / no comments

 Keep calm and flower on!

Most of us have been to at least one wedding where the flower girl throws a fit and makes the wedding day more stressful for the bride. Whether it’s stage fright or they’re simply not having a good day, there are many factors that come into play when involving young child in a wedding. Luckily there a few things you can try to avoid any fits during the ceremony!

  1. Prepare for a parent to walk down with them: Sometimes the pressure is too much for a little one and having a parent by their side will help them be more at ease! If a parent or even an older sibling is present for their big moment it may make things less stressful.
  2. Bribe them: Desperate times call for desperate measures, am I right? Sometimes bribing your little flower girl with a treat afterwards may help smooth over any bumps in the road.
  3. Try to get the child to nap before the wedding a rest can do the world of wonders.
  4. Get her to help choose her dress: Depending on the age of course! Most little girls will be much more excited about their part in the wedding if they have some choice in their outfit. Including them in picking out their dress will show them how much you value their part in your special day!
  5. Know if your child is mature enough to be a flower girl, my daughter was asked when she was 2.5 and I just knew she was to young to do it. The timing of the wedding was at nap time and it would have been very stressful getting her to behave. Sadly I declined and every one was very understanding.

Flower girl dresses.

 

Last week we teamed up with our in house wedding dress alterations team Ginger pins. This is the cutest photo shoot we have ever done, don’t you think? Amy has created the most gorgeous collection of Flower girl dresses. We can’t wait to show them off to you all.

Flower girl dresses come in children’s sizes 2 – 8 in white and ivory and are made in Melbourne.

Prices start from $150 to $220.

Let’s add some colour.

black and white flower girl dress – 1
Pink flower girl dresses
cute flower girl dresses

Some times simple is the best, with this traditional option available in white or ivory.

Flower girls have long played an important part in weddings. But when did having a flower girl become so normalised in the wedding world?

History of flower girls

It’s hard to be certain as to when this tradition began, but some have estimated that it dates back to Ancient Roman times. Young ushers would carry wheat and other goods to bless the newlyweds with fertility and good fortune. In the medieval ages they were said to carry garlic in order to ward off evil spirits. Flower girls were also used in weddings to symbolise the Bride’s loss of innocence.

Things are much different in today’s modern world of course! While flower girls no longer hold such a strong symbolic importance in the wedding festivities, they have become part of a long standing tradition. And it doesn’t hurt that they’re cute as can be!!

Come in to the Leah S Designs building at 3/167 Princes Highway, Hallam and have a look at this adorable collection of flower girl dresses today! For more information you can contact us at (03) 97032198.

Wedding Photography interview with Black avenue Productions

May 26, 2018 / no comments

There is nothing better then seeing my wedding dress designs photographed in amazing locations over Eastern Europe with stunning wedding photography.

Recently we were lucky enough to have one of our favorite photography duo Lowina and Derek from Black Avenue Productions head over to Europe on a wedding photography escapade!

Join us for their adventure’s photographing our Leah S Designs bride Anna and Melitta. Can you believe they captured 12 weddings in two weeks!

Q: Why Europe?

Lowina @Black Avenue Productions:

It all started when we were invited to shoot Ben & Judit’s wedding in Hungary, and decided to stay for three weeks and take on more couple photo sessions while we were there. How can you say no to an extra long working holiday!

Q: What made you choose eastern Europe for wedding photography?

Derek @Black Avenue Productions:

Judit, the bride is originally from Hungary. She wanted to get married in the biggest church in Hungary and have something truly memorable to impress friends and family.

So we decided to stay a week in Prague and Vienna. These breath taking locations were a mecca for an art and music lover like me.

Q: Can you tell us a little about the couples you photographed?

Lowina @Black Avenue Productions:

Anna & Libor got married a few days before Judit’s wedding shoot, however we couldn’t make it to their actual wedding day as we had already committed to other shoots. So they booked us for post-wedding photos instead.

It was an early 6am start, the couple wanted the Prague Old Town Square and Charles bridge locations and to get the best photos we had to get in early before the crowds.

I love pre and post wedding shoots as you get more relaxed photos with less stress for the couple.

Anna wore our Daisy wedding dress and we think she looked absolutely beautiful. She said it was very comfortable to wear.

With her natural beauty, I only put on a light touch of make up and a bit of lip balm and she was ready to go.

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Dandenong Weddings

April 26, 2018 / no comments

Dandenong Weddings: in the shadows of the misty mountains you’ll find Lyrebird Falls.

Home to one of Victoria’s favorite Dandenong weddings venues, we were lucky enough to be asked to work with Dewinta from Dewinta Dandot Photography. After arriving at Lyrebird Falls I did a quick location scout, I was sure the cool colors of the rain forest really made our dresses and the floral arrangements really pop!as seen on easy weddings

This styled shoot featuring on easy weddings.com

Photographer Dewinta Dandot was looking to create a colorful bohemian vibe for the day. Using Forest greenery to achieve a boho vision. Moody, earthy with a bright colour.

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Botanical Garden Weddings Morgan and Tom’s

April 16, 2018 / no comments

When we first met Morgan she was excited but extremely nervous for her big day. After hearing her heartwarming story of how she met her future husband we couldn’t resist re-telling. Let’s give you a sneak peak inside their magical garden weddings.

The proposal

It was a warm summer night in Melbourne and Morgan had made plans to go to her friends birthday party. After being a little apprehensive about going she finally convinced herself to go. When she arrived at the bar she sat with her friend for a while and then headed to the bar for a drink. Upon her return she noticed her soon to be fiance, Tom was sitting in her seat. Not wanting to make Tom move she sat in the seat opposite him. Tom couldn’t keep his eyes off Morgan, offering to walk her home at the end of the night. Their instant attraction soon turned into a beautiful romance.

 

as featured on easy weddings

Morgan and Toms wedding was featured in Real Weddings on Easy Weddings.com


Five years into their relationship, Tom decided it was time to pop the question and proposed to Morgan at the very bar where they first met.

 

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Forget White, It’s All About Colour

March 15, 2018 / no comments

Leah S Designs is now designing wedding dresses in black, blush pink, latte and champagne. Leah loves coloured dresses now, after 14 years of making dresses in white and ivory. We spoke with her to uncover more about the gorgeous coloured dresses currently available on her website.

Leah started incorporating colour in the wedding dresses at Leah S Designs about two years ago, starting with an all purple dress. Now, her coloured range has expanded to over 10 different styles! If you would like to give your wedding a unique touch, go with a dash of colour in your outfit. Leah believes that champagne with ivory gives off an especially couture look and feel.

Ivory bridal lace over Latte trend

Leah loves trend spotting from American designers and taking in her customers’ feedback, which led her to finally incorporating colour to her fashion label. She follows coutourists on Instagram and noticed a lot of ‘ivory lace over latte’ going on, took inspiration, and created the Georgie and Katherine wedding dresses in those two tones.

 

“As a designer, you learn very quickly which colours are safe to use. You can’t go wrong with neutrals – for example, the blush or pink wedding dresses have the power to warm up a cool skin tone. The latte can make you look more tan and the champagne can even out your skin tone if you’re on the darker side.”

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The Designer: Leah Ann

February 7, 2018 / no comments

Let’s dig a little deeper into the story behind these gorgeous gowns. Leah Ann has been a Melbourne-based designer for over 15 years, retailing affordable designer and plus size wedding dresses with the perfect accessories to match! She’s definitely come a long way to achieve what Leah S Designs is today since her humble beginnings, working in a barn from a very young age. Background

Leah started off making debutante dresses for her neighbours and friends, but one thing led to another, and now she’s helping to dress women from all over the world. Running a bridal business was never part of the plan at 19 years old, but sewing was always in her blood.

Thanks mum! those craft days were worth while.

My mum, Lyn Sukroo, used to have her own gallery with silk products and has been involved in plus size fashion for over 30 years. As such, Leah spent several years doing piece work for her family’s business and found that sewing came naturally to her. Lyn has since dedicated her time to her daughter’s brand to help her expand by creating the Plus Size Perfection Collection. The Plus Size Perfection Collection, designed for sizes above 16, boasts both international and national recognition and is constantly growing. (TEN new dresses are added each season!)

Wedding Dress fabric

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Join me, for a icy bridal dress photo shoot.

September 6, 2017 / no comments

Join me, its an icy bridal dress photo shoot today.

Another day another little bit of craziness! Join me for an icy bridal dress photo shoot in the Australian bush lands. I’m going to take you to the other side of the glamorous images we show on www.leahsdesigns.com.au. A photo shoot is a great opportunity to let out some creativity. And escape from the day to day running of a business and get out of the office. I also love designing the dresses, actually the dress designing is number 1 and doing the photo shoots is love number 2. I told myself the night before I would make time to make some videos on the day. The first video was taken at about 6:30 in the morning so I was still in sleep mode.

An extra thank you to my in laws Grazyna and Richard for letting me trash their perfect house.

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Jacqueline and Josh – Leah S real brides weddings

August 14, 2017 / no comments

Where it all started for Jacqueline and Josh – Leah S Designs real brides weddings

Josh and I met while performing together in a children’s performing company when we were 18 and 17 and there was a mutual attraction. We became friends and were both accepted into the same university course in Ballarat. We decided with another girl from the company that we would all share a house. However upon moving in together we didn’t get along at all! It was after a year of living together that we realised our ‘hate’ for each other was the cliched story of a fine line between love and hate. We have been inseparable ever since.

morning of wedding dayA A A little about your wedding journey

Josh and I became engaged in August 2014 and were so excited to start planning our dream wedding that we dove straight in and got very carried away!. We started planning this huge extravagant wedding and got caught up in all of the latest wedding crazes and trends. As many real brides do. Going to every wedding expo and bought every wedding magazine under the sun. However in February 2015 we found out that we were expecting a little bundle of joy and realised that our priorities with the wedding had gotten way out of hand. We quickly canceled most aspects of that wedding, which lead to a sense of great relief!. We had lost focus of why we wanted to be married and became carried away with the idea of our perfect wedding. Instead of celebrating our love. Continue Reading…

Collaboration photo shoot at the Narbethong Hall

June 29, 2016 / no comments

Photo shoot at the Narbethong Hall

I was asked a couple of weeks ago to take part in a Collaboration photo shoot being organised by Narbethong Hall committee. Nicole from Nics button buds took the lead of the team to help show us the hall. All its lovely facilities make it a perfect location for wedding ceremony’s and as a reception venue. After the bush fires in 2009 destroyed the original town hall it was also for a great cause to get on board with.
I love collaborating and meeting new people in similar businesses. And not having to organise every part of a photo shoot takes the pressure off. Even when it means I have to stand back and let the shoot progress with out me being in charge which is actually really difficult.
The day started at 10:00 (love the country start time’s) with hair and make up. Then started by taking some evening style photos in the sitting area in front of the fire, considering it was about 5 degrees it was a good spot to warm up also.

Wedding dresses featured

Poppy wore our Sparkling gold dress for the first photo and the dress is available in gold, silver or bronze. Next arrival style photos in the Teneille dress. Getting out of the cars and a couple out side shots of the Bride and Groom once the sun decided to start shining.
Next dress worn was my new favourite style the Georgie wedding dress. A latte and ivory combination of fabrics that every one was dying to see on and it didn’t disappoint, what do you think?

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Little lovelies wedding accessories

May 19, 2016 / no comments

Little Lovelies wedding Accessories

What a day we had photographing our latest Little Lovelies jewellery collection. Photographing jewellery is a much more relaxed shoot, no worrying about models, makeup and hair choices and the much more reasonable 10am start time feels good.

Lee Bird Studios in Keysborough designed a custom light box to get the upmost sparkle from each piece of Jewellery whilst highlighting the intricate work and letting each individual crystal shimmer.

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Leah S Designs on Wedded wonderland

April 6, 2016 / no comments

Leah S Designs on Wedded wonderland

Leah S Designs sister brand Plus size perfections latest photo shoot. “Its a love story” has been picked up by Australia’s top blogger and Instagram king pin Wedded wonderland. Leah S Designs on wedded wonderland. To be featured in a pictorial. Exciting stuff as I have been a lover of the wonderland site for many years, so a big hip hip hooray for Perfection Bridal. Im loving the fact that this is one of the first blog featuring plus size fashion. So we are a bit of a revolution in the fashion world (for a little while at least).

Just a word of warning if you check out the wedded wonderland site it will suck you in for hours in to the dazzling wedding world! have fun.

wedded wonderland featuring Plus size perfection bridalAs seen on Wedded wonderland

Felicity gown with and without wrapAs seen on Wedding Inspires

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Four Reasons Not to Get Married Outside

December 5, 2015 / no comments

Leah

Four Reasons Not to Get Married Outside

An outdoor wedding can evoke otherworldly feelings, creating a romantic, picturesque scene. But it can also be a bug and rain-fueled disaster that leaves you overwhelmed and disappointed. We love outdoor weddings, but they’re not for everyone. Here are four signs you shouldn’t have an outdoor wedding.

You’re Getting Married in Melbourne

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6 Mantras to Repeat as You Plan Your Wedding

November 25, 2015 / no comments

Leah

6 Mantras to Repeat as You Plan Your Wedding day

  1. The marriage matters more than the wedding. No matter what happens on my wedding day, I have a lifetime of wedded bliss to look forward to.
  2. I do not have to be perfect to be good and worthy of love. A perfect wedding will not solve all the problems in my life.
  3. I am good and strong, and the stress of today will quickly give way to the triumphs of tomorrow.
  4. I love myself, my family, and my partner. Love is the most important thing (Note that this sort of mantra, known as loving-kindness meditation, can also work wonders for reducing anger. And as all brides know, anger is sometimes part of the wedding planning package).
  5. There is no such thing as a perfect wedding. I can enjoy even an imperfect wedding day.
  6. There is no such thing as a perfect bride. I am perfect and good enough just as I am.

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5 Things to Do at Your Final Fitting

November 10, 2015 / no comments

Leah

5 Things to Do at Your Final Fitting 

Whether the search was long and painful, or you knew right away when you found the gown of your dreams, the final fitting is your last chance to ensure your gown is perfect—and perfectly you. It’s too late to turn back and start anew with another dress, so if there’s something you don’t like, you need to speak up. Here are five ways to test the fit of your wedding gown.

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When You and Your Parents Disagree About Your Wedding.

September 28, 2015 / no comments

Leah

When You and Your Parents Disagree About Your Wedding

Weddings are a family event, and families are notorious for having big opinions about big events. When you and your parents disagree about your wedding—whether it’s something small, like whether to serve fish, or something major, like where to hold the big event—it can turn planning into a major headache. Before you start a family feud, take a deep breath.

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The Four Best Wedding Traditions

September 6, 2015 / no comments

Leah

The Four Best Wedding Traditions  

In an increasingly conscious world, many brides are abandoning wedding traditions, and often with good reason. Some women point to gender equality and opt not to take their partner’s name. Others alter their vows to reflect their values. But some wedding traditions can continue to comfortably co-exist even alongside the most modern of couples. Here are the four best wedding traditions you should consider keeping.

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5 Ways to find Calm before Your Wedding Day

August 25, 2015 / no comments

Leah

5 Ways to find Calm before Your Wedding Day

As you prepare to walk down the aisle and into the rest of your life, you may find your mind occupied with thoughts of the dress, the hair, and the décor. But this is the most important day of your life so far, and it’s natural to feel a little edgy. Whether you’re struggling with pre-wedding jitters, or just want a chance to relax before your big day, these five steps can be crucial for your well-being.

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Deb Hairstyles You Need to Try.

August 9, 2015 / no comments

Leah

Four Deb Hairstyles You Need to Try 

Two generations ago, debutante hairstyles were all the same: and endless cascade of young ladies wearing white dresses and tightly sculpted updos. Today, debutante balls are all about individual expression with these four deb hairstyles you need to try. You’ve never done exactly what everyone else does, so why start doing so on one of the biggest days of your life?

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5 Tips for Choosing Wedding Day Lingerie

July 11, 2015 / no comments

Leah

5 Tips for Choosing Wedding Day Lingerie

When you envision your walk down the aisle, you’re probably more focused on the dress than what’s underneath it. A wedding is a romantic undertaking, and your new spouse is going to be just as eager to see what’s under your dress. Wedding day lingerie should be something special. Here are five tips for choosing wedding day Lingerie to bear in mind when making your selections.

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New deb dress style sneak peak

July 8, 2015 / no comments

New deb dress style sneak peak.

Come on a video adventure looking at our new deb dress style sneak peak, this newbie is called the Miranda dress only available from Leah S Designs.

I point out all the features of the new Miranda dress such as the lace illusion neckline, key hole straps and the low back. Never forgetting the finishing touches with the accessories such as earrings and shoes. I chose the Mackenzie earrings and the windsor lace hair piece to match your deb dress

 

Bridal Hair style Trends

June 10, 2015 / no comments

Leah

Wedding Hair style Trends

If you want your wedding hair styles to produce timeless portraits but still hope to channel some of this season’s best hair style trends, then a standout feature is your best ally. A trendy coif looks ravishing with a timeless dress and understated accessories, so here is your chance to experiment and find a look that perfectly captures who you want to be on your wedding day. Check out these five looks we’re loving.

 

Flowers, Flowers, and More Flowers

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This Season’s Biggest Wedding Jewelry Trends.

June 1, 2015 / no comments

Leah

This Season’s Biggest Wedding Jewelry Trends.

 

You’ve found the dress of your dreams—or at least dedicated a Pinterest board to it. But what’s a dress without some gorgeous bling to accompany it? You only get one chance to choose your wedding day baubles, so it’s understandable if you’re a bit intimidated by the process. Wedding jewelry doesn’t have to be complicated or stressful, though. If you want to look like you just stepped off of a Parisian runway, check out these fabulous wedding jewelry trends.

 

Coloured Gemstones

Are you sick of boring pearls and diamonds? Now you can wear baubles that go beyond the safe traditions

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5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Buy a Wedding Dress

May 18, 2015 / no comments

Leah

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Wedding Dress

You’ve dreamed of that glistening white gown since before you had any romantic aspirations at all, so it’s no wonder that buying a wedding dress can prove challenging here are the 5 questions to ask yourself before you buy a wedding dress. Pressure from mom, squeals of delight from friends, and body image issues can all conspire to leave you unsure what looks good. Worse still, peer pressure can leave you questioning yourself. This wedding is about you and your partner, not what your loved ones want or looking like a fashion model. This means that ultimately, it’s your decision what to wear and what to buy. If stress, pressure from family and friends, or financial concerns have you overwhelmed by the buying process, it’s time to stop the drama by asking yourself these 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Wedding Dress.

Does this dress make me feel good?

Don’t buy a wedding gown with plans to lose 20 pounds. Your dress should make you feel great about your body the way it is. If it doesn’t, then the dress is unworthy of you.

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A big special Thank You to all the artists.

May 6, 2015 / no comments

Leah

A big special Thank You to all the artists.

I just want to send a big shout out to all the amazing artists who did a smashing job on the last photo shoot. I believe we captured the heart and soul of all the wedding dresses we photographed that day. You can also hire these lovely ladies for your wedding day also.

Flowers were made by Brown from Buds and roses in Pakenham,

I wanted purple gerbras with a touch of yellow for a table display and a posy. She  exceeded my floral expectations (and was so reasonably priced).

Hair and Make up was done by Nathalie from Doll face

I had her do my make up for a wedding, I knew she would be more than able to do camera friendly make up, and I was right. If you are still looking for a make up artist she will take care of you and your girls.

Thanks Lee for letting me use your studio, if you are looking for commercial photography send me an email and I can pass on details.

 

Hollywood Wedding Of The Year Style Tips

October 17, 2014 / no comments

Leah

Wedding of the year

Oscar-winner George Clooney recently married human rights supporter Amal Alamuddin in a lovely wedding this past September. However, while most of the the buzz was about how romantic the wedding was. The question on everyone’s mind was. “Who designed her wedding dresses?” Alamuddin’s dress was designed by Oscar de la Renta. Her wedding gown featured a bespoke off-the-shoulder design with a soft texture made from French lace to create an elegant look. The final touches included hand-embroidered pearls, diamanté detail and a long train.

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The Frugal Bride: Top Tips On Scoring The Wedding Dress Of Your Dreams

May 27, 2014 / no comments

Leah

How to have money left over from your wedding budget

When the love of your life finally gets down on his knee, all you can think of is the picturesque venue, the moment you walk down the aisle, and your gorgeous dress. But then, reality sort of brings you back to earth. Will it cost you an arm and a leg to get that beautiful wedding gown, this is when the frugal bride. Top tips on scoring the wedding dress of your dreams come in to account?

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