
2018 Wedding Trends
Summer is here which means the boom of the impending wedding season is just around the corner and the dawn of a new year is on our horizon. And there’s nothing like a new year to bring new ideas for […]

10 must have wedding photos
Everything you’ve heard is true: Your wedding day comes and goes so quickly. That’s part of the reason almost every couple has a wedding photographer on hand – to capture all of the special moments of the day so that you can […]

Warming up your winter wedding
While spring, summer and autumn are still considered “wedding season”, a winter wedding is certainly making a striking comeback and because, baby, it’s cold outside, it’s your duty as the wedding couple to turn up the heat! During your dreamy […]

The role of the on-the-day wedding coordinator
Imagine this – you have spent months planning your dream day; hand picking your wedding vendors, choosing colour schemes and agonising over the seating plan. You reconfirm your vendors a couple of weeks out, finalise all the little details and […]

Holly’s Blog: How to write a wedding speech that everyone will raise a glass to
It wasn’t that long ago that I sat down to write my maid of honour toast for my dear sister’s wedding. Sitting there, looking at a blank notepad, I felt the pressure to not only deliver a hilarious or heart-wrenchingly […]

Griffiths & Francis | February 2017
Amanda and George celebrated their wedding day with friends and family at Rosemount, Ohoka. Weddings by Collective Concepts pulled together the perfect set of wedding vendors to create their perfect day. Venue: Rosemount, Ohoka Celebrant: Tania Johnson-Scott Celebrant Flowers: Ilam […]

Harrison & Mullen | February 2017
Weddings by Collective Concepts worked with a wonderful selection of local wedding vendors to create Charlotte and Kirsty’s dream wedding at Melton Estate. Wedding suppliers Venue: Melton Estate Celebrant: Ana Connor, Celebrant Flowers: Charmed Flowers Signs: Sara Mundy Calligraphy Cake […]

Wedding Food and Beverage Trends for 2017
I love this time of year when I get to start looking to the future and see what is trending in the world of wedding food and beverage. So, after more hours spent drooling over delicious food online than I […]

10 Ways to personalise a wedding ceremony
A personalised wedding ceremony is the heart of your wedding day and gives the opportunity for you to set the scene not only for the remainder of your wedding day celebrations but for the start of your newly married life […]