by Johanna Osborne.

Sunday the 29th of April 2012 marked a very special day for us here at the Wellington Wedding Show and Mr and Mrs Magazine. We celebrated our Autumn Show together with hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of eager patrons, and had a fantastic day relishing and indulging in all things wedding!

The exhibitors went above and beyond anyone’s wildest dreams, and produced some show-stopping stalls, which had many of you coming away with more ideas and inspiration than you could ever have hoped for. It was a sensory delight walking around and taking in all the colourful, elegant, gorgeously decorated sights, and the many smiling enthusiastic faces truly made it feel like one huge party. The vibe and overall ambience was one of joyful, happy people researching ways to make a special occasion even more special with the help of Wellington’s top suppliers at their fingertips.

There was something for everyone – gorgeous makeup, manicures and beauty treatments, beautiful blooms and table settings, divine decorational ideas and hireware aplenty, mouth-watering food and catering options, cutting edge fashion, fantastic live entertainment and amazing DJs, the best photographers, professional marriage celebrants, to-die-for cars, exquisite jewellery, exciting travel options… the list goes on… it was a ball for everyone who came, with many staying for most of the day in order to ensure they didn’t miss a thing!

Sunday’s Wedding Show also marked the launch of Issue 2 of Mr and Mrs magazine and every single one of the many thousands of people through the door got a copy to take away. The feedback has been overwhelmingly great, and it’s little wonder with the stellar job our graphic designer Craig and his team at Graphic Solutions did, along with the many other helping hands that turned our dream into a reality. We are thrilled with the overall look of the magazine, and also incredibly grateful, proud and excited for all the wonderful couples who agreed to share their stories of love, romance and celebration with us. Hopefully they will inspire future brides and grooms with their unique tales.
 

With such a successful day on Sunday, we are now more excited than ever for the Spring Show on Sunday 16th September at the Wellington Town Hall. You don’t want to miss it!

Katie Bevege, Paula Bevege and I at the Mr and Mrs magazine stand

Eager patrons coming in all day long

These 2 handsome gentlemen made for a very warm welcoming committee and these goodie bags ran out very quickly, resulting in a slight bag-refilling emergency frenzy – but we saw to it that no one missed out

Trish from Simply Food inviting us to take a load off

Exquisite

This made my dinner table at home look rather lacking

Beautiful blooms by Katie Bevege

It doesn’t get any more gorgeous than this!

From the front door to the Mr and Mrs stand, the busy Blair O’Neill was never still for long. But lucky for us he took a moment to model next to our Issue 2 cover

Such a prankster!

Some of our eager readers getting excited about issue 2!

We are one big happy family here. Sam and Vanessa, one of the gorgeous couples featured in Mr and Mrs #2, were of tremendous help on the day of the show, giving everyone a sticker on their way in and undertaking countless other tasks

The view from above – a hive of activity!

The youngest Mr and Mrs stand visitor of the day

2 couples preparing to tie the knot Wellington Wedding Style!

More enthusiastic Mr and Mrs stand visitors

Me with 2 of the youngest helpers of the day

Our very own Paula Bevege with her loving husband Blair! The pair celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary 3 days before the show