Spring is in the air

Styling & Flowers: Style etc         |      Photography: Eva Kozub              

Flowers: National Flowers Promotion Group

Lunch with Friends

Combining our love of fresh organic produce and simple rustic styling, here’s some great ideas for an effortless but delicious lunch. Perfect to share with friends!

Thanks to my wonderful sister Eva for these gorgeous images and to Jo Wilcox for the fantastic recipes and food styling! 

Styling: Style etc            |      Photography: Eva Kozub        |       Recipes & Food styling: Jo Wilcox

Birthday Celebration - Kerrie

A beautiful sit down lunch for family and friends to celebrate Kerrie's birthday. Such a great afternoon at James!

Styling & Flowers: Style etc        |       Photography: Eva Kozub        |    Venue: James

Natural Beauty

Styling a dinner party should be fun and easy. Here are a few tips and ideas to creating a gorgeous rustic setting {with a little dose of pretty} that your guests will rave about.

{FLOWERS}                                                                                                                                

Lisianthus 

Antique hyrdangeas

Rosemary

Seedum

Green hypericum {berries}

Lambs ear

Succulents

Mandevilla suaveolens {fragrant climber}

{OTHER BITS}

Lace                                                
Twine
White & natural linen napkins
White or natural hand made paper
Vintage amber coloured jars
White or cream plates
Cutlery & wine glasses {to suit your menu}


Enjoy styling your next dinner party!

When choosing your flowers don't be afraid to mix it up a little. Buy a few different

varieties in different shapes and sizes, this will give you some added interest & texture.

Just remember to keep your colour tones similar.

Linen is a fantastic backdrop for a beautiful rustic setting whether it be a tablecloth, runner or 

napkins. To give the look a softer, prettier feel add a little lace. 

Don't you love turning up to a small dinner party where the host has made an effort to 

set the table with name cards.  We made ours using beautiful textured hand made paper and

the good old home printer.  I'm loving the succulent card holder. So simple!

Styling: Style etc    |   Photography: Eva Kozub    |   Flowers: National Flower Promotion Group

Engagement Party - Sharda & Craig

Sharda and Craig wanted to create something special for their engagement party with a magical relaxed atmosphere.  Here are the beautiful results.

Read on to get tips on how to recreate this look and feel.

Styling - Fill your space with lots of gorgeous glass votives, hanging lanterns and sequin curtains to create a romantic intimate setting.
Flowers - We used a mix of large tropical leaves, bamboo, lotus pods, orchids, white hydrangeas, roses,
tuberose (for an amazing scent), succulents, mossy twigs, eucalyptus (for texture) and bright green amaranthus (for a splash of colour).
Music - Buddha Bar
Drink - Lots of bubbles

Styling & Flowers: Style etc  |   Photography: Eva Kozub   |  Featured in: Simply You Living magazine

Perfectly Planned !

A few behind the scene shots from our latest New Zealand Weddings magazine shoot. A big thank you to The Vintage Table (beautiful vintage bits), Leaf and Honey (amazing flowers), Bluebells Cakery (gorgeous cakes) & Cocoa Berry Design (fabulous stationery) for giving us such beautiful things to work with - made for a fantastic shoot!  Can't wait to see the published result!!

Happy Holidays

Here's a little something to get you inspired for the coming holidays............ from Style etc & friends.

Have a fantastic Christmas!

Styling: Style etc   |    Photography: Eva Kozub   |    Recipes: Jo Wilcox

Antique Victorian glass drawer knobs & wine glasses: from Romantique

Christmas Time

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ..........

Here are a few iphone snaps taken on location by photographer Kelley Eady Loveridge (etc. photography & design) from one of the many Christmas shoots Style etc styled this year - check out the full shoot in the latest issue of Your Home & Garden magazine.

Styling: Style etc    |    Photography: etc. photography & design       

    

Working with Colour

For someone who loves white on white with, you guessed it, an extra helping of white (oh and a dash of black) I have to admit working with colour is a lot of fun.

You just can't walk past a combo of pink and orange blooms and not feel happy.

These amazing blooms, and quite a few others were used in a shoot for New Zealand Weddings magazine due out early next year - so just around the corner really.

Can't give too much away, but if you want some colourful inspiration for your wedding keep an eye out for the next issue.

Meanwhile grab a bunch of pink and orange blooms for home today and start smiling, it's contagious!

Photography: Eva Kozub    |   Flowers: National Flower Promotion Group