3 Cool Ideas for your Engagement Party
You're engaged - hip, hip, hooray! You've made the commitment to marry and you're probably distracted by the thought of what your actual wedding is going to look like! It's all very well to imagine your wedding but now that you're here - so. many. decisions! Before...
Confessions of a Wedding Planner
Having been to over 150 weddings, it will come as no surprise that there's not a lot that we haven't seen! Wedding days are beautiful and magical and lovely! But things do go wrong, it's just the way the cookie crumbles (yum, cookie). Lately, we've noticed some of the...
Congratulations, you’re engaged! Now what…?
You just got engaged, how exciting! As your personal engagement and wedding cheerleader, I couldn’t be happier for you! You finally got the ring! Whether it was a surprise or not, it’s now right there glowing its little heart out on your finger and I bet it looks...
Top 5 Honeymoon Hotspots
Us? Writing a blog about Honeymoon Hotspots? HEY! Someone's gotta do it! We've been asked on several occasions to help, weigh-in or recommend honeymoon destinations for our couples because 1) we're obsessed with travel, 2) we love asking our couples about their...
What to Ask your Prospective Wedding Vendors
A successful wedding day comes down to preparation and communication. Being adequately prepared to manage suppliers, vendors, timelines, and budgets is key to a successful wedding day production. (Yes, we just referred to your wedding day as a production, because,...
What a week it’s been!
Wow wow wow! What an amazing week we’ve had here at Hire a Bridesmaid! It’s been a rollercoaster of fun, excitement, joy, strategy and no-sleep, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Watch me on Sunrise here. When I started this business 4 years ago, I knew the name...
Unique and Non-Religious Wedding Ceremony Readings
Feeling a bit stuck on your wedding ceremony readings? We get it! It can be hard to put into words everything you want to capture on the day. And many of our couples are not bound to religion or specific beliefs, which can make it even trickier! Here is a list of...
An MC is Worth Their Weight In Gold: Here’s Why
We all have that mate or an uncle who loves the limelight and shines with a microphone in their hand. Often these loveable characters get preferential treatment when couples are deciding on who to appoint the VIP task of MC for their wedding day. But there are a...
Our 2020 Wedding Trend Predictions
Can you believe it’s almost 2020? Well, we still have a few more months until we officially sing ‘so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night’ to 2019 but if you’re planning a wedding for 2020, it probably feels like it’s just around the corner. Good news! We have...
How to ask your BFF to be your MOH
The time has come. You’re engaged. You’re excited. You get to dress up, marry the person of your dreams and have a celebration! But first you gotta choose the people you’ll have up there by your side in your wedding party, namely, your girls. Or your boys. I don’t...
5 wedding expenses to budget for
Nothing kills the ‘planning-our-dream-wedding’ mood faster than the B word: Budget. Amiright? On average, a couple will enlist 14(1) vendors on their wedding day; including photographers, videographers, cake makers, florists, wedding planners, DJs, hair stylists,...
3 Tips for Being a Kickarse MOH
Being a Maid of Honour is so much bloody fun! When else can you get glammed up, drink champagne before 9am and have an excuse to "wear that colour lipstick you always want to wear but never have the balls" to? Plus, you get to watch your best mate / sister / cousin...