The Stamford Wedding Soiree

Hello All,

Thought we would let you know when we will next be out and about for a show and tell!

The next event we will be appearing at is the The Stamford Wedding Soiree at the gorgeous Stamford Plaza Auckland.

The details are Saturday 21st August 2010, 5.30pm - 7.30pm, Albert Street, Auckland. So come along for some bubbles and canapes, meet the wedding specialists (and meet us of course!) and check out the fabulous venue that is the Stamford Plaza.

For more details and to reserve your ticket see here

A quick pic of the show we did earlier this year! 

The Boutique Bride - Grand Opening

Hello World Wide Web!!!

We have just finished a full on weekend that was the grand opening of The Boutique Bride. 

For the opening we decided to show how a collective of specialists can get together and show how together we can create a one cohesive theme. The theme for the opening was '30 Love' drawing from inspiration from the 1930's and bringing it in to the present day.

I wanted to post a few pics that we took of the day to show how we created stationery to fit this vintage theme. 

Belinda from Smash Photography (who is also part of The Boutique Bride) was documenting the whole day including an editorial shoot the following day - and needless to say she has some amazing images of both days that will come in following days!! So here is a small peak at what you can expect.

The Grand Opening - The Boutique Bride

As you may or may not know Cocoa Berry is part of The Boutique Bride and it is very exciting to announce that the grand opening is upon us!!!! 

A brand new concept in the wedding industry has recently been created. A group of Aucklands best wedding specialists have joined together to form "The Boutique Bride". We have experts in the areas of wedding dresses, bridesmaids and flower girl dresses, hair and make up, invitations, flowers, cakes, photography, accessories, styling and event co-ordinating. All of our specialists are available for consultation at our show room in Verrans Corner on the North Shore, Auckland.  For more inspiration or to book an appointment, visit our website www.theboutiquebride.co.nz. or contact Cocoa Berry Design here

Decorative Decadence

Hello Interweb. Feeling more and more like a bad blogger at the moment - I notice my last post was in MAY whoops!!!

So here goes the first post for June. Another example of taking one of our off the rack designs, adding your own touch and making it extra special.

Kirstin and Friedrich chose the Decorative Frame design and changed the colors to fit their theme of Jade green and crisp white. To make their invites extra special they chose two types of speciality paper stock. A textured paper for the outside and a delicate translucent paper for the inside. Add in the custom designed motif of their initials, and you've got yourself something rather special.

Here are a few pics of invite and the construction of the final product. Thank you Kirstin and Friedrich you were an absolute pleasure to work with!

Hot off the press and ready to be assembled (over 300 pieces!)

Close up detail of the textured paper

The delicate insert 

Looking down on the inside, with insert. 

Front and back of the final product

Winter Wedding

Hello everyone! 

Well its well and truly winter down-under. Cold nights and wet days so far - not so so good. 

I thought I would post a few picks of our Chandelier designs which I think would be perfect for all those winder weddings. To me it evokes visions of a reception full of flicker teas lights as the evening grows darker, open log fires, red wine and snowy peaks in the distance. Bliss!

See the full set of Chandelier here.

Bold - with silver & Gold

Hello All! Sorry in the delay in posts - things have been a bit hectic recently at CB! 

I wanted to share with you a few pics of these delicious invites using silver and gold foiling.

Taking your invites + stationery to the next level - making it EXTRA special - can be achieved with silver or gold foiling. Metallic printing is usually associated with more 'traditional' wedding stationery but using it in combination with a modern design can make it so effective. 

YUM! Silver and Gold I'm crushing on you!

Contact us for a quote on using gold or silver

The Boutique Bride

Hello All, well we are just getting back into the swing of things after the Bride and Groom Wedding Show last Sunday. Such a full on day but a great chance to meet loads of new Brides (and Grooms!) we are looking forward to working with you guys!

Some exciting news!! We are announcing that we are part of The Boutique Bride! A small collective of wedding specialists where brides can find more then one supplier and plan their wedding with ease! 

There is a BEAUTIFUL boutique based in the North Shore, Auckland a wonderful place to meet and have a chat about your needs over a coffee. Loads of eye candy and friendly specialists there to help! At the Boutique Bride their aim is to create individually styled weddings and to provide a stress free service where all the hassles of planning a wedding can be taken away. Sounds perfect!!

We are very excited about working with The Boutique Bride team - expect many more posts to come!

Here is a quick photo board of the beautiful boutique itself. Make your appointment today!