French circus style wedding

You may already know that I have a crazy obsession with all things circus related. I find there is something magical about the circus and the whole performance - the colours, the show, the costumes. Please allow me to indulge in a little circus fun today with this wedding.

Christine and Pierre's wedding is beautifully styled and they pulled of the themed-but-not-too-themed look well. There is only a hint of circus inspiration in the colour scheme and of course the big top tent gives it all away.

Wedding photographed by Davidone. You can see more photographs at Rock n' Roll Bride.

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Wallpaper samples

Recently I ordered some wallpaper samples from Cole & Son and I think I know which wallpaper I'm going to choose for the entrance to my home. I have written about it previously. There were slight colour variations which made choosing the right paper difficult using a computer screen but seeing them in person makes me feel more confident in my decision.

Can you believe it has taken me over 2 years to make a decision?

Hanging wallpaper is not too difficult and I plan on hanging it myself as I did for the study but this time, I will enlist some help because wet wallpaper can be surprisingly heavy!

Are there any patterns that you fancy from this collection?

Billy buttons

What is your favourite flower?

Mine are billy buttons and I seem to be slowly filling my home with them. They tend to lose their vivid yellow colour over time and that's where a DIY version would make a perfect substitute. But regardless they last an incredibly long time.

And who knew they can be found in red too?

On the coffee table

My poor little ottoman hasn't had much luck lately. Firstly coffee was spilt on it, then the upholstery cleaner made the stain worse when trying to clean it. So these days I stack books on the ottoman to hide the mess. Hopefully I can get it sorted.

So, what's on your "coffee table"? Books? Decorative items? Flowers? Nothing?

I love my stack of books and I'm trying to keep the pile from creeping too high. On the ottoman I've stacked some of my favourites design and photography books: domino (still love this book), Decorate by Holly Becker, food fashion friends by Fleur Wood, The Selby, 52 Suburbs, Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern.

There are also a couple of recipe books: Kitchen Garden Companion by Stephanie Alexander and Hunger for Freedom by Anna Trapido.

And a stack of magazines: yen, Monster Children, Lula, Inside Out, Spaces by Frankie Magazine, madison, Elle Decor, Real Living and RUSSH.

Do you have any of these books? Any coffee table books you might recommend?

Fashionably Late Friday: Little summer dress

Having no camera these last few days has made me feel lost and the iPhone camera is just not the same. So I took myself to a camera store this weekend and finally invested in a Canon EOS 7D.

I LOVE IT.

It was a choice between it and the Canon 5D Mark II but I had to keep within my budget. One day I hope to own a 5D.

I am still working my way around the camera but these are a few shots taken today. It was a hot and humid day and the perfect weather for a little summer dress.

PS. You can see outtakes of my fashion friday photos on the ish and chi facebook page.