Hello lovelies! It has been far too long! Did you miss me? Of course you didn’t. You probably didn’t even notice I was gone, with all the posts I managed to line up in my absence (quite proud of that, I must say!). In the last six weeks I’ve packed up my house in London, spent three weeks on a vineyard in Tuscany, two glorious days in Rome, said goodbye (for now) to London friends, had a week in Abu Dhabi and finally come to rest for a while in Durbs, with my family. Whew! I’ll tell you all more about my travels at a later stage, but for now, let’s just say I’m glad to be back on the blog and ready to tackle three awesome new projects I have lined up for my time here. Can’t wait! And there is so much loveliness coming your way. Just sayin’. Anyway, for now, I have braved the crapness of South African internet and brought you my favourite finds from the week that was.

♥ WEEKLY FAVES

• Oh proteas. You get me EVERY TIME.
• Love this sweet, perfectly-styled Central Park engagement session!
• Another fave e-sesh, but how can you resist this dreamy photography?
• Love the idea of stripey chairs instead of table runners – don’t they look fab?

Don’t forget, you can always see my current hottest wedding crushes in the SBB’s Weekly Faves board on Pinterest.

♥ SOUTHBOUND ROUND-UP

While I was in the desert, things were hotting up on the blog this week as well:

• Poppies are red, violets are blue… I love this colour combo, how about you?
• A gorgeous modern vineyard wedding with chic masculine styling
• Sick of boring buttonholes? Here are some fab alternatives!
• Love this beautiful boho forest wedding with the cutest little attendants
• Thursday’s bride in a red dress caused quite a sensation – so, so beautiful!
• A pairing up of the latest Monsoon dresses for little ladies and some of our favourite inspiration boards

♥ WEDDING NEWS

One of the first things I did when I got into SA was to get hold of my favourite wedding mags, including the brand new Wedding Inspirations. Get your copy asap!