1. Pantone® announce colour report for Fall 2015
2. Trend predictions for children party themes in 2015
3. How we organised our Alice in Wonderland tea party
4. How we went somewhere over the rainbow with our Wizard of Oz party
5. Celebrating milestone occasions in 2015
Happy New Year!
Our year is starting with great excitement as we are thrilled to be entered in the UK Blog Awards.
If you like reading our blog then we’d really appreciate your support. So please vote for Hanami Dream in the wedding category of the UK Blog Awards #UKBA16.
http://www.blogawardsuk.co.uk/ukba2016/my-entry/hanami-dream
Voting is open from today until Monday 25th January 2016 at 9pm. You can vote once a day, every day for 3 whole weeks! So please keep voting for us.
Thank you.
3. Thank you gifts at weddings
4. Trend predictions for weddings in 2015
5. Why are we called Hanami Dream?
6. Pantone® announce colour report for Spring 2016
7. What if? Do you really need wedding insurance?
8. 5 essential tips for booking your wedding band
9. 1910s wedding versus 2010s wedding
Very proud to have won the fiesta mood board in the recent UKAWEP spring/summer Pantone® competition.
Sara from Burnett’s Boards, picked the winners for each colour and shared her thoughts on her blog today – http://burnettsboards.com/2015/10/wedding-event-institute-pantone-contest/
Many thanks to Burnett’s Boards for their kind words:
“Fiesta is bold, bright, exciting, and a total party color, which is why Nicola Jackson’s energetically red mood board was the winner for me. Indian weddings are big, colorful, (often) week-long events with a multitude of parties and red is a beautiful color for that amount of enthusiasm. Plus look at that cake – it’s fit for a queen!”
Really proud to have won the UK Academy of Wedding and Event Planning’s fiesta SS16 Pantone® mood board competition.
http://www.weddingacademylive.com/2015/10/19/and-the-winners-are/
Image Credits (clockwise from top left)
Brooch bouquet – Noaki on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Noaki
Dress – Photography by Alain Martinez found via http://www.shaadibelles.com/image/20243
Cake – I bake cakes manni found via http://ibakecakes-manni.blogspot.ca/…/aman-and-sunnys-india…
Mehndi – mafio found via http://oifam.blogspot.co.uk/p/dp-4-girls.html?m=1
Mandap – WL studios found via http://www.whitelilacinc.blogspot.co.uk/…/darjeeling-expres…
Floral wall – Photography by Binita Patel found via http://www.bridalbar.com/re…/beautiful-indian-wedding-boston
Stationery – Invitations by Ajalon found via http://invitationsbyajalon.com/gallery/avani.html
Hanami (pronounced ha-na-mee) Dream, my company name came about quite simply because of my love of cherry blossom.
I love seeing the blossom buds appearing on branches, the trees laden with beautiful flowers and then the petals floating in the breeze like confetti at a wedding.
Hanami (花見) literally means “flower viewing” and it is the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of cherry blossoms (“sakura”).
Nowadays it is still a big event in Japan and people avidly watch the weather forecasts to see the “cherry blossom front” moving across the country so they know when the cherry blossom will bloom. The cherry blossoms generally start opening around 22nd – 26th March, with full bloom a week later. So at this time of year, there are lots of outdoor parties beneath the sakura either in the day or by night.
What a beautiful season – happy spring time!
Hanami Dream and Farrow Photography are collaborating again. This time they will be following the yellow brick road with a Wizard of Oz themed children’s party. They will also be showcasing some amazing products from local suppliers – after all there’s no place like home.
Look out for the photos next month when they go over the rainbow and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the release of the Wizard of Oz film.
Hanami Dream and Farrow Photography are joining forces to bring to life an Alice in Wonderland tea party for children. Look out for the photos around Alice in Wonderland Day (4th July)
Hanami Dream and Farrow Photography have joined forces to bring to life some inspirational themes for special occasions. Sandra (from Farrow Photography) wants to show something different for baby and toddler photo shoots and Nicola (from Hanami Dream) wants to showcase how you can use a theme to enhance your milestone events, whatever the age of the guest. Look out for some examples of their work together soon.
