THE LOVE LIST: MAY

Posted by Gaynor Alder on Monday, May 10, 2010 · 2 Comments

Sesame Magazine

The photo shoots are breathtakingly beautiful in this delightful online fashion magazine.

The Year of Blogging Dangerously | 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 200 bottles of wine

“I am a lying, no good, two-timing, blogging wife and mother who is cheating on her other blog with you, INTERNET. (That part is true.) I’m witty, but aparently not overly charming. Who knew? So I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to keep my witty (aka scathing) comments under wraps but I can’t take it any more. Something had to give. And so one night I turned my monitor so my husband couldn’t see it and I met, you, INTERNET, my secret love, the one who wouldn’t judge me. You’re the OTHER BLOG, I can be myself with you. There are no pretences here, we’ve broken all the rules. Let polite society turn their back on us. Who needs them?”

Click here to visit Blogging Dangerously

Life & Other Crises | Kerri Sackville

I am not a mum, but I still love Kerri’s blog, because she is witty, candid and above all real. It’s women like Kerri and Mia Freedman from Mama Mia (where Kerri sometimes guest posts) who help liberate women to let go of the unrealistic expectations we place on ourselves to be perfect, because we’re fabulous just as we are god damn it, and our perceived flaws are in fact some of our most lovable qualities. Love your work ladies!

Click here to visit Life and Other Crises

Leith Mitchell | “Wrap it Up”

Leith is a Perth based singer songwriter, who I met at work when I lived in Perth (we used to detangle coat hangers together at Country Road). As well as being one very beautiful woman, she is also a super talented musician. Below is a link to her Myspace page with her song, “Wrap it Up” (she wrote the song, is playing the guitar and also singing – see, I told you she was talented didn’t I?)

It’s one of those songs that you will want to play over and over, and her soulful and ethereal voice lingers in your mind long after you’ve finished listening to it. I also resonated with it because it seemed to encapsulate how I felt towards the end of my last relationship.

Click here to listen to “Wrap it Up”

My Gorgeous Editor Got Married!

On Saturday May 1st, Sandi Tigehlo married Kaz Sieger in St Ignatius Church, Richmond, and the ceremony was every bit as moving and beautiful as I thought it would be. The splendour of the church’s high ceilings and stained glass windows tried its best to impress its guests, but it was to be the bride who took the breath of everyone away as she walked down the aisle to Canon in D.

Whilst the bridal party was being photographed (am on tender hooks waiting for the official pics) the Onya Magazine staff went to the Leftbank in Southbank – think swank and an uber fabulous cocktail list. After a few delightful sauvignon blancs whilst overlooking the river, we walked up to the Langham for the reception – and the entrance was certainly a sign of the grandeur to come. We were greeted in the ballroom foyer with delightful canapes and waiters ever so graciously tending to our every need.

The doors to the ballroom opened and it welcomed us with the warmth of its gold damask flocked wallpaper, oppulent chandaliers and elegant ambience. Please do come in, let me help you find your seat Miss Alder and be sure to have a lovely time, it seemed to usher as I walked through a sea of beautifully laid tables adorned with soft pink roses. The regalness of this room was still no competition for the bride, who made her grand entrance to a room full of heart felt applause.

Table 14 was graced by the fabulous writers from Onya Magazine, and I was lucky enough to meet the delightful Sydney based Contributor, Rosanna Beatrice (who still has all her letters that her granny typed on her old typewriter) and also my Sydney based Beauty Writer, Olivia Hambrett who was one of Sandi’s bridesmaids (the blonde in case you’re wondering).

It was a lovely evening – the speeches were entertaining, the food was divine and the band got everyone up on the dance floor. But as with all good things, it had to come to an end. The bride and groom bid everyone farewell as they went out into the world for the first time as Mr and Mrs Sieger. However, the goodness has only just begun for this fine couple, because, they have one beautiful, happy and loving future ahead of them – and you can bet they’ll cherish every single second of it.

Madeleine Peyroux | Dance Me to the End of Love

I loved Madeleine when I discovered her in 2006, and I love her smoky tones all over again every Autumn when I dust off my jazz records (well maybe dust the keyboard as I open iTunes). She always transports me to another time and place.