Thank you for your kind wishes about Darcy’s little operation. All is fine and we’re heading back to normal now after a very unsettled week in the Porritt household! He is recovering beautifully and I can’t believe there is a happier baby in the world - he smiled constantly even when being poked [...]

To everyone who has a love, wants a love and can dream of a love: Happy Valentine’s Day! Wishing you love, happiness and romance always.
To my gorgeous husband who is travelling somewhere on the other side of the earth in 6 inches of snow: I love you and miss you greatly. I [...]

It’s easy for Valentine’s Day to quickly degrade into a cringey celebration of carnations and cheap chocolate. Here are my Valentine’s Day Do’s and Don’ts to keep the tack at bay:
Don’t:
Guys, please don’t buy us something practical for Valentine’s Day. No kitchen stuff, no laundry stuff and definitely no guy stuff (CDs, DVDs, [...]

Anyone who reads Australia Entertains regularly will know what a fan I am of Katrina Lawrence. She’s one cool diva who sure knows what she’s doing with a mascara wand. Katrina’s site beautyeditor.com.au is a favourite and she’s presents a fantastic feature on loving up your look for February. Here are some [...]

Dear David, I’m writing this hoping you’ll have a chance to browse my blog entry before Valentine’s Day. Here are a few ideas I am coveting as Valentine’s Day treats:
BCBG Max Azria Strapless Watercolor Print Gown with Self Tie Sash from Bloomingdales.com to wear to all the gorgeous weddings I’ll be going to this [...]

Chicken with white wine, tomatoes with pasta, chocolate with strawberries… there are just some food couplings that were meant to be! Ingredients and flavours have relationships as enduring as classic romances.
Martha Stewart talks of these sweet romances: “crisp, salty bacon with soft, mild farm-fresh eggs; sweet honey with the mouth-puckering tannins of [...]

What else is a wedding day about except romance? Here’s a gorgeous romantic wedding inspiration board we put together for a client last year. Still loving it. Romance never goes out of style.

This gorgeous board is featured in the new Shop Weddings magazine if you’re keen for more info!

Happy Celebrating!
Kathryn

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Good old red lipstick does everything to get the heart racing, temperatures rising and passion burning. Channel Marilyn Monroe with a gorgeous, glossy red stain and isn’t it a guarantee that you’ll have a night of passion? Well, at least feel pretty glam, special and sexy!

Awesome beauty blog Jack & Hill’s guest blogger, [...]

I remember reading a beautiful book of love letters written between Napoleon and Josephine when I was quite young. I just adored the book and became completely engrossed in the notion of sending romantic words across lands. I would love to re-read the book now, but alas, it has disappeared somewhere probably in [...]

How can you keep the romance alive after many, many years together? How do you still show that you’re in love with your partner after the initial passion has died down? I went searching for the answer to these and many other romantic questions about long-term successful marriages and found the answer is [...]