Weddingbee Blog

How often have you smelt the rain before it rains, or realised there were ants around because you could smell them, or smelt your man after a long day and thought that he smelt more amazing than when he left that morning? (OK, I’m pretty sure that last one is called pheromones—whoops.)

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Smell is very important to me. I didn’t realise how much it was until I had been away from home for about two months and my mum sent me over a care package with the typical Caramello Koalas, Tim Tams, Natural Confectionery Company jellies, and a whole batch of Bonds undies! I don’t know what I had done, but I’m pretty certain it involved a dryer being on too hot and ending up with toasted undies! I was in a small ski resort and we only had Wal-mart, which was a 30-minute bus ride away—not many undies options. So, Mum bought me some undies, and she threw in some new T-shirts and tracksuit pants as well. (I’m pretty sure she missed me…) When the package arrived, I opened it and I was still sitting there 10 minutes later when my roommate came in and saw me bawling my eyes out. The clothes Mum and Dad had send smelt like home! I wasn’t really homesick—I was having a great time skiing and partying all the time! I think the overwhelming smell of home was something I simply wasn’t expecting! It smelt like my parents, my home, my two dogs, the beach, and I’m sure some eucalyptus was mixed in there!

Even now, I have my “holiday” perfume—I buy myself a new perfume before a big trip and then when we get home all I have to do is put that perfume on and I am back on the beach in Positano, climbing the Eiffel tower, or skiing in Telluride!

So, what day would I want to simply transport myself back to with the spray of a bottle? You guessed it—my wedding day! So I am agonising over the decision of which perfume to buy.

I have of course looked at the Vera Wang range, but it is so difficult to tell. I decided I needed to limit myself to one smell a day, so I spent the better part of two hours in the duty-free perfume section a few months ago waiting for a delayed flight to New Zealand. (Three-hour flight and you get to buy duty free—excellent! I’m pretty sure that is the sole reason New Zealand isn’t just another state of Australia…I’m just KIDDING, Kiwis—Mrs. Earrings may just kill me for saying that.) I made myself dizzy and completely immune to all future smells!

So, every time I went by a perfume counter, I would try one and it would either go on the list or be a big fat scratch-off! Then, completely unexpectedly, I was at a friend’s birthday party and gave another friend a hug and a kiss to say hi, and her perfume was PERFECT! It smelled exactly how I would want to smell! Subtle flowers and oh so sweet!

So off I went, down to Myer, and picked up this little beauty:

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It is an added bonus that the bottle is ridiculously cute and will look beautiful for photos of my accessories! Wow, you know you are a blogger bride when you are thinking about your accessories photos to show your blog followers!

I am having to keep it sealed in the box to ensure that I don’t use it before the big day! I might be able to convince myself to use it for the rehearsal, maybe the hen’s…but not before!! Well, I should check that I still smell nice with my hair and makeup…??? Yes, best to keep that baby sealed away!

How did you decide on your wedding-day scent?