Congrats to My Parents on 55 Years of Marriage

Lynwood & Dolores
Another Relationship Standing the Test of Time!

Wanted to say congratulations to my parents as they celebrated their 55th Wedding Anniversary, this past week. Five years ago, we coordinated a traditional ceremony for them, where they renewed their vows and celebrated with family and friends. I am just so happy that they were blessed to be able to celebrate another five years with each other.

My parents are truly my inspiration. They have such patience with each other and they truly have fun with each other. My father kisses my mother good night, every night and he kisses her when he leaves or when he comes home. It seems trivial at first until you realize the stability and love that comes with that kiss. I enjoy watching my parents together, especially how they dote on each other without trying to show it. After 55 years it just comes naturally to them and I thank God for that. It is something I look forward to with my husband. Thanks Mom and Dad for showing me what a real relationship looks like.

Pictures of customer's gowns!

Thanks to my customers for the wonderful pictures! And once again, I am really glad to have help you find your dream gowns at prices even you say is very cheap!! And most importantly, thanks for believing and trusting me. And thanks for acknowledging once again that the qualities of the gowns are good! I have uploaded the pictures, so as to share with other brides, and also to instil more confidence in them!

Hope you all like these pictures!!I would really like to thank you all for the pictures. This is definitely a form of recognition to me. And for the other brides who have not send me your photos, I would really appreciate if you could send it to me. For this is a form of recognition to me, and I really treasure it alot...

Thanks all!!

Tamaiya and Dan's GORGEOUS wedding

It's such a fabulous & extremely satisfying feeling when my team & I receive our client's wedding photos... often it's months after they have come for their final fitting, and we have said our "goodbyes" to the gown & the beautiful bride we created it for. Then we receive a CD or a set of prints in the post and....WOW!

It's just so thrilling to see everything come together - our gown, the bride with her groom (whom most of the time we have never met!) her accessories, lovely hair and make-up & stunning flowers, and all the fine details & specific elements of the whole day pieced together as one, like a magnificent jigsaw puzzle finally being completed!

So I'd like to share these photos with you, from our recent bride Tamaiya. She married Dan in the breathtaking "Hunter Valley Gardens", a few hours from Sydney in wine country - and was blessed with the most perfectly sunny day! The Japanese pagoda where their ceremony took place, surrounded by the wonderful Autumn flowers and foliage, not only suited her Oriental-inspired theme, but also provided shade for all the guests and bridal party.


Tamaiya's 4-piece Culture Shock Couture gown was custom-made for her with a STUNNING cherry-red vintage kimono, featuring white blossoms, black dip-dyed edges and delicate hand-painted detailing. The custom-made white silk faille gown underneath was our base, layered on top with a detachable fitted waistband, and a separate bustle/train, and a jacket to finish it off - these 3 pieces all made from that very same kimono. We accessorised her 2 bridesmaids with matching narrow sashes at the waist, also from Tamaiya's kimono.

Looking at these wedding photos gives me great pride in the design, workmanship, quality and originality of everything that Culture Shock stands for... it's always a team effort and as long as we have brides who are daring enough to try something a little different, we will always be here & ready to create gorgeous & unique bridal gowns! A special thanks to all my team, who work so hard to achieve these wonderful results... I certainly couldn't do it without you all, keep up the amazing work!

bye for now,
xx Lisa