PERFECT PLANNING

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Start the year off on the right track and get planning your dream wedding with some help from the experts. Sometimes our new years resolutions are overwhelming but hiring a wedding planner that has their thumb in every pie (multi – talented) you’ll be happy you made this new years resolution!

We introduce you now to some amazing and experienced planners who will be at The Brisbane Wedding Fair, January 17th!

HOPE & LACE – WEDDING PLANNING & EVENTS

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Many years of event management and executive assistants roles lead Erin to begin Hope & Lace. Her team loves creating amazing designed weddings for rad couples!

They provide amazing wedding planning, a fresh and unqiue approach to wedding design & styling, beautiful blooms & sweet stationery. Yep that’s right! They do it all!
Always thinking outside the square and offer something different.

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AVE EVENTS

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Amanda from Ave Events is passionate about helping people create celebrations that express the excitement and I-love-you-so-much-I-might-just-burst joy in their hearts.

Previously working as an Event Manager, Avé Events was born from the desire to channel this passion and knowledge to help couples navigate the joys (and if we’re all truly honest, sometimes the pains) of such a wonderful time.

Avé Events provides wedding and event planning services. From advice, to help on the day to full wedding planning – they create stunning, impeccably executed events that are meaningful in ways authentic to you.

 

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Grab your tickets online HERE to beat the crowds at the door to suss out these talented women.

 

A Darling Affair’s – Summer Garden Inspiration

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Just in case you missed it on Hello May we decided to give you another peek at the gorgeous Summer Wedding inspiration shoot that we put together with a talented team of wedding professionals located in the Brisbane region.

Brian from When Elephant Met Zebra captured the images perfectly and is a master behind the camera.

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Hope and Lace Wedding Planning & Events put together this whimsical garden fresh bouquet full of blooms of every description. Coupled with the flawless makeup and hair by Khesahn from The Beauty Case and her delightful team. Our model’s lips were matched with the colour of the poppy bright roses in the bouquet.

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Now you can’t do a bridal wedding shoot without a awesome suit and a gorgeous dress. So the creative geniuses that we love working with who have passion and drive for their craft are Urbbana – men’s suits and Jennifer Gifford Designs.

suit and dressurbannagiffordAll these wonderful suppliers will be showcasing their talents at the Brisbane Wedding fair January 17th so head HERE to get your tickets online to get in the express lane at the entrance and skip past the crowds.

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See you at the fair!! xx

 

PINTEREST BROUGHT TO LIFE!

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Pinterest is great for inspiration but sometimes you can get overwhelmed and we have some wonderfully talented and mind blowing stylists who can bring those images to life.

At the Brisbane Wedding Fair you will find high designed creative spaces stuffed full of the finer details of different styled themes to suit everybody’s taste.

Here’s just a sample of the businesses you will meet on January 17th just to wet your whistle.

PACK A PERFECT PARTY

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At the age of five Amey was setting tables, making place cards and putting together floral centrepieces from the garden for family dinner. Some career callings just can’t be ignored!

Amey works with her clients to create a cohesive and flawless version of their ‘Pinterest’ board.

Pack A Perfect Party provides for the whole celebration, offering and all inclusive, personalised, planning, styling and floristry service. There’s no better way to describe this business other than a ‘one stop shop!’

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MADE WITH LOVE CUSTOM WEDDING CREATION

Chris and Harmonie were planning their wedding and searched and searched for vendors all over Australia to see if anyone could provide what we were after – an exploding house ceremony backdrop. No one had anything like what they were after so Chris built it, and it was then that Made with Love created it’s first piece. After seeing the need and demand for unique pieces at affordable prices they just kept going.

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Made with love provides a unique service that custom makes wedding props – back drops, seats, entrances and 2D/3D free standing signs to the specifications of the client. Made with love also has pre-made items ready to hire today at affordable prices.

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HODGEPODGE HIRE

No more plastic chairs and tables. Hodgepodge Hire has unique tableware and furniture for weddings and events.

They are always evolving and adding new pieces to their collection as they know every bride wants their wedding to be unique. Here is just some of their glorious range available for hire

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Come to the The Brisbane Wedding Fair to be wowed by these fantastic set ups that will be on display xxx

Tickets available to buy online HERE so you can skip the queue on the day.

 

 

PERFECT MATCH – SPEED DATE A CELEBRANT!

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LAMSON – MARRIAGE CELEBRANT

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Every couple has a different tale to tell about how they met and how they fell in love. Lamson has never heard the same love story twice, and each story seems to him as grand and as epic as the last. Becoming a marriage celebrant was actually his wife’s idea, but it’s given Lamson the privilege of being able to listen to and share a person’s greatest love story, and in that endeavour, he gets to tell a great love story that will be bookmarked for the ages.

Lamson performs wedding ceremonies, commitment ceremonies and renewal of vows for couples madly in love the world over.

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ERIN WOODHALL CELEBRANT

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Erin loves weddings! She loves the energy of the day, the excitement and the anticipation waiting for the bride to walk down the aisle. Pre ceremony people tend to mill about waiting for direction; post ceremony everyone becomes pals. Weddings bring people together – Erin loves being a part of that.

Erin will marry you – not only that;  she will do it your way. Whatever you want for your ceremony – she’ll make it happen. Erin knows that her job is to make it memorable, fun and authentic.

For her being a celebrant doesn’t feel like a “business” and is lucky to work with brilliant couples and often by the time their wedding day comes around, Erin feels as if she’s marrying friends.

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WEDDINGS BY POPULAR DEMAND

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Over years of working weddings as a superstar bridal hairdresser Alana has come to love playing a small role  in many awesome wedding celebrations. So much so that she decided she needed to find a way to get a bigger slice of the action.

Alana says it was brought to her attention that past bridal parties and current friends and family think I’m  funny, entertaining, upbeat, well spoken, obsessively enthusiastic about weddings and last but not least. Have legs that look great in a cocktail frock.

So there you go, Alana had no other choice than to become a celebrant.

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Grab your tickets online HERE and we’ll see you at the Fair xx

 

 

Minimal Stress Wedding Services on the Sunshine Coast

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When we had planned our wedding we wish we had met these ladies and used their services.

Wild Heart Weddings would have made our wedding planning a breeze whilst we were both working full time and our lovely and supportive parents ran around checking out venues, caterers etc etc for us (you know the long list of wedding preparations and things to do that doesn’t seem to end). Bless their souls.

Emma from Wild Heart Weddings has all the information you need for a well run, organised and minimal stress wedding on the Sunshine Coast. She knows things about the coast and it’s suppliers that will save you many hours of searching on your own.

We also had quite a few nieces and nephews attend our wedding. Coming from a family of 5 and my husband from a family of 7. The children did their best to entertain themselves with the ribbons off the favour boxes and guessing what colour clinker they were going to get next. Miss Poppins Nanny & Babysitting Agency would have made the wedding a big hit with the kids and our family from the stress of keeping the kiddies entertained.

These services are so unique and they LOVE what they do. Like really LOVE it.

Here’s a little insight in pictures from The Wedding Fair so you can see a little bit behind the scenes of who they are and what they do with thanks to When Elephant Met Zebra.

 

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Toe tapping musicians at The Wedding Fair

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At A Darling Affair HQ we take music very seriously and KNOW that is a big contributing factor to any event to keep it flowing rather than hearing the crickets chirping and awkward silences between guests.

J&R Music and Love Note surely wet our appetite playing some sweet tunes at The Wedding Fair.These music acts are soooo lovely, fun, vibrant and extremely talented. We really can’t stop raving about them. So we won’t:

Jess and Ryan from J&R Music are a real life couple who radiate love, warmth and fun. They performed at When Elephant Met Zebra’s wedding (the photographer who took our event photos below) and it’s like a sweet reunion at every wedding fair.

Love Note’s Angela is small in stature but belts out the most amazing vocals that she ALWAYS has heads turning in the crowd. She even had Hello May asking after her. Angela  is one of our Sunshine Coast wedding fair’s committed return vendors and we just love her to bits.

So if you are after live music performers don’t hesitate to check out these amazing musicians.

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Wedding Venues on the Sunshine Coast

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At the Wedding Fair we had two gorgeous venues on display. One was The Lakehouse Sunshine Coast and the other was The Chapel Woombye where the event was held.

The A Darling Affair team has worked with both locations doing stunning styled promo shoots and we love their uniqueness and nooks and cranny’s that gives you amazing backdrops for your wedding day photo’s. When Elephant Met Zebra did our last promo shoot at The Chapel and took these gorgeous pictures below.

Weddings are booking up fast at both locations since the fair so don’t wait too long to get in touch with the owners and have a look around these stunning venues.

 

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Florists at A Darling Affair

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If you were at our recent Sunshine Coast Fair then you would have noticed that beautiful fresh scent wafting through the chapel, the hall and the marquee.  You can thank our incredibly talented florists for creating that gorgeous smelling atmosphere on the day.  These guys are up before the sun most days at flower markets selecting the best of the best to make sure their Brides are receiving top quality flowers and a big bang for their buck.  Personally speaking, flowers were my big splurge for our wedding… I justified that by telling my husband-to-be that this would be our only wedding and the one day of my life that I am allowed to go a bit berserk with flowers, it was my one chance to fill our entire house for the week following with amazing, beautiful smelling flowers that made me happy every time I looked at them.  It worked and I got to fill up our wedding (and house) with flowers. I can still remember the smell.

If you need a florist then PLEASE just book one of these guys.  You will be amazed with their creative flair and attention to detail.  We love them and we know you will too.

Thanks again to When Elephant Met Zebra for these beautiful images of Styling Hue, Willow Bud and Twig & Grace.

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Stylists at A Darling Affair

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There are SO many options out there these days when it comes to styling your wedding.  Gone are the days of chair covers and sashes and mirror base decorations (phew!).   The sky is the limit these days and you are only restricted by your imagination.  Stylists today are creative and passionate about making your wedding day a reflection of who you are as a couple… you can incorporate your interests into your styling and give your guests a little insight into the life of you and your brand spanking new official partner in life and crime.

A stall can say a lot about a stylist too!  So here is a bit of a recap on the stalls of our stylists at our recent Sunshine Coast Fair.  Thanks to When Elephant Met Zebra for these photos of Love Bird Weddings, Made to Match Events, Simply Style Co and Cloud Nine Weddings.

 

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