No two photographers are the same so we believe the best way to determine the photographer that is for you is to see how you feel around them and if you love their work and that’s why we love providing such interactive fairs where you can get to know the artist behind the image!

WHEN ELEPHANT MET ZEBRA

When Elephant Met Zebra are fine art photographers based in Brisbane& Sunshine Coast, but regularly travel all over Australia and internationally to photograph beautiful weddings.

Their photography style is a combination of fine art and editorial fashion. Rather than documenting a wedding with thousands of randomly captured snap shots, they craft images of real life, movement and emotion with the subtle touch of the artist’s hand.

These guys are one of the few that shoot film instead of digital, why? Because it blows peoples minds!
They also go above and beyond to make your day amazing, not just take photos.

PINEAPPLE IMAGES

Pineapple Images is owned by Elsa who is based in Palm Beach on the beautiful Gold Coast.
Elsa loves a relaxed romantic style of photography.

“I can often be asked what my ‘style’ is.. I’m still not sure how to ‘label’ it.. but what I want is to capture LOVE.. I have my finger on the shutter all day to capture those ‘real’ moments..”

PRUE FRANZMANN

Prue specialises in photographing weddings in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Tweed Coast and Byron Bay.
And considers it something really special to be asked by a couple to attend their wedding and create images for them of these moments that will never be repeated.

When a photographer truly loves what they do it shows in that work and you’ll definitely see that throughout Prue’s images.

SUZANNE HARDWARD

We’re so lucky to have the gorgeous, incredibly talented Suzanne Harward joining us all the way from beautiful Victoria!
As a pioneer of Australian bridal couture Suzanne has been working with brides in Melbourne, Sydney, and across the world for forty years.

A Suzanne Harward bride is seeking something luxurious, a perfect fit, innovative design and a bridal gown constructed from exquisite fabrics such as exclusive silk, French and Italian laces and Swiss guipure.

The 2015 Suzanne Harward 40th Anniversary couture collection exudes a whimsical femininity and natural grace while embracing an unstructured, young and fresh approach to current wedding styles.

We can’t wait to see what she brings to our 2015 Gold Coast Wedding Festival, so excited to have her!

THE ONE DAY HOUSE

The One Day House started their business nearly eight  years ago when weddings were all about chair covers and sashes, tiaras and rose balls. Being one of the first to offer something entirely different from a cookie cutter approach they have had lots of practice finding new ways to reinvent their range and keep providing brides and grooms with something to get excited about.

They have an incredibly diverse inventory and provide luxury high end furniture, some of their range is sourced from on trend wholesalers whilst the rest is designed and handmade!

They love to mix styles and different textures and always end up creating a completely unique beautiful aesthetic.

BURNT ORANGE EVENTS

Burnt Orange Events passion for weddings allows them to focus on what is most important, you! They have a great understanding of the importance of displaying your individuality on your special day! In order to continually come up with new and inspiring ideas their creative team is constantly challenging themselves!

Most pieces are designed and handmade by the team themselves adding that extra personal and unique touch to every occasion.

Their promise is to provide a professional and personal service and to make your event as memorable as it should be!

What’s an A Darling Affair Wedding Fair without some seriously cool prizes on offer!?  Our vendors are known for going above and beyond for their couples and to prove how seriously awesome they are, some of them have offered up some incredibly generous prizes to a few lucky couples who come along to our Festival at Rabbit & Cocoon on Friday 29 May.

Anyone who has purchased a ticket online has gone straight into the draw to win one of these bad boys… and for those of you buying your tickets at the door, just be sure to sign up to the prize register on the night so that you don’t miss out on your chance to win!

• Lyndal Carmichael is giving away a full wedding package (including 2 photographers, all day coverage and final images) to one lucky couple on the night!  This prize is valued at a staggering $2,800!
• Anchored Cinema are also giving away a massive prize – Two cinematographers with two HD camera and lens kits, professional audio recorded with two shotgun and two lapel microphones, online creative short film 3 – 6 minutes, traditional cut film 60 – 120 minutes all delivered on USB, Blu Ray and DVD.  Coverage includes ceremony, photo shoot, speeches, first dance and cake cutting.  This awesome prize is valued at $2,300!
• Yesterday Creative are throwing a very cool prize into the mix – a set of letterpress stationery (letterpress notebooks x 3 and set of 6 gift tags) valued at $45
• Frankly My Dear are giving one lucky lady a beautiful statement piece of jewellery – a Teandra Necklace valued at $49
• Love Me Dearly are giving away not one, but THREE prizes on the night!
  • 3 sessions of training and planning – 6 sessions in total – Bride & Bridesmaids (valued up to 3 bridesmaids) valued at $695
  • 3 sessions of training and planning each – 6 sessions in total – Bride & Groom valued at $495
  • On the day assistance for your wedding for up to 5 hours valued at $495
• Fox And Fallow will be offering up a $50 gift pack from their very cool new retail line – this could be a few greeting cards, a notebook and/or an art print – it’s up to the winner to choose.
• Weddings By Popular Demand are giving away a Homestead Picnic Basket experience for two at O’Rielly’s Cunugra Valley Vineyard’s. Prize includes a wine tasting followed by a take away bottle of wine of your own choosing to collect with your very own picnic basket packed with plenty of yummy things and everything you would need to enjoy a relaxing afternoon down by the creek under a shady silky oak.  Note – the winner must book Weddings By Popular Demand in order to claim this prize.
• Hello May are going to make one Bride very happy by giving away a free 12 month subscription to the best Bridal Magazine on the market!
• Velvetier are offering up a super tasty prize… 20 x 2 gourmet chocolates (gift boxed) – perfect for party favours or bonboniere. Includes custom colour, custom flavour, personalised tags valued at $130!
• Vintage Wagon Kombi Hire – are offering a 2 hour kombi hire for a wedding or tour on the Gold Coast valued at $500
• Pineapple Images are offering a location couples/engagement sunset photo shoot with a 70x45cm Acrylic Print & 20 Images (high res) supplied valued at $450

And last but certainly not least, a bunch of super cool vendors have teamed together to offer one very unique prize to one of our couples… Three Stone Gold Weddings, Prue Franzmann Photography, The Beauty Case and Skeleton Leaf Florals have teamed up to offer one couple a free styled engagement shoot (or a styled anniversary shoot should they already have had an engagement session prior to the fair) valued at $1,300!

You’ve gotta be in it to win it!

EVENT LETTERS

When you love someone so much you want to scream it from the rooftops you probably wouldn’t mind putting it up in lights either! If your love is larger than life then tell the world with Event Letters illuminated, freestanding letters!

CREATIVE LOOP

Looking for a WOW factor for your wedding?
LED Trees can be styled and themed with hand-made crystal and bead drops, glitter butterflies or dragonflies, feathered birds in a rainbow of colours, pink cherry blossom flowers or other decorations to match your theme.

If you ask any of our vendors if they’ve ever seen 2 weddings or 2 couples that are exactly the same they’d all reply with a resounding no! For this reason a cookie-cutter celebrant won’t cut it for all of our brides and grooms and that’s why we present you with two of the funniest, kindest celebrants we ever have met!

BENJAMIN CARLYLE CELEBRANT

Want a celebrant that will take a fresh fun approach to your ceremony? Benjamin Carlyle is interested in helping you create something magical, profound and beautiful! A perfect expression of your love!

It is his passion and honour to be able to guide you through the (sometimes daunting) process of organising and writing your ceremony. Benjamin’s calm, intuitive and easy-going nature will help you to find and connect with a style of ceremony that is harmonious with your beliefs and culture.

SHANE VINCENT CELEBRANT

Shane loves to see ceremonies that reflect a couples personality and he loves to write ceremonies that are fun and romantic! Only having joined the industry mid last year he finds himself wishing he could’ve started much earlier!
Along with generally making your day awesome, he takes away the stress and injects the humour!
And with years of experience standing in front of crowds making people laugh he’s more than qualified to do the job!

We’ll leave you with this awesome quote from the man himself!

“Being a celebrant is a bit like being a chef (which I would be terrible at), you need to get the recipe right, it’s a balance between love, humour and legalities.”

We absolutely adore our A Darling Affair celebrants! And as much as every single decision made around your wedding day is of the utmost importance, I’m not sure if much could top choosing your celebrant! They’ll literally be less than a metre from you on the most important moment of your life!

Here are just a few of the amazing people that could potentially be helping you tie the knot!

Weddings by popular demand

Alana is all about bespoke, personal and meaningful wedding ceremonies, she wants to get to know who you are as a couple and present your brand of love your way!

What Alana can offer you for your one-off, one of a kind day is only limited by your ability to think outside of the box! Her kooky personality and dorky flamboyance is a huge hit as a celebrant and we love her all the more for it!

CANDICE WILSON CELEBRANT

The idea to become a celebrant came to Candice after her own wedding 10 years ago.

As a celebrant Candice she feels very grateful for the eclectic, eccentric, unique and wonderful everyday couples that she has been lucky enough to meet. And is continually inspired and motivated by the industry that she is so happy to be a part of.

The role of a celebrant is not only to help articulate couple’s feelings of love & commitment towards each other and put those feelings onto paper but also as a bit of a mother hen, Mrs Fix-it, negotiator, and a part time DJ!