Dangerously Delicious Desserts

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From three-tiered sponge cakes to cookies that look like pinatas, we’re leaving nothing to the imagination at The Gold Coast Wedding Festival! The selection of mouth watering treats from our Gold Coast vendors will have you rushing to your closest bakery!

Be careful these cakes are so delicious they just may not make it to your freezer for your first anniversary!

MILK AND SUGAR EVENTS

When these ladies aren’t styling and catering the most gorgeous high teas you’ve ever seen you’ll be sure to find them trawling an op-shop for hidden treasures or of course sipping a delicious cup of tea!

Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Kitchen Tea’s, Birthdays, Engagements , Weddings, Mothers Day, Christenings, Baptisms, Graduations, Hen’s day or just an excuse to catch up the with the girls these ladies have got you covered!

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VELVETIER

From dazzling cupcakes, macarons, cake pops, petite desserts to celebration cakes and pineapple shaped cookies Velvetier can design your delicious delights! The delicious homemade taste with the designer look made to fit your budget, what more could you ask for?

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BAKED CAKES AND CUPCAKERY

For Helen of Baked Cakes and Cupcakery her love of desserts goes beyond the taste to her it’s a sentimental experience she shared with her Mother so you can rest assured that you’re in safe hands with this lady! Helen works closely with you to create the perfect style that matches both the personality and the occasion of your event!

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Our Spectacular Stylists

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When it comes to styling your big day the options are endless!

Long gone are the traditional cookie-cutter weddings, these days it’s about pumping as much of your personality into your special day as humanly possible! If we’re passionate about something it’s how important it is for your wedding to resemble you and it’s just your luck that you’ll be surrounded by countless options on the night of The Wedding Festival! From retro furniture through to gorgeous greenery we have you sorted!

Excuse our bias but great things happen when these guys collaborate and for a little proof of that head to our latest promotional shoot!

RETRO IN THE ROUGH

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Retro in the rough is a Gold Coast based business who is passionate about bringing a little bit of retro to your big day, they have a treasure trove of retro pieces that are bound to bring something extra special, with a sense of hip, nostalgic-cool, that is truly unique.

THE BORROWED NURSERY
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The Borrowed Nursery came to life one morning over coffee and is the brain child of Gold Coast based Lauren & Lauren!

They specialise in providing plants for all kinds of events and beautifully considered spaces as well as stocking a bespoke range of of potted plants. So if you’re wondering how to bring your special day to life look no further!

The Borrowed Nursery is located in the same neighbourhood as our amazing Wedding Festival venue, Rabbit and Cocoon so if you’re in the area be sure to pay them a visit!

Positively Passionate Photographers!

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We couldn’t emphasise more how important it is to feel comfortable in front of your photographer on the most memorable day of your life! Because to be honest you’ll be spending more time with your photographer on your wedding day than 80% of the people on your guest list!

We carefully select our amazing photographers not only based on the incomparable images they produce but also their friendly enthusiastic personalities that have you feeling like their best friend from day dot.

You’ll get what we mean when you meet these guys on the night of The Wedding Festival, we promise!

KYE NORTON PHOTOGRAPHY

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The team behind Kye Norton Photography Emma Stephens & Kye Norton love love so much they decided to surround themselves in love by pursuing a career in wedding photography, and their passion is made incredibly obvious through the breathtaking images they produce.

These guys clearly understand the importance of the relationship between a photographer and the Bride and Groom, emphasised by the biography included in their website head on over and you’ll be able to learn everything about them from their favourite foods to their top 3 must see destinations!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 
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Purely from reading Miriam’s about section on her website I instantly wanted to meet her!
Her passion for not only photography but for life oozes off the page and out of her images! A lady who values authenticity above all else is bound to capture the real you on your perfect day!
And what’s more beautiful than raw and imperfect love?

LYNDAL CARMICHAEL

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Lyndal is a Brisbane based wedding photographer and has been shooting weddings since 2007! She takes a fun comfortable approach to your day to ensure she captures the real you, and as a self professed wedding crier and animal lover you can be sure that Lyndal will be wholeheartedly invested in capturing mind blowing images on your wedding day!

THE GOLD COAST WEDDING FESTIVAL!!

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So something ridiculously amazing is looming around the corner and it’s not far away ladies and gentleman!

The Gold Coast Wedding Festival is hitting town again! May 29th…stick that in your diaries, phone and calender. It’s an event not to be missed!

We had such an amazing time doing our latest promo shoot with an incredible cast of talented wedding suppliers and we thought we’d give you a taste of just what’s to come! So stay tuned more details are on their way…yes we’re cheeky we don’t want to give away everything all at once.

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Show Stopping Stationery

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Stationery is the very first impression your guests receive of your big day, and that’s just one of the many reasons we adore it so much! This year we’ve hit the creative jack-pot when it comes to stunning stationery! From quirky illustrations and handwritten script, to gorgeous pastel florals. Here is just a taste of what will be on show at our Gold Coast Wedding Festival!

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Fox & Fallow is the brilliant creative collaboration between Janet Pogorelc (The “Fox”) and Darrell Kwong (the “Fallow”). Hailing from sunny Brisbane this fun pair love all things cute, quirky and whimsical.  Since their launch in mid 2012 they’ve been featured in Hitched (now Hooray), Hello May, White, Eco Brides, Bride To Be and loads more magazines and blogs.

Fox & Fallow create custom designed wedding stationery and chalkboards for fun, quirky and creative brides & grooms. Combining calligraphy, illustration and laser cutting, their stationery will definitely impress your guests!

DEAR LITTLE DARLING

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Dear Little Darling designer Peta is passionate about creating unique and quirky designs to suit your special day! This include place cards, menus, seating charts, table numbers, bonbonniere tags, stickers, rubber stamps and any other item that will mark your special day. This lady is guaranteed to knock your socks off!

Be sure to pop over to their websites to research them more! We would but we’d be there for hours because of our stationery addiction!

HAIR & MAKEUP SPECIALISTS

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Two crucial elements to a brides day, is her makeup and hair. With the restless and excited sleep the night before your big day, you really need to be in the hands of a professional to touch up, conceal and most importantly beautify your face and rustle up that bed hair into something glamourous.

It’s one big day you can go all out and really treat yourself and your bridal party to the most wonderful make over. It’s such a fun occasion with loads of giggles, laughs and tears when your getting ready. You need to have wonderful hair and makeup artists who love what they do and make you feel comfortable and look a million bucks.

PEEKABOO MAKEUP

peekaboo 1The gorgeous ladies from Peekaboo are not only makeup artists but they do the whole shebang! Yep that’s right, makeup, hair styling and spray tanning. It’s really clever of a bride to book one company who is a trick of many trades rather than having separate businesses who don’t know each other and who have different visions for your wedding day style.

Peekaboo Makeup have been featured in many of the on trend bridal magazines with some stunning photo shoots up their sleeves. Just check out their facebook page for a quick sample of their exceptional and flawless styles and looks.

The team are bright, bubbly and love what they do and will make your wedding preparation morning a whole lot of fun. Just let their hands work their magic and you will be one glowing bride!

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BLISSFUL MAKEUP

Karla from Blissful Makeup is just the sweetest thing. Pleasant and soft natured, her personality transfers over to the makeup skills she has mastered.

Working alongside many of Brisbanes’s finest in the wedding industry, Karla is constantly exposed to what’s on trend and what the modern day bride is after. She will understand your taste and preference in make up, and will achieve a flawless and stunning finish on your face that will accentuate your finer features.

Karla is always gushing over her lovely brides that she gets to work with. You can see the real weddings she has worked on over on her facebook page and the joy that she gets out of her work. So if you haven’t picked up on it already, we think Blissful Makeup is amazing.

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VELBELLA

Now Velbella is something unique and different all together. You can either be a total DIY bride or get the ladies from the Velbella to work their magic on you.

Let me explain. Velbella specialises in the makeup technique of airbrushing. You can either purchase one of their air brushing kits and do it yourself – which is a great investment for your future events that you attend well after your wedding day OR if you don’t feel 100% confident the team can come to you and beautify you and your bridal party.

Check out their website for more details about their products and kits available for purchase.

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Sweet Treats

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These two sweet treat suppliers are any but average. Our guests at The Brisbane Wedding Fair didn’t just buy one flavour but several and some of these treats were taken home to be devoured later.

YUMMI FRUIT ICE-CREAMERY

Yummi Fruit Ice-CreameryThese guys were soooo popular because of the crazy heat that was radiating outside, that they were selling out of flavours one by one through out the day, so much so that some of the Darling team members missed out all together on getting one of these popsicles in our mouth. We hope our guests enjoyed them and could give us a review of their favourite flavour so we can get one next time.

But never fear we did taste their real fruit ice creams and that truly satisfied us and kept us going through out the busy day’s event.

Make sure you track their movements down as Yummi Fruit Ice-Creamery are found at local fairs and markets across town. With gourmet ice blocks in the flavours of Lychee Coconut, Strawberry Bitters, Salted Caramel Chocolate Banana, just to name a few, you will no doubt be wanting to try them all!

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I HEART BROWNIES

I Heart Brownies has given time and dedication to mastering the perfect brownie. There’s nothing more upsetting than biting into a brownie and it ends up being a standard chocolate cake. Check out these ingredients for quality: Belgian black cocoa, couverture chocolate, free-range eggs, QLD cane sugar, Australian butter and gluten-free flour.

i heart brownies 1There are so many flavours that it’s hard to choose just one, so why should you? Why not test taste them all for your wedding reception favours. There’s choc orange, turkish delight, the standard chocolate and my personal favourite choc mint, plus many more!

I Heart Brownies have already catered for over 50 weddings and would love to provide their brownies for yours!

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SLEEK AND CLASSY WEDDING CARS

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At the entrance to The Brisbane Wedding Fair was our ‘car yard’ with some shiny and sleek wedding cars lined up. There were two black beauties that were proudly on show that made our guests turn their heads and were restored to immaculate perfection.

THE LINCOLN LIMOUSINE

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The brand new baby lovingly restored by Holden Oldies Classic Car Hire, is the 1967 Lincoln Contintental convertible and we are totally in love with this new addition to their family. The husband and wife team are proud parents and this limo is one of it’s kind in Queensland. What an added bonus!

Imagine top down, cruising around to each of your wedding day photo locations in the Lincoln.  Or if you don’t want to mess up your hair it can be the ultimate bad boy ride for the groom and his crew. Either way heads will turn and horns will toot from the passers by and fellow vehicles on the roads as they are not only impressed that theirs a bride and groom in the car but envy the ride you are experiencing.

Rocking up in style on your wedding day is one of the best feelings and causes you to have butterflies churn in your stomach all for the right reasons.

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SOMERTON LIMOUSINES

Now this limousine service is all class and nothing less.

If you were one of those girls who would dream about your wedding day and watch the movies with fabulous grand weddings then this car is for you. Crack out the champagne, along with the black suited up chauffeur complete with official black sunglasses, Somerton Limousines are a quality service that are a cut above the rest. With many vehicles to choose from, you can hire a few of their elegant Rolls-Royce and Bentley’s to accommodate your entire bridal party.

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CROWD PLEASING FOOD VANS

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These two foodies really stole the show out on the food lawn with their awesome caravans. They have nailed every part of their character and design and literally played the part to match with the crowd pleasing food and drinks they served up at The Brisbane Wedding Fair.

Our mouths are watering right now for more!

THE CURIOUS CARAVAN

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But wait that’s not all!! The Curious Caravan also comes with added extra’s like vintage furniture plus some fun quirky games like a large wooden Jenga, all for the purposes of helping your guests enjoy their time getting to know each other, interacting and having some fun!

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CHIPTEASE

Even with the crazy heat going on during the day it didn’t stop our guests from ordering delicious hot chips from the ultra cool van ChipTease. Sweet potato fries and the yummo regular fries cooked to perfection with awesome sauces to match. You can never go past a hot chip, it’s an Aussie favourite.

The ladies behind ChipTease have such an awesome set up and amazing uniforms to match so if you are a vintage or rock’n’roll fanatic, or if you want a variety of street food vans parked on a lawn for your wedding reception for your guests to pick and choose from you surely need to have ChipTease in the line up.

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EVENT STYLING EXPERTS

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Bringing the wow factor to our Wedding Fairs is something we look for with the vendors we select and we were fortunate enough to get some of the best of the best that Queensland has to offer for all our lovely guests to visual what these amazing stylists can create.

We saw many people stopping and chatting for a LONG time at these two companies stalls. So if you couldn’t make it on the day check them out here.

PACK A PERFECT PARTY

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Amey really thinks outside of the box and you can see how well she can put different textures, colours and objects together to create a story and bring it to life. Pack a Perfect Party will turn a normal table setting on it’s head will inspire you to greater heights and lift the mood of your wedding reception to something extravagant. If you can dream it and have a vision we have no doubt that Pack A Perfect Party can help you achieve your dream wedding styling.

Amey absolutely loves what she does and has the most upbeat and fun personality. We love her to bits and we know you will too!

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HAMPTON EVENT HIRE

Hampton Event Hire is the new company that has branched off from the owners of Little Gray Station one of the first styling companies in Queensland to really turn heads, they have now extended themselves and their business to accommodate a sophisticated, high end, luxury range of furniture and decor pieces to bring a touch of class to your wedding reception, ceremony and whatever else you’d like to create.

hampton event hire 1Their inventory of hire products is endless. You will feel like your a kid in a candy shop, there are tons of pieces to choose from. You can fit out your entire event with all of their pieces or just a few.

Easy to work with, super friendly and very professional, you know you are in the right hands and will be helped through the whole process of planning you wedding style. We can’t wait to work with this power house husband and wife team and their superb company again!

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