Introducing our STYLISTS!

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LOVE BIRD WEDDINGS

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

Lovebird Weddings is a boutique wedding planning & styling agency, creating Beautiful, Inspiring and Original weddings on the Sunshine Coast.

Décor has been hand-picked to reflect Coastal, Rustic, and Vintage styling. Furniture is custom-made to ensure exclusivity. Fabric pieces are hand-made, bespoke to every wedding.

The Lovebirds team is a passionate group of artists, stylists, planners, and lovers of love stories.

We’ll take you on a wedding journey that you will love forever.

What is the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding?

The most beautiful and personalised and unique thing I ever saw was on one of my first weddings. It was a Jewish wedding, and traditional for the bride to hand-make their own chuppah (or canopy) to get married under. My bride had collected all the love letters from her beau and screen-printed them onto pretty fabrics, which she then sewed together, and in the seams she sewed in old coins and collectables from her family. The end result was super gorgeous, and so romantic. They said their vows underneath all those lovely love letters that reflected the strength of their relationship. It was this chuppah that inspired my own interest in sewing bespoke canopies for my clients, and I’ve created many of them over the past 6 years.

What do you do in your free time?

I’m a lover of travel and adventure, so if I ever get an opportunity for a few days off, I will always want to go exploring.

If I have just a few hours, then I’m usually found in one of the following activities…reading books, drinking wine with friends, trying out new restaurants, downloading new music, hanging out with my family, or sometimes just taking a good mag to the beach for some “me time”.

SIMPLY STYLE CO.

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

We are a husband and wife duo!

Simply Style Co is a wedding styling and event hire company based on the Sunshine Coast. We love to create one of a kind weddings with simplicity and style. We put passion, creativity, heart and soul in to making your wedding day an unforgettable memory, a story that will last a life time!

What is it that you love about weddings so much?

The creativity! Gone are the days of chair covers and sashes (phew!). Weddings now express who people are with their individuality and personal style. We love that every wedding is unique and tells a story and expresses the love our brides and grooms have for one another.

What do you do in your free time?

I create. I am forever making, designing and trying out new things (making Jimmy build me things!). I’m not a sit at home and watch TV kind of girl. I love my amazing and supportive husband Jimmy, snuggling with my fur baby kitty, exploring and embracing our beautiful big backyard – nature!

MADE TO MATCH EVENTS

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

Well I’m an Event Planner & Stylist who just loves bringing your vision to life ! I specialize in wedding styling , dessert tables & lolly buffets .

I also have an ever growing hire service which includes a selection of vintage furniture & props.

I am passionate, creative & friendly and just love, love, love this industry.

What do you do in your free time?

I don’t have much free time as I have 4 boys! But when I do you can find me scouring through op shops & scrap yards looking for treasure!

If you were a colour, which colour would you be, and why?

That’s a hard one as my pallet changes every five minutes !

At the moment I am loving radiant orchid it’s colour makes such a statement .

CLOUD NINE WEDDINGS

What is it that you love about weddings so much?

The fact that every wedding is totally different. The bones are the same from wedding to wedding, but every time a Bride makes a decision on any of the details, her wedding takes on its own unique style. We spend many months with Brides planning, styling and creating amazing wedding days. These are like our babies and we handle each one with just as much love and care.

What is the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding?

I’ve been doing weddings for over 20 years so I’ve seen just about everything from Elvis serenading a couple during their bridal waltz, a crazy gothic wedding which has a blood toast, through to some of the most romantic moments that can be witnessed between a Bride & Groom .

If you were a colour, which would you be, and why?

I would be lavender, it’s my calming colour. When things are crazy, the colour lavender is my calm place.

For more super stylin’ inspo, head straight over to our Stylists Website:

www.lovebirdweddings.com.au | www.simplystyleco.com |

www.madetomatchevents.com | www.cloudnineweddings.com.au

Introducing our FASHIONISTAS!

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COOPER BROTHERS

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

We specialise in custom made ties and bowties that will turn heads and ensure you get noticed.

What is it about weddings that you love so much?

Besides from all the glitz and glam, I just love seeing a bride and groom who are happily in love, ready to start their new life together as husband and wife.

What do you do in your free time?

In my free time I enjoy going outdoors for a bike ride, playing sports and playing guitar

Accessorize, Accessorize, Accessorize!

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Simple or elaborate, it’s up to you as a bride and your wild imagination when it comes to accessories.

Darling florists, jewellery designers and a specialty lingere gown supplier showed imagination and creativity at The Wedding Festival. They turned up the dial a couple of notches to show couples the diverse accessories you can have to add the wow factor to compliment or make a statement with your gown or your grooms dapper outfit.

Get your eyes ready for a diverse inspiration overload! There’s something for everyone’s taste packed in this blog post.

Homebodii

Wedding Flowers By Julia Rose

GC Flowers Plus

Grace Bijoux

Jump on over to their websites if something caught your attention! xxx

Images by: When Elephant Met Zebra

Darling Dresses Down The Runway – Part 2

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If you were at our Gold Coast Wedding Festival then you’d probably already know all about our four interactive fashion parades. You would have seen our models strut their stuff in their gorgeous gowns and then perhaps you had a chat with them, got to see and touch the gowns up close, perhaps you took a few photos of the dress and spoke to the designer too? If not, don’t feel too sad, we’re about to give you another look at our second fashion parade that took place that night. This one featured stunning gowns by Begitta and our models we made (even more) pretty by Elina Valttila.

Thanks again to the amazing, incredible and all round nice guy Brian from When Elephant Met Zebra for these photos.

You can always check out more of this prettiness by clicking on our vendor’s websites:

www.begitta.com | www.evhairandmakeup.com

The Dapper Groom at A Darling Affair

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We are loving all the amazing options for our Grooms out there at the moment. You probably know by now that we’re not your typical ‘top hat and tails’ kinds of girls… we love a bit of creativity and our Grooms are all over these stylin’ designs by Urbbana. You might also remember that we gave 2014 the title of the “Year of Colour” not too long ago, and that is creeping into our Groom’s attire too (which we couldn’t be happier about!). Check out these incredible suits that were on display at our Gold Coast Wedding Festival (we think our models look pretty awesome too!).

Thanks again to our official photographer, When Elephant Met Zebra, for these images.

Darling Dresses Down The Runway

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We’ll be showing off to you a series of the catwalk loveliness that appeared at A Darling Affair’s Wedding Festival. So take a walk down memory lane with us and imagine yourself in these flowing gowns and the gorgeous hair and make up styling. Pin it! or share it with your bridesmaids for your dream look for your big day.

Jennifer Gifford and her amazing bridal hub in Brisbane – The Brides Market and the flawless make up and hair skills by Khesahn and Elisse from The Beauty Case are the dream team behind this prowl down the catwalk. Images courtesy of our official event photographer, When Elephant Met Zebra

Please pop on over and visit their most beautiful websites…you won’t be disappointed!

The Brides Market | The Beauty Case

And that’s a wrap!

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Did you come to A Darling Affair – Gold Coast on Friday 21 February at Rabbit + Cocoon? If you did, then this news will be no surprise to you… but if you didn’t make it, then let me be the first to tell you how FREAKIN AWESOME it was! Seriously, we had the best and most amazing venue, vendors, models, and what a turnout!

Right from the beginning of the day when our vendors were putting in their hard yards setting up their incredible sites, the atmosphere was electric. We all knew something really special was about to go down. We had trucks, minivans, cars and caravans rocking up from 10am that morning and there were ladders, power tools, trolley’s and trailers filling up the amazing venue that is Rabbit & Cocoon.

Come 5 o’clock and we already had a line-up of people waiting for the gates to open. Our vendors had put the finishing touches on their incredible stalls and we opened the gates to get the party started! With a glass of bubbles or a beer in one hand and a totes-amazing A Darling Affair tote in the other (thanks Peachy Flamingo!), the crowds started visiting the stalls of more than 40 of the freshest and most creative wedding vendors on the scene at the moment. The crowds continued to flow through the gates all night.

Our awesome DJ, Aaron from Cut-A-Rug, provided the playlist for the evening and along with our live music acts including Sarah Head, the tone was set for a night of fun and frivolity!

Major highlights of the night included our four interactive fashion parades, made all the more enjoyable by our incredible models who were more than happy to join in the fun with the rest of our guests getting their pics snapped at our photo booths. Thanks again to The Brides Market, Begitta, Bohemian Brides, Urbanna, The Beauty Case, Elina Valttila and our super amazing models!

The piñata smash was another highlight of the night! Guests lined up to take a hit at the incredible piñata supplied by Party Pony.

And finally – the annual Dance Off was a huge success, with guests getting their dance on IN THE RAIN to win $300 off a DJ package with Cut-A-Rug.

By 10pm when we closed the gates, none of us could wipe the smile from our faces. The evening was a huge success and we had received so much amazing feedback from Brides and Vendors, without whom, this event wouldn’t have happened.

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, we have the BEST vendors, venues, models and Brides any Darling could ask for… thank you for being so amazing!

To see a little video wrap up, check out this sweet little video from When Elephant Met Zebra: www.whenelephantmetzebra.com/ada

Thank you to the super talented When Elephant Met Zebra for all of our official event photos.

A MIXED BAG of Darlings

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WEDDING FLOWERS BY JULIA ROSE

A little bit about me, well to start with I LOVE my Job ! I am one of those lucky people who just adore what they do! Who wouldn’t love helping inspire people for momentous moments & Special Occasions in their life.
And doing it all with Exquisite Flowers and Beautiful Styling Props.

I love creating & designing Beautiful Pieces of Floral Art, for Weddings, Sweet & Simple…through to the Spectacular! Creating a Brides Vision of her Special Day.
Working with Event coordinators to help bring a Room, Marquee or Simple Area to life, filling it with Flowers helping to create an atmosphere which will relax, be-dazzle, Impress and Evokes Guests senses, Visually or Emotionally through Sweet perfumes.

ELYSSIUM BLOOMS

Elyssium Blooms is about design, love, passion, family and of course FLOWERS.

We are a small team of florists, providing specialist service within the Wedding and Event industry. We LOVE flowers and everything to do with them, and we are here to make your floral dreams come true. We don’t try and fit you into a “one size fits all” style wedding. Instead, we provide personalised service to create something seamless, unique and gorgeous for your special day.

Elyssium Blooms has a reputation for having the freshest flowers, creative new ideas, and a team of florists with a true passion for flowers and design. Creating beautiful bouquets, ceremony displays, draping garlands and reception flowers to take your breath away.

GRACE BIJOUX

Grace Bijoux is a boutique designer and manufacturer of individually crafted Headpieces, Body Chains, Body Armour , and Shoe Jewels. Also making statement necklaces, rings and many other unique jewellery pieces.

Grace Bijoux is based on the Gold Coast Australia and is a regular participant at the Village Markets, Bondi Markets and other specialised designer markets throughout Australia.

Lisa McDonald, the head designer (and model in many of the shots on the site) has clients throughout the world, including France, UK, USA.

Lisa started the business in 2012 after completing a silversmithing course in 2011 to realise her vision to individually craft stylish and affordable jewellery to the Australian and world fashion scenes.

Be sure to check out these super cool websites too!

www.gracebijoux.com.au | www.weddingflowersbyjuliarose.com | www.elyssiumblooms.com.au

Introducing our SPECIALITY VENDORS!

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PARTY PONY

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

My name is Nicola; I operate Party Pony from my home based studio in Brisbane.

My main business is making bespoke pinata’s for Brides, professional stylists and DIY party stylists. I also make tassel garlands, balloon tails, bunting, custom confetti and feather crafts. Phew!

What is it about weddings that you love so much?

I love how modern weddings are a reflection of the couple and are often more of a party or holiday, than a formal event. Many Brides go with flowing, ethereal gowns and casual styling these days and that is so me .

If you were a colour, which colour would you be, and why? I am so pink, neon pink. I have no idea why! I am so pink, neon pink. I have no idea why!

MISS POPPINS

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

Miss Poppins is a boutique nanny & babysitting agency, focused on providing a unique service for those couples who wish to have children be a part of their big day. From kids tables, to age-appropriate activities, games and off-site babysitting in hotels or homes. We are there to make sure that Mum & Dad enjoy the wedding, knowing that their children are being entertained and supervised by fully qualified nannies.

What is the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding?

The brides best friends performing one of her favourite songs for her and the groom. Three talented singers, an acoustic guitar, a violin, and a very emotional crowd.

What do you do in your free time?

Plan lots of exciting ideas for Miss Poppins, eat yummy food, explore and spend time with my wonderful boyfriend.

LOVE JAR CANDLES

We provide Pure + Natural Soy Candles to the Sunshine Coast/Brisbane/Gold Coast and Tweed Coast areas. They are eco-friendly & totally yummy (and will make your house smell amazing!)

WEDDING PLANNING PLAYBOOK

We’re the wedding blog and magazine for South East Queensland and Northern NSW couples offering fresh planning tips, tools and real weddings, a calendar of regional events and a selection of great local suppliers.

Happy planning!

For more information on these super special vendors, be sure to check out their websites:

www.partypony.net.au | www.misspoppins.com.au | www.facebook.com/lovejarcandles | www.weddingplanningplaybook.com.au

The loveliest bird you’ll meet.

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We have an obsession with someone and her name is Tanya. She owns The Lovely Bird down at Cotton Tree on the Sunshine Coast (never fear she sells online too).

Tanya is bubbly, funny as heck, full of inspiration and ideas – we don’t know how she fits it all in her gorgeous head – a styling guru and is totally “on-trend”.

So if you are stuck for some inspiration for your wedding day, or looking for some awesome favours, crafty bibs & bobs and a good old laugh to take the planning pressure of your big day off your shoulders have a chat to our lovely Tanya.

I always leave her shop with something in hand, a smile on my face and a new project that she has inspired me with.

The Lovely Bird is a sponsor for our Wedding Fair on August the 10th and we can’t wait to see the awesome POP UP SHOP she will be having at the fair. So bring your coin purses xxx

Check out some of her goodies below and there’s something AWESOME that we wish we could win at the bottom of this article (but we can’t cause we’re the organisers of the event)….

Yep you read it right! A HUGE Washi Tape Giveaway! I would love to see the person receive this at the Wedding Fair!

August 10th! Pre-purchase your tickets! 2 for 1 offer ends this Friday – a friend comes with you for FREE! – after that it is $10 per person at the gate.

See you there xxx

Introducing our STYLISTS!

Introducing our FASHIONISTAS!

Accessorize, Accessorize, Accessorize!

Homebodii

Wedding Flowers By Julia Rose

GC Flowers Plus

Grace Bijoux

Darling Dresses Down The Runway – Part 2

The Dapper Groom at A Darling Affair

Darling Dresses Down The Runway

And that’s a wrap!

A MIXED BAG of Darlings

Introducing our SPECIALITY VENDORS!

The loveliest bird you’ll meet.

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