Brisbane Fashion Parade – Part 1

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Well, well, well.

Brides and grooms-to-be came out in full force for the first fashion parade of the day and we couldn’t have been more pleased and what a show it was. It was just stunning and one of us from the A Darling Affair team even shed a tear because of the beauty of it all.

Autumn Grove Events set the scene with their inspiring and jaw dropping hand crafted vintage tree filling the room as a backdrop to our parade and it’s available for hire too!

Jennifer Gifford Designs showed off her gorgeous award winning gowns. Textures, patterns, lace, fitted and flowing gowns, floated down the runway on our gorgeous models giving a fantastic diversity of designs that Jennifer tailor makes to her brides and their individual tastes.

Combined with the fantastic ever flawless make up of The Beauty Case, giving you a ‘real brides make up’ look up close rather than ‘parade makeup’ and hair by Aleesha Darke – A Fashionable Hair Life, our brides-to-be could really get inspired by the variety of styles.

We certainly don’t forgot the men in our lives, and the suits made to perfection by Urbbana were also centre stage and are of high quality that was easily evident on the catwalk.

The parade went off without a hitch thanks to the efforts of Interlaced Media and their calm, behind the scenes approach for such a huge event.

We highly recommend all these vendors and have worked with them all in the past and couldn’t be more happy to show them off to those who attended on the day and also to those that couldn’t and are still searching for their special day. Presented in gorgeous photo’s taken by our hard working photography sponsor – When Elephant Met Zebra – we hope you get inspired all over again and find your perfect wedding professional.

Models credit: Mystique Model Management

DARLING DRESS DESIGNERS

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We are so excited to welcome back some fantastic and talented women who create the most wonderful dream dresses for your wedding day.

These designers have won awards, had their dresses on TV commercials and are shown in local and national magazines. They are equally beautiful in nature as the gowns they personally design for you and put a whole lot of heart and love into every stitch they sew.

You will meet and see all 3 designers at The Brisbane Wedding Fair with their gowns on display and parading down the catwalk.

JENNIFER GIFFORD DESIGNS

Jennifer Gifford is so talented in her approach to dress designing that but every time you chat to her, her eyes light up with excitement if it involves anything to do with being creative. We have worked closely with Jennifer and love getting sneak peeks of her upcoming ranges. She is also the brains behind one of our major sponsors The Brides Market.

Jennifer loves creating beautiful gowns for beautiful girls preparing for the biggest day of their lives. Each gown is a stunning handmade bridal gown with classic silhouettes, using beautiful french laces, tulles and silk.

BEGITTA – BRIDAL AND COUTURE

Designer Begitta Stolk is known for her distinct style of couture construction, working with her signature draping and hand finishings she steps out of the ‘box’ and into a wonderland of glorious devotion and love to the world of couture.

When we say a ‘wonderland’ we mean what ever you can imagine Begitta can create. Custom made with love for you the bride to be.

ANNA DUTTON COUTURE

Anna Dutton began her business professionally at 15 after being taught to sew from a very young age by her mother who was a well known bridal couturier for over 40 years.

She always loves the squeals of joy from brides to be who pick up their completed bridal gowns whom she has worked with from sketching a design concept, to fittings right through to being there to dress the bride on the day! This amazing journey is why Anna love’s her job so much!

Anna pride’s her business on great customer service and her unique product. Anna doesn’t follow trends but rather her creative vision, every gown evolves from inspiration which can be from so many things, but her favourite inspiration is exquisite fabrics and embellishments.

Anna encourages all brides to be to have the gown of their dreams while providing gentle guidance.

Don’t miss out on meeting these creatives at the Brisbane Wedding Fair January 17th and seeing their gowns grace the runway. Grab you tickets online HERE xx

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.

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.

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.

All 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.

See you at the fair!! xx

The Fashion at A Darling Affair

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Aside from the two spectacular fashion shows on the day, we also had a lot of other bridal fashion on show at our Sunshine Coast Fair – and not just for the ladies either! If you didn’t get a chance to see what our creative and unique fashion stars were offering up on the day then fear not Darling – here is a little recap in images to get you through your day.

Thanks to When Elephant Met Zebra for the photos below featuring the stalls from Begitta, Urbanna, Judy Copley, Ivie White and the very cool Cooper Brothers.

The Afternoon Fashion Show – A Wrap Up

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Just in case there wasn’t enough prettiness on display for you at our Sunshine Coast Wedding Fair last weekend, we thought we better provide you with ANOTHER fashion show at 2pm for you to feast your lucky eyes on. This parade featured stunning gowns from the local Judy Copley Bridal, who also provided that amazing dress for our promo shoot earlier this year. Our models got to enjoy the company of the very bubbly, fun and talented girls from The Beauty Case who were in charge of hair and make-up for the afternoon parade and our handsome men were lucky enough to be dressed again by the supremely talented Urbbana.

More amazing photos from When Elephant Met Zebra are about to make your morning so much more enjoyable!

The Morning Fashion Show – A Wrap Up

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Were you one of the faces in the big crowd at our 11.30am fashion show at our recent Sunshine Coast Wedding Fair? If so, you would have seen first hand how amazing our models looked with fantastic images from When Elephant Met Zebra the stunning girls were dressed by Begitta (two of these dresses were brand new and made their debut from the new “White” range!) and had their hair and make-up done by the fabulous Sass & Niki and Boudoir Blush. Our very dapper male models were decked out in AMAZING suits by our favourite – Urbbana.

A HUGE thank you goes to Twig and Grace for the AMAZING fashion parade fit out. An amazingly solid wooden arbour construction fitted out with gorgeous greenery cascading down thew posts is available from their hire range as well as the pallet wall structures. The magic that they created transformed the exterior of the building to a completely new space. The team can create your dream wedding with no doubt. Don’t bother doing it yourself.

When the fashion parade was over the crowd followed the the models down to the marquee and lounged in the Bridal lounge by Simply Style Co for our guests to have a closer look at the beautiful gowns.

Don’t panic if you weren’t able to make the morning show Darlings, we’ve got all the images of the prettiness right here for you to feast your eyes on.

So. Many. PRIZES!

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Image credit: When Elephant Met Zebra

This year’s Sunshine Coast Wedding fair is our BIGGEST and BEST yet! We’ve got more than 50 vendors spread out across the Chapel, the Hall and the Marquee at The Chapel, Woombye and lots of them are offering up awesome prizes and promotions on the day… seriously, just LOOK at how many prizes and promotions there are on the day!

MAIN PRIZES

Begitta – FREE wedding dress to the value of $1,500

Urbbana – $500 voucher to go towards a suit

MORE AMAZING PRIZES

With Love Stationery & Design – A grey linen guestbook and your choice of either notelet or advice cards in any colour

Wild Heart Weddings – Quick Start Wedding Planning Package valued at $500

Love Note – Personalised Ceremony Entertainment (Pre ceremony:To set the tone for your day we will play 20 mins of acoustic music while guests arrive. Ceremony: Live performance of 3 songs during your ceremony) Valued at $580

The Photo Booth Guys – Free Insta-Printer Hire valued at $580

The Curious Caravan – Win a $50 off voucher for the curious caravan event feature packages

Willow & Sage – A free E-shoot with 25 images high resolution print ready on USB along with a guest book for signing with 25 images inside

Cloud Nine Weddings – Free Wedding Ceremony Package (see Cloud Nine for details)

Confetti & Cake – $50 Gift Voucher

Kayla Marshall Hair – Free trial for a bride and one bridesmaid

JR Music – Voucher for $150 off your wedding entertainment package

Love My Food – Gourmet picnic for two (delivered) valued at $120

PROMOTIONS ON THE DAY

The Curious Caravan – Free babycino for the kids with the purchase of a regular or large cup

Coast Wedding Creations – 10% off all bookings made on the day and 7 days after the event

Made to Match Events – Receive complimentary hire of any Made to Match items of your choice when you book the “I’m Getting Married” wedding package valued at $300

Frozen Sunshine – Book a Frozen Sunshine package on the day and they will customise your sticks for FREE.

Miss Poppins – Book on the day to receive 50% off your booking

JR Music – 50% off your wedding package if you book on the day

Confetti & Cake – 10% off bulk order of 50 or more wedding favours with free shipping

AND – on top of this there are heaps of other promotions and prizes being run through our vendor stalls on the day… so make sure you visit EVERYONE to see what’s on offer!

How to be in the draw? Just bring your smiling face along to our fair on 19 July at The Chapel, Woombye – click here for tickets!

Wanna Win a Wedding Dress!?

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Ladies if you are still on the hunt for the dress of your dreams then you NEED to come along to our Sunshine Coast Wedding Fair! The amazing and incredibly talented Begitta is giving away (yep that’s right – GIVING AWAY) one of her swoon-worthy bridal gowns.

One lucky bride (with up to 2 darling guests to accompany her) will be treated to a consultation with designer Begitta over champagne and cupcakes (yum!) to choose her stunning gown from her new WHITE collection of Ready-to-Wear Gowns. This prize is valued at $1,500!

So if you don’t already have your tickets to the fair, you’ll probably be wanting to purchase some now… so here’s where you can do that: Tickets to A Darling Affair Sunshine Coast

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

Darling Dresses Down The Runway – Part 3

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Today we’re putting a sparkly spotlight on our third fashion parade from our recent Gold Coast Wedding Festival. By the time our third parade was taking place the atmosphere at our wedding festival was electric. Our Darlings were enjoying the live music, the delicious food and having a great time chatting to our vendors (who were also enjoying the food & music!). There was a lot of love in the air and this fashion parade left a lot of people wanting to know more about Bohemian Brides, a beautiful new store just around the corner from The Wedding Festival. Gorgeous gowns are available to order in store at Bohemian Brides. Designers of these dresses shown below, from designer Pia Gladys Perey and the lovely lace gown is by Watters. Stunning hair and make-up by The Beauty Case and amazing florals by GC Flowers +.

If you’re wondering who took these smokin’ hot photos then head right over to When Elephant Met Zebra!