Darling Dresses Down The Runway – Part 3

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!

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For more awesomeness check out the websites Darlings!

www.thebeautycase.com.au    |   www.bohemianbrides.com.au  |   www.gcflowersplus.com

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Darling Dresses Down The Runway – Part 2

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.

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

www.begitta.com   |   www.evhairandmakeup.com

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Darling Dresses Down The Runway

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

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

The Brides Market    |    The Beauty Case

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And that’s a wrap!

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!

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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!

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

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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. 

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Introducing HAIR & MAKE-UP!

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THE BEAUTY CASE

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

We are bridal hair and makeup specialist that love looking after Brides on their Big day! We help create the perfect look so that you can feel amazing walking down the aisle

What do you do in your free time?

Khesanh- I’m a mum to a rocking 2 year old- Lola- so that keeps me pretty busy otherwise I love to spend my free time thinking of fun photo-shoot ideas and grand plans for The Beauty Case- boring I know!!!

Elisse likes to attend Rockabilly gigs when she can and hangout with her friends. Loving all things 40s and 50s Elisse draws a lot of her inspiration for hairstyles from here.

Luckily for us we get along famously as we spend a lot of our free time together learning new styles and conjuring up our next projects.

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

Khesanh- Well my favourite colour is black! But if I were a colour I would like to be yellow! Yellow instantly makes people happy and feel fresh and alive. And I hope that when people meet me that’s how I make them feel.

Elisse- PINK!! It’s fun and bright and I wear it well!!!

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KYLIE’S PROFESSIONAL

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

I am a Hairdresser, a make-up Artist and the founder of Kylie’s Professional Mineral Goddess products. I have been in the hair and makeup industries for over 20 years. I absolutely love what I do.

I have a salon at Burleigh heads where I do hair and make-up for photoshoots, fashion parades, special occasions and weddings.

I love to create everything from soft natural looks to dramatic styles.

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

The most unique thing I have seen to do with a wedding is a Bride giving a gift of a photoshoot to her bridesmaids before the big day. It was a bridezilla gothic style photoshoot. The girls were all such characters.

What do you do in your free time?

Enjoy Family time, Surf and enjoy healthy food.

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EV HAIR & MAKE-UP

Professional Make-Up Artist and Hairstylist servicing the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Australia wide.

Elina has been described as fresh and flawless.  Her approach to beauty has made her indispensable to many designers, photographers and production companies.

Elina has been known to create unique and beautiful hair and makeup designs for Brides.  She brings out the best in every Bride enhancing their own individual and unique beauty.  Her passion and creative ability and innovative ideas have progressively built a reputation for attracting Brides and women in Australia and internationally.

For more hair and make-up inspiration check out our beauty star’s websites:

www.thebeautycase.com.au   |   www.kylies.com.au   |   www.evhairandmakeup.com

The Brides Market… a very cool concept!

Last night, two thirds of the A Darling Affair team had the pleasure of seeing Brisbane’s newest bridal concept come to life in front of our eyes.  The Brides Market is the vision of Jennifer Gifford (yep, the same talented lady who brings us those divine bridal gowns!) and is a bit of a one stop shop for brides.  Our feedback from the evening?  It’s AMAZING!  This place is a must see for brides and vendors alike, there are separate sections of the store set aside to showcase different vendors, along with a gorgeous fitting room to try on some spectacular gowns and a really cool space for meetings.

This is a wonderful new way for brides to plan their special day and for vendors to showcase their work in a beautiful, creative retail space. Part bridal boutique, part wedding emporium and part industry hub in a seamlessly integrated space.  It’s located on Logan Road in Woolloongabba which is a really cute precinct with lots of cool cafes and restaurants nearby.

It’s open every day, so you can pop in and look at all things pretty at a time that suits you, and if that wasn’t enough, they’re also hosting Sunday markets once a month and Thursday evening flower and food markets!   We are in love.  Do yourselves a favour darlings and check this one out.

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A little white church, a white picket fence, and a couple in love…

After an amazing event at the Gold Coast over the weekend (wrap up on its way soon!), we can’t wait for our next event – our Sunshine Coast Wedding Fair to be hosted at The Chapel Woombye on August 10th.

About a month ago we gathered together some of the Sunshine Coast’s finest wedding professionals to collaborate on a promotional shoot at our venue. We also ticked off one of our dreams on the A Darling Affair Bucket List – shooting real love by casting a REAL LIFE COUPLE, Michelle and Sam.

The brief for our shoot was spring inspired lavish florals, romantic glamour, with vintage touches and a modern twist. We love the final result – and I’m sure you’ll agree the added ingredient of genuine adoration between Michelle and Sam is the icing on the cake.

The shoot captured by our friend Chaddy from Dear & Tine features styling by our fair sponsor Style Le Aisle, gowns from the latest collection by our sponsor Marilyn Crystelle Bridal, florals by Willow Bud, Make-up by Natalie Hunter MUA and Hair by Monique from Altered Images. Of course it also features our fair venue – the gorgeously quaint Chapel Woombye that we love and adore!

So with out further a-do, here are the gorgeous images, along with some behind the scenes shenanigans.

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Applications for our Sunshine Coast fair are still open and tickets will go on sale later this week, stay tuned for all of the finer details!

A night out on the Gold Coast – Miami Marketta

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We headed down to one of the Gold Coast’s finest art and design markets – Miami Marketta, at the invitation of the lovely event organiser Emma Milikins on Friday evening just passed.  We enjoyed the great atmosphere, food, music and meeting so many creative folk – yes, our pockets came away a little lighter. Such a great night out and a fabulous way to let the Gold Coast locals know about our upcoming Wedding Fair.

We put together a little sneak preview into what our guests can expect at our fair this Saturday by way of a bridal makeover for two stunning ladies.

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Our living display featured a lavish floral installation by Julia Rose, gowns by Begitta, and of course our models – Tatiana and Elisha.

Elina Valttila was the talent behind the gorgeous hair and makeup styling to complete the bridal makeovers.

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Alyce & Collette joined us to capture our shenanigans and certainly brought the party with them, those girls are bursting with energy and fun. Here are a few more of the images they snapped from the evening, enjoy!

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Thanks for a great night out Gold Coast! We’ll see you again on Saturday, and this time we’ll bring the fun. 10am to 4pm at The Abbey, Cobaki Lakes – be there or be square!

All that GLITTERS is GOLD…

So, we have a not-so-secret obsession with GOLD at darling HQ. Carrie & I love glittery gold, shiny gold, antique gold, paint-dipped gold….yes we love gold.

We are not alone in our love, gold currently features in many a wedding colour palette. Paired against pastels or brights, gold is incredibly versatile and really lifts the overall visual effect of your table setting or stationery. Gold is not only a feast for your eyes, but for the tastebuds as well, working its way into cake artistry and sweet tables. It has also been a favourite to add a touch of warmth and glow to your bridal makeup, and an added touch of glamour to your bridal accessories.

Speaking of gold…it’s less than a month until our GOLD COAST WEDDING FAIR! June 22nd at The Abbey, Cobaki. Be sure to grab your tickets before online ticketing closes on June 15th to bring a friend for free!

See you then!

Em xxx

Shimmering Light

Today’s feature in this month’s “Lovely Light” series is a makeup tutorial courtesy of the talented Natalie Hunter – MUA. Here’s a step by step tutorial on how to recreate this lovely sunkissed, shimmery-eye and shiny-lip look for yourself.simone

Base:  MAC Studio sculpt buffed into the skin with a real techniques buffing brush, Powered with a loose powder such as Napoleon translucent.

Cheeks:  Nars Laguna Bronzer in the cheek contours with Napoleon Bronzer for colour on the apple of the cheeks. A light shimmery highlight on top of the cheek bone, with Napoleon shimmer dust in number 37.

Eyes:  Start with a base of Napoleons shimmer dust in No 37 all over the eyelid, right up to the brow bone.

In the crease (socket) of the eye, with a dome shadow brush, add, Ben Nye medium brown Matte eye shadow, focusing mainly on the outter corner of the eye. Blend to soften any harsh lines with a MAC 217 brush….my favourite brush in the WHOLE world.

Line the upper and lower lash line with MAC eye kohl pencil in smoulder. Smudge with an angled brush to create a soft smokey line.

Coat the lashes with Maybelline’s The Falsies, top and bottom.

Brows: With a real techniques brow brush and a light brown shadow, fill in and shape the brows to suit the face shape.

LIPS:  The key to this lip is to gain as much shine as possible. I used a clear MAC Dazzleglass lip gloss and added a touch of Napoleons No 37 for that extreme shimmer highlight……

Your look is complete! ENJOY and have fun recreating this.

Thanks Nat! You’ll be able to see some more of Natalie’s work in an upcoming styled shoot previewing a number of our lovely vendors from our Sunshine Coast Wedding Fair, taking place at the Chapel Woombye on August 10th.

Cosmetic Images sourced online

Tutorial Photograph by Andrea Sproxton