Last Friday night I attended a gala ball at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre. The event was held in their grand Plaza Ballroom. I was particularly excited about this event, as I did a site visit of the ballroom about five years ago and thought it was a spectacular event space. On this particular night I attended the [...]

I’d like to introduce you to Jess Pace, the creative lady behind the company, In An Instant Photography. Jess’ company provides mobile photo shoots for private and corporate functions using digital capture and Polaroid cameras. I love the concept! It’s a fun service that not only provides a fun interactive activity for your party or [...]

I came across this cute little DIY project “Stick ‘em up” calendar stickers via the Wedding Bee blog.  It was created by Miss Dragon, who designed tiny stickers with event details printed on them. She then attached the stickers to a cute card, which was sent with the wedding invitation. The recipients could then attach [...]

My mother is celebrating a milestone birthday in Port Douglas later this year.  Most of the party guests are flying in to town for the birthday, so I thought it would be a lovely gesture to create small ‘welcome bags’ for guests.  “Welcome bags” are a wonderful idea for destination weddings and may include, local [...]

Are you planning a bachelorette or hen’s party? Well check out my fun and quirky idea for a party. I should say that this article will probably reveal a little about my abstract thinking when it comes to party styling. I saw this wonderful photo taken by fashion photographer, Christoper Kilkus, on Pinterest and was [...]

I love this fun Parisian bachelorette party that I found on the Un Beau Jour blog.  The party was coordinated by Anush & Laurence from Epouse-moi Cocette, who are two very happening event stylists from Paris. The creative pair offer “event styling and happy ideas” and they coordinated this bachelorette party for a bride-to-be and [...]

Last weekend I attended the wedding of friends, Natalie & Benjamin. They were married at Sandbar Beach Cafe, a lovely seaside cafe situated in Middle Park. Natalie asked me to help style the cafe for her wedding.  She wasn’t sure of a theme for the wedding, so I put together a mood board on Pinterest [...]

If you’re looking for DIY projects for your wedding, then take a look at this beautiful wedding that I found over at Style Me Pretty. Tabitha and Cynthia held their wedding ceremony in the grounds of Heritage Square Museum in LA.  The reception was set up beside a beautiful old barn located within the grounds.  [...]

This crafty project was created by Natalie at Ruffled blog.  I love the fun and simplicity of it.  Natalie purchased a stamp kit from her local craft store. She also sourced vintage postcards via eBay and using her DIY stamp created this gorgeous Save-the-Date card.  Click {HERE} for the complete DIY instructions. Images via {Ruffled} [...]

This is such a unique and fun alternative to the traditional wedding or party guestbook.  Using an original Bleu de toi hand-drawn illustration, your guests can leave their thumbprint on your special event. Image: Hand-drawn tandem bike design Image: Guests ink themselves to leave their thumbprint on your wedding/party. Image: Ink palette Click HERE to [...]