Industry News

Yarra Valley Wedding & Events Evening

Yarra Valley Special Events is running a Wedding and Events Evening at Rustic Charm at Wild Creek Cattle Creek on Wednesday 25th June 2008 from 6.00pm to 9.30pm. Rustic Charm is located at the southern end of Victoria's magnificent Yarra Valley, at 473 Warburton Highway, Wandin North. By pre-registering online at Yarra Valley Special Events, all attendees will go into the draw for a Yarra Valley Dinner, Bed and Breakfast package. Meet with industry suppliers who can help you with all your planning for both weddings and your next special event, whilst sampling wines of the area. Door prizes will also be given away on the evening. For more information visit Rustic Charm or Yarra Valley Special Events websites.

Ignite your senses with flowers & cakes in one stop

Flowers de Lush, formerly Peonies Florist, welcomes all future brides to visit their Floral Sanctuary on Caxton Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane. They can cater for all floral aspects of your wedding from stunning fresh arrangements and bouquets, to quality silk flowers, and table centrepieces. Flowers de Lush also hire and supply floral fantasies for your special. Located next to Deliberately Delicious specialising in wedding cakes, allowing brides-to-be to ignite their senses with flowers and cakes in one convenient stop.

New showroom for Chantilly Bridal

Chantilly Bridal is moving. Formerly located at Swanston Street, Melbourne, the team at Chantilly are relocating to a newer, renovated showroom in the Melbourne CBD. Their intimate showroom, located at Level 4, 252 Collins Street, between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets, allows brides to easily view their vast range of quality contemporary, traditional, classical, romantic or shabby-chic styled wedding gowns, in a formal and relaxed setting. Appointments are preferred. Contact Chantilly Bridal on (03) 9639 7400.

Save 50% with Melange Weddings

Where in Brisbane can you have your special event in a relaxed alfresco setting overlooking stunning waterfalls and pristine gardens? Melange restaurant in Roma Street Parklands offers distinctive service and extensive dining options in an environment uniquely suited to Queensland’s beautiful tropical conditions. Melange is currently offering a special offer to Your Local Wedding Guide readers: choose from 25 lovely sites for your ceremony and enjoy a 50% reduction in the site fees when you package your ceremony with Melange reception catering. Formal fine dining, relaxed cocktail style parties, gourmet BBQ’s, picnics or buffets – Melange offers the flexibility to custom design your special even to meet your individual wish.

Trendy Fashionable Kids Formal Wear

Trendy Bogarts has been synonymous with children's formal wear since it's inception over a decade ago. The store's owner Anne, sources a fabulous array of flower girl dresses inclduing floating romantic designs of R&D Divine while the boys are catered for with cute little classic-style 4 piece vest sets and pinstripe suits. There really is a gown or suit to satisfy even the fussiest bride. Brides can expect exceptional personalised service from Trendy Bogarts, receiving full attention from well-trained staff. With a wealth of experience, the staff at Trendy Bogarts will be sure to find perfectly matched attire to suit your unique demands.

Look good & feel great for your big day!

It’s not surprising that brides and grooms-to-be often stress about getting into shape and looking good for their wedding day. Just being the centre of everyone’s attention and being endlessly photographed, while ensuring everything runs smoothly is enough stress for any couple. Stop stressing – the team at Buff Bride & Groom is here to help you get fit, and healthy in time for your special day! Buff Bride & Groom are the premiere wedding fitness specialists and pride themselves on getting you in the best possible shape. If you’d love to lose a few kilos, tone up, re-engerise, and have your confidence sky high before heading down the aisle, talk to Buff Bride & Groom today!

Chocolat Céleste moves into Geelong

One evening Sheryl watched the movie “Chocolat” and found her mind racing with ideas. She mentioned them to her sister who shortly found a chocolate making school in Brunswick. The course brought out the creativity in Sheryl and her Chocolate creations. She says “my sister continually tells me that my chocolates look like jewels, of course once she gets her hands on them they don’t have much time to sparkle”. From this the idea of Chocolat Céleste was born (the name meaning “Heavenly Chocolate” in French). Sheryl can be contacted at Chocolat Céleste on 0418 308 955.

Living Silk now in the Wintergarden

Living Silk specializes in Bridesmaids Dresses and Mother-of-the Bride Outfits. All of their collection is silk, which has been hand-woven and hand-dyed, therefore unique in colour, weave and texture. It is exclusive to Living Silk in Australia. Now open, their new store on Level 2, Wintergarden on the Mall. For that “something special” for your gala event pop in to Living Silk Paddington or Wintergarden.

The bridal train

Take a drive into the Canberra countryside out past Queanbeyan and you will come across a unique bridal boutique. Highland Bridal is situated on a 20-acre property at Carwoola in two nine metre long old train carriages. The renovated carriages set on the family property were the genius idea of owner Julie Wallace who couldn't afford retail rental after taking over Monies Bridal Boutique. Highland Bridal's unique store has over 300 wedding gowns for sale and hire with sizes ranging from 6 to 30. Hulie also stocks flower girl dresses, bridesmaid dresses, formal dresses, ball gowns and all bridal jewellery and accessories. Hours are by appointment. Please phone Julie on 02 6238 2905.

International sales

After first exhibiting at Your Local Wedding Guide Sunshine Coast Bridal Expo and months of preparation, Ben and Alicia Scales of Diddillibah have opened Invitation House. Already the couple is filling on-line orders from all over the world including UK and Canada. This young passionate couple are proud to bring this innovative service to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. “The beauty of Invitation House is that you can buy on-line or come in and purchase all you need to make them yourself, or we can do absolutely everything for you including matching placecards for the reception, order of services, and thank you cards,” said Alicia.

New Belladonna store

After 12 years in Stones Corner, Wendy Makin's BellaDonna Bridal Brisbane store is on the move. Now her new BellaDonna store is moving into the same neighbourhood at 906 Stanley Street, East Brisbane as the Wendy Makin Couture Studio . The new premise will feature an all new concept in bridal wear retailing with the bridesmaid section on the ground floor along with the clearance centre, both with separate viewing and change areas, and upstairs the bridal gown gallery area with larger dressing rooms and viewing areas. The new BellaDonna Bridal showroom will be open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 4pm. Phone (07) 3391 0200.

New wedding gallery

The Tamborine Mountain Wedding Gallery is providing a one-stop shop for brides to obtain all the information they need to plan their Tamborine Mountain wedding. Brides can not only obtain information from the Gallery on venues for ceremonies and receptions, accommodation and wedding suppliers, they can also take advantage of the interview facilities available to meet celebrants, photographers, florists, cake makers and even have hair and make-up trials. Owner, Marcia King explained that the “opening of the Wedding Gallery was in direct response to the increasing popularity of Tamborine Mountain for weddings.”

Wedding Central

Gold Creek Village, located 11km north west of Canberra, close to the Barton Highway, has developed into a wedding central for brides and grooms especially with the development of Federation Square. Already the village boasts The Abbey Function Centre, Gold Creek Chapel, Federation Tavern and Gold Creek Tourist Resort to host your wedding. Wedding professionals include Unique Photography, Angelic Inspirations for gowns, Wrapped in Paper for your invitations, bridal registry at Flights of Fancy, Gold Creek Hair and Beauty and 3D Entertainment.

Join the 'high heels club'

Suna Shoes and Accessories have launched their VIP 'High Heels Club'. Become a member to receive special privileges including member discounts, fashion shows and new range reviews. Award winning Suna Shoes have been supporting the bridal industry since 1984 and now have the largest collection of bridal & formal shoes in Queensland with an ever-expanding range of shoes to suit the entire bridal party. They stock all styles in sizes from 5-12 and offer a broad price range. Suna also carry a range of bridal jewellery and handbags for your special day. Suna supply shoes all over Australia and New Zealand for those who shop online.

Exciting new designer

Bridal Art is a brand new Queensland business that Your Local Wedding Guide has just welcomed into the fold. Offering off-the-rack and custom-made bridal and bridesmaid dresses, accessories and professional make-up packages for you and your entire bridal party, Bridal Art’s creative team have developed a first-class expertise in producing beautiful looks that have been seen both in Australia and overseas. Concentrating on feminine and sophisticated designs crafted in exquisite imported fabrics, Bridal Art keeps up-to-date with the latest trends and styles without overlooking the endless demand for a classical approach.