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27/11/2024

MAKE IT DREAMY

When the groom wants his dream car for the day, and we make it happen.

For Pieter & Cristina.

23/11/2024

THE CALM BEFORE

It’s one of my favourite moments of an event day.

Those moments of calm just before its show time.

When every last detail is checked, every last item needing a tweak, gets one and we can stand back and see in 3D what we’ve imagined only in our mind’s eye for many months.

That at The Stabkes we get to enjoy these moments at golden hour make it all the more special.

For Cristina and Pieter the tables were covered in our floaty white linen overlays, places set with black timmed glass charger plates, our black cutlery, or so sleek pleated glassware and deepest, dark red velvet pooled in gentle folds at the base of the florals and mid black candle sticks. Our 100 per cent linen napkins in softest blush picked up on the colour of some of the garden roses in the mix and personalised menus printed on lush, thick stock laid out the menu ahead.

Let the celebration begin.

21/11/2024

SET THE STAGE ✖️

Ceremony details designed to embrace Cristina and Pieter as they says I do.

Deep red velvet designed to make Pieter’s white jacketed tux pop.

Towers of sculptural florals alongside Christina to do the same.

Swipe left for all the details at the stunning The Stables.

And when the marrying was done, these florals continued playing a starring role at the reception.

Do you love the return of fabric and draping as an integral part of the styling?

19/11/2024

CELEBRATE ✖️

The champagne tower. It provides an instant vibe of let’s get this party started.

We set up our tower for Cristina and Pieter immediately behind where they said I do, allowing them to go from we’re married to we’re celebrating as soon as the majestic doors of The Stables at Bendooley Estate slid open.

For the occassion they chose a Rehoboam of Pommery - the equivalent of 6 standard bottles of champagne - to kick off their tower moment.

It was a must for a wedding full of old world Hollywood glamour with a modern twist. So much more to share.

17/11/2024

THEY DO ✖️

Cristina & Pieter.

Just add swathes of ruby red velvet, sculptural florals and the country chic backdrop of The Stables at Bendooley Estate.

16/11/2024

BOUQUET LOVE ✖️

For Cristina’s bouquet it was all about using different textures, creating movement, a sense of sculptural beauty to offset her incredibly sleek, sophisticated gown.

Captured in every stunning detail, from every angle by the fine eye of at one of our faves, stunning

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25/10/2024

LAYERED

How do you create a style which isn’t matchy-matchy, yet seamless?

Which adds visual interest through varying heights, colours, textures?

Colour is the starting point.

And we have all the ingredients you need sitting on the shelves of our hire store (check out our range on our website).

Drawing inspiration from the floral palette we used our scalloped peach napkins with a terracotta edge, sweet glass scalloped candlesticks in a mix of amber and pink, ribbed glass vases in pink and orange, curvy glass vases in a moody shade of dusty pink, ribbed white candle sticks, exquisite hand made white ceramic bud vases with a fine line detail and more.

Table settings featured our beautiful floaty white linen, finely ribbed stemware, peach ribbed water glasses, our gorgeous white scalloped plates and the warmth of our rose gold cutlery.

Through colour, shape and texture, we created a layered setting which was playful, fun, beautful and anything but matchy matchy.

Name your palette and style - modern, vintage, bohemian, edgy, Japandi, coastal, country, mid century modern, desertscape and more - and chances are we have absolutely all you need on our shelves.

Dive online or call to chat with us about what you’d love.

25/10/2024

EMBRACE THE SEASONS

The colours, the textures, what nature delivers.

For Kate & Byron.

23/10/2024

LET THERE BE CAKE

All the exquisite vintage style goodness for Kate and Byron from the talented hands of - cut in style by Monroe.

20/10/2024

TABLE MANNERS

Did you know when you look at a frame like this on our feed we own all you see?

The dinnerware, the flatware, the glasses, the linens, the vases, the candlesticks?

See we’re not ashamed to say we’re control freaks when it comes to quality and shine and sparkle and that our linens are pressed just so.

Setting a beautiful table is not just about the flowers, it’s also about how the finely ribbed glassware looks and feels (and the pop of peach in the tumbler), how the menus are designed and created (circular here to fit perfectly on the entree plate), the napkin is scalloped to pick up on the invitations which were created, the rose gold flatware picks up on the warm tones of the florals, candles and candlesticks.

And it’s all sitting on our shelves in pristine condition, in so many variations and colours and styles, ready for our next event, and yours. Whether you engage us to design and create and set up all, or wish to just hire.

Drop in to The Hire Store on our website (link in profile) and start dreaming up your own beautiful tablescape. More items being added weekly.

17/10/2024

ISN’T THIS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT?

Face cracking smiles.
Your most important people.
The hugs.
The laughs.
The unbridled happy & joy.

It was evident at every turn during Kate & Byron’s wedding day.

Monents that matter captured so beautifully by .

17/10/2024

14/10/2024

WE’RE NOT CRYING ✖️

But you might be, when you swipe left and see Monroe, Kate & Byron’s gorgeous 5 year old son, adding his signature to their marriage certificate.

Monroe did not leave his Mum’s side during the walk down the aisle, or during the ceremony, so it was an oh so perfect moment when he joined his aunt and uncle at the signing table to act as another witness to his parents’ marriage.

It’s just one of those heart bursting moments we can’t get enough of.

Family was at the heart of the entire day.

From months earlier, when Monroe presented his Mum with her engagement ring, and asked “Mummy will you marry Daddy?” at the end of a family day out, to their beloved siblings standing at their sides during the ceremony.

From honouring Bryon’s parents, who are no longer with us, by having a piper play and lead him and his brother into the ceremony, as they carried their clan flag and a framed image of their parents on their wedding day to Kate having her Opa and Oma (grandparents) there for the three day celebration.

Meaning and the things which really matter were woven through every aspect of the day.

Oh and guess who got to cut the wedding cake? Monroe - who happily declared: “I loved our wedding; I want to do it again”.

How are you planning on incorporating all that really matters to you in your ceremony?

12/10/2024

SETTING THE SCENE ✖️

Under the dappled sunlight light of the Tree Cathedral, we set the scene for Kate & Byron’s I Dos (along with their sweet boy Monroe playing a starring role).

Masses of the best of winter blooms, foliages and fruit were designed to embrace them - and then be switched out to create a backdrop to the dance floor at the reception.

This delicious winter wedding featuring now on

From reflexed tulips in orange, and double tulips in white (a nod to Kate’s Dutch heritage), to masses of reflexed roses in toffee and n**e, branches of cumquats, the magnificence of magnolia and the gorgeous swathes of poppies in all their papery like beauty, it was a textural, visual and scent-filled delight.

12/10/2024

WINTER SUNSHINE ✖️

Stunning Kate asked us to bring all the sunshine to her wedding day with a palette of oranges, ambers, dusty pinks, warm white, and pops of yellow.

Using a recipe which included poppies, roses and tulips as a nod to Kate’s Dutch heritage, the bouquet was lush, abundant and the perfect contrast to her sleek and elegant gown.

Featuring now on we can’t wait to share all the love, fun and magic from this wedding day.

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Diving into the gorgeous cap

10/10/2024

IT TAKES A TEAM ✖️

Sending all the love and appreciation to my ride or dies - Fiona, our head florist, and Shane, my partner in love, life and work - without whom none of what we create and do would be possible.

06/10/2024

TEAM BRIDE ✖️

there for you always.

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05/10/2024

DID YOU KNOW

Blue is the world’s favourite colour. Every scientist study has come up with the same answer for almost 100 years.

Apparently it’s “because we associate blue largely with the sky and water (as well as more mundane, but neutral-to-positive, items such as ballpoint pens and blue jeans), raising the average preference for blue higher than the remainder of the rainbow.’”*

For Sammy and James it was the colour they wanted you to embrace and celebrate on the day (a no brainer when you get too meet Sammy and see the incredible colour of her eyes).

From the stationery pieces we designed for the day in a delicious shade of periwinkle, to our dusty blue runners softly swathed down the tables, sweet ribbed glass candlesticks in deep, deep blue and the best of summer blooms in blues - delphinium, sea holly, hydrangea and cornflowers, we dipped into their favourite palette to add pops of this calming, beautiful, beloved shade throughout their day.

*www.artsy.net

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