Operation Gold Dust

#whiyou #whoyouarematters Team OGD loved the new addition of local company WhiYou hoody and T-shirts to our catwalk alongside takona_official Everything these guys do is about helping men to talk.. Team OGD Support difficult conversations and encourage men to seek help.. and we are here to raise the money so that services are in place when needed. #whiyou #takona #mensmentalhealthawareness #suicide #malesuicideawareness #fundraiser #wiltshire #in #wiltshiremind

#notjustbrideswestbury showcased some of their beautiful evening and bridesmaid dresses during this section. We chose a Bridgerton type theme and we all loved it. Watch for the head nods 😄 #not #just #brides #notjustbrideswestbury #notjustbrides #notjustbridesmaids #bradfordonavon #men #mensmentalhealthmonth #mensmentalhealthmatters #suicidepreventionawareness

A massive thank you to @Heather’s of Bradford on Avon. We have never had clothes presented to us in such a fantastic way. All in separate bags, it was so clear what’s what. To us backstage this is so helpful. Plus the colours looked great on the catwalk 🌈

marrison_millinery provided the wonderful hats for this section. This is one of Mel’s favourite sections and has been for years! 👒🎩 We were very lucky to have Debs mum on hand backstage to help with hat placement, as this is something that hasn’t improved over time amongst the models. We still put them on arse about face if not monitored carefully 😂

The Team ❤️😌🙌🏼🙏🏼 This was supposed to have a PowerPoint on that big screen.. unfortunately that didn’t happen. Super proud of the WHOLE OGD Team

#notjustbrideswestbury Stunning 😍

Please take a minute to have a look at this. Erin spent time collating the photos and info and then sadly it wasn’t shown on the night. We think it’s fab and just wanted to share it with you 🥰

Today is THE day! The months of planning come to an end and we show off a brilliant event to raise funds for Wiltshire Mind. Looking forward to seeing those who are attending in their finery tonight. If you’d like to donate the Justgiving Page is still very much open to small donations. £5 is all we ask. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/operationgold-dust2024?utm_medium=campaign&utm_content=campaign%2Foperationgold-dust2024&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share See you on the other side 😂 (The animation depicts Jay’s centurion hat that he always wore on the Catwalk from Bath Theatrical and Louis is doing a back flip over the central eye. Louis was a superb gymnast and was often asked to ‘do a flip’.)

The most perfect distraction from overwhelm and nerves earlier this evening. Mike playing the old piano! Self taught no less! I’m in awe. 🤩 Good night all… see you tomorrow. From a very excited organiser Mel 🥰

In case you didn’t know I’m an Optician, hence the amount of optical themed prize available to win on Saturday. We have 4 Pairs of sunglasses. Two pairs of Eco sunnies donated by Modo A pair of Wolf Sunglasses donated by Wolf eyewear And a pair of Top Notch Maui Jim’s from Carter and Harding. Plus we have a Seiko lens voucher for a pair of spectacle lenses worth up to £700 in our Auction! #wolfeyewear #carterandharding #opticians #fivezerossupercars #charity #mentalhealthawareness #operationgolddust Mel, the mad woman who’s behind OGD alongside an amazing team 😄

 ‘Who are you when no one is watching? ‘ 👀

It’s not even that hard and Mel still messes up … but this is an absolute fave song of hers so she doesn’t care 😂😂 Come September this is what we will be doing again. Luckily under the careful instruction of Katie, Harriet and Maisie who have the patience of saints❤️