State Tourism Conference- Quirang Country Gardens Gunnedah 13.03.12

 If you are going to be featuring a country location

for a State Conference Dinner

What a place to do it here at

Quirang Country Gardens.....

(If my son or daughter ever marry, this is where they will be having their receptions!)

Look at the outlook... just gorgeous!

Surrounded by luscious gardens....

I was lucky enough to be asked for ideas on how to create the perfect

"Starry Starry Night"

for the Conference Dinner...

This is what I came up with...

The silk lined marquee is gorgeous....

It is even more gorgeous with the wood flooring.....

But grass is ok too...

We went with all black seeing as it was "Night"

with silver sashes & table runners...

The centerpieces were 12"square mirrors

with large square vases

filled with clear marbles.

The vases had black twisted willow

with white battery operated LED lights.

The night time effect was delicious!

To make it more of the starry starry night

I would have suggested white fairy lights through the ceiling

and white lanterns...

But it did look awesome don't you think!

Through the gardens we also had these adorable paper lanterns

lit up through the night with white LED lights.

They were used to feature walk ways through the gardens

And feature other parts of the gardens...

If this appeals to you....

Why not ring me to decorate your special event or occasion...

Or if you enjoy setting up the event yourself,

I am happy to provide you with all you will need to make your event truly memorable...

2011 Catholic Debutante Ball - "Catch A Falling Star"

I was involved with the recent 

 2011 Catholic Debutante Ball

As a Conveynor

it was my job to organise the event from start to finish.

Its a huge job

and the final week is hugely intense.

Let me just say ontop of the worry of my brother

and trips to Newcastle

it very nearly did my head in.

The Theme this year was

"Catch a Falling Star"

It was my job to pull the theme together so it really shone through....

The tickets looked like this:

Designed by Justine Murphy

These were designed by a local company and i think are divine,

it really set the tone for the event.

And this is how it looked on the night.

I love how the same tones are in the tickets and through out the hall.

This is what i set out to achieve.

This is the stage.

We used the LED fairy lights draping the stage.

One of the Mums made all those starts that were stapled to the stage back

and another very clever Mum & Daughter made the cloud.

The Moon is a helium Balloon.

One of the Dad supplied the steel and the design for the Stars which Stu welded up.

We then put rope lights around them.

The Special Effects lighting was done by a local company

and this was his first function.

He did such a great job!

And notice the custom gobo on the floor

it says

"Catch a Falling Star"

in the same font as the tickets.

My dear son Josh got up in the lifter and hung all those fairy lights on the ceiling.

All the chairs were covered in beautiful purple organza sashes.

The centrepieces was a design that one of the girls found on the internet

and i sent it on to Suzanne at Words or Whatever

She stamped them out of chipboard

and i glued them all together and painted them all.

I didnt get a chance to get all the photos that i wanted on the night....

So i dont have any close up photos of them.

But they did really suit the theme.

Then i made up these balloon columns that were dotted throughout 

the hall and in the entrance area,

And them also the falling star

at the bottom of the stairs...

The boys wore the black suit with silver vest and cravat

and white gloves.

They looked really handsome!

Here is one of the gorgeous Debs after being presented...

And the sweet flowers...

All tied the to theme

Here is one of the girls that are being presented...

See the balloons on the stage?
They are all clouds!!!

And when the boys came in

they all layed out the big black star in the centre there.....

The cake was made by my bridesmaid Jo from Narrabri!
She did an awesome job!
Dont you love all the stars!!!

If you have an upcoming event you would like assistance with

please do not hesitate to contact me and we can make your event look awesome!