Meet Beau Cadeau (French for beautiful gift) who caters for discerning couples planning a beautiful wedding. The online store has a delectable range of gorgeous gifts and stylish ideas, coupled with an inspirational blog and contributions from Australia’s leading industry experts, wedding designers and stylists – including us here @ A Lavish… View Post
Underneath the Ceremony Arch
Wedding arches are the focal point of a ceremony that the bride and groom stand underneath or in front of. Below are images one of our stylists found while doing some research. We absolutely love the various mood boards she came up with and had to share some of this inspiration… View Post
Sweet Tooth? Call Me Cake Face Co
Founded by Chef Mignon Daymond in 2002, Call Me Cake Face is a petite cake boutique located in Malvern, Victoria, Australia. We’ve worked with them for over a decade to create original cakes of the highest quality from concept to cake flavour. They design around your unique special occasion… View Post
Wedding Hanging Ornament Decor
At A Lavish Affair we know that every couple is unique and we work closely to understand each of our wonderful clients. We do love flowers however, at a recent wedding our couple wanted unique decorations. Working closely with their chosen suppliers we create some beautiful and different displays. In this case,… View Post
Time Between Ceremony & Reception
If you are having photos between the ceremony and reception make sure your guests do not get restless or hungry while they wait for you to return. A good suggestion is to provide drinks and small canapés on arrival at your reception. Alternatively, have ready an interactive guest book or toys for children, this will go… View Post
Put On Your Dancing Shoes
One of Melbourne and Australia’s premier wedding and corporate entertainment services, Bluetrain is primarily a six piece all live band and fronted by some of Melbourne’s most in demand musicians. The band also plays as a seven, eight, nine or ten piece band, with a strong focus on… View Post
Managing Family Dynamics
It is important to include the parents in the planning of you wedding as well. For some that may seem like a large headache but you have to remember they have likely been dreaming about this day too. We have all heard stories of some terrible suggestions made… View Post
Symbolic Gestures During Ceremonies
Weddings are steeped in history and tradition. Cultures from around the world all celebrate weddings differently. In Korea the bride must participate in a traditional introduction ceremony where she is accepted into the grooms family. In India wedding ceremonies will often be a multi day event involving many intricate… View Post
Take in Every Special Moment
We have all heard it, take in every moment it is your most special day, and this is true! We at A Lavish Affair have seen brides who want to do everything in their own strength and become so worn out they cannot wait for the day to be… View Post
Designer Dazzling Bridal Jewels
Born in 1966 in Sydney, Australia Stefano Canturi is a classically trained craftsman and visionary jewellery designer. Handcrafting artistic pieces for over 25 years that carry the timeless quality of iconic jewels. His Creation Department is in Sydney, Australia and much like the original craftspeople of an era… View Post