Rockstars and Royalty Blog — inspiration

 Kelly and Stuart Wolf celebrated their wedding at their own 2 day festival 'Raise The Vibration - The Festival of Love'. Kelly and Stuart run The Centre of Sacred Union; Sacred Union Yoga, Dance, Sound Healing and Retreats, and incorporate their passion for unity and love into their work and their lives, and it was evident in every aspect of their incredible festival wedding as well, as shown in the incredible photos by Tracy Lee. I designed and created a blush pink silk satin and tulle dress with silver sequin appliques and a dramatic red and pink flower crown for Kelly's wedding ceremony....

Inspiration for my couture gowns can strike at any time, and in the case of Flora, it was while I was browsing online for fabric (one of my favourite pastimes!) I saw the soft tulle, embellished with chiffon flowers and curling embroidery and knew I had to have it!  I decided I wanted to create something with even more flowers, that looked like an overgrown garden that had bust into life in spring, so I added lots of extra embroidered flower appliques, embroidered leaf appliques and chiffon flowers to my cart, all in shades of blush pinks and deep reds....

This shoot was the largest most elaborate shoot that I have ever planned. It brought together some of my favourite creative people from Canberra and beyond, and, 3 years on, is still one of my favourite shoots. Here's what I wrote about the day over on Rock My Wedding where it was originally published. Genevieve and I first did a styled shoot together in early 2015 and the results were stunning. So when Gen contacted me to say that she was coming back to Canberra and asked me if I would like to shoot with her again I jumped at the...