Wedding Theme | Secret Garden Inspiration

As it's getting warmer the Little Gray Station team is getting excited for all of our beautiful summer garden weddings! Here is a little secret garden wedding inspiration to get you pumped for summer, bring on the hot days! Spending time in the outdoors, in the sun and everything botanical! 

This colour palette is modern and fresh, an emphasis on abundant foliage over florals with crisp whites and notes of gold. Clean lines and a modern take on a botanical wedding invitation, this theme is informal yet packs a punch with it's refined colour palette and dramatic green hues.

Want more garden wedding inspiration? Check out Emily and Max's beautiful picnic wedding! Or would you like us to help you create your dream garden wedding? Get in touch with us here.

CREDITS TOP ROW: Left: Found via The Lane Photo By Hanlie Joubert Middle: styled by Little Gray Station Photo by Shutter and Lace Right: | Here | MIDDLE ROW: Left: Looseleaf Right: Lisa Hedge | BOTTOM ROW: Left found via ruffledblog Photo by Krista Mason Photography Middle: Osoulis Right: Style Me Pretty Photo: Dorian Caster

Corporate Event Styling: Tips for styling an amazing Christmas Party!

We are fast approaching the silly season and here at Little Gray Station we couldn't be more excited! Organising your work Christmas party may seem like a daunting task, but having organised a few of these in our time we thought we would put together a few simple tips for those in the early planning stages.

1. Pick your date + venue: These two go hand in hand! Visit the likely venues in your area taking into consideration number of guests, location and budget.

2. Choose the style of your event: Sit down dinner? Cocktails and canapés? Or something totally unique! Either way this will have a big impact on the look and flow of the evening.

3. Theme: Once you have your venue locked in and the style of the evening you can get started on the fun part! If your venue has a defined style then make sure that whatever you select fits in well with this venue. However if you are holding your Christmas party in a conference hall, a marquee or a relatively neutral venue then you can be creative!

We personally love a subdued colour palette for Christmas, drawing on natural elements and referencing the beautiful Australian climate. Like these beautiful images below:

Image Source: Stephanie Somebody

Image Left: Belathee Photography | Top Right: Tara Victoria | Bottom Right: Blissfully Domestic

Would you like a hand styling your work Christmas party? Get in touch with use here, we'd love to chat with you about how to make your end of year celebrations something special! Or are you in need of more corporate event styling ideas? Check out our post on the Nu Pure 10 year anniversary party and the Stampin' Up VIP room.

Real Wedding: Laura + Micah | Gold Coast | Mega On The Day Profile

Are you thinking about hiring a stylist to set up on the day of your wedding, but not really sure about the process? Here is a little sneak peak behind the scenes of one our beautiful Mega On The Day set up package clients Laura and Micah. Laura and Micah had a gorgeous garden wedding on the front lawns of a family property. The event featured beautiful organic and rustic elements, long wooden dining tables with floral runners and lots of beautiful candles! It was so rewarding to put Laura’s beautiful vision into place.

When Laura first reached out to us she talked about her beautiful organic vision of how she wanted her wedding to look and how she had selected all of the beautiful styling elements. However, due to the more complicated process of holding a wedding in a marquee on a private property she really wanted someone to come on board about a month before her wedding and assist her in liaising with her suppliers, offer her some practical and styling advice and someone on the day to set up and style her wedding and work with her suppliers to ensure everything ran smoothly. Our Mega On The Day package was a perfect fit for Laura as it allowed her to enjoy the day of her wedding without worrying about any of the set up details!

The process starts with us sending out a detailed sheet for our clients to fill out all of the details of their wedding. A list of all of their suppliers and their contact details and then a description of all of the styling elements they have arranged and their ideas for execution on ceremony, canapés and their reception. 

We met with Laura at the beautiful private property a month before her wedding and sat down on their lovely deck, along with some beautiful puppy dogs and had a lovely chat about all of the beautiful details she had organized for her wedding. At these meetings we go through all of the details that our clients have sent through to us and talk about styling of each stage of the wedding day. We ask many questions, address any issues if we find any and work out a solution and answer any questions before the event.

After that we take a tour of the wedding venue and discuss all of the furniture and styling details and how they will look when set up.

Laura’s event involved the set up of a marquee and also bringing in a private caterer for the event so there were lots of logistics to discuss! Laura then sent through all of the invoices that she had received from her vendors. After the meeting we touched base with all of her suppliers and prepared a set up run sheet for the day which we sent out to all of them a couple of weeks prior to the wedding. 

Then finally the big day arrived! Our two stylists arrived on the morning of the event and got to work meeting the furniture hire suppliers and placing tables and chairs into place and setting the table. We met and greeted each supplier as they arrived on site. Then set up and styled the canapés and bar area and put out a gorgeous selection of desserts onto the dessert buffet in preparation for the guests to arrive. 

Once the guests had arrived and were enjoying their canapés and admiring the beautiful set up we packed up and said our goodbyes and handed over to the caterer. Set up days are always a lot of work but we love them! It was so wonderful to see the wedding come together and to be able to bring Laura’s beautiful vision to life! 

If you would like to find out more about our Mega On The Day Set Up package click here or get in touch with us here! 

Styling: Little Gray Station | Furniture Hire: Hampton Event Hire |  Venue: Private Property | Photography: MK Collective |  Florist: Missy Labelle