Its ‘Manly Month’ here at OIP and we are sharing with you the latest trends in beverage stations. Why do girls have all the fun? There is so much girly party inspiration everywhere that we wanted to celebrate the dudes too. Parties don’t have to be all sparkle and glitz they can be sophisticated and...
The world of dessert-making is constantly evolving to reflect particular trends, and often emulating natural beauty made by Mama Nature herself! A current dessert trend that is truly “rocking” people around the world, is the oh-so-glitzy geode cake. Geodes are hollow rocks filled with sparkling crystals and minerals and can be used to make jewellery,...
Creative director and event planner Jason James, transformed Sydney Harbourside restaurant, Flying Fish, into a modern and sculptural Whimsical Winter Forest, to celebrate the 50th birthday of one of the industries’ finest, George Low, owner of Seed Flora. In this extravagant birthday soirée, guests were transported to a floating forest, consisting of custom-made fringed balloons,...
When your older brother is a bit of a styling and dessert connoisseur-you know that you’re in for simply sumptuous day. In the conception of this birthday celebration, the first thing Mr Timothy James knew was the colour palette-rose, smoke and copper. A gorgeous colour combination he feels is the new go-to for all celebrations....
Some say turning 30 is scary. And well, in this case it was absolutely terrifying! Mary Ronis designed and styled this Victorian masterpiece for her client Sophie, and the results are positively chilling. Mary recalls the event. ‘When my amazing client Sophie called me and gave me the brief for her 30th birthday, I wanted...
You know how the old saying goes, blue and green should never be seen without mass amounts of dessert in between. Wait, what? Your telling me that’s not how the saying goes? Well, Creating Beautiful had me fooled with this stunning tropical beach inspired set up. Created for a joint 1st and 30th birthday, we can’t get...
Today we’re sharing a seriously atmospheric celebration in the form of this perfectly styled 21st birthday by Temika of Florence Knows. With a predominately geometric aesthetic accented with faux marble and concrete textures juxtaposed by decadent desserts of a chocolate lovers wildest dream, this tablescape oozes masculinity and is bound to give you goosebumps. When discussing the...
I think it’s safe to say I see on average more than a hundred cakes/desserts each day, and while I am blown away every day by the creativity and skill of the dessert designers, sometimes I spot something that literally stops the scroll (on Instagram), and this shoot that we are sharing today is one...
We recently came across Never Been Kissed Styling (Melbourne) on Instagram, and fell in love with their work. Today we are sharing this beautifully styled 40th birthday party by them. Here’s what they shared about styling this party; The theme was a relaxed natural feel to the environment. The client is a very laid back woman who...
We are loving this beautiful marble and copper themed party which is very much on trend and styled to perfection by The Occasional Table. Here’s what Shaina shared about planning this party; I wanted to create a modern yet masculine table to represent my dads 60th. I was inspired by the amazing marble trend in...
Marble and copper is our current favourite combo not only for dessert tables but for home-wares as well, so we are delighted to share with you this beautiful dessert table styled to perfection by Merveille French Styling. Here’s what Virginie shared about styling this dessert table; The idea behind this photoshoot – was to capture...
We’re celebrating Father’s Day with bright colours, loud graphics and a whole lotta funk! “RAD DAD” is a break away from the rustic, wooden, chalkboard type of styling we often associate with a ‘manly’ look. Not that there’s anything wrong with all the above but who says Dads can’t have some colour in their celebrations?...
