A tea party in Faerie Land

Autumn in Perth is always a charming time of year. There is something so wonderful about the palette of colours that forms the backdrop of this season. We had always yearned to create a whimsical Autumn photo shoot in Hyde Park using the natural beauty as a backdrop.

One day we stumbled across the most breathtaking hand painted, six pony carousel from Wish Emporium. It was love at first sight! The delightful owner of Wish Emporium, Peggy had been a longtime customer of Arabella’s Vintage Wardrobe and was delighted for us to incorporate her fairy-tale carousel in the shoot. And so the idea of an Autumn tea party was born.

We had recently created a new range of charming handmade fairy wings and matching fairy wands using soft shades of pink and lavender tones. I invited the incredibly talented stylist Alexandra Moala to help complete our vision. We have fangirled over Alexandra’s beautiful setups several times and knew Stylish Soirées Perth shared our love of timeless, beautiful, vintage-inspired pieces. After several late night conversations, we created a dreamlike concept of two fairies discovering an enchanting magical carousel and a whimsical tea party. Alexandra selected an array of her vintage inspired props such as tea sets, suitcases, furniture, flowers, mirrors as well her amazing balloon garlands, supplied by Favor Lane Party Boutique. One of the show-stopper items was her stunning handmade wooden flower swing.

To achieve our vision we invited the Queen of tutus - Sasha of Little Chiyo to make two stunning tutus for our fairy models to wear. Her divine creations of lush layers of pink tulle literally took our breath away. Finally, we called upon the very talented photographer Viktoria Saar.

On the day of the shoot, our beautiful little models nearly caused the park to come to a standstill. They certainly created some enchanting magic. All the elements came together including Perth putting on the most divine autumn day. Working with such uber talented ladies is so inspiring and so much fun. I think Viktoria summed up the day perfectly. “We didn’t realise we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun”.

Photographer: Viktoria Saar Photography; Handmade vintage inspired, lace fairy wings and magical fairy wands: Arabella's Vintage Wardrobe; Styling and props: Stylish Soirees Perth; Children's English Rose tutus in full and standard length: Little Chiyo; Balloons: Favor Lane Party Boutique; Hand painted Le Dream six pony carousel: Wish Emporium.

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