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h Happy Day is the coming together of event planners, wedding specialists and all things ‘party’. Hosted at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, on Saturday 24th October, the event will showcase everything you need to plan the perfect celebration. Canberra is quickly establishing itself as a style capital - a city jam packed with people who want to innovate and create special and spirited gatherings. This is where Oh Happy Day enters the picture! This special event is here to help and inspire anyone interested in planning a beautiful celebration, be it a wedding, birthday, anniversary, baby shower or kids party. Oh Happy Day will be like a real-life Pinterest Board - a platform for gathering inspiration and piecing together the different components of what could take your next event to a new level.
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h Happy Day will open at the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday 24th October 1-5pm. You can join the party for free by turning up on the day or pre-registering for the chance to win a weekend at the Crowne Plaza Canberra.
25 local vendors will be on hand to provide inspiration and advice on ways to stage a memorable celebration. The first 1,000 visitors will get an inspiration folder to store all the details from their favourite vendors. The Oh Happy Day vendors reflect the best that Canberra has to offer in fashion, beauty, photography, catering, party supplies, flowers, stationery and event styling. Our vendors will advise, interact and inspire, leaving visitors with a real sense of how their celebrations can be. There will be items for sale, a photo booth to capture your first Oh Happy Day moment, and make up and beauty demonstrations. Delicious food and drink will be available from the Portrait Café and Trippas White Group will host an ONA coffee cart. There will also be a pop-up bar featuring a range of wine,
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bubbles, cider and beer by Robert Oatley Fine Wine Merchants, along with a live food station with Trippas White’s Executive Head Chef, Ashley Hughes. The Mo Happy Day gentleman’s space, styled by Lovely Events, will showcase occasion wear by Ministry Menswear, offer haircuts by The Cock & Crown and free samples of skincare by Anchor & Bliss. The Ashley Feraude Trio, who will deliver some smooth tunes from 1-3pm, is a local outfit who might just be the perfect accompaniment to your next event. There will also be a red carpet media wall, where you can go into the draw to win a $250 voucher from Fifth Lane Photography if you grab a selfie and use the hashtag #ohhappydaycbr.
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gala dinner 6-10 pm
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or the inaugural Oh Happy Day event, we wanted to dress up and throw a celebration of our own. From 6-10pm, the red carpet will roll out and champagne will start flowing as the National Portrait Gallery transforms into a beautiful long-table dinner venue.
Guests who have bought tickets will arrive from 6pm and have an hour of exclusive access to the vendors, drink in hand. This will be the perfect opportunity to chat to the experts about specific details of their celebration plans. The Gala Dinner from 7pm will be the perfect showcase for those thinking of holding an event at the National Portrait Gallery. The gallery boasts several beautiful event spaces that guests will get a chance to explore during the night. The Trippas White Group, the Gallery’s exclusive caterers, will be taking this opportunity to show-off a special, seasonal menu with a Japanese twist, designed especially for the event. The four course degustation menu and sumptuous dessert buffet is intended to give guests a taste of the creativity and variety of meals the Trippas White chefs could dish-up for your special event.
During the meal, a roaming fashion show will unfold to the rich, melodic and soulful tunes of one of Canberra’s finest DJs, Ashley Feraude. Featuring HAUS Models wearing a selection of bridal and partywear, the parade will showcase designers and local boutiques such as Rockstars and Royalty, Sovata, Annabel’s Bridal Studio, Momento Dezigns, April’s Caravan, Dissonance and Ministry Menswear, with flowers by Peony N’Pearl and hair and make-up by Canberra Make up Academy. All labels will be announced by our MC so nothing gets missed. After dessert, guests will have another hour to visit vendors and will leave with a special VIP gift bag, packed with gifts and vouchers. This will be a fun and inspiring evening that will leave guests with all the tools they need to create their dream celebration.
MC, Shannon Brown, will talk guests through what they are eating and drinking, while showcasing the event’s vendors and drawing peoples’ attention to the finer details of the dinner. 7
Oh Happy Day wouldn’t be possible without the support, dedication and hard work of our partners, sponsors and organisers who have gone above and beyond to produce this beautiful event.
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The event was conceived by Julie Nichols and Rachel Evagelou of Handmade Canberra, and Tegan McAuley of Hustle&Scout, the collaboration being born out of a shared love of unique and stylish events.
HerCanberra, the city’s go-to blog for everything from dining to fashion, will be presenting the gala dinner, with models for the fashion show provided by HAUS Models, Canberra’s leading modelling agency that represents an explosive combination of beauty and talent.
The stunning National Portrait Gallery is playing host to the event. One of Canberra’s most iconic buildings, it is both a grand and intimate place to host a special occasion. The Trippas White Group have also partnered with Oh Happy Day to provide delicious and innovative food options for the event.
The models, will be wearing, among other labels, the unique couture creations of Rockstars & Royalty, home to vintage glamour and rock star extravagance, and the slick tailoring of Ministry Menswear.
The Gallery is being styled by the elegant and individual Lovely Events and the intricate floral creations of Peony N’Pearl.
Thanks also go to Anthea and Lyndon Film and Photography for Oh Happy Day’s beautiful imagery and quirky fun video pieces.
Vendors
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We’ve listed on the following pages all the wonderful businesses that will be showcasing their products and services at Oh Happy Day. They can’t wait to chat to you about your event and help you to plan the best possible celebration.
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All Grown Up Weddings Photography
Anchor & Bliss Skincare
All Grown Up Weddings is a collective of experienced photographers, specialising in weddings, each with their own unique flavour and twist. They are all different, they all know what they’re doing, and they are all good.
Anchor & Bliss makes ethical skincare that helps keep your skin soft and elastic and even keeps tattoos looking bright. With a broad range of products and collaborations with local artists, this team is blazing the trail for natural, feel-good cosmetic products.
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Annabel’s Bridal Studio Fashion - Parade Only
Anthea and Lyndon Film and Photography Photography
Annabel’s Bridal Studio brings exquisite style and glamour to Canberra brides. They are experts in all aspects of bridal presentation with a wonderland of magnificent gowns and accessories of your dreams.
Anthea and Lyndon are a photography and film team. They take a documentary approach to photography, and their films are emotive and cinematic. They know your celebration is about a million chance moments that bring you togther.
Antonia Losanno Celebrant
April’s Caravan Fashion - Parade Only
Known as Tanya, this is a celebrant that writes and officiates ceremonies that kick off a reception to be remembered. Her extensive public speaking experience is utilised to create a very personal, professional and progressive ceremony.
April’s Caravan is a Canberra treasure trove of vintage bliss, outfitting guys & gals in unique, quality clothing from the 40s to the 80s. Clothes are available to hire for fun or buy for keeps, creating unique vintage events.
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a party without cake is just a meeting
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- Julia Child
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Artforme Letterpress Studio Stationery
Birch & Co Florist
Artforme combines modern technology with traditional letterpress printing to produce outstanding hand crafted stationery. Wedding and party invitations are personalised, unique and truly distinctive.
Birch & Co is a new little florist, rocking out to a new tune, and they love to mix it up a little. They’re all about super duper customer service, great quality fresh flowers, and their own organic wild style.
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boyandgirlco Furniture Hire
CMA Make up & Beauty
boyandgirlco designs and builds furniture from recycled timber pallets that are sustainable. They have a furniture rental service for events, weddings, festivals, conferences and private functions, making your event full of character.
The Canberra Make up Academy offers nationally recognised training programs and a fully operational beauty salon in Mitchell. Its students learn the skills and knowledge to embark upon a career in make up, beauty, business or photography.
Custom Clouds Party Supplies
Dissonance Fashion
Custom Clouds is quite literally, advertising in the sky. Using your logo or their shape templates, they can recreate any logos in eco friendly bubble clouds. They specialise in weddings, sporting and promotional events, parties and festivals.
Dissonance is a Canberra based fashion label that blurs the lines between fashion, music and art. Dissonance shows a theatrical approach to design, not only being something worn but taking a concept and exploring it through design.
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Handmade Canberra Market & Shop
HAUS Models Modelling Agency
Passionate about supporting independent, small, creative businesses, Handmade Canberra has created a market and a shopfront that collate the best of Australian homewares, gifts, souvenirs, gourmet items, fashion & accessories and children’s products.
HAUS Models is an explosive combination of beauty and talent, offering a line-up of dynamic and exciting models. HAUS carefully cultivates local talent and maintains national and international connections.
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HerCanberra Social Media
Honey & Glow Gifts
The HerCanberra website is designed to connect women (and blokes) with their city and each other. Featuring the voices of local writers, they write daily about life in Canberra. If it’s part of ‘her’ life you’ll find it in HerCanberra.
Honey & Glow is run by urban beekeepers from Canberra with a passion for bringing their beautiful honey and amazing beeswax candles to discerning clients. Candles and jars of raw honey can be personalised for your guests.
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Hustle&Scout Fashion Event
Lovely Events Event Stylists
Hustle&Scout spotlights emerging fashion designers and connects them to their buyers. The event provides an immersive experience through workshops and features creative talent such as local musicians, models, dancers and artists.
Lovely Events is a boutique event styling and management company that works with you to create gorgeous, fun events that reflect you – your style, your love, your family and your joy.
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Ministry Menswear Fashion
Ministry Menswear is the Canberra suiting institution for whom the rag trade is second nature. There’s no one in Canberra who better knows the cut of cloth for weddings, special occasions and casual suiting.
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Momento Dezigns Fashion - Parade Only
Peony N’Pearl Florist
Momento Dezigns is the preferred destination for all savvy fashionistas from Canberra and beyond. With a clientele spanning 20 years, Momento offers a unique edit of leading Australian and international fashion labels.
Peony N’ Pearl is a floristry business that thrives on the adrenalin and last-minute nature of working with fresh blooms. From delicate hair pieces to floral chandeliers, Peony N’ Pearl works with seasonal flowers to create original designs.
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pia & jade Event Stylists
Picme Photobooths Photography
pia&jade is a fresh, young and whimsical styling business that is passionate and innovative, striving for originality, unafraid to step outside the box to create one of a kind events that are full of personality, creative flair and magic.
Canberra based and owned, Picme Photobooths have studio lighting and DSLR cameras, are fully portable and manned to ensure your guests get the best out of the experience and all moments are captured.
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Pink Frosting Party Supplies
Rockstars & Royalty Fashion
Pink Frosting is a wedding and party supplies shop that has decorated 300,000 events, including weddings, kids parties, anniversaries, birthday parties, and engagements filled with pure joy, happiness and event magic.
Rockstars & Royalty has made a huge splash in Canberra and beyond with celebrated shows at Fashfest and a growing reputation for style and individuality. It offers unique, one-off, couture gowns that are a little bit different for your big event.
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Sovata Fashion
Sweet Bones Catering
Sovata is a fashion label based in Canberra Australia, dedicated to creating vibrant and unique garments and hats to be worn for any occasion. Fascinators and head pieces and alternative wedding or bridesmaid dresses are a speciality.
Sweet Bones is a bakery cafĂŠ located in Braddon, that prides itself on the use of quality ingredients, customer service and inventive vegan food. There is no party too big or too small and no diet restriction they cannot meet.
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The Cock & Crown Grooming
The Floral Society Florist
The Cock & Crown provides the elite men of Canberra with premium hairdressing and grooming services, promising to maintain the highest standards through practice and personal dedication to their craft.
The Floral Society is Canberra’s first and only digital floral destination. Shop The Floral Society for daily posies, floral subscriptions and a fresh flower market where you can order individual varieties or themed packs for your home, workplace or special occasion.
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The National Portrait Gallery Venue
The National Portrait Gallery is a dramatic and culturally rich venue for your next event. The award-winning building has the greatest respect for the local environment, natural light and human proportions, and it is home to the national collection of portraits.
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The Trippas White Group Catering
Wren & Rabbit Event Production Event Stylists
Trippas White Group is a leader in the hospitality industry, operating restaurants, cafés, events and food facilities across Australia, including the prestigious National Portrait Gallery.
Wren & Rabbit are creating machines that are itching to get their hands on your special day. Weddings, exhibitions, parties, markets, award nights, charity events, festivals – there’s nothing they aren’t excited about, experienced and interested in.
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Š 2015 Oh Happy Day Images by vendors and Anthea and Lyndon Film and Photography. Models: Lym and Ingrid from HAUS Models. Hair: Rhubarb & Me. Make up: Katt B Make-up Artistry. Designed by Callie & Co Design.
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