Monday's Muse: Celebrity Hens

Stuck for ideas for a fabulous hens night? Whether it's your own or you're planning one for a friend these celebrity hens are the perfect inspiration.

Gail Elliott
"Dinner was at Balthazar on Spring Street in Soho (NY) and Ten’s Cabaret on East 21st Street! ...we ended up at a strip club downtown where we met up with the guys."
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Lindy Klim
"I had my hen’s night 2 weeks before my wedding, in 2006...I’d only just had Stella, my daughter, a few months before and I was still breastfeeding, so it was fairly low key. We went to Koko’s Teppanyaki at Crown in Melbourne for dinner, and then to Boutique, which is a nightclub in Melbourne, for a dance."
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Clare Press

"I’m known to be pretty squeamish about strippers and have a low tackiness threshold, so they avoided the penises/dress made of condoms etc. They had to be creative! When I arrived (at Lo Studio, Surry Hills) I was met with 60 versions of me, in black dresses – my friends were all holding up masks of my face. It was weird! Very Being John Malkovich. After that shock, it was just chic: canapés, champagne and a lot of dancing (at Lady Lux in Kings Cross)"
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And, moi!

"The evening was held in the private dining room of Otto restaurant at Woolloomooloo wharf in Sydney. It is has great food and a private dining area which was key to make it more intimate and special. Afterwards we partied at a fabulous city apartment!" More...

Thank you Sucheta (Chief Hen) for including me in this fun feature!

See here for more on these fabulous hens and here for great ideas and advice from the Chief Hen herself!

Our cake by Polkadot Cookies and Cakes

I loved our cake so much- and even better, I just gave Angel's Dreaming my inspirations and they passed that on to the wonderful people at Polkadot and this is what we got!!
And the flavours you ask?
Mouthwatering chocolate and rasperry in two cakes and Baci in the other.

Amour Amour wedding, Part One: My Pallas wedding gown

I got a little thrill when I opened the June Vogue wedding issue to see this ad;It was very familiar!
I wasn't surprised though- I had actually been about to get a different dress made by Pallas when I received a phone call about a gown from the new couture range that she thought I would love!
Cathy who runs the Sydney boutique breathlessly told me that she gasped when she saw the dress and told Joy, owner and designer of Pallas that it was very similar to the gown of my dreams which I had tried to explain to the girls!
Even though the gown had been brought to Sydney for an advertising shoot, Pallas kindly offered to hold back the ad with this gown until after my wedding, with Cathy even hiding the dress when fashion editors called in gowns for shoots prior to my big day.
I cannot thank Pallas enough for the wonderful experience I had, it was everything I imagined having a couture gown made for me would be. After all the calico toiles, silk toile and finally the several fittings the gown was finally ready- the day before the wedding- and I never, ever wanted to take my dress off!
With layers of silk and tulle and made from a beautiful organza Pallas import especially into Australia as one of their signature fabrics, I was just in dress heaven.

Despite all these layers, the dress was so light I could move easily and it passed the 'Pallas test', meaning I could easily hold the gown with just my pinky finger! I dare you to try it at your next fitting!
Oh, and the shoes are from the Gucci 'Hollywood' collection. I didn't want to worry about matching colours to the gown and also personally thought that the look might be a little dated with my fabulous dress so I went with a bronzey-gold colour.
The stiletto heel was 10.5 cm however I was comfortable all day and I will be able to wear to wear them in the years to come.

Photography by sugarLove

In the meantime... happy snaps!

I absolutely cannot wait to see the professional wedding pics, but in the meantime here are a few happy snaps of the day. It was so absolutely the best day and I had the most wonderful time- I wish I could do it all over again!

Leaving the hotel en route to GET MARRIED!!
I wasn't nervous, just excited!

My wonderful brother Alexander walked me down the aisle

My Matron of Honour Lisa-Marie and Maid of Honour Hiona
(Poor Leese is overwhelmed by not only her bouquet but also mine)

Lighting our family candle

Signing the registry

The frock! I never wanted to take it off!!

Professional pics on the way!