http://www.australiaentertains.com.au Australia's best loved event manager brings you ideas, inspirations and tools to create your own wedding or party magic! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:42:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This wedding dress made me smile from ear to ear when I saw it and even though the wedding was held in LA and we're an Australian blog, I HAD to share these spectacular wedding pics with you.  The bride, Kelly Devoto shares how she found the gown on Offbeat ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/10/11/the-happiest-wedding-dress-of-all/ When planning Christmas gifts for people you don't know terribly well, corporate clients, colleagues and neighbours, it's always hard to come up with a creative idea that packs a punch.  This Christmas, I am so excited to present personalised options for your Christmas gifts - ideas for giving smaller items ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/10/10/christmas-favours-with-personality-and-style-for-corporate-christmas-gifts-and-friends/ With only eleven weeks until Christmas, it really is time to start planning your holiday parties, entertaining, decorations and calendar.  If Christmas always seems to creep up on you, make 2008 the first holiday season you plan everything well in advance and get organised for a more relaxed and fun ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/10/07/christmas-2008-has-arrived-heres-our-countdown-to-christmas/ Two new spring paper ball lanterns have just arrived at our warehouse and I can't wait to use them! The garden of butterflies and tulips ball lantern is simply divine - so perfect for a garden wedding, a butterfly tea party or simply as a beautiful decoration for a child's room. The ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/10/03/new-garden-themed-paper-ball-lanterns-to-make-you-ooh-and-aah/ I'm delighted to present the new look Australia Entertains.  The blog needed an overhaul, after almost two years of hard toil and fabulous ideas!  I hope you love the design as much as I do! Our new website will follow in the coming weeks, jam packed with fantastic planning ideas, information ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/09/30/welcome-to-the-new-look-australia-entertains/ My favourite star Olivia Newton-John turns 60 today. One of my first memories is listening to Olivia’s greatest hits on a long car trip with my family when I was very young. And much to my amazement, I can still recite every word of Grease and Xanadu. More than anything, ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/09/26/happy-birthday-olivia/ My baby Darcy is about to turn one, and I’ve been trying to come up with a unique theme to celebrate his first birthday. Teddy bears are passe. Elmo has been done to death. It’s time for something new and innovative. Something that is as unique as he is. So, ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/09/25/a-one-of-a-kind-first-birthday-celebration/ It’s every parent’s nightmare! The first slumber party. Your 10 year old daughter comes home and asks if she can have eight of her best friends stay over at your house for her birthday party next month. Yikes! What to do to make it comfortable for everyone? Here are our ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/09/24/it%e2%80%99s-a-slumber-party-how-to-create-the-perfect-sleepover-party/ Your parents are celebrating 25, 40, 50 or 60 years together. Congratulations! You’ve decided to celebrate the anniversary with a special dinner for them. Great! Now what? How do you make an anniversary celebration special? We have the answer! The perfect anniversary themed event is a “love’s journey” anniversary dinner. Planning ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/09/23/love%e2%80%99s-journey-anniversary-themed-dinner/ I am so inspired by the beautiful spring weather here in Sydney at the moment. Walking past the Chinese gardens at Darling Harbour every morning and seeing the willows swing in the breeze really has me thinking of the best garden weddings. One of the most beautiful themes for a ... http://www.australiaentertains.com.au/2008/09/22/a-garden-of-butteflies-wedding-theme/