Nothing says bridal glamour like old hollywood. Sharing this outrageously gorgeous styled shoot is a real treat for us today. Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, White Images, has teamed up with bridal fashion designer, Jennifer Gifford Designs, and a team of talented wedding industry professionals to create four looks inspired by iconic hollywood ladies of yesteryear. 

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These four women, Rita Hayworth, Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn, have always and will always be worth looking to for any kind of style inspiration, so why not for your dream bridal look? From the hair and makeup to the gown and accessories, we cannot stop oggling these contemporary vintage looks. 

We know you will enjoy all of the four styles below, beautifully photographed by White Images.

Rita Hayworth Bride

It’s all about sexy, sultry elegance when it comes to having a Rita Hayworth-inspired bridal look. This signature look absolutely must incorporate Rita’s smooth, yet bouncy soft curls parted to the side and a bold lip colour. The dress, like this stunning creation by Jennifer Gifford Designs, should be an elegantly draping style with some tasteful detail.

Grace Kelly Bride

When Grace Kelly married Prince Ranier IIII of Monaco, the actress became royalty herself. This Jennifer Gifford Design is a not to the Princess of Monaco’s long-sleeved lace gown that she wore on her wedding day, but with a contemporary twist in the neckline and peek-a-boo back. The model’s hair and makeup is more classic Grace Kelly, rather than her wedding day look. It’s a classic style that is the epitome elegance with old hollywood glamour to boot.

Audrey Hepburn Bride

This look has the critical elements of Audrey Hepburn’s most iconic look, as seen in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The buoffant, french rolled hair with a gorgeous little tiara and bling, pearl drop earrings and minimal makeup, playing up the eyes is spot on. The dress is another Jennifer Gifford Designs gown that has that classic conservative yet pretty style, and undeniably vintage-inspired.

Brigitte Bardot Bride

The ultimate blonde bombshell, Brigitte Bardot is super sexy and all about big hair and pretty. This look is very romantic, but brings in the sexy with a low neckline and off-the-shoulder draping cap sleeves in another gorgeous creation by Jennifer Gifford Designs, with a distinct early 1960’s feel. The bright florals bring in the fun spirit of Brigitte Bardot.

A-List Vendors

Photography: White Images Wedding Photography

Wedding Gowns: Jennifer Gifford Designs / Hairpieces and Jewellery: Conna Kelly / Hair: Fabulous Everything Hair / Make-up: Salon Rouge / Shoes: Forever Soles / Furniture: The One Day House  / Flowers: Ballinger & Shaw Botanics and Always Fabulous Flowers / Models: Emma and Angelique

Tell us in the comments below which iconic glamour girl speaks to your spirit, whom you would love to evoke on your wedding day! 

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We have the talents of the lovely Deb from Boots Photography to thank for this gorgeous work. Thanks Deb, and Happy Saturday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides!

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It’s no wonder Amber and Conrad chose this beautiful venue to have their wedding ceremony and reception. Amidst the pretty gardens, stunning sunset-toned floral arrangements by iBlossom were the order of the day, only eclipsed by the beauty of the bride, as it should be! 

To ensure their day was a completely relaxed occassion, organised to perfection, Amber and Conrad were sure to hire brilliant Sunshine Coast wedding professionals. One such asset to their day was Bill Scurry Marriage Celebrant , who guided them through the nuptials process with the ease only an experiences professional can. 

Take a peek at Amber and Conrad’s beautiful photos by Katja Anton Photography. 

“We highly recommend iBlossom. Jill understood exactly what we were looking for, and she went above and beyond our wildest expectations. The flowers she provided for our wedding were absolutely beautiful!  We both tip our hats to Jill and are so very appreciative of her professional skills and effort.”

“The most important things to us were engaging quality, professional suppliers, and being organised. We also booked our suppliers as early as we could.“

Beautiful makeup artistry by KJ Artistry

“We just wanted our day to be intimate, romantic, and personal, with rich vibrant colours and lots of flowers and music.”

“Spicers Clovelly Estate was our dream venue for our wedding. The management and staff were very professional and made our day perfect.  We searched long and hard to find just the right venue and looking back, we know we made the right choice.”

“Bill Scurry Marriage Celebrant ) was fabulous and a real pro. We look back and agree with Bill that not conducting a ‘dress rehearsal’ really makes the day individual, and spontaneous.”

“Just having our closest friends and family at our wedding was the most important thing.  I had my two closest friends as ‘maids of honour’ and Conrad had both his brothers as his ‘best men’.”

“Katja (Katja Anton Photography) was simply fantastic and she really delivered just the kind of shots we were looking for.”

“Conrad and I ducked away with Katja, our photographer, to a few places around Maleny, including the much famed ‘tree’ and paddock overlooking the Glass House Mountains, which made for some simply awesome shots.”

“We are binded together by our acceptance of each other for who we are, along with all our various differences, peculiarities and personality traits.”

“We bought special little boxes and ribbon to match our colour theme.”

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Biggest Splurge: Our biggest spurge was the venue, but fell in love with the elegance and beauty of the Estate as soon as we drove up the drive for the first time.  It is obviously a magnificent venue with very professional staff and as for the dining, well, lets just say that many of our guests said it was the best food they had ever eaten! 

Best Bargain: We bought some large wooden picture frames from our local charity store for a few dollars each. Conrad painted them to be used as chalkboard signs for the garden games. We left our own compact digital camera on a table at the reception. We tied a little note to it, inviting guests to take photos for us. We are so glad we did this; as the photos from this camera really captured some great moments later on in the night, after our photographer had left. 

DIY: We made the bonbonniere ourselves. We filled little white boxes with our favourite chocolates, and then tied them up with big bows of beautiful satin ribbon. They looked spectacular placed out on the long dining table and Katja took some great photos which really showed them off.

Number of Guests: 38

Amber and Conrad’s Hand-picked Team That Made It All Happen

Photographer: Katja Anton Photography

Florist: iBlossom, Maroochydore 

Venue and Catering: Spicers Clovelly Estate, Montville 

Cake: Cake Designs 

Bombonieres: Tom’s Confectionary Warehouse

Transport: Mystic Mountain Tours

Makeup Artist: KJ Artistry 

Hair Stylist: The Rolling Scissors

Reception Entertainment: Supersonic Duo

Ceremony Music: Offenbach Strings (Quartet) 

Celebrant: Bill Scurry Marriage Celebrant 

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Despite bucketing rain on their Sunshine Coast wedding day, Chloe and Peter laughed, cried and loved the day away with nothing but joy. Almost exactly one year to the day after their engagement, Chloe and Peter held their nuptials in Maleny. There they were wed inside the gorgeous on site chapel, which boasts one of the best views of the hinterland. 

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Artography made the most of both the dreary day and the venue itself, by photographing the bridal party inside the beautiful chapel. When rain eased, they were taken to the iconic One Tree Hill, and even got amongst some handsome-looking cattle under a luscious canopy of leaves. 

The theme of Chloe and Peter's wedding was simple white elegance, and fun in the form of Converse shoes and gumboots! 

"The photographer has really managed to hide just how bad the weather was. Luckily I had bought umbrellas and gum boots just in case. We really didn’t let it dampen our spirits; I think the rain enhanced our fun really."

, "Having a good venue with fantastic staff allowed us to relax knowing that we and our guests were in good hands."

"My Great Uncle David played keyboard throughout the ceremony and canapés, playing his personal versions of some of my favourite songs during the ceremony, and his genre, jazz, for our guests entertainment."

"A good photographer for me is able to capture a feeling at a moment in time. I love the fact that I look at my photos and laugh, or smile remembering how I felt at that very moment."

"I can’t help but laugh at the photos with our umbrellas inside out from the wind; I was in stitches on the day."

"I will never forget how much fun we had with those cows, even when they were eating my dress."

 "It’s all about your attitude on the day, take things as they come and don’t be afraid to laugh at the things that don’t work out."

"(We had) a relaxed day and at the end of I got to go home with the greatest guy in room."

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Biggest splurge: Chloe’s ring

Best bargain: The girls’ dresses

Bridal gown: Peridress website $285, altered and redesigned by Sal’s Clothing Alterations

Shoes: Bridal shoes; Wittner $90 and White Converse extra high Chucks, eBay.

Bridesmaid dresses: Peridress website, $79

Bridesmaids’ accessories: Dessy, New York, $40 

Groom and groomsmens’ suits and shoes: Tom Brown, $370

Jewellery: Rings were custom made by Michael’s Jewellers

DIY:  Table numbers, seating chart, name cards, menus, and the wishing well.

Number of guests: 47

Total cost: $12,000, an expense shared between the couple and their parents.

Chloe and Peter’s Hand-picked Team That Made It All Happen

Photographer: Artography

Venue: Weddings At Tiffany's

Florist: Wedding Flowers in Maleny

Cake: Eden Cupcakes

Transport: Maleny London Cab & Mystic Mountain Tours

Hair Stylist: Hair Oasis, Springwood

Celebrant: Janelle Wellsteed

Accomodation: Treetops Seaview Montville

After Party Venue: Montville Café.Bar.Grill

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We also LOVE the awesome person that is Matt Rowe. It's his great personality and unique approach we adore, as it always makes for happy couples and therefore amazing wedding photos.

Lucky for you, you can meet Matt in person at the It's My Wedding Expo tomorrow in Noosa, see more of his work and come to fully understand exactly what we are rabbiting on about!

It's My Wedding Expo

Date: Sunday, August 26

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Fashion parade times: 11:30am and 2:30pm

Location: Noosa Springs Resort, Links Drive, Noosa Heads

Entry Cost: $10 per person

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