Pia Boutique Launch Party

Last week I attended an exciting, colourful, fashion-filled evening launching the Neon Bloom SS 2012/2013 collection for Pia Boutique. The gorgeous Pia designs all these amazing prints and pieces. Isn't she a talent?! I know I'll be after her designs for some great Summer outfits. Definitely one to watch!

Sneak Peek: Pia Boutique Launch Party

Last night I was lucky enough to attend and photograph the Pia Boutique launch party. I am in love with Pia's collection and can't wait to show you more!

A la Robe Behind the Scenes Video by Natasha Tylee

I'm so excited to show you this behind-the-scenes video from my latest shoot! Filmed by the incredibly talented Natasha Tylee. Ahhh I love it!

A La Robe A/W 2013, Behind the Scenes from Natasha Tylee on Vimeo.

Making the most of all situations... A la Robe Shoot

This shoot. Wow. We had grand plans for the day: lots of preparation, many, many props (chairs, tables, fur throws, candles, table settings, lamps, crystals, flowers, etc.), an incredible rugged beach/farm/forest location and a fleet of gorgeous models and crew. Unfortunately the spastic, crazy Auckland Spring weather did not support us. After hours of hair and makeup and hauling carloads of set items down the beach in the sly sunshine, the skies took a turn for the worst and poured out a bit too much rain. Obviously this was not ideal and impossible to shoot in. So, we packed everything up and headed for a new location. Of course as we arrived the sun decided to come out again and we ended up shooting outdoors anyway but in a much more sheltered setting.
Even though this day was quite stressful, we had to ditch our plans and didn't use even half of our set; we had an absolutely amazing team of people helping make it happen and I think the result was pretty good! These things happen, you live and learn and just have to push forward and make the most of it!
HUGE THANK-YOU TO:
Bridal Wear- A la Robe.
Stylist- Jane Mow and her assistants- Dru Douglas, Engy Amm and Bobby Luke.
Hair Stylists- Kaleb Pritchard, Kirsty Hadley, Michaela Powell and Dennis from Blaze Hair.
Production Manager- Charlotte Dallison.
Make-up Artists- Gabrielle Houghton and Rhye Lingham.
Cakes- Miss Piggy's Cakes by Zeena Bode assisted by Giancarlo Cuadros.
Behind the Scenes Video- Natasha Tylee (excited to show you this soon!)
My assistants- Patty Lagera and Yvonne Shearer.
Flowers- sourced from Kirsti Arnold Flowers.
Models- Olivia, Annaleise, Jessica and Rowan from NOVA.
Alena and Oliver from Red 11.
Dennis and Katie from KHM.
Alex and Declan from Clyne.
And Yoshi Bear the gorgeous dog with his owner Grayson Coutts.