I love attending events. Whether they are large or intimate, I enjoy attending a function. I also like to support events that my friends put on to support them and the cause they are raising funds for.
When Kirsten from Kirsten and Co announced she was organizing an afternoon tea event which would raise funds for The Pyjama Foundation, I tentatively penciled the event in my diary. When it was announced that Nicole from The Builder’s Wife was going to be presenting, I knew I had to get my ticket. This time of year can be so busy with events and I am apprehensive of overbooking myself – especially when life is busy already with a young family.
But having two of my blogging friends present at an event was the motivation I needed to book myself in for Coffee with Kirsten.
I’m so glad I got my ticket when I did because the tickets sold out. Not that I expected any different. Kirsten is a warm and inviting blogger. We’ve had our share of awesome moments together as bloggers and I always smile when I see her in a room.
I wore an Adrift dress which is sadly sold out. I’m loving off the shoulder dresses this summer.
Anyway, last Saturday afternoon the event took place at Café Grenadine in Camp Hill. I didn’t know such a place existed! But it was gorgeous and quaint. The perfect place to hold an intimate fundraiser event. Each guest was served champagne on arrival.
Kirsten gave a little styling advice about swimwear and how to feel good in a swimsuit. It’s something all of us style bloggers are passionate about because we’ve all been on our own journey to accepting our bodies and wanting to live a full life – which means joining our kids in the water.
We were served a stunning array of individual desserts for afternoon tea and Nicole gave us a lesson on how to create a vignette in our home. The advice was to use different heights, shapes and textured items and to always go with odd numbers – so 5 perfume bottles or three homeware pieces. Use books or magazines to add height to your vignette and you’re able to create interest in a room and make it more homely.
What I LOVED about the event is the number of bloggers that came along. There were 8 bloggers who attend, and whenever Kirsten or Nicole were presenting, they mentioned other bloggers in their presentation. This is what I love about our Brisbane Blogging Community. We’re not all about self-promotion (well not all of us), we take advice from each other’s blogs and give credit where credit is due when sharing tips, while also sharing tips of our own.
With Nicole from The Builders Wife
With Andrea from Sublime Finds
With Emily from Have a Laugh on Me
Eva from The Multitasking Woman, Emily from Have a Laugh on Me, Kirsten from Kirsten and Co and Nicole from The Builders Wife
It was a lovely afternoon and many of the guests walked away with gorgeous prizes that were donated by local businesses.
There will be another Coffee with Kirsten event next year. It’s definitely an event you might like to consider attending next year.
Do you like attending fundraising events? When was the last time you caught up with friends for afternoon tea?