s o c i a l s c e n e Vanessa Lawrence at Kylie's farewell brunch
Right. Above. Ben Turnball, Josh and Beau Dorrington, James Harrison, Richard Bastable, Indigo Lawrie, Genevieve Dinham, Courtney Krahe, Gerorgia Kuhn, Samantha Smith.
Below. Louisa Ermer & Troy Power, Jacqueline, Kye & Jed Below Spence. Spenc Photo credit to Little Glimpses Photography
Left. Danni Probst +
with Kate Wood-Foye from Rydges Port Macquarie.
Louisa & Troy Power. Photo credit to Little Glimpses Photography
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A heavenly concoction of chocolate, sun, sea, sand and sparkles ensured the recent Easter break and whopper Long Weekend was a super rancho-relaxo retreat with four glorious days of glamping and chillaxing on the beach involving a delicious combination of fambo, trusty trash mags and Easter goodies galore.
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ate to admit that the work dress is more than a tad snug this week, with a total lack of exercise undertaken for the duration - if you exclude walking from the towel to the beach or from the towel to the pool. Hard life, really - gotta love it! The beach fest was a fabulous escape from the joys of renovating, where I am currently hunting for vegemite in the bathroom, cutlery in the linen press and my sanity in the laundry basket! Never one to shy away from a celebration … we had a three day “festival of Steve” recently to celebrate his b'day (21 again!) with Friday night dinner and drinks at Zebu with family listening to trio Matt, Liz and Chris followed by a fabulous dinner with friends at Fusion 7 on the Saturday night with the most ridiculously delicious haloumi entrée I think I've ever had. A rather bold statement, but true - thinking I should have really had haloumi for entrée and main, it was that yum-diddly! Lindsay and the crew looked after our guests a treat, with crème brûlée all round for dessert, topped off with some moreish salted caramel popcorn and candles for the b'day boy. A short stumble to a local watering hole and a quick boogie later … Ahem ... Mr Clifton ... and home again. Backed up beautifully by an afternoon in the Sunday sun at the Beach House listening to Bill Roberts on guitar, with some relaxed tunes and naughty nachos … and some more of that perfect Port Macquarie weather! Happy birthday also to UTS student and my
former events intern Courtney Krahe, who celebrated her 21st birthday on Saturday of the Easter long weekend with a “Naughty or Nice” soiree hosted by her parents, Lee and Jim Krahe, at their family home on the canals. Fifty five guests, including family and friends travelled far and wide from Sydney, Brisbane and Dubbo to celebrate. Special guests included Courtney's grandparents, Brian and Di Leary from Port Macquarie and Doreen and Rex Krahe from Tenterfield. Courtney's grandmother, Eileena Pierpoint, from Dubbo, sent her love and best wishes. A slew of rather humorous speeches were made by Courtney's good friends, Indigo Lawrie and Richard Bastable, topped off by a tribute by Courtney's parents. The finger food was from Luxe Catering and Ottoman Kebabs providing a pop up kebab stall in the Krahe garage! All guests took to the theme with gusto, with costumes including the Godfather, Poison Ivy, Angels and Demons, Batman, Catwoman, Guy Fawkes and the Easter Bunny, with a visit from some rather raunchy male strippers, who immediately catapulted themselves into the naughty category! Happy birthday, Courtney! Paul and Amanda Sumner hosted a farewell brunch on their deck at their Shelly Beach home for long-time local Kylie Zeimer on a sunny Sunday in March. Thirty friends gathered to sip Mumm Champagne, Bloody Marys and Pina Coladas to send Kylie off to join her hubby, Tony, in WA.
Guests enjoyed crispy bacon, egg and Ricardo’s tomato rolls, homemade muesli, yoghurt and fresh fruit with a wickedly delicious Mexican Mudcake from Bittersweet Café - a gift from Wendy Gaddes-Tadross from Sydney. Other guests included Cherie Schulz of Gunnedah, Gold Coasters Tameka Day, Danni Probst and Laslo Groh, with Sophie Munday visiting from Newcastle. Locals Scott and Vanessa Lawrence, Graeme and Jackie Lawlor, Lauren Macie and Danny Tate were also part of the farewell crew. DJ Danni debuted on the decks with DJ Argestes and local lad Jamie Dwyer. As always at the Sumners, brunch turned into lunch and lunch to into late! Congrats to former local lovely Louisa Ermer and Troy Powers, who were married in April at St Thomas’s Anglican Church followed by a reception at Rydges Port Macquarie. The couple met in a local night spot whilst whilst Troy was on holidays in Port Macquarie. Over 116 guests enjoyed the vintage reception adorned with crisp white linen, hessian runners and sashes with pale blue, soft purple and white hydrangeas with sprays of baby’s breath to decorate the church. Louisa's hair was done by Danielle Prussing, with makeup artistry by Kim at Lovely Locks Hair and Beauty. The couple chose two 1957 Chevy Bellairs and a 1988 stretch Cadillac from their hometown of Newcastle. Guests included Troy’s parents, Shirley and Keith Power, Louisa’s mother, Margaret and stepfather, Robert
Morton, and brother Marty Ermer, who walked Louisa down the aisle. Matron of Honour Kellie McDonald and bridesmaids Chelsea Ellis, Candy Columbro, Caitlin Rankin and Rachel Fensom wore long midnight blue dresses in differing styles. Troy was attended by best man Jed Spence and groomsmen Drew Baird, Gavin Antoine, David Buscombe and Mathew McCann. All the gents, including the groom, wore soft light grey suits – Troy had an ivory hankie, tie and flower with the groomsmen in midnight blue ties and hankies. The wedding cake was a three tier white chocolate and chocolate mud cake, made by a family friend, Suzanne Wallis. Guest name tags were also the bonbonniere - little handmade paper cones marked with Mr & Mrs Power and the date. Guests filled the little cones with luscious treats at the lolly buffet. Louisa and Troy had a special memorial table dedicated to both Louisa's grandparents and close family members who were no longer with them. Congrats to Mr and Mrs Power, who make their home in Newcastle. We are hurtling towards the end of May already, with Mother's Day, high teas and cooler weather on the horizon. Comfort food, here we come! Popped a slow cooked lamb dish on in the garage this morning! Certainly getting use out of every inch of the house that isn’t dismantled at this point! 'til next month, Kate.
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