I can’t even begin to describe how thrilling it was to bring The Blogcademy to my homeland, New Zealand. I was beyond excited to show Shauna and Kat where I grew up, and introduce them to some rad Kiwis! Thankfully — but not surprisingly — our NZ blogcadettes were a damn good crop. They did me proud!
Class was held at the undeniably cool Generator, down near Britomart. I left Auckland in 2006, and it’s incredible to see how much the area has changed, developed and evolved in that time. What a cool little area!
I like to think we spoiled our blogcadettes rotten with our goodie bags. They were pretty cool…
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And themed, of course…
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We loved these postcards from
Love Ideas Ink. A good life motto, I think!
Cocorrina sent us necklaces all the way from Greece. They’re so beautiful, and yes, made from concrete!
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One of our blogcadettes, Bec from
Clouds of Colour, supplied art prints for every blogcadette.
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Cute striped flags from
Wink! They supplied us with all the decor, including our adorable BLOG LOVE banner!
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I can never say no to a photobooth. The Amazing Travelling Photobooth was stationed at the venue, ready to capture every silly moment!
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Of course, the photobooth was a huge hit.
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I loved it too!
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My parents came along to class, and it was great to have them there. I love this picture of Mama Darling in her
Crown And Glory ears!
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We loved seeing these happy faces in our front row.
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More photobooth antics. Oh, if that curtain could talk!
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We were thrilled to have
Leonie join us. What a sweetie!
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Always… Be… Instagramming!
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I was
amazed when Nadine showed up with this tote bag! Blast from the PAST!
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So stylish!
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I bet these are already adorning someone’s fridge…
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Aw!
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What an awesome group of women!
Get a behind the scenes peek here…
Our class in Auckland was such a raging success that we’re coming back in December! Be sure to grab your ticket if you want in!
With love,
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Photos by Eleanor from Jel Photography. Video by Craft Workshop.