Love is...Australian Wedding Fashion and High Tea at the Powerhouse Museum.

Until April 2018, you can head to the Powerhouse museum in Ultimo (a short walk from Darling Harbour for the tourists) and see a sweet exhibtion on the history of Australian Wedding Fashion. Starting in the 1850's and moving through the traditions and fashions until those gowns of the modern celebrities, like Nicole Kidman's.  It's a sweet exhibition.

There's a children's craft table with cut out dolls to design your own wedding dress or a card where you draw or describe what 'Love is...". On display it was fitting to see a lot of your children supporting the 'YES' vote, given our current postal survey that will reach our doors soon. The exhibition is free with the museum entry. 

However, to add to the atmosphere, the Powerhouse is offering High Tea in conjunction with this exhibition. If you purchase the high tea, you also have free entry to the exhibition. During the week, the high tea is served 11am-12.30, but on weekends there are two sittings,  11am-12.30 and also 2pm -3.30pm.  

Sandwiches, scones and little cakes are served on a three tiered stand with champagne or sparkling rose and tea or coffee. It's a charming way to spend an afternoon with friends.

For high tea, it's very reasonably priced:

Adult: $58.00 with sparkling rose or $65.00 with champagne.
Child under 12: $30.00

MAAS Member: $38.50 with sparkling rose or $45.00 with champagne.
MAAS Member Child under 12:$27

Children under 4 are free.

Practicalities:

Love is...Australian Wedding Fashion

Book High Tea at the Powerhouse Museum

Further Reading:
Doing nothing is respectable at tea
Future Park - digital playground












I love that they included the Shotgun Wedding dress which I first saw in Canberra a few years back (discussed in this post The New Guard)























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