Let’s wind it back to the beginning…

Whilst living abroad in Montreal, Canada, our co-founder Cassie was approached by her childhood friend, Kim, with a special request. Not only did Kim want Cassie to be her bridesmaid at her impending wedding, she also wanted Cassie to plan it from scratch (Kim knew that there would be no-one better to plan her dream wedding than Cassie).

Cassie accepted with honour, and assessed the situation. Kim was an international athlete, and Cassie knew all too well that the catering for the event would need to be expertly planned, due to Kim’s upcoming journey to compete at a world level in Japan, only three months post-wedding.

Enter, Corryne (our other extraordinarily talented co-founder), another one of Cassie’s childhood friends. Cassie approached Corryne, who at the time was the Head Chef of the Golden Door Health Retreat, hoping that she would be open to joining in the festivities and lending a hand with her culinary expertise. Corryne said YES (sigh of relief for Cassie)!

Now, Cassie and Corryne, although great friends, couldn’t be more different. That’s why they make the ultimate dynamic duo: 20 years of friendship will lead you to intricately know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and it is the main contributor that allows them to work seamlessly together.

Back to Kim’s wedding: as you may expect, it was a huge success! All of the attendees were blown away by the attention to detail, especially in the intricate features of the event, which are usually overlooked. Whispers were made in passing by Cassie, that if she were to return home, the two should consider this as a business venture. Corryne looked to Cassie and said, “you’ve been gone long enough, it’s time you came home – let’s do it!”.

Fun fact: did you know that Flamingos are actually white, not pink? Neither did anyone else at the party, until Corryne started on a tangent about how the algae in their food causes Flamingo feathers to turn pink.

A random fact, yes, but this brought Flamingo Flare’s name to fruition. Since the business was envisioned and brought to life at the party, after realising that they each had something special that should be presented to others, it was only fitting that their business name would be inspired by the party that brought two childhood friends back together.

Cassie and Corryne decided that they would be the Flamingos that brought the Flare! And with that, Flamingo Flare was born. Cassie travelled back to Montreal to embark on the journey of packing up her life abroad, returning back home to Corryne in the Newcastle Hunter Region, to begin on this endeavour together.

We hope you enjoyed hearing about our story and now we can’t wait to hear yours! We look forward to creating a magical event that perfectly represents all the uniqueness that is you.