Fleay's Events & Café Wedding Hair & Makeup
Soft, natural bridal hair & makeup for your Fleay's Events & Café wedding
Set inside the David Fleay Wildlife Park at West Burleigh, Fleay's Events & Café is one of those Gold Coast venues that feels a world away the moment you step off the road and onto the boardwalks. Paperbarks, native palms and timber walkways wind through the mangroves and bushland, so the whole day sits under soft, leafy, filtered light. That's a setting where a look that feels fresh and lived-in always wins over anything heavy or polished, and it's exactly the kind of bridal hair and makeup we love to create.
We're Tina and Kristen, a sister duo who travel to you on the morning of your wedding. We're both fully trained in hair and makeup, which means for smaller parties one of us can quietly work through the whole group, and for bigger mornings we come as a team of two to keep everything calm and on time. You get ready wherever you're staying, we set up around you, and you arrive at Fleay's feeling like the most relaxed, sun-kissed version of yourself.
Because Fleay's sits among the trees and wetlands just minutes from the coast, the air carries a little extra Burleigh humidity. We build every look to hold through a warm, green afternoon, so your skin still glows and your hair still sits the way you want it through photos, the ceremony and every hug on the deck after.
What we know about getting ready for Fleay's Events & Café
Fleay's doesn't have its own bridal suite, so almost every couple gets ready at nearby Burleigh accommodation before heading in to the park. That actually works beautifully — we set up at your apartment or beach house where there's good space and power, finish everyone there, then you make the short trip across to the boardwalks with your hair and makeup already locked in and photo-ready.
This is a leafy, bushland venue, so the light is soft and green, filtered through paperbarks and palms rather than bright and direct. We tailor your makeup to read beautifully in that shaded, even light — luminous skin and defined eyes that won't disappear under the canopy, but never so heavy that it looks done. It's a setting made for natural, glowing, photograph-friendly looks.
There's a little extra to factor in at Fleay's — the drive in from your accommodation plus the walk along the boardwalks to your ceremony spot among the trees. We build that buffer into your morning so nobody is rushing across the grounds. You arrive with time to settle, take a breath and have a final touch-up before you step out into the green.
Sample wedding-morning timeline
A sample morning for a Burleigh-based getting-ready before a mid-afternoon ceremony at Fleay's. We'll tailor the exact run sheet to your ceremony time and party size.
A closer look at Fleay's Events & Café
A glimpse of the spaces, light and setting at Fleay's Events & Café — the kind of day we love to style. Our real weddings gallery is coming soon.
A safe, known choice for your bushland wedding
Getting ready for a venue like Fleay's has its own quirks — there's no bridal suite on site, the light along the boardwalks is soft and green, and the coastal air brings extra humidity. Because we work across the Gold Coast's natural and garden venues, we know how to plan a smooth morning around all of it: where to set up, how much travel buffer to leave, and how to build looks that read beautifully in filtered light.
We're both professionally trained in hair and makeup and fully insured, so you're in steady, experienced hands from your trial through to your final touch-up. Our whole approach is warm, calm and natural — never a hard sell, never a heavy look — just two sisters making sure you feel completely yourself when you step out among the trees.
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What time should hair and makeup start for a wedding at Fleay's Events & Café? +
For a mid-afternoon ceremony we usually start around 8:30–9am at your Burleigh accommodation. Fleay's has no on-site bridal suite, so we factor in the drive into the park and the walk along the boardwalks — that buffer means you're never rushing. Once we know your ceremony time and party size, we'll send you an exact start time.
Do you travel to Fleay's Events & Café and the Burleigh area for wedding hair and makeup? +
Yes — we're a fully mobile bridal hair and makeup service and Burleigh Heads is right in our home patch. We come to wherever you're staying, set up around you and have you ready before you head in to the park. We cover the whole Gold Coast, the Tweed Coast and Byron Bay, so travel to this venue is easy for us.
Can you do hair and makeup for my whole bridal party at Fleay's? +
Absolutely. Because Tina and Kristen are both trained in hair and makeup, we can come as a team of two for larger parties and have everyone finished comfortably before you leave for Fleay's. For smaller groups, one of us can quietly work through the whole party. Tell us your numbers and we'll plan the timing.
Will my makeup last through a Burleigh wedding in the humidity at Fleay's? +
Yes. Fleay's sits among the trees and wetlands close to the coast, so there's a little extra warmth and humidity. We use long-wear, sweat-resistant products and set every look to hold — your skin stays glowing and your hair holds its shape through photos, the ceremony and the celebration after.
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Services for your day at Fleay's Events & Café
Hair & Makeup Packages
One team for hair and makeup, so the bride and the whole party are looked after and the morning runs smoothly.
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Hair Styling
Every style from soft, natural waves to advanced and structured updos — tailored to your dress and the day.
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Makeup
Traditional or airbrush, always skin-led and top-quality for a soft, natural finish that lasts and photographs beautifully.
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Special Events
Formals, engagement shoots, maternity and photographic — the same relaxed, polished approach beyond the wedding.
Read more →Where is Fleay's Events & Café?
Directions & parking
Loman Lane, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Your day at Fleay's Events & Café
Send your date and details and we'll confirm availability for Fleay's Events & Café, then come back with a tailored quote — usually within 24 hours.
Thank you!
To check your date at Fleay's Events & Café fastest, please call or text 0408 875 078 or email info@tinakristenweddings.com.au — we'll come straight back with availability and a quote.