Secret Summer Series # 1 - The House Party

That's right kids - I'm back.

After an extremely busy few months that included Christmas and...well, really just Christmas, and a month or so off to recover from the amount I had to drink on Christmas Day to deal with my family...I have returned! *Cue applause* Oh, stop! You're too kind.

Last week marked a very exciting event for me - the first of three installments of my new concept, The Secret Summer Series. After throwing a guerrilla beach party in Byron for New Years Eve (that involved guests receiving the location details a mere few hours before the event via SMS), I was inspired to return to Sydney and launch a series that focused on providing a fresh angle to the tried-and-tested nightclub culture. Enter The Secret Summer Series.

#1 - The House Party

#2 - The Boat Party

#3 - The Beach Party

Carefully selected invitees received a time and place to meet and were then transported to an undisclosed location, the first being a gorgeous mansion on Australia Day. Sponsored by Redbull and supported by boss-man Poata Okeroa and luxury venue 21, we spent the national day of celebration sipping cocktails, diving into the pool and dancing under disco lights in the basement bar. Afterwards, we were whisked back to 21 to kick on for the official after party...

The response to the series has been more than overwhelming, and huge plans are already underway for the second installment. Here's to all of us owning 2012, yes? YES.

xx

Michelle McNamee and Jezzabel Doran

DJ Matt Saville

Yours truly

India Abadee and Toby Franklin

Let's call her...wet tee?

ANTM winner Montana Cox

Designer/Model Karolina Karolinka

Mia Panchetis and Becky Boyd-Bias

Jezzabel and I

Matt Bodley and Toby Franklin

Fashion blogger Mollie Stevens (allaboutedie.blogspot.com)

My adopted family Becky Boyd-Bias and Thomas Popple

ANTM alumni Simone Holtznagel and Montana Cox

The always gorgeous Jake Gordan and Lola Van Vorst

Poata Okeroa and Jay Lyon