Magical Bespoke Hair Accessories

20th February 2013

Magical does not even begin to describe the bespoke bridal hair accessories and adornments by Three Sunbeams.  Only a custom crafted to perfection hair accessory could complement your gown so delectably on your Sunshine Coast wedding day.  Each hair piece is handcrafted using imported and locally sourced materials including organic cotton, silk organza, pure silk and chiffon, and the finest rhinestones, Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls and specialty organic feathers. Business owner, Hannah, uses traditional millenary techniques to meticulously create her unique one-of-a-kind designs.  We are oh so in love with Three Sunbeams’ far too beautiful pieces!  Photography by Robert Coppa…

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Spotlight on a Supplier: Tasleema Nigh Makeup

19th February 2013

Today our Spotlight is on Tasleema Nigh – Makeup Artist, who has been working in the beauty industry in fashion shows, music videos, television and on photo shoots for upwards of 15 years. This wealth of experience is a great asset to the Sunshine Coast wedding industry, as now our Tasleema works largely with Sunshine Coast brides, ensuring they have an absolutely beautiful experience with her on their wedding day morning. Of course we had to know more about Miss Tasleema, as we just had to find out what makes this talented lady with such an interesting career tick. So…

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Morning Wedding at Noosa Heads

18th February 2013

Ali and Adam met on a ski trip in France in 2007. Adam was travelling with his sister and brother and Ali was away solo, looking for something different that Christmas after turning 30. While they didn’t get together on this trip, they kept in touch and met up again in London the next year. They say their firm friendship is what makes them a great couple. The pair dreamt of an Australian beach wedding in beautiful mid-morning light. For their Noosa wedding ceremony, they chose an incredibly beautiful spot at Casuarina Gardens, Noosa Heads, where there are also so many great spots…

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Lovers on the Range

17th February 2013

Last year we ran a competition on The Bride’s Tree daily wedding inspiration blog for one lucky reader to win a Styled Lovers Photo Shoot with the talented duo over at Wholehearted Studio Photography + Styling. The prize was absolutely awesome with not only a couple’s portrait shoot at an amazing Sunshine Coast location, but also styling for the shoot to notch up the perfection of it. To ensure every little detail was accounted for, the prize also included hair and makeup by Sunshine Coast hair and makeup artist, Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry to make for a final result that…

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Just in case you missed it…

16th February 2013

It was a big week at The Bride's Tree HQ, and for lovers everywhere with Valentines Day on Thursday! We may have gotten a little bit extra excited and instead of our usual one daily post, we published… Four. Yep, four to represent the four chambers of your precious little hearts! Check it out…  Chamber one Chamber two Chamber three Chamber four What a wonderful week full of celebrating love. We kicked things off with the most romantic designer wedding gowns, followed by a very sweet engagement shoot at the sweetest ever Montville wedding night cottage, then we were treated…

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Photo of the Week

15th February 2013

There is nothing more beautiful than a happy bride and the man who adores her. This gorgeous couple said “I do” in a pretty Sunshine Coast beach wedding, which was captured by the always amazing Tanya of Chesterton Smith Photography. It’s not hard to see why Tanya is one of our all-time favourite Sunshine Coast wedding photographers, nor why this is our photo of the week! Happy Saturday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides!

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The Most Romantic Day… So Far – Happy Valentines Day!

14th February 2013

When we thought about today – Valentines Day – we thought about the ultimate romance. And who would be better qualified than to weight in on what it means to be romantic than the Sunshine Coast wedding professionals, who see more than their fair share of all things romance day in and day out. Today we decided to ask them flat out, no mucking around, a very pressing question about the topic…  What screams “romance” to you?  Jules from Julian Beattie Photography says…  “I’d say that romance is a lot like this image in certain ways. I consider romance to be the…

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The Epitome of Romance – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentines Day, beautiful Sunshine Coast brides! Today we decided to ask the people who see possibly more loved-up romantic people than is fair a very pressing question about the topic…  What screams "romance" to you?  Andrea from Andrea Sproxton Photography says…  "This moment screams romance to me… Brian and Karlee had planned to give each other a single red rose during their ceremony, but unbeknownst to Karlee, Brian had red roses gold plated and swapped the fresh ones for these – needless to say it was an emotional ceremony!" Julia from Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio says…  "Romance to…

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What is Romance? – Happy Valentines Day!

13th February 2013

When thinking about Valentine's Day, one immediately thinks of being in love. However, it's really not a day about love. Stay with me… See, in my humble opinion, every day should be completely infused with love. You should bask in love every single days in big ways and small. Valentine's Day is really about romance. The gestures, the recognition that you are looking directly at the one person that you adore above all others, and will go that extra mile for. Sure, it might be an overly commercialised consumer-driven non-holiday, but it's a bit of fun and it's an opportunity…

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Love is In The Air – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Guest blog post by Carrie and Emily from A Darling Affair. Each month the ladies will showcase specialties from their “Darling” vendors. This months theme is: balloons! February is THE month for romantic celebrations – VALENTINES DAY! There are still true romantics out there and some of you are planning ahead, going that extra mile, to make this Valentines Day a mark on your timeline with that someone special. Proposals are numerous, kisses are many, and the words ‘I love you’ may be announced for the very first time. To help you and your valentine float away on cloud nine, allow Float Balloons to add the…

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Hi, I’m Sally, Founder and Editor of The Bride’s Tree. Over the past 13 years I’ve written thousands of articles about all things wedding from tips and trends to etiquette and ideas. On this blog I bring you the best of Sunshine Coast and Brisbane weddings.