We did it! We made it through our first year. Exactly one year ago today we launched our pretty little site with our very first daily blog post. 365 blog articles, three online magazines, wedding expos, photo shoots, events and presentations, meetings with our amazing Sunshine Coast wedding professionals, and many many phone calls between our little two person team is a very basic wrap up of our first year.  It feels too little to say our first year of operation with The Bride's Tree has been amazing. We have had the best fun, we have been inspired every step…

I don't know about you guys, but I think one of the prettiest pretties to be found at a Sunshine Coast wedding comes in the form of flowers. Their perfection, their delicacy and their fragility put together in perfect arrangements, so artistic in nature, just simply leave us breathless. Every time!  I-blossom is a Maroochydore-based wedding florist, servicing the entire Sunshine Coast and today we can't help but be inspired by their insanely beautiful floral creations in our Gallery of the Week. Enjoy more of their ultimate loveliness here.     

  Where to Start All eyes are on you for your wedding day, so be sure to have your hair looking immaculate. Of course making the decision to go for an up-do, flowing locks or somewhere in-between is a personal choice. Here are a few things to consider. Which style usually suits you and will have you feeling most comfortable on the day? Are you wearing a veil or other hair accessory? Which style will look best with your dress? If you are going with a theme, is there a hair style that will best fit this theme? Eg. 1950’s…

When we get together a team to work on our photo shoots for Volume 3 of The Bride's Tree free online bridal magazine, we make sure we're only working with the best of the best Sunshine Coast wedding professionals. Our couture fashion shoot at Twin Waters Golf Club was no exception.  Take a peek at the incredible designs by Judy Copley Bridal, each created as one-off pieces and part of Judy's collection of some of the most amazing dresses we have ever laid eyes on.  Of course no bride is complete without a beautiful bouquet. When it comes to photo shoots,…

  Guest blog post by Hayley Shum of Wholehearted Studio Styling, who is our resident thing finder, on the hunt for the cutest, most unique wedding favours to be found locally on the Sunshine Coast.   Glass floats have been around for a long time! They were once used by fishermen to keep their fishing nets or lines afloat. Although they aren't used anymore they have become very popular collectors' items for beach-style decorators or the avid vintage collector.  When I came across these little beauties in Willow & Bird Cotton Tree, I instantly pictured them as favours or decorative pieces…

Recently one of our fave ever creative people showcased her incredibly gorgeous bridal accessories at vintage wedding and events fair, A Darling Affair, held on the Sunshine Coast. Heidi from Shut the front door imagines up some seriously stunning vintage-inspired bespoke designs any bride would feel a million bucks in.  Take a peek at the photos taken at the fair's fashion show by Hann's on Photography.  Peek-a-boo Fascinators Edelweiss Fascinator Kamilla wears Pearly Queen wreath Tatiana wears the Hydrangea Fascinator Florence Fascinator The incredible Lincoln top hat!   Shoot Credits Accessories: Shut the front door Make-up: Luna makeup and beauty, Coulture Makeup Artistry Hair: Altered…

Happy Sunday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides! Wow, what an inspiring week we have been having at The Bride's Tree HQ.  Of course we have been blogging up a storm right here on this here daily wedding inspiration blog, we have been finding our inspiration somewhere else. Oh, don't worry, we haven't been cheating on you guys! Actually, we have been working on making our relationship stronger and spicing things up, keeping things… Pinteresting. Yes, our names are Sally and Jenny and we are Pinterest addicts. Please join us in this fabulous little habit, which we have no intention of quitting…

Love and laughter. It's all you need on your wedding day to end up with beautiful photos like this one by awesome Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Alan Hughes. Hey, let's face it, it's all you need on your wedding day. Period.  I adore this moment between this couple so very much, it's simply what love should be. It's what a marriage should be – two people connected by something understood only by them. The rest of us are in the dark as to what is transpiring between the two in this moment, but you can see that in each other's…

When it comes to Sunshine Coast weddings, there is so much to consider. For a start, you are spoiled for choice when it comes to location with so many stunning spots in the romantic hinterland with incredible mountain views, not to mention the world's most beautiful beaches along the huge stretch of Coast that runs for more than 100 kilometers. Then there are the oodles of amazing wedding professionals to choose from. Oh, and of course the kinds of foods, style of dress, themes, colour schemes, styling options, stationery wording and design choices – it's really quite overwhelming!  Unless of…

I'm always looking for an alternative to a penis straw. Aren't you? No, I'm not really, but that sentence was just too irresistable not to open with! Having said that, this DIY is a fantastic alternative to what has become the customary penis straw for a Hen's Night. Sunshine Coast brides, if the male appendage theme is just not your cup of tea, but you still like to get your celebrate on and party, well these may just be for you.  Oh Happy Day! have once again come up with a clever and pretty paper DIY you will just adore…