Our spotlight is trained to a true superstar of the Sunshine Coast wedding industry today. Shona Anderson is someone who really brings it to each and every wedding ceremony she officiates on the Sunshine Coast. When you meet Shona, you can see beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is one lady, who truly adores what she does. Her bridal couples mean the world to her, and being there for them in the lead up to their wedding day to put together their own personalised perfect wedding ceremony is what makes Shona’s world turn. Anyway, enough about this…

One super pretty trend to hit the wedding scene is bouquets made entirely from beads, crystals, brooches and other kinds of jewellery. Ultra glam, the beauty of these jewellery bouquets is unlike their flower counterparts, of course they do not wilt!  This beautiful little morsel is complemented with royal blue silk flowers and tied with a gorgeous ivory ribbon, pinned with a sapphire rhinestone. Gorgeous bride, Taryn (whose DIY styling we recently featured), ordered her brooch bridal bouquet online at Etsy store, Noaki Jewelry. Their customisable bouquets are carefully constructed with each little gem and brooch wired in to make…

What a handy little week we have had. With so many awesome tips from people in the bridal industry and brides alike, we know we have learnt an awful lot! If you missed out on anything at all, never fear, we have bundled it all together just in case, so you can get on your way to planning the Sunshine Coast wedding of the year! Here is all the great planning information we have had on the blog this week…  We fell head over heals for this wedding in the Sunshine Coast hinterland at one of our all-time fave wedding…

The clouds may have only parted for a mere moment, but that’s all Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Jennifer Oliphant Photography needed to capture this spectacular shot with sunshine streaming through. This lovely engaged couple must be jumping out of their skin to have ended up with a shot like this at One Tree Hill in Maleny from their engagement shoot. There is no better view of the majestic Glass House Mountains than that of the one from the little tree on the hill all the best local wedding photographers have access to. This tree is iconic to weddings in the…

Sure, you might have considered throwing a couple of Panadol, bandaids and your lippie in your bridesmaid’s purse to keep close by on your Sunshine Coast wedding day for just incasies. However, have you thought about hem tape in case your dress hem is caught on something? Or static spray in the event that you end up with an unintended bustle at your butt? Superglue for broken heels? What about spare earring backs? Eyedrops? No, we hadn’t either!  Simply Bridal have come to the rescue with this awesome checklist for your own wedding day emergency kit… Now it may not…

Recently we published a series of guest blog posts from a lady who oozes style from her very pores. Sounds like it could be awkward, but it is actually very impressive. Hayley from Wholehearted Studio Styling is a weddings, photo shoots and events stylist, a wardrobe stylist, interior decorating extraordinaire, and personal style guru. She also happens to have a knack for finding the most unique little treasures in local stores and thinking up unique ways to use them as wedding favours, decorations and guest books for your Sunshine Coast wedding.  And so she became our resident Thing Finder, who…

What a week for Sunshine Coast wedding inspiration. As usual, we were blown away by all the pretties that have been landing on our desk, and sharing them all with you, lovely Sunshine Coast brides, brings us such joy! Now just in case you missed anything, here is everything we have been banging on about all week.  We shared with you the end result of the compeition we ran last year to win a styled lovers shoot. It's the cutest thing! There was a gorgeous Noosa Heads wedding we simply could not resist. River boat ride to your wedding anyone? …

Today’s Photo of the Week has been chosen for one simple reason. That it has many moustaches in it obviously. Oh no! Okay, there are a few more reasons… One is the moustaches, which are clearly awesome and a welcome edition to any formal occasion, especially a wedding. The next is that it is another example of a beautiful Sunshine Coast wedding day – who can deny we have simply the most stunningly gorgeous days to celebrate marital union? Of course we must make mention of the handsome crowd in this photo. And… yes, you guessed it, I don’t even…

It will be your constant companion on your wedding day, so your wedding bouquet should be something you adore almost as much as your bridal gown, at least as much as you love your shoes, perhaps even cradled and adored like you would your first born child. Too far? Yeah, I always do that… I go too far…  I’m sorry, I just really love beautiful flowers! And these amazing bouquets I am sharing with you today are so super beautiful, they all feature in Volume 4 of The Bride’s Tree free online bridal magazine. Throughout the three real Sunshine Coast…

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…