By Guest Blogger, Ann Hills, Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant All weddings are beautiful, but there are some that stand out.  It is not just the wedding dress or the colour of the bridesmaids or the location and mind you there are some stunning locations particularly around the Sunshine Coast. It is a moment in time. I had a wedding recently that has stuck in my mind.  The location was – The Little White Wedding Church in Maleny. The weather was perfect and I was standing at the front of the church with the Groom anticipating the arrival of the Bride….

Rebecca and Ryan met when Ryan moved in next door and popped his head in to say a neighbourly hello. And the rest is history, as they say! The pair decided to share more than a postcode. They formed a life, made a beautiful child, and grew a partnership along the way that lead them to their Sunshine Coast hinterland wedding day. //// This fun couple decided to throw all the rules out the window, and simply infuse things they like into their wedding day. They enlisted the help of family and friends to help them collect material, doilies, jars, handkerchiefs…

It's that time of year, where we are inundated with amazing deals from our fave wedding industry people. It is the best time to be planning your Sunshine Coast wedding, which is the great news, my lovely little brides. But the greatest news? I'm going to share said deals with you right now. Enjoy. February Specials Makeup Special During the month of February, if you book your wedding makeup with Gorgeous Makeup & Beauty, you receive a free trial.  Photography Special Crystal Lee Photography is offering a fantastic special for February. When you book a wedding in the month of…

  Doesn’t this lady just look like a whole lot of fun! This is none other than the gorgeous Dezley from Twig & Grace, a florist/homewares store/cafe located in the Noosa hinterland and brimming with unique style. Having been a vintage enthusiast long before it became “trendy”, it’s no wonder today’s Sunshine Coast brides love Dezley’s adorable store. Today, Dezley is in our spotlight. //// When talking to brides about their wedding flower arrangements, Dezley really takes the time to get to know you, your family, your loves, your style and everything that is special to you, because she strongly…

  IT’S HE-EEERRRE! (She said rather loud in an Oprah-esque excited frenzy.) We have published our 8th – yes, you read that right – our 8th edition of The Bride’s Tree free online magazine. This beautiful piece of online literature is yours to view and download for free.  I enjoyed putting together this edition an awful lot. We worked with some absolutely incredible people on two of the most amazing styled shoots I have ever had the pleasure of being part of. One such shoot took place at the Sunshine Coast’s newest purpose-built waterfront wedding venue, The Lakehouse. The decor…

Soft pink is a popular colour for wedding day styling. And the great thing about this colour is it is so very versatile. Usually when you think pink, you might conjure up images of so much sweetness you end up with a toothache. Well we can assure you, including soft or shell pink in your wedding theme can be just sweet and girly enough, without having that overwhelmingly pink feel.  //// See with this subtle colour, it’s great to team it with neutral or basic colours that blend, rather than contrast. For example, ivory rather than stark white will go…

Strewth! It's Australia Day weekend! You know what that means – barbeques with forgotten sauce bottles, beach swims with zinced up noses, buckets of prawns and newspaper to wrap the stinky remains before trying to find any other bin to put them in but your own, and of course the only day of the year where everyone joins in for cricket at the park, no matter the skill level. And the soundtrack to these festivities will obviously be whatever happens to be included in the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown. I think you really need to be an Aussie to catch…

The big news this week is the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase is on this weekend on Sunday. It's the event to make sure you get to if you're planning your Sunshine Coast wedding at the moment. There will be a whole stack of wedding professionals you can meet and learn about their work, and get fab deals from that they only offer to showcase goers. There will be a fashion parade, and $10,000 worth of lucky door prizes to be won, including $1500 to spend on your wedding gown at White Lily Couture.  Just in case you missed it…  A…

We want to share a secret with you… We know where to find one of the Sunshine Coast’s most stunning ceremony venues, and it’s only 15 minutes from Mooloolaba Beach, nestled in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. This is, of course, the very special AnnaBella The Wedding Chapel. //// AnnaBella The Wedding Chapel is not only prettily named, it is an absolutely beautiful building set on a stunning country property. It is the idyllic intimate venue for your wedding ceremony with the best of both worlds for your wedding day in mind. As you drive down the long tree-lined drive to the Anna…

Little Cove, Noosa is the perfect beach wedding ceremony location. It is private, serene and hands-down one of the most stunning places in the world. The natural surroundings of the beach, bush and headland are impressively pretty indeed. //// Style Le Aisle are Sunshine Coast wedding decorators, who absolutely love this beach location for Sunshine Coast weddings. They created an inspiring wedding ceremony style we simply adore, and we know you will, too. It is called From Here to Eternity, and it embodies and compliments all the things we love about the serene setting of a Sunshine Coast beach. These gorgeous…