Garden Wedding Fashion + Beauty

7th August 2014

For our latest magazine, we concepted the most amazing garden wedding inspiration at a private property in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. We gathered a team of wedding professionals, who are amongst the Sunshine Coast’s best.  Today I wanted to share a few of the fashion and beauty images we couldn’t fit in the magazine, because we had so many amazing photos from the far too talented Andrea Sproxton Photography.  Elegant side chignon style side swept over glamorous makeup design. Lurve the perfect brows, perfect glam eyes and red lip perfection. This sleek hairstyle is by Rolling Scissors, while the makeup…

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More Shooting the Breeze…

31st July 2014

Yesterday we released our latest free online bridal magazine, which features a series of interviews with some of the wonderful (and some might say ruggedly handsome) men of the Sunshine Coast wedding industry. We thought it was about time we gave some attention to the fellas, so we took them out to The Yacht Club Mooloolaba for the day, Wholehearted Studio dressed them in some funky nautical fashion from Yd. and set sail.  //// Since there were far too many awesome photos of these now part-time models to fit in the magazine, we wanted to share some more with you today. You can view…

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Happy 10th Volume to Us!

30th July 2014

  We are in double digits, friends! We have reached our 10th volume of The Bride’s Tree Magazine. Two and a half years of weddingy goodness in the form of our free online wedding magazine have come by so darn quickly!  This volume is a wee bit bigger than usual, being our big 1-0, and it has some seriously beeyootiful bridal inspiration for you. We have uncovered a secret garden on a private property, never before seen. We have some retro style you will go ga-ga for. Our first ever honeymoon travel feature is all about the paradise that is…

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Classy in the Country Attendant Fashion

17th June 2014

In our April 2013 online magazine, we published a styled shoot that was all about the little details. There was also some pretty amazing fashion in the shoot. So today we are sharing with you some more of the style and class found in this country wedding inspiration shoot with a contemporary twist. The bridesmaid and groomsman fashion to be precise. These are some super classy in the country wedding attendants, indeed! //// The tangerine dress our model, Charlotte, wears was actually the inspiration for the entire colour palette, as Hayley Shum from Wholehearted Studio, who concepted and styled the shoot,…

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Volume 9 The Bride’s Tree Magazine Out Today!

30th April 2014

This is an excitiing day, because Volume 9 of The Bride’s Tree free online magazine is out, and ready for you to view and download for free!  We have allowed the seasons to be our muse this edition, and have an Autumnal fashion shoot that is sure to inspire, as well as a beauty feature that shows some stunning ways you can embrace the season your wedding occurs in. Whether it’s the chill of Winter, the new life of Spring, the bright airy Summer or the falling leaves of Autumn, these four distinct looks will give you plenty to take…

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Opulent Nautical Styled Shoot at The Lakehouse

20th March 2014

Recently we put together a styled shoot at the Sunshine Coast’s newest purpose-built waterfront wedding venue, The Lakehouse, for Volume 8 of our free quarterly online bridal magazine. We had a sensational team of wedding professionals lend their time and expertise to create an elegant, opulent inspirational wedding shoot.  There were far too many crazy beautiful photos by the incomparable Karen Buckle to fit into our online magazine, so here are a few of the shots that simply couldn’t have gone unseen!  The Lakehouse courtyard was decked out with beautiful natural woods and fibres by stylists from Lovebird Weddings. The floral arrangements,…

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Behind the Scenes of Alternative Brides Magazine Shoot

20th February 2014

One of the greatest joys of putting together a beautiful bridal magazine is the exquisite photo shoots we get to put together. Our Alternative Brides shoot in our 8th edition has been getting audible oohs and aahs across the interwebs. So today I thought I’d share a little bit of insight into what it takes to make this level of beeyootiful bridal styled shoot happen.  //// The concept of this styled shoot was born in a conversation Emma Nayler and I had. We both love something a little bit different, yet beautiful beyond compare. We got to talking about how…

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Latest Magazine Released Today!

29th October 2013

It’s here and it’s a purrty one! Our latest free online bridal magazine is out today, lovely Sunshine Coast brides!  I can’t believe this is our 7th volume; it feels like just yesterday we launched our first. I must admit, I get just as excited as I did the very first time we loaded her up and let her loose on the interwebs. I still flick through her pages at least approximately five thousand times prior to release!  This time I have been especially excited, as I have been working closely with our designer, Andrea, from Jaye Create, on a…

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Weekly Round Up

2nd August 2013

The big news this week is that our amazingly gorgeous brand spanking new magazine is out, it's up, it's ON. We are on, people! We are on with pretty weddings of every description, we are on with a look into the process from one of the Sunshine Coast's leading wedding planning and styling agencies. We are on with a styled wedding inspiration shoot like nothing you have ever before seen. There are pineapples, surfboards, a convertible Kombi, chevron details, tropical flowers, a beach bonfire and dancing under festoon lights. So romantic, and super funky! Images below by Chesterton Smith Photography. …

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It’s Out! July Magazine Volume 6!

30th July 2013

We have a new little pretty for you, my lovely Sunshine Coast brides. It’s Volume 6 of The Bride’s Tree free online bridal magazine! It available now for you to view online and download to print. What’s more, it is full of some drop dead gorgeous Sunshine Coast weddings from Caloundra to Noosa, and everywhere in-between. We have even taken a little tour of the Sunshine Coast hinterland and found a cattle station wedding and a handmade wedding in a German bar for your oggling pleasure.  There is also our most unique styled shoot yet – it’s a beach resort…

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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.