Blessing the Wedding Rings

31st August 2016

Guest blogger and Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant, Kari, shares a beautiful personalised wedding ritual one of the couples she recently married created themselves - a very meaningful blessing of their wedding rings.

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Wedding Rings Love

8th November 2015

One of the everlasting parts of your big day is your wedding rings, and we have some amazing ones to share with you today.

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Tattoo Ring Exchange

13th May 2015

As far as the exchanging of wedding rings goes, on-the-spot tatoos at the ceremony has to be one of the most unique we’ve seen. And no matter your preference towards tattoos, you have to admit this is a beautiful and meaningful display of love and committment.  Images by Melanie McNiven Portraits I love the choice of the anchor for the tatoo ring. An anchor holds much symbolism. Of course there is the idea that an anchor holds steady when things get rough, symbolising stability and strength. For some, it is also a symbol of faith, as a disguised symbol of…

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Engagement Rings, Celebrity-style

25th March 2015

Come brides, let us indulge in a little oggling at the mass amounts of money some people in the world – namely celebrities – spend on engagement rings! Woohoo!  Now my lovely little Sunshine Coast brides, I’m sure you’ll agree, it’s certainly not expected that your man go into debilitating debt to get you the biggest rock in the shop. Just so you know, traditionally the man would save up and spend the equivalent of one month’s salary on your engagement ring. His salary – not Jay Z’s. The average amount spent on an engagement ring is $5,200 for us…

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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.