Seaside Celebration Wedding Inspiration

26th May 2015

To make a seaside wedding into a real celebration, take one pretty bride, add some pretty-coloured flowers, a bright lip, and some carefree tresses.  Using bright pops of colour in the bridal bouquet and flower crown and a pink lip is a perfect look for a fun beach bride. Throw some large balloons and confetti in the mix and you’ve got yourself a colourful, happy and fresh wedding look!  Photos by Stacey Schramm Photography Pink lips and warm toned natural eyes are a perfect pairing in this wedding makeup design by Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry. Love this gorgeous combination of fresh, fun…

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5 Of The Best Sunshine Coast Ceremony Locations

23rd October 2014

When it comes to Sunshine Coast wedding planning, the first thing one usually locks in (aside from the date) is the location. We truly are blessed to be spoiled for choice when it comes to Sunshine Coast wedding ceremony locations, as we have the best of all worlds. From the gorgeous hinterland to botanical gardens and of course, who could overlook our stunning beaches? Nobody, that’s who. The only thing being overlooked here is stunning white sand and beautiful blue water! Do you see what I did there? Yep, pretty awesome, I know.  As you may or may not know,…

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Wedding Album: Kellie & Dayne DIY – Sunshine Beach

31st August 2014

One of our most lusted after weddings was that of Kellie and Dayne, who married at Sunshine Beach in the cutest DIY beachside nuptials ever. We published their gorgeous wedding in our January edition of The Bride’s Tree free online wedding magazine, and you all went absolutely nuts for their fashion, cute cruiser bikes, amazing beachfront location and all the little DIY details.  So today we are sharing with you some more of their stunning wedding album. The images were taken by Melanie McNiven Portraits, and you can view the full gallery here.  Peek through Kellie & Dayne’s full wedding…

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From Here to Eternity – Beach Styling

10th December 2013

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…

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Real Wedding: Emily and Mark in Mooloolaba

4th September 2013

It was a quick engagement for Emily and Mark, who planned their Mooloolaba wedding in only 7 months. Having known each other for 14 years since meeting at church, they simply did not see the need to muck about. The beautiful bride says they each complement one another and they are, quite simply, best friends. Aw! Mark’s pastor dad married the pair at Penny Lane Park, and then they kicked on with a shin dig at waterfront venue, Mooloolaba Surf Club. Their strict budget of $10,000 stretched to accommodate 100 guests, who started the day with a super sweet treat…

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Photo of the Week

15th February 2013

There is nothing more beautiful than a happy bride and the man who adores her. This gorgeous couple said “I do” in a pretty Sunshine Coast beach wedding, which was captured by the always amazing Tanya of Chesterton Smith Photography. It’s not hard to see why Tanya is one of our all-time favourite Sunshine Coast wedding photographers, nor why this is our photo of the week! Happy Saturday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides!

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Wedding on the Bay, Planned in 8 Weeks!

5th February 2013

The day Lara married her soul mate, Tim, couldn’t come soon enough. In fact, this loved up couple were so keen to kick off their married life together, they planned their entire wedding in just eight weeks! It was a bold move, but they pulled it off. Of course this ambitious idea was not something they could have achieved on their own, so they enlisted the help of wedding planner and coordinator, Emma from Wild Heart Weddings.  Lara and Tim say hiring Emma from Wild Heart Weddings to help plan their wedding, as well as coordinate the whole event on the day, was…

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Dream Noosa Main Beach Wedding

23rd December 2012

The beautiful, colourful wedding of Ana and Josh is something a little bit extra special for you lovely Sunshine Coast brides today. They were blessed with perfect weather for their Noosa Main Beach wedding, after a week of stormy weather, so their dream of a beach wedding was fulfilled.  Ana didn’t have a specific theme in mind when planning her wedding, so she relied upon her stylist and florist to guide her in the right direction. The results are absolutely amazing, so it just goes to show that allowing seasoned professionals to do what they do best can really pay…

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Gallery of the Week

22nd November 2012

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…

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Photo of the Week

26th October 2012

Today's bee-yoo-ti-ful Photo of the Week is by one of our all-time fave Sunshine Coast wedding photographers, Tanya, from Chesterton Smith Photography. We absolutely adore the quality of images Tanya produces and the stories her pretty pictures tell.  This one today speaks for itself, but as Tanya says, "There is nothing better than a good kiss on the beach with your beloved." We couldn't agree more! 

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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.