Melanie arrived on her dad’s boat before being escorted to her wedding ceremony overlooking the Mooloolaba Marina. After saying their vows in front of family and friends, Mel and Mitch took to the boat once more to capture some stunning images as the sun set.  

Theirs was a relaxed modern coastal wedding style, where their guests enjoyed canapés and mingling by the water, then family share style feasting. The espresso martinis flowed, and live music kicked off – a wonderful time had by all! 

Images by Bonnie Jenkins

Photographer: Bonnie Jenkins | Venue: Pier 33 Mooloolaba | Florist: Heavenly Blooms | Makeup: Katie Lawrence + Co. | Hair: Sass & Niki’s Wedding Hair | Entertainment: Love Note Music | Celebrant: Brooke Carlyon Ceremonies | 

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This is a special one, you guys. It’s our 30th volume of our free online bridal magazine! Over the past 7.5 years we’ve published 81 inspiring real weddings and 63 styled shoots – 47 of which we planned and coordinated ourselves. I’m exhausted just thinking about those stats! BUT – I wouldn’t change it for the world. 

This edition has some seriously special wedding inspiration that will help you on your Sunshine Coast wedding planning journey. Below is a sneak peek of the main features you will find in The Bride’s Tree Magazine, Volume 30 – Winter 2019. 

Cover image by Bonnie Jenkins

The Style Sessions 

Three incredible and completely different bridal styles with the styling, bride and groom fashion, flowers and cakes to match. Whether you’re a classic modern, whimsical romantic, or relaxed boho bride, we’ve got you covered. 

Images by Mallory Sparkles Photography

Montville Luxury Estate Wedding

Isabella and Ian’s wedding is what formal fairytale dreams are made of. From the bride’s show-stopping George Wu couture gown to the lush floral installations, for a wedding with all the bells and whistles, this wedding will give you plenty to dream about for your own big day. 

Image by Cloudcatcher Studio 

Urban Cloudscape

A blend of modern minimalism and ethereal delicacy. In an urban setting, our betrothed is enveloped in a shroud of hanging euphorbia, conceiving a dreamy simplicity.

Image by Bonnie Jenkins

White on White Noosa Waterfront Wedding 

Sarah and Ben’s idyllic Noosa beach wedding is a classic-meets-coastal affair with touches of the still very much on-trend tropical greenery. Anyone looking for the perfect venue to host their relaxed beachfront wedding will want to check out this wedding for inspiration.

Image by Sarah Schade Images

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It isn’t always easy living over the other side of the world from the familiar, but Scottish doctors, Charlie and Chris, have made Australia their home.

For their Noosa wedding, they brought a little bit of home with them. The groom wore a kilt right on Noosa beach – as did the couple’s gorgeous fur baby! While the bride wore a stunning form-fitting low-back gown, we’re not sure who would have turned more heads! 

Finding the Dream Team

“We used the Bride’s Tree to find vendors including celebrant, photographer, hair and make up artists and styling company. We stumbled across Taylor Moss the night before our wedding on Hastings Street and loved her music so much we asked if she would play at our wedding the next day and amazingly she agreed!”

Noosa Wedding Location

“We visited Noosa in the first few months after moving to Australia. We fell in love with the atmosphere and beauty of the area. We were quite homesick at the time and it reminded us why we had made the big move. We then took every opportunity we could to visit and made many happy memories there over the years. It was an easy decision to get married there.”

Images by Bonnie Jenkins

Wedding Day Surprise 

“Chris surprised me by having our cocker spaniel arrive at the drinks reception wearing a puppy kilt. It was the best surprise and my favourite moment of the whole day.”

Most Emotional Moment

“We wrote our own vows and it meant so much standing in such a beautiful location surrounded by our loved ones reading our personalised vows to each other.”

Stand-out Suppliers

“Bonnie Jenkins is a phenomenal photographer, we felt incredibly lucky to have her capture our special day. She is just the loveliest person and made us feel completely at ease in front of the camera. Natalie and Ceri (Evalyn Parsons) are so skilled and made me feel beautiful. I wish I could have them do my make up and hair every day! The meal in Rock Salt Noosa was not only great value but also just ridiculously good food! Many of our guests said it was the best meal they’d ever had!” 

The Proposal 

“One night we had a spontaneous date night and after dancing to our favourite song on a candlelit balcony Chris dropped to one knee, pulled out a ring and asked if I’d marry him.”

Why I Married Chris

“He’s my best friend and the best team mate I could ask for to travel through life with.”

Advice for Future Brides

“Try to relax and not worry about the tiny details. You’re the only one that notices them and the most important thing is that you enjoy the process and your day.”

The Music 

“Music is one of my biggest passions and we took a lot of time curating the music we wanted. I walked down the aisle to ‘Welcome Home, Son‘ by Radical Face, we signed the register to Vance Joy’s ‘Mess is Mine‘ and walked back down the aisle to our favourite song ‘Young Volcanoes‘ by Fall Out Boy.” 

Check out my playlist full of songs you might like to walk down the aisle to. These are a collection of suggestions from real brides, and some of my own suggestions. – Sally, The Bride’s Tree editor.

Wedding Secrets 

Biggest splurge: We are big gin fans so bought all of our favourite gins to use the bottles for our table decorations and imported Scottish beers to bring a touch of home to the festivities.

Bride’s attire: Sottero and Midgley at Brides of Brisbane

Bride’s accessories: Crown by Anna Marguerite, Earrings by Shaun Leane

Bride’s shoes: Nine West 

Groom’s attire: Houston Kiltmakers in Paisley, Scotland 

Groom’s shoes: Houston Kiltmakers in Paisley, Scotland

DIY: Welcome sign and the table decorations. We had homemade Scottish tablet (like fudge) for guests after the ceremony.

Honeymoon: We’re having a delayed honeymoon in South Africa as we went back to have a second celebration a month after our wedding in Glasgow.

Number of guests: 41

Photography: Bonnie Jenkins | Videography: Louise Jamieson | Flowers: Flax Flowers | Catering + venue: Rock Salt Noosa | Makeup: Natalie Hunter Makeup Artist | Hair: Evalyn Parsons (Ceri)| Styling: Splash Events | Entertainment: Taylor Moss | Celebrant: Kath Tilly Marriage Celebrant | Wedding night accommodation: Fairshore Noosa 

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Gazing over Bonnie Jenkins‘ wedding photography work, I’m aglow with the knowledge that the Sunshine Coast seems to have a knack for attracting the best of the best.

Having been trained as a fine art photographer in Edinburgh, and later completing her masters in Cornwall UK, Bonnie’s work still has a fine art element, which is very much inspired by nature. Back here in Australia, Bonnie taught photography at college for many years before coming back to her true passion – being creative behind a camera. These days she is highly sought after in fine art photography not only in weddings, but travel and fashion. This allows her to dive into her other great love – travel, which sees her jetsetting all over the world.

Bonnie’s favourite countries to visit all start with the letter ‘I’ – Iceland, Ireland and Italy. She loves hiking and exploring, cooking, music and she’s a massive animal lover. Bonnie and her partner Dave took their love of nature and made it their home, which is currently being built on a sprawling 20 acres.

It’s time to hear from the woman herself. Meet Bonnie Jenkins…

Bonnie, what does your process involve on a wedding day?

It varies depending on how long they have booked me for but i really just aim to fit in, capturing the candid elements and important moments throughout the day. During the photo session, i keep it very relaxed and candid but also guide the couple as needed and to fit their personalities. I find the in-between moments are usually my favourites.

What do your clients say about you?

That I made the process so easy and fun, they felt so comfortable with me and that the couple photoshoot was their favourite part of the day.

Tell us about your journey in photography and how you ended up photographing weddings…

When I left high school I knew I wanted to study something creative. I decided on photography, as I wanted to explore my interests in nature and music. During my photography studies I was fortunate enough to train at several different institutes, starting on a practical level at Tafe then onto a more theoretical level at Queensland College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art, eventually going on to complete my masters in Falmouth, Cornwall.

After graduating I prepared for my first solo fine art exhibition, which was an underwater series of portraits. Shortly after this I was offered a position as a Photography teacher at Sunshine Coast Tafe. While teaching was rewarding in many ways, it left me creatively wanting. Since leaving teaching I can honestly say I simply love what I do, weddings allow me to express my creativity, see the world and meet amazing people.

Where is home for you?

We brought our dream property a short time ago, and now we are building our dream home. Its 20-acres of stunning bushland, rainforest, views, meadows and creeks. Having grown up nearby I used to play on it as a kid and (my husband) Dave and I have always dreamed of owning it, we really never thought it would come true so we are pinching ourselves. We are building beside a creek which you can hear trickling away all year round and the house has stunning 180 views overlooking a gully and meadow, I find it the most relaxing place to be.

You have a completely free day on the Sunshine Coast – who are you with and what are you doing?

Oh that’s tough one. Well, I love food so at some stage there would be a yummy cafe ideally with friends followed by some exploring or walking with Dave followed by a chill dinner with friends. However at the moment we are building our first home, so my answer would be doing things on our house or yard work on our 20-acre hinterland property.

Wedding trends you’re predicting for 2019/2020?

I feel elopements are only going to get more popular due to the lack of stress and the intimacy. It also frees up where you can get married, so people are being more adventurous with their plans.

What does the future have in store for Bonnie Jenkins?

I am finding each year I am booking more destination weddings, next year is going to be one full of travel which is great as I love exploring.

No matter where in the world you’re planning to be married, today is the day you should find out if international wedding photographer, Bonnie Jenkins, can be there to capture the day. Click here to make your enquiry.

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Well this is more than a little exciting. We have never seen anything like this inspirational styled bridal shoot, it is so very unique. A bunch of uber talented Sunshine Coast wedding professionals got together to create an Egyptian-inspired bridal shoot! 

From the dress to the accessories and makeup by the talented Tasleema Nigh, it’s a glamourous Cleopatra-esque look we are loving like crazy. The bouquet by Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio screams opulence, as you would expect of an Egyptian goddess, with an oversized statement bloom and peacock feathers.

Please feel free to drool over these images by Bonnie Jenkins, as we sure have! 

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Photographer: Bonnie Jenkins

Florals: Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio

Make-up: Tasleema Nigh   

Hair: Honeycomb Hair 

Stationery: One Print Wonders

Styling: Obella Designs

Models: Daniela & Dave

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Something else is coming up… and it's super exciting! It's the release of our latest free online wedding magazine. Not to be cocky, but we know for a fact you are going to lurve it! There are a bunch of amazingly gorgeous weddings, and a styled shoot that is unlike anything you have seen. Excited much?

Photo of the Week

Photographer: Bonnie Jenkins, Couple: Chrissy and Marty, Location: Montville Villiage Hall

Just in case you missed it…

We kicked off your week of wedding lust with a beachfront wedding featuring fresh flower floral fascinators

Then on Tuesday we switched it up with something more rustic – a hinterland engagement shoot

Wednesday we indulged in trawling through the wedding album of one of the cutest DIY weddings ever

On Thursday we shared with you an amazing photobooth backdrop DIY you might like to try yourself

The end of the week was topped off nicely with a highlights wedding film of an impeccably styled Dicky Beach wedding

New to The Bride's Tree

Ginger and Spice Photography

We tell stories and no two stories are the same. Based in Brisbane, servicing the Sunshine Coast, South-East Queensland and beyond.

The Yacht Club

With stunning views over the marina, your wedding ceremony and reception will be one that your guests will never forget. All-inclusive wedding packages make planning simple.

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Their beduoin marquee wedding was held in perfect seclusion on a private property in the Mooloolah Valley in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. It was a relaxed, no fuss affair with 80 of the couple’s family and friends and their gorgeous little baby. 

Enjoy these stunning images below by talented Sunshine Coast wedding phtoographer, Bonnie Jenkins.

Some beautiful words from Kari, the wonderful celebrant of Kari Celebrations, who always takes the time to get to know her couples intimately in order to present a very personalised ceremony.

“The beginning of Sarah and Flynn’s wedding seemed to be drawn out of Middle Earth…with a modern twist. To the strains of Mumford and sons playing Winter Winds, Flynn, the groom and his best man almost skipped down a path from inside an extensive hillside bamboo grove. We could glimpse them between the giant bamboo stems.  On arrival they handed a flower to each guest from a basket of hand-picked garden. 

The music changed to La Valse de Amelie, the mood became more feminine, and through the bamboo we saw a father and daughter strolling casually through the bamboo grove, she on his arm, and with baby Aoife in Granddad’s arms dressed in nymph green.

Flynn and Sarah met way back in about the year 1485 AD. But it wasn’t until 1710 that Flynn managed to ask her out!  You may be confused by the dates here.  But the bride is not as old as you may think!!

In explanation, Sarah and Flynn were the only two students in a University tutorial class about British History 1485 – 1710.  So you can see it took Flynn a a few hundred years of history and only after the final exams, to realise that he had to do something if he was going to guarantee seeing Sarah again. He managed to invite her on a date.

Amongst other things Flynn inspired by the great poets promised to “swim across the milky way and enjoy the infinite array of stars and planets and horsehead nebula……Everything I am and everything I have is yours, for history AND eternity.”

“My tip to other brides – don’t wear a strapless gown if you are carrying a baby around.”

“I wanted a vintage, country theme but we were planning it after moving to Victoria so it soon became what can we find on the internet“

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Biggest splurge: The marquee. I didn’t want a big tent and I saw the bedouin type tents on the internet and was sold.

Best bargain: Probably my wedding dress I was about 6 months pregnant and freaking out that I wouldn’t have time to look after the baby was born so I bought one online through etsy.

Bridal gown: Etsy, I paid around $500 including postage from America

Accessories: Etsy

Shoes: Wittner, $60

Bridesmaid dress and accessories: It was a dress Bec already had, same for the accessories

Groom and best man’s suits and shoes: Vest from Country Road, hats, jeans and shoes from stores in Smith Street, Melbourne.

DIY: I made the invitations, place cards, thank you notes, and did my own makeup. Flynn’s mum did the huge flower displays and bali flags (as well as organising everything).

Photographer: Bonnie Jenkins

Celebrant: Kari Celebrations

Number of guests: 80

Wedding budget: $13,000

Everyone helped out setting up the decorations, picking up and setting up the cake. Lots of Flynn’s mum’s friends lent items that we used as decorations“

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