And we have been meeting hundreds of brides at the It's My Wedding Expo, where we revealed our new contemporary eclectic styling for our expo stand. Don't worry, lovely Sunshine Coast brides, we made sure we shared all of our behind-the-scenes and…

Just in case you missed it… 

Our week began with a vintage bridal look that had me reminiscing about my own Grandmother's bridal look in the 1940's

Then we unveiled our new expo stand styling by one of the Sunshine Coast's most talented stylists.

On Wednesday we shared some creative ways you can find your "Something old" for luck on your wedding day

Towards the business end of the work week, we brightened your day with a relaxed and beautiful Chambers Island wedding

We made you all green with envy as we shared our competition winner's Big Day Out with her Besties in the Sunshine Coast hinterland!

And yesterday we revealed a secret about a positively magical Sunshine Coast wedding photographer with our photo of the week.

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Coast to Country Weddings and Events

Coast to Country Weddings and Events specialise in wedding styling and decorating concepts with a personalised service for your event, across the Sunshine Coast & Hinterlannd.

Image by Calli B Photography

Noosa Hinterland Tours

Affordable transport solutions for your wedding party. Our deluxe coaches move your family and friends in comfort to & from your venue, reception & guest's accommodation.

Brilliant Bridal Beauty Tip

By Karla Davis from Allure Hair & Beauty

We trial our hair and makeup so it's a fantastic idea to trial your tan pre-wedding to ensure the perfect colour and application is achieved. Look for products that guarantee 'no orange' tones and prep your skin beforehand with thorough exfoliation. Tanning two days prior to the wedding day is perfect to allow the colour to settle and look the most natural on your skin tone.

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One such tool is our seating arrangement tool, that actually allows you to swap and change all of your guests around as much as you need to until you have it just so. Sometimes seating arrangements can change right up until the day of the wedding, and it can be really hard to get your head around exactly what you need to do to make a quick shuffle around. Taking into consideration personality conflicts, family expectations, and of course those single friend matches made in heaven you are planning to make claim of in years to come… there is so much to think about! 

A few of our readers have told us that they have used our tool with a small cork board, so they always had a perfect vision of the way their wedding would be set out, and it was super easy to do a quick last minute switcheroo if need be. You can find this great printable wedding planning tool and many others we know you will love right here. 

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With her design, Kerrie-anne had a stamp made, which she applied to transparent paper and fixed it to balsa wood. We absolutely adore the attention to detail and care put into every one of Kerrie-anne’s designs. 

Kerrie-anne Designs has both custom design options and also an uber cute customisable off the shelf range perfect for your Sunshine Coast wedding. 

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The stand outs for us at this wedding were Justine’s positively toothsome Manolo Blahnik blue heels a la Carrie Bradshaw (eep!) and the catering by Spicers Clovelly, which was a 5-course degustation! Talk about decadence! It was all lovingly captured by super dooper, super fun Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Ritchie, from Level Eleven Photography. Enjoy! 

“Having breakfast with everyone and then going for a walk with Simon before getting ready just made things more calm.“

“Once I had the dress, I realised that the venue was tying in with the romantic, vintage-style of the dress. I think our wedding was romantic, intimate and vintage-inspired with a modern twist.”

“Our parents gave us to each other; it was a joining of families, rather than a traditional giving away.”

“We invited immediate family & grandparents only as we always wanted a very intimate wedding“

Gorgeous hair styling by Hair by Nicola

Beautiful makeup by KJ Artistry

“Everyone was asked by the celebrant, Natalie Banner- Celebrant of Noosa, to make a vow to support us etc at the beginning of the ceremony and everyone blew bubbles at the end as we walked back down the aisle.“

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Biggest splurge: 5-course degustation dinner, where each guest made their own selection for each course.

Best money-saver: We made our own playlist on an iPod for our ceremony and reception music so we could have exactly the type of music we wanted. We didn’t need a DJ.

Bridal gown: Allure Bridals

Accessories: Earrings I had bought at Nordstrom in the US years ago but hadn’t worn. I guess they needed a special enough occasion!

Shoes: Manolo Blahnik Hangisi in blue for the ceremony (my something blue) and Manolo Blahnik Sedaraby in silver for the reception. I’m very much a shoe girl so having special but not ‘bridey’ shoes was important to me. I always knew I wanted my something blue to be my shoes.

Groom’s suit and shoes:  A tailored Zegna suit with peaked lapels and no vent (like Daniel Craig’s in Casino Royale) & Julius Marlow shoes.

Number of guests: 10

“All photos were at Spicers Clovelly Estate because it was such a beautiful setting with lots of great locations for photos.”

“We did everything our way & didn’t let ourselves become influenced by others so we felt completely relaxed on the day. Having everyone staying on site was great, especially at the end of a long day. Everything was wonderful, from the ceremony to the cake and stay at Spicers Clovelly Estate.“

Justine and Simon’s Hand-picked team That Made It All Happen

Photographer: Level Eleven Photography

Celebrant: Natalie Banner- Celebrant of Noosa

Makeup Artist: KJ Artistry

Hair Stylist: Hair by Nicola

Venue: Spicers Clovelly Estate

Florist: Mondo Floral Designs

Cake: Eden’s Cakes & Cupcakes

Decorators: Spicers Clovelly Estate

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It just goes to show how many beautiful weddings are successfully pulled off every single week on the Sunshine Coast. Our local wedding industry really is like a well-oiled machine! Take a look at some news coverage of the informal event. We didn't star in the coverage, but we did see some familiar faces, like Wedding Guru, Kim Eibrink Jansen, also wedding entertainer, Wayne Wiltshire, and wedding florist extraordinaire, Julia Hails of Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio. 

Kicking off the week with a whole lot of pretty, we shared a bohemian styled shoot at Twin Waters North Shore.

We shared a creative trend for alternative bridal bouquets if fresh flowers aren't your thing.

Our Spotlight shone on a vivacious Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant. 

The girls from A Darling Affair were our guest bloggers, and told us just how to get the party started with confetti. Plus we learnt all about their Celebration Fair coming up on March 16. 

We put together 12 amazing upstyles for brunette brides.

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If this was the only photograph you ended up with from your wedding day, I’m sure it would be enough. However knowing Greg Gardner Photography, this lucky couple would have had plenty of equally as gorgeous images and spoiled for choice as to which ones to display.

Hmm… I feel the need to come up with a great caption to sum up this image… “Doorway to happiness”, or “The Threshold of Paradise” or “The way in to love everlasting”? What do you think? Comment your suggestion below. Happy Saturday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides!

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From the relaxed to the intricately structured, from the asymmetrical to the… well, the symmetrical, here are some fabulous styles fit for any kind of Sunshine Coast wedding, that you can draw plenty of inspiration from. Of course they have been created by some of our most talented Sunshine Coast wedding hair stylists. Enjoy!

Hair: Hair by Nicola

Hair: Silk Hair & Makeup, Photo: Andrea Sproxton Photography

Hairstyles: Taryn Smith Hair Artistry, Photos: Matt Rowe Photography

Hair: Evalyn Parsons Hair, Photo by Melanie McNiven

Hair: Hair by Nicola, Photo: Calli B Photography

Hair: Julieanne Gant, Photos: Julian Beattie Photography

Hair: Hair4Brides, Photo: Brock Beazley Photography 

Hair: Hair by Nicola, Photos by Lindy Photography

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And… yes, you guessed it, I don’t even have to tell you that this image was taken by an AMAZING Sunshine Coast photographer, because well quite frankly it is plain to see. Jodi McDonald Photography is responsible for this image, and as you can see, brides and grooms have an awful lot of fun with Jodi at their weddings and end up with absolute gems, like this one. Happy Saturday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides! 

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