Wouldn’t you just love to revisit your wedding day time and time again? Reminisce about that special day you became husband and wife with a trip down memory lane at your wedding venue? Pop in and visit with the people who helped you plan your day, and see the same smiling faces each time? Have you heard of the new Bride For Life program at family-owned Flaxton Gardens? 

Owners Georgina and Alan Thompson, and the team at Flaxton Gardens have always adored welcoming brides and grooms back to their beautiful venue year after year for anniversaries, birthdays, christenings, and the odd weekend getaway or romantic lunch. So they developed a program where couples can reap countless benefits when they return; not only at Flaxton Gardens, but also with other businesses on the range.

We caught up with owner, Georgina, and had a good chat about all of be benefits for couples, and their famililes, too! You can read our interview in the latest volume of our online magazine. 

Fab idea! Now where can we nab us one of these membership cards… 

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Amanda and Trev were highschool sweethearts, who fell truly, madly, deeply and hopelessly in love over exchange of sweet childish love letters. Those same love letters are the ones Trev bundled together in a vintage jewellery box for Amanda to open on her wedding day morning. How she turned up to her wedding ceremony without puffy eyes, we will never know! 

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This beautiful couple had a long engagement of four years before they finally tied the knot at gorgeous Sunshine Coast hinterland wedding venue, Flaxton Gardens. It was a perfect day, with their ceremony overlooking the gorgeous hinterland, which they say was their favourite part of the day. Kristy Ellis of Weddings with Kristy was their wedding celebrant, who engaged their guests and helped them to have the emotional, yet fun ceremony they had always wanted. 

We absolutely adore the colour scheme Amanda chose – the fresh white with hints of blue and coral are simply stunning and perfect for a Sunshine Coast wedding. We particularly love the florals by Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio with its nod to the colour theme in such a creative and intricate fashion. Love, love, love! 

Enjoy these beautiful photos by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, NKN Photography.

“My advice to other brides is to use reputable and professionals for your wedding suppliers, their creativity and professionalism is worth every cent and you are less stressed for it.”

“I wanted a fresh, timeless look that had a modern palette using coral, white, grey and light blue.”

” As our children are very young it was important to us that our wedding was captured on film using a professional videographer that we thought would capture our personalities and our special moment as a family so we can all watch together and so that our children can see the commitment we have made to each other.”

“Our ceremony was the most special part of the day. It was so personal but fun at the same time. It was everything I had always imagined and it went perfectly.”

“Our very clever seven year old son (who was six at the time) read a beautiful and funny poem at the start of our ceremony which introduced what a wedding was all about and what our guests would be experiencing throughout our special day. Our guests loved it and were in fits of laughter, some were even crying.”

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Biggest Splurge: Videography and photography

Best Bargain: I bought my wedding shoes for $50 at Williams on sale

Bridal gown: Anna Campbell, Ivory Collection, ‘Grace’ Dress, $1099 From Eve Boutique

Accessories: Samantha Wills ‘Come Away With Me’ earrings and Pearl Bracelet

Shoes: C Est Bon $50.00 Williams Shoes

Bridesmaid dresses: Bariano One Shoulder Twist, $299.00 from Hoe Boutique

Bridesmaids’ accessories: Samantha Wills Amour Noir Earrings, $75 each from Eve Boutique, they wore their own shoes

Groom’s suit and shoes: Always Habit Paddington, $650.00

Groomsmens’ suits and shoes: Roger David $275 each

DIY: We made a chalkboard sign the day before our wedding of our love story and our children illustrated it  with pictures of themselves playing guitars and love hearts. We also had homemade cookies as bonboniere and a cool drink coaster that had “Eat, Drink, Dance – To you and to yours“,  and our names and our wedding date written on it.

Number of guests: 80

Wedding budget: $25,000

“My husband surprised me with a beautiful pearl bracelet and had a vintage jewellery box filled with love letters we had written each other over the last nine years. As I was in school when I met Trev some of them were so funny and childish. I really appreciated this as Trev isn’t the most emotional person I know.”

“The weather was amazing, not a cloud in the sky. There was a slight breeze however which made for great photos of my veil floating in the soft wind.”

“We decided to swap the standard sit down entree to cocktail food out on the terrace which gave us more time to mingle with our guests, the food was amazing, all our guests have complimented this aspect to our wedding. Then we moved inside the Winery Room to our mains which were Twice Cooked Pork Belly in a soy jus and Pan Roasted NorthTerritory Barramundi, we had a Cherry Ripe Chocolate Mudcake by Sunny Girl Cakes for dessert with a traditional top layer of fruit cake which we have kept for our first year anniversary, this was served with coconut Icecream and raspberry coulis”

Amanda & Trev’s Hand-picked Team That Made It Happen

Venue and catering: Flaxton Gardens

Photographer: NKN Photography

Florist: Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio

Cake: Sunny Girl Cakes

Celebrant: Weddings with Kristy

Makeup Artist: Makeup 4 Brides         

Hair Stylist: Hair 4 Brides

Videographer: Sunshine Coast Videography

DJ: Moove It DJs / Stationery Supplier: Invitation Designs By Eliza

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Flaxton Gardens, is a short drive from the town centre of charming Montville. This family owned and operated wedding venue is absolutely beautiful, with colonial homestead styling and impressive statement Egyptian crystal chandeliers. A highlight is the manicured gardens complete with water features and gazebo. The restaurant provides a romantic tranquil reception venue for your special day. And then of course there is the view of the beautiful rolling hills of the hinterland and Glass House Mountains. 

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Flaxton Gardens offers wedding packages for 20 up to 250 guests

Divine food choices of canapes, or a seated three-course dinner, as well as fully licensed bar

Relax and enjoy your day by having your ceremony and reception in one place

The Low Down

Minimum number of guests:  20

Maximum number of guests:  250

Operating as a wedding venue: 15+ years

Wedding days available: Seven Days

How many weddings in a day: One Ceremony with possible two receptions

Air conditioning: Yes – both venues – The Winery and The Restaurant

Adequate parking: Asphalt car park for 70 cars

Wheelchair accessible: Yes

Operating hours: 9.00am – 11.30pm

Ceremony locations: Two: The Escarpment, The Restaurant Gardens with Gazebo

Reception locations: The Winery, The Restaurant

Music: Live or iPod – in-house acoustic lined venue

Bring own cake: Yes

Fully staffed bar onsite: Yes

BYO: Yes, up to 36 bottles

Dance floor: Yes

Room for a band: Yes

Audio equipment with speakers and a microphone: Yes

Wet weather ceremony back up plan: The Barrel Room

Acccess to rest of venue: Yes

Amazing Hinterland Wedding Professionals Showcasing at Flaxton Gardens

Celebrant: Bill Scurry Marriage Celebrant

Flowers: Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio

Hair: Hair by Nicola

Photography: AWPP Studio

Transport: Mystic Mountain Tours

Cakes: Eden Cupcakes

Entertainment: Lee Bevington

Map to Flaxton Gardens

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Our winner, Suzie, was beyond thrilled when she received the news she had won, and gathered her gals for the best day ever! Despite one of her girlfriends unexpectedly being unable to make it, the remaining three had the time of their lives, and Shawn from Sabra Creative was there to capture every moment of their amazing time. 

Okay ladies, prepare to be green with envy… 

Flaxton Grove is a luxury mansion, run by wedding venue Flaxton Gardens. It is indescribable, (but I’ll try…), super luxurious, impeccably decorated in style and everything you could wish for in your mansion for the weekend. It sleeps up to 16, so the girls had plenty of room to move!

Kicking off the day with a spot of pampering, the girls were treated to hair styling by Dot & Birdie… 

… and airbrush makeup by Powder Me Makeup Studio, making them look and feel fabulous!

More pampering ensued with pedicures all round, as they enjoyed their high tea from Allure Hair and Beauty

Allure Hair and Beauty know how to put on a pampering high tea like nobody’s business. They bring all the pretty styling in lace and floral tablecloths, flowers, crystal wear and china, they cater with the scrummiest of tasty treats, and even hand out really amazing gift bags with even more pamper items!

Almost too good to eat! Almost…

To really look the part in their luxurious Flaxton Grove surrounds, the girls donned their Lucy and Loo dresses, each in their own chosen colour with embellishments and tied to their own preferences to suit their body types

Lucy and Loo designer, Leah, helps Suzie into her pretty pale pink number

The ladies all loved the look and feel (so soft and luxurious!) of their full length convertible dresses by Lucy and Loo

Winner, Suzie, and her two besties, Kerry and Tammy looked and felt a million bucks!

Directly across from Flaxton Grove is a lookout with the most beautiful view of the hinterland and coast, all the way to the ocean. Amazing! 

Thanks for sharing your drop dead gorgeous photos with us, ladies! We hope you besty beauties had the best day ever!

A huge thank you to all of the incredible Sunshine Coast wedding vendors, who contributed to this awesome prize:

Location: Flaxton Grove

Photographer: Sabra Creative

Dresses: Lucy and Loo

Pamper High Tea: Allure Hair and Beauty

Makeup: Powder Me Makeup Studio

Hair: Dot & Birdie

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