It’s a tale as old as time: teacher meets teacher, love blossoms and a Noosa Boathouse wedding ensues.

Seriously, the only thing that comes close to highschool sweethearts is two freshly qualified teachers on their first ever rural service post locking eyes at the local pub in North Queensland. 

Cut to 2023 and Samuel and Leah are saying their vows amongst 100 of their nearest and dearest in a Noosa wedding ceremony. As Sunshine Coast locals themselves, they couldn’t think of a better backdrop for their wedding than Maison La Plage, Noosa with the shore poking through the trees. 

What I love about this wedding is that it’s evident they put a lot of focus on the ceremony and making it really special for themselves and their guests. When going through their album to select images for this article, I almost felt like I was there as Noosa wedding photographer Alan Hughes had captured every special moment so beautifully from every angle. 

Then when reading about what the groom, Samuel, had written about how they felt saying their vows with Noosa celebrant, Philippa Holness,  was the most magical moment of the day and they splurged to make the ceremony extra special, it all made sense. The getting married part was the focus of their day, and the relaxed, atmospheric party at Noosa wedding venue, Noosa Boathouse, was the icing on the cake. 

For something different, as I mentioned, it’s the groom who has shared the story of their Noosa wedding day with us. It’s great to hear his perspective, so please do read on and enjoy! 

Vendors

Photography | ALAN HUGHES PHOTOGRAPHY

Venue | NOOSA BOATHOUSE 

Celebrant | PHILIPPA HOLNESS WEDDING CELEBRANT

Hair + makeup | SUNSHINE BRIDES

Stylist | LOVEBIRD WEDDINGS

Florist | BUD NAKED FLOWER

Cake | CHOCOLATE 2 CHILLI

Wedding night accommodation | THE SEBEL, NOOSA

Ceremony dress | CHOSEN BY KHYA

Reception dress | STILL WHITE

Suit | JOE BLACK

Big on The Ceremony

“Flowers were probably our biggest splurge. They make a huge difference to the personality of the day. Generally as well, we wanted to splurge a little on our ceremony. It means the most to us that we got that right. So we had wonderful flowers, a champagne tower and a bar for our guests.”

The Proposal

“I proposed  to Leah on a private handmade boat on Lake Como in Italy. It was one year, to the day, before our ceremony. It was a perfect day on the water and we shared it with Leah’s best friend and sister, Michaela (my photgrapher, who captured the moment). We then celebrated with champagne on a stunning rooftop terrace overlooking Lake Como.”

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: The flowers and extras for the ceremony, like a bar and champagne tower. 

Best bargain: Buying a secondhand dress from Still White.

Groom’s and groomsman’s attire: Joe Black suit and shoes from David Jones.

Bride’s gowns: Chosen by Khya, and reception dress was secondhand from Still White. 

Bridesmaid’s dress: Lidee

Bridesmaid’s shoes: Bared Footwear

DIY: Electronic invitations and thank you cards to save on postage and printing costs.

Honeymoon: Port Douglas and the Daintree Rainforest in North QLD.

Number of guests: 100 to the ceremony and 70 to the reception (70 was our reception cut off, but we sent out separate invitations to some other close friends inviting them to the ceremony – perhaps a bit unorthodox, but they understood and LOVED being invited).

Budget: $30k

Actual cost of the wedding: Approx $35k 

Getting Married in Noosa

“Ensuring that our families were all able to make it was our biggest wedding priority. It was just about the only reason we didn’t elope. Oh, another priority was location. Noosa Heads can’t be beaten.

“We wanted to ensure it was local. We love that we can take some beers and wine down to the exact place we were married and celebrate our love. And, I mean, check out the photos. What a stunning place to get married. Few better places in the world.”

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In one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular ceremony locations, Maison La Plage in Noosa, Nicola and Jacob were wed. After exchanging their vows, their guests joined them in a fine dining experience on Hastings Stree at Sails Restaurant Noosa.

In choosing their creative crew to help create their wedding, the couple made the choice to employ wedding experts and jacks of all trades, Cloud Nine Weddings. Having a longstanding presence in the Sunshine Coast wedding industry, Cloud Nine Weddings have been turning wedding dreams into perfect days for 17 years. Their expertise has broadened over the years to encompass not only wedding planning and decorating, but wedding flowers, cakes, and stationery. 

Nicola and Jacob welcomed the idea of having one company take care of so many aspects of their weddings, and commissioned the crew at Cloud Nine Weddings to create their wedding flowers, make their wedding cake and do all of their decorating and styling. What’s more, the crew at Cloud Nine Weddings were also entrusted with the important job of wedding planning and coordinating. 

As you will see from the images below, the day went off without a hitch, and their desired Noosa wedding day was had. Ben Connolly was there to capture it all. 

Wedding planning, flowers, cake and styling: Cloud Nine Weddings | Ceremony: Maison La Plage, Noosa

| Reception: Sails Restaurant Noosa | Celebrant: Ty The Knot | Photographer: Ben Connolly | Entertainment: Marty Sima

Thank you for supporting our A-List Vendor, who made Nicola and Jacob’s dream wedding a reality… 

Learn more about… Cloud Nine Weddings

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This gorgeous young couple were engaged for six months after having been together for almost three years following an introduction by a mutual friend at a coffee shop, and then Bronwyn started attending Sam’s church. I genuinely have not seen a more sweet couple in all my time, and when you see their wedding photos below, I’m sure you will agree wholeheartedly.

Bronnie & Sam had always wanted to be married in Noosa, and chose a perfect location for their wedding ceremony – Maison La Plage Grove, Noosa Main Beach, then kicked on with their guests for a lovely celebration at Australis Noosa Lakes Resort. It was everything they ever dreamed of, a fun and vibrant Noosa Beach wedding with happy pink, orange and yellow flowers and plenty of big smiles.

Their super fun wedding included a rehearsed dance by the entire bridal party, as well as a surprise boogie down the aisle at the end of the ceremony to We Go Together from the movie, Grease! We just adore Bronnie and Sam with their infectious smiles and enthusiasm for life and love.

Enjoy these stunning images by Shellbells Photography.

“My family were able to help rushing around getting the final bits finished for me and help doing up the favours for the guests etc… I was really thankful to them in that last week!”

“Both my two-year-old niece and nephew, who were junior flower girl and page boy, walked holding hands down the aisle by themselves! I am a proud Aunty!”

“Our faith in God binds us together as a couple”

“The very best thing (about the wedding day), which I am sure most brides will say, was marrying my husband. The part when our Priest said you can kiss the bride, I did this little giggle dance on the spot! I just couldn't believe it and how real this was and it was actually happening! And that was not planned!”

“As I worked full time and we were busy finding a house on the weekends, our wedding was planned all online”

Bronnie & Sam’s Hand-picked Team That Made It All Happen

Photographer: Shellbells Photography

Videographer: Dreamlife Photos and Video

Florist: DIY by Bronnie’s Dad!

Caterer: Australis Noosa Lakes

Cake: DIY by Bronnie’s Sister

Bombonnieres: Online from Malaysia – mini metal white and pink buckets with sugar almonds in tulle.

Transport: Hertz car hire – they hired four mini convertible coopers for three days, which cost $1300 in total.

Makeup Artist: Bronnie’s clever sister again!

Hair Stylist: Hair Styles on Stuart (our local hair dresser from Ipswich)

Decorators: Splash Events

Officiary: Bronnie’s uncle, a priest.

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Bridal gown: DIY – Bronnie’s talented mother made her dress.

Accessories: Bronnie’s mother made her necklace out of beads from her dress and she wore her sister’s pearl earrings.

Shoes: White thongs bought from Kmart, $4.

Bridesmaid and flowergirl dresses: Online at TB Dress, $73.00 (including postage.)

Bridesmaids’ accessories: White thongs were bought from Kmart, $4. Earrings from Equip, $10.

Groom and Groomsmens’ suits and shoes: Connor, $298 (including shirt, jacket, pants, belt) Black thongs were bought from Kmart for $4.

Number of guests: 120

Total wedding cost: Approx $13,000, paid for by the bride’s parents.

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