1st September 2020
After initially planning to elope, Liana and Matt changed their plan to include all their family and friends in a colourful wedding festival wedding in Maleny. And they never looked back.
2nd February 2015
As you know, our latest free online magazine came out yesterday, and it’s full of all kinds of inspiring real weddings that I adored so much, it was impossible for me not to share them with you my dear readers. It’s because I adore you with all my little heart, lovely Sunshine Coast brides! So I thought I would share with you my top 4 real wedding picks from our Summer 2015 magazine, which is free for you to view and download. Here goes. In no particular order… Bec and Brett’s Maleny Retreat wedding (pictured above was all smiles all…
28th January 2015
When Keiran and Sam blew out their wedding budget, Sam decided to cut costs by styling their reception herself in an impressive DIY feat. She bought all the flowers from the local farmers market, and fashioned up some sweet hessian table runners and centrepieces befitting of the gorgeous marquee wedding they had planned in the heart of the Sunshine Coast hinterland at Maleny Retreat. The very talented Roy Byrne Photographer was there to capture all of the special moments. And let me tell you, there were many. “For me marriage was uniting us as a family, we have 3 beautiful children & have…
17th December 2014
Trent and Melitta initially bonded over play dough creations and sand pit adventures. They first met at their pre-school, where they both grew up, on Bribie Island, however it was quite a number of years later and a day at the races that saw them come together. After six blissful years together, Trent proposed, and what followed was a “westival” at Maleny Retreat. “A westival?”, you ask. Indeed, a wedding-meets-festival that has the key elements of a relaxed atmosphere, live music, great food, oodles of space and every friend and every family member that could be gathered to celebrate. Maleny Retreat is…
6th April 2014
Not wanting all the fuss and time-consuming planning of a traditional wedding, Tegan and Emmanuel decided to turn their engagement party into a surprise wedding for their 100 guests at the expansive Maleny Retreat. The 100-acre property has plenty of accommodation and even additional camping grounds, so they made a full weekend of it and had a fabulous fun fair wedding day with their nearest and dearest. Marion Jonkers caught all the festivities on camera. Surprise Wedding We didn’t want a bridal party, boring speeches, the excessive planning and decorating that is the usual expectation. So when it came to planning our…
The Bride’s Tree acknowledges the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
