I'm sure once you see the images of the beautiful venues below, you will only want to see more. So that's why you should take a lovely drive up the range today to enjoy the last day of the Maleny Montville Wedding Professionals annual bridal showcase. This collective of the best of the best wedding suppliers will help you to plan the wedding of the year! 

Below are links to all the venue reviews we shared with you this week, and once again the information you need to attend the many different showcase locations and places open for inspection today. And… the prizes you can win if you come along! 

By the way… the hinterland area is usually a few degrees cooler than the coast – just another incentive to mosey on up to see us today. 

Flaxton Gardens

Spicers Clovelly

Vue de Lumieres

House of Laurels 

Pomodoras on Obi

Make sure you come along and say hi to The Bride's Tree team at Maleny Manor today. We would love to meet you, and you could win some fabulous prizes! Last chance! 

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What’s more, many other amazing wedding professionals from photographers and celebrants to hair and makeup artists will be stationed at each venue so you can meet them and talk all things wedding. More details on the Maleny Montville Wedding Professionals’ Showcase below the images, but now let’s talk Pomodoras on Obi, which will be one of the venues open for your viewing pleasure this weekend. 

Pomodoras on Obi is a family owned and run Mediterranean-style restaurant with a European flare. Their seasonal menu options complement the surroundings that overlook the Obi Obi creek, and their chefs source as much produce as possible from the local farmers and the Maleny Maple street businesses. We love to shop local!

Offering a eat, drink and stay all in one package, Pomodoras is home to unique luxury cabin accommodation. Being within walking distance to Maleny’s main street frontage, a wedding at Pomodoras allows you to fully immerse in the charming hinterland community. 

Each of the five cabins has a decking platform which looks out into the tree tops of the Obi Obi creek. During your stay keep your eyes peeled as if you are lucky enough you may even see the much loved and talked about Obi creek Platypus.

Natural rattan woven chairs with mustard green cushions complement the locally made timber tables, while the glass windows and concertina doors open out onto the large deck area has unspoilt views of the natural beauty of Maleny’s Obi Obi creek.

 Chef/Owner Chris Bond grew up in the South West of England and has worked in many 5 star restaurants in London.

The Low Down

Minimum number of guests: For exclusive use of the venue 30 mid week Sun-Thursday, 50 Friday/Saturday

Maximum number of guests: 70 sit down / 100 cocktail style

Operating as a wedding venue: 2 years

Wedding days available: Tuesday – Sunday

How many weddings in a day: One

Air conditioning: Yes

Adequate parking: Yes

Wheelchair accessible: Yes to the reception, not yet to the garden

Operating hours: 
Restaurant opening hours Tuesday – Friday 10am – 10pm Saturday 9am – 10pm Sunday 8am – 3pm

Ceremony locations: Garden down by the Obi Obi Creek

Reception locations: Restaurant

Music: In-house sound system for iPod music, due to a condition on our  liquor licence at this stage we have to apply for a temporary  variation to play live music, but this is an easy process at the venues expense no extra cost to the bride

Bring own cake: Yes

Fully staffed bar onsite: Yes

BYO: No

Dance floor: Yes, can be accommodated, depending on number of guests

Room for a band: Two-piece acoustic band  

Audio equipment with speakers and a microphone: Yes wireless microphone with surround sound system

Wet weather ceremony back up plan: on the restaurant veranda

Acccess to rest of venue: 5 on site accommodation cabins, rainforest walk next to the creek

Amazing Hinterland Wedding Professionals Showcasing at Pomodoras on Obi

Photography: Alan Hughes Photography

Hair and Makeup: Allure Hair and Beauty

Planners/Decorators: Coast to Country Weddings and Events

Map to Pomodoras on Obi

Make sure you come and meet the team and find out about Pomodoras on Obi’s wedding packages on offer. You will also be able meet all of the above fantastic wedding professionals at Pomodoras on Obi on the day. 

Watch this space – tomorrow we will have another beautiful hinterland wedding venue to share with you and all of the details on what’s happening there this weekend! 

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There is an innate romantic feel to the venue, the lavish rooms boast fifteen foot ceilings elegantly lit with antique chandeliers, marble spa bathrooms and French doors opening up to the veranda that leads to perfumed manicured gardens. 

Wedding ceremonies can be held in the beautiful gardens, while a marquee and pavillion reception allows you plenty of space to entertain up to 140 seated guests, or 200 for a cocktail-style wedding. With six varying wedding packages available, there is plenty of flexibility for you to choose an option to suit both the style of wedding you have in mind, and of course that pesky budget.

This Saturday and Sunday, January 12-13, House of Laurels is open for inspection to anyone who would like to stop in and have a nosy, as part of the Maleny Montville Wedding Professionals Bridal Showcase. There will also be a delegation of incredible Sunshine Coast hinterland wedding professionals exhibiting there, ready to meet you and answer all your questions about your wedding day and the services they offer. 

Best of all, you can nab yourself some awesome deals especially on offer only during the showcase, and even have the chance to win some amazing prizes! Further details below images, 

All-inclusive packages incorporate decorating along with magical touches and inspiring ideas to create the picture perfect wedding for you

High ceilings with a glass skylight mean you can have your indoor wedding reception under the stars.

From the manicured gardens, themed marquee, majestic pavilion room and Roman courtyard, House of Laurels offers great scope and flexibility to ensure the picture perfect occasion.

At the end of the night, the bridal suite and all guest houe accommodation is within walking distance to the main house and reception area

The Low Down

Minimum number of guests: 50 however smaller numbers by negotiation

Maximum number of guests: 140 seated and 200 cocktail style

Operating as a wedding venue: 10+ years

Wedding days available: any day

How many weddings in a day: 1

Air conditioning: No

Adequate parking: Yes

Wheelchair accessible: with assistance

Operating hours: Wedding packages commence 30 minutes prior to ceremony time and can be extended up to 12am (charges apply) Breakfast and lunch time weddings also catered for.

Ceremony location: Garden

Reception locations: Marquee & pavilion

Music: Surround sound with Ipod connectivity and CD player

Bring own cake: Yes

Fully staffed bar onsite: Yes

BYO: No

Dance floor: Yes

Room for a band: Yes

Audio equipment with speakers and a microphone: Yes

Wet weather ceremony back up plan: Marquee

Acccess to rest of venue:  All in-house accommodation and self-contained cottages are within walking distance to the venue.  On-site dressing rooms available for Bridal Party preparations on the day.

Amazing Hinterland Wedding Professionals Showcasing at House of Laurels

Photography: Artography

Celebrants: Karen Faa

Entertainment: Mr Bojangles

Transport: Suncoast Vintage Limos

Hair and Makeup: Velvet on Montville

Cakes: Cakes by Judith Brosnan

Map to House of Laurels

Make sure you come and meet the team and find out about House of Laurels’ wedding packages on offer. You will also be able meet all of the above fantastic wedding professionals at House of Laurels on the day. 

Watch this space – tomorrow we will have another beautiful hinterland wedding venue to share with you and all of the details on what’s happening there this weekend! 

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Located beside Balomoral Lookout, one of the highest points on the Blackall Range, Vue de Lumieres has large private hedge lined gardens, and away from the hustle and bustle, in the charm of your own marquee, this is an ideal location for your dream day. For your ceremony, you have the choice of many pretty spots, including the chapel pergola. No matter your choice, all have amazing expansive coastal views.

Whether you are having a traditional wedding, a Morrocan Bazaar, or anything in-between, the Master Chef will work with you to design a menu to suit your theme. 

This weekend, you this hinterland wedding venue will be open for inspection as part of the Maleny Montville Wedding Professionals’ Bridal Showcase. More details below images. 

The Low Down

Minimum number of guests: 40          

Maximum number of guests: 200

Operating as a wedding venue: 3+ years

Wedding days available: 7

How many weddings in a day: 1 

Air conditioning: Yes

Adequate parking: Yes

Wheelchair accessible: Special Arrangements

Operating hours: As required

Ceremony locations: Various locations in the hedge lined gardens, with expansive  coastal views

Reception locations: Marquee allocated as per individual requirements, with expansive coastal views

Music: Yes

Bring own cake: Yes

Fully staffed bar onsite: Yes 

BYO: Yes

Dance floor: Yes 

Room for a band: Yes

Audio equipment with speakers and a microphone: As Required

Wet weather ceremony back up plan: Yes

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Right, it's the New Year, the world did not end in December 2012, so it's time to get serious about planning your wedding. We have just the way to kick off your year with some very productive researching.

On January 12-13, there is but one place you should be – at the Maleny Montville Bridal Showcase! This is your best opportunity to see all the best wedding venues in the picturesque Maleny and Montville in our Sunshine Coast hinterland. There is no more romantic place in the world, and there are no better wedding professionals than the ones you will find at the Maleny Montville Bridal Showcase. 

Chesterton Smith Photography

All of the best hinterland wedding venues will be hosting you, so over the course of the weekend, this is a brilliant time to have a good old nosy about them. 

You can still pre-register your interest in attending the showcase, specifying which venues you are most interesting in viewing, and you will gain entry into a prize draw to win $1,500 cash to spend on your wedding with the amazing Maleny Montville Wedding Professionals! 

Andrea Sproxton Photography

KJ Artistry

$1,500… think of all the ways you could put that money to great use – hair and makeup, cakes, photography, beverage package, celebrant's fees… the possibilities are endless! And let me tell you, your fiance will love you even more for shaving a bit off the cost of the wedding. Or… now, just putting this out there, but you could maybe just omit telling him and give that little bit of the budget back to your dress shopping!

CL Weddings and Events

There are also a bunch of other prizes you could win, including a cake by the incomparable Lee Berryman of Cake Designs, who is an amazing pastry chef with a wealth of experience, including having worked at Harrods of London. 

The Bride's Tree team will be stationed at Maleny Manor on the day, and we can't wait to meet all of you lovely Sunshine Coast brides! Alongside our little stall, you will find a bunch of brilliant wedding industry professionals, and many more at each of the venues showcasing over the weekend. Next week, we will be sharing with you some of these venues and the details you will need on where you can find all of the Maleny Montville Wedding Professionals you have been dying to meet. 

Maleny Manor

Photo by Calli B Photography

Bill Scurry Marriage Celebrant

 Penny Riddoch Photography

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Today, my lovely little Sunshine Coast brides, I'm going to answer this question for you all. We have made the most wonderful discoveries in hinterland-based wedding designers and planners, specialising in marquee weddings. I am of course speaking of none other than the amazing duo, Elisabeth and Kay, from Red Letter Studio (formerly known as Weddings in the Wild).

Red Letter Studio have access to both an amazing selection of every which kind of marquee you could hope to find, and the properties and venues appropriate for hosting such affairs. Aha! Perfect! Now, when we say "marquee weddings", we are not referring to a bang-together tent-type situation. Oh no, we are talking amazing, lavish, fully styled and decorated down to the very last detail. Think beautiful lounges, cocktail bars, chandeliers, and everything in-between.

Marquee weddings can be planned for 10 up to 200 guests and there is a lot of variations in the set up available, even with the ability to create separate rooms within the marquee. This works beautifully if you are wanting to create a chilled out lounge area for one and dance area for another, while keeping your dining area separate. You can be creative as you like with this, or if you're not so up with the creativity, worry not because the Red Letter Studio team have oodles to go around.

Aside from the marquees themselves, Elisabeth and Kay take care of absolutely everything to do with your wedding planning, and with 17 years local area knowledge and relationships with suppliers in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, they are definitely the gals in the know. From the first consultation, where they find out exactly what makes you tick as a couple and what you envision for your wedding day, down to the very last detail with fitting out your marquee beautifully, the girls have got you covered.

We have some fantastic news for you all! If you like what you read about Red Letter Studio (pfft – if! Yeah right, we know there's no question!), then you have the opportunity to meet the lovely Elisabeth and Kay themselves this Sunday, July 22 at the free expo in Montville! We will be there too, and we would love for you to come and say hi while you're checking out a bunch of awesome Sunshine Coast hinterland wedding suppliers.

A MONTVILLE WEDDING HINTERLAND BRIDAL EXPO

Date: Sunday, July 22

Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Where: Montville Village Hall, Main Street, Montville

Cost: FREE!

Prizes: There will be two amazing packages, both valued at over $1300 up for grabs. They include lots of lovely things, like engagement photo shoots, dinners, massages, nights away and heaps more. In addition, many of the wedding professionals holding stalls on the day will be offering special deals, discounts and giveaways to those who attend the expo.

For more information, visit the A Montville Wedding website here.

Please note that Red Letter Studio are no longer servicing Sunshine Coast weddings.  For all marquee wedding enquiries please contact Perry's Sunshine Coast Event Hire.

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