This, my friends, is our super pretty Bride's Tree stand that will be present at the Noosa Wedding Expo this coming Sunday. It was styled by one of our faves – the gorgeous Hayley from Wholehearted Studio. It's a real treat getting to be amongst this level of pretty for the day! Especially amidst the miriad of other prettiness at the Expo that is always guaranteed. If you happen to be in the local area or able to make it to Noosa tomorrow, we encourage you to make the effort. It's always an awesome day. We promise to be your guides and point you in the direction of whatever kind of product or service you happen to be hankering for on the day! More details here.

Just in case you missed it… 

A quirky hinterland wedding with vintage elements

Super gorgeous engagement shoot at Little Cove, Noosa

That magic moment in time, according to one wise and wonderful local celebrant

A sweet Witta Church wedding

Hot Deals and Tips in your Inbox

If you are on our mailing list, you will have received yesterday our newsletter, containing some seriously hot deals from some of our fave local A-list vendors that could save you heaps on your wedding expenses. If you are not yet on our mailing list, what in the world are you thinking?! Get on that, stat, lady! Have a little lookie to your right… see our Bride's Insider sign up? Yep, that's the one! Pop your email address in there and you're in with the cool crowd. We promise we only send out correspondence when we have something to say! 

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Hola beautiful engagement photos! Jasmine and Dave are the gorgeous couple starring on our blog today. Their engagement shoot was shot at Little Cove, Noosa, which never disappoints on the natural beauty front. 

Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Karena Nuttall is the lass responsible for these here amazing photographs. Wouldn’t you just adore some just like these to have and to hold forever and ever?! Great news – you could win an engagement shoot by the one and only Karena this weekend at the Noosa Wedding Expo! Details on the expo below, plus how you can get your hands on some free tickets today. 

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Noosa Wedding Expo

Noosa Springs Resort

Sunday, 16th February

10am – 3pm

Entry is $10 per person (pay at the door)

Fashion Parades will be at 11.30am and 2.00pm

Major Prizes

Fraser Island Honeymoon package from Kingfisher Bay Resort

Honeymoon package and spa treatments from Noosa Springs Resort

Photographic package from Tim McIvor Photography

Engagment photo session with Karena Nuttall – Photographer

Expo Specials

Many of the exhibitors will be holding special deals for expo-goers only, and all areas of wedding services will be represented at the expo. From transport to photography, from jewellery to cakes. You really can plan your entire wedding in one outing, and save a stack of money while you are at it. 

Ticket Giveaway

Tell us below in the comments which wedding services or products in particular you are hoping to lock in at the expo and we will send you two tickets to join us at the Noosa Wedding Expo this weekend. Today we are giving away two double passes.Winners will be notified via email, so be sure to include your email address in the comment.

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Coming up this weekend is an event you need to get your cute bride bootie to if you intend on planning the event of the season, which I know you do. It’s the place to be if you want to knock over all your wedding planning in one hit, and save a lot of money as well by taking advantage of the many special deals on offer to expo-goers. So here are all the details you will require. 

Noosa Wedding Expo

Noosa Springs Resort

Sunday, 16^th February

10am – 3pm

Entry is $10 per person (pay at the door)

Fashion Parades will be at 11.30am and 2.00pm

Major Prizes

Fraser Island Honeymoon package from Kingfisher Bay Resort

Honeymoon package and spa treatments from Noosa Springs Resort

Photographic package from Tim McIvor Photography

Expo Specials

Many of the exhibitors will be holding special deals for expo-goers only, and all areas of wedding services will be represented at the expo. From transport to photography, from jewellery to cakes. You really can plan your entire wedding in one outing, and save a stack of money while you are at it. 

Ticket Giveaway

Tell us below in the comments which wedding services or products in particular you are hoping to lock in at the expo and we will send you two tickets to join us at the Noosa Wedding Expo this weekend. Today we are giving away two double passes. Winners will be notified via email, so be sure to include your email address in the comment. 

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If it’s absolute waterfront you’re hankering for, well this is the perfect Sunshine Coast wedding venue for you. Coolum Beach Surf Club is set right in the middle of one of the most beautiful spots on the Sunshine Coast. And that is saying a lot, since we are hit smack bang in our faces with natural beauty every which way we turn in our beautiful-one-day-perfect-the-next piece of the globe. 

The function room at the Coolum Beach Surf Club can cater for up to 100 for a sit down dinner. There is space for a dance floor and a band, and you also have exclusive access to your own deck overlooking the ocean for the duration of your reception. 

There is a lot of great accommodation options within very close walking distance – everything from holiday houses and luxury apartments to a caravan park. 

If you choose this fantastic venue for your beach wedding, you will be assigned your very own wedding coordinator to take you through the process every step of the way and ensure your wedding runs smoothly on the day. The executive chef creates delicious wedding reception menus of canapes and three course meals your guests will absolutely love, along with the fully staffed bar! The Surf Club has very affordable wedding package options available that will really surprise you (and delight the person/s fitting the bill!)

You can meet the amazing team at the It’s My Wedding Expo this Sunday. All the info and how to get your hands on a free double pass below the photos! 

Get married right on the sand of one of the most beautiful Sunshine Coast beaches

Alternative to the sandy wedding ceremony (or wet weather backup plan) is tying the knot on your exclusive oceanfront deck

The Down Low

Minimum number of guests: 70

Maximum number of guests: 120

Wedding days available: Monday to Sunday

How many weddings in a day: One

Air conditioning: Yes

Adequate parking: Within close proximity

Wheelchair accessible: Yes

Operating hours: Mon – Thurs 10am -10pm Fri and Sat 10am – Midnight Sunday 8am – 10pm

Ceremony locations: On the beach or wet weather backup plan on the deck

Reception locations: Function room

Bring own cake:   Yes

Fully staffed bar onsite: Yes

BYO: No

Dance floor: Dance floor space

Room for a band: Yes

Audio equipment with speakers and a microphone: Yes

Wet weather ceremony back up plan:  Available on the deck

Acccess to rest of venue: Yes

It’s My Wedding Expo! 

Meet the excellent wedding coordinators from Coolum Beach Surf Club and stacks more Sunshine Coast wedding professionals!

Date: Sunday, 25th August

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Fashion parade times: 11:30am and 2:30pm

Location: Noosa Springs Resort, Links Drive, Noosa Heads

Entry Cost: $10 per person

Prizes: Two $1,000 gift vouchers from Gowns of Elegance

Two nights at Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island

Two nights in a luxury apartment at Noosa Springs Resort + full buffet breakfast, sparkling wine and chocolates on arrival

$1,200 photographic shoot from Tim McIvor Photography

FREE TICKETS!

To WIN a double pass to the It’s My Wedding Expo, simply comment below with your email address and let us know whether you’re thinking Sunshine Coast beach or hinterland for your wedding and why you’ve made that choice. We can’t wait to hear all your plans!

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We also LOVE the awesome person that is Matt Rowe. It's his great personality and unique approach we adore, as it always makes for happy couples and therefore amazing wedding photos.

Lucky for you, you can meet Matt in person at the It's My Wedding Expo tomorrow in Noosa, see more of his work and come to fully understand exactly what we are rabbiting on about!

It's My Wedding Expo

Date: Sunday, August 26

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Fashion parade times: 11:30am and 2:30pm

Location: Noosa Springs Resort, Links Drive, Noosa Heads

Entry Cost: $10 per person

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If I were getting married at Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort , I would definitely make a full weekend of it. There are just too many wonderful experiences to be had! First on my list – the spa. Of course there are a wide selection of services to indulge in, including a chocolate facial, HydroMassage pool and reflexology massage, but there is also the gorgeous couple’s retreat, which to me appears to be calling out for a bride and groom to swoop in, wind down and de-stress before the big day. If being pampered is not your hubby-to-be’s thing, you can always send him off for a game of golf on the Champion Golf Course, while you and the girls enjoy manicures, pedicures, massages, facials, sauna’s, steams… Oh, the list goes on!

The wedding day itself will be fully taken care of with your own personal wedding coordinator, who will have spent months helping you to plan your ideal Noosa wedding. From ceremony and reception locations to canapé menu selections and styling, your coordinator will really look after you, as they have a wealth of experience in planning weddings at the resort.

Noosa Springs provides a range of services for your wedding including:

• Onsite accommodation
• Hair and make-up
• Ceremony rehersal
• Onsite photography
• Theming
• Personal Wedding Coordinator

Your site fee includes:

• 50 guest chairs —extensive standing room
• Clothed and skirted registration table
• Microphone and outdoor PA system for CD music
• Red carpet
• Elevated grassed Plateau overlooking Lake Weyba and Mt Cooroy OR Sunset Lounge venue
• Wet weather alternative — applicable to outdoor weddings
• Clothed and skirted water station
• 6 x aisle stands with draped white fabric
• Personal wedding coordinator
• Escorted access for ‘on grounds’ photographs
• Champagne hamper for bridal party photographs
• Golf carts for bridal party on course photographs

Above two images by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Alan Hughes Photography

The Low Down

Minimum number of guests:  2

Maximum number of guests:  300 cocktail-style reception / 150 banquet

Operating as a wedding venue: Since 2001

Wedding days available: Every day

How many weddings in a day:  1

Air conditioning: Yes

Adequate parking: Yes

Wheelchair accessible: Yes

Operating hours: 7 days 6am until close

Ceremony locations: Two options – The Plateau & the Sunset Lounge

Reception locations: The Plantation Rooms and the Sunset Lounge

Music: background, CD, iPod, portable PA

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: Yes

Acccess to rest of venue: Yes

Want to know more? Well, great news! You can come along and have a little squizzy at the resort yourself this Sunday, August 26, as this is the very location of the It’s My Wedding Expo! We will be there, and we really look forward to meeting you!

Above two images by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Alan Hughes Photography, who will be one of the fabulous exhibitors you can meet at Sunday's Expo!

It's My Wedding Expo

Date: Sunday, 26^th August

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Fashion parade times: 11:30am and 2:30pm

Location: Noosa Springs Resort, Links Drive, Noosa Heads

Entry Cost: $10 per person

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The lovely Denise from eVisual loves getting creative with her designs, and creating intricate detailing unique to each gown. So if you have something specific in mind, but can't find it in stores, she's definitely the lady to see. Even if you have no idea what you want, one visit to her studio will have you coming away filled with inspiration and the confidence you will end up with just the right gown for you.

These beautiful images of wedding dresses created by eVisual were taken by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Karena Nuttal Photographer. Enjoy the loveliness in these shots, and then to see more of eVisual's latest creations, come along to the It's My Wedding Expo this Sunday, August 26. Details below.

IT'S MY WEDDING EXPO

Date: Sunday, August 26

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Fashion parade times: 11:30am and 2:30pm

Location: Noosa Springs Resort, Links Drive, Noosa Heads

Prizes: 2 x $1000 bridal wear gift vouchers, photography packages and heaps more!

Entry Cost: $10 per person

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Well we have a way you can have your dress paid for – or add a bit more to the dress budget at the very least. You can have your champagne taste and drink it, too, by coming along to the It's My Wedding Expo this coming Sunday, August 26, and potentially winning one of two $1000 vouchers to spend at Gowns of Elegance.

Gowns of Elegance have been in the bridal industry for over 25 years, and having come to know exactly what brides absolutely love, have stocked their store with amazing dresses from a wide variety of designs and styles. From international couture designs to the innovative and talented Australian designers, Gowns of Elegance has picked the best of the best. There are so many beautiful dresses perfect for your Sunshine Coast wedding day.

We can't wait to see the amazing gowns they will be showcasing at the two fashion parades at the expo on Sunday, and see the looks on the faces of the lucky brides who win $1000 to spend with them!

Date: Sunday, August 26

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Fashion parade times: 11:30am and 2:30pm

Location: Noosa Springs Resort, Links Drive, Noosa Heads

Entry Cost: $10 per person

GIVEAWAY!

Today you can WIN one of five double passes to the expo by commenting below who you would bring along with you to scope out the perfect Sunshine Coast wedding vendors for your wedding dream team. Good luck!

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Well, I have a spot of advice for you. Get yourself to the It's My Wedding Expo on Sunday, August 26 at Noosa Springs Resort. You will find all of the above, plus a stack of incredible prizes, and… The Bride's Tree team! Yes, we will be there, and we really can't wait to meet you all!

Doors open at 10:00am, and it would be a great idea to get in and get your prime position for the first of the two bridal fashion parades for the day, which will feature bridal, bridesmaid, groom and flowergirl fashion. By being there, each bride has the opportunity to win one of two beautiful bridal gowns, honeymoon accomodation, photographic shoots,  just to name a few of the prizes on offer. There may even be a sneaky little prize giveaway at The Bride's Tree stand, which you can have the chance at winning if you pop along to see us and have a chat.

On the day, each bride will be given a bag full of goodies as well. How great is that!

Date: Sunday, August 26

Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Fashion parade times: 11:30am and 2:30pm

Location: Noosa Springs Resort, Links Drive, Noosa Heads

Entry Cost: $10 per person

Tomorrow, we are going to start giving away some passes to the event, so make sure you drop in tomorrow to find out how you can win!

The photos below were taken at the May expo by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Tim McIvor Photography, who you will have the chance to meet and view his beautiful work at the Expo on Sunday. You will also have the opportunity to meet with the designers of these amazing dresses, and perhaps even win yourself a bridal gown!

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