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Stacey loves Darren | Wedding at Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort

Sally Townsend — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:30:14 +0000

The love between financial officer, Stacey, and electrician, Darryn, grew fast and is furiously unconditional. The Brisbane couple’s love story has taken place in some very special locations. The Sunshine Coast was their chosen wedding location since they’ve many fond memories holidaying together here. Then it was off to Bali for their honeymoon – a no-brainer since it’s where Darryn proposed.

Stacey has kindly shared all her Sunshine Coast wedding-planning secrets below, including how their chosen venue, Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort, helped them to save money. Might I add, they also have super fun golf buggies for the bridal party to get around in, and very photogenic bungalows over the water to get your wedding morning pamper on.

Wedding Planning Priorities

Our most important priorities were to secure a stunning venue on the beautiful Sunshine Coast where we could have everything at the one location which could also provide lovely accommodation for our guests. It was also very important to us for our guests to enjoy flowing drinks, delicious food and live entertainment pre-reception and throughout the reception until close.

We both holiday regularly to the beautiful Sunshine Coast and find it such a beautiful tranquil location. We also wanted to have our wedding closer to the ocean.

Our Dream Team

Each and every one of our suppliers were amazing, and we would highly recommend each and every one of them, they made our day the most amazing day of our lives.

Images by Forever in This Moment Photography

The Proposal

In December 2017 Darryn got down on one knee to propose whilst we were on a beautiful romantic getaway in Bali, he decorated our suite with balloons and flowers which came as a huge surprise to me after a relaxing massage.

How I Knew He Was The One

We fell in love very early, and our love is unconditional. We complement each others lives in so many ways, our relationship has grown effortlessly and honestly, and the life we have created together has been build upon respect, friendship, humour and of course, love.

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: My beautiful wedding gown.

Best money-saving decision: Having our ceremony and reception at the same venue.

Bride’s dress: Pearl Bridal – Beautiful Zavana Bridal Gown

Bride’s accessories: Mother of Pearl Earrings, Pearl Bridal Clips & Pearl Bridal Bag

Bride’s shoes: Saint Laurent Tribute

Groom’s suit: Politix

Groom’s accessories: Tommy Hilfiger Belt & Watch

Groom’s shoes: Aquila

Bridesmaids’ dresses + accessories: Forever New

Bridesmaids’ shoes: Nine West

Groomsmens’ attire: TM Lewin

Honeymoon: Bali

Number of guests: 50

Wedding budget: $30k

Actual cost of wedding: $40k

The Music

Walking Down the Aisle Song: – Brian Adams – Everything I do , I do it for you

Reception Grand Entrance Song: – Calvin Harris – Feel So Close

First Dance Song: Lionel Richie – All Night Long

Leaving Song: Higher Love – Kygo/Whitney Houston

Check out our Spotify playlist of songs to Walk Down The Aisle to – compiled from songs recommended by real couples, and a few of my own suggestions…

Advice for Future Brides and Grooms

Have some R&R time the week prior to your wedding to pamper yourself and to relax you for the biggest day of your life.

Our Next Adventures…

For now we are planning to travel to many more amazing destinations together and work hard so that we can achieve all of our lifelong goals.

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Kayla loves Kayle | Relaxed Resort Wedding

Sally Townsend — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:00:47 +0000

Theirs has been a whirlwind romance, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. Brisbane couple, Kayla and Kayle not only have the world’s cutest matching names, they have one seriously cute baby daughter, who was kind enough to be their flowergirl for the occasion.

Wanting to keep everything simple, they opted to have all their guests join them to stay, play, and celebrate in one place. Novotel Twin Waters Resort was the perfect place for everyone to enjoy a little group holiday and ensure nobody had need to travel between their wedding ceremony, photos and reception. Oh, except for the couple, who took a little boatride to their overwater restaurant reception on the resort’s lagoon!

Feels Like Home, To Me

“From the moment we met, we were inseparable. I felt so calm and peaceful around him and I guess you could call it ‘home’. A feeling I have never felt before in my life.”

Group Holiday Location

“Kayle and I stayed one weekend at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort and we loved the venue and we thought it was an amazing spot to bring our friends and family all together in the same spot for the week. We also love the beaches up there.”

Special Message, Father to Daughter

“My father passed away 16 months before I was married; he never got to meet Kayle, but he wrote me a note towards the end of his illness of MND to be read out as a surprise. Not a dry eye in the house.”

Images byNicole Laufer Photography

The Proposal

“Kayle took me to Noosa for the day and took me to The Spit, his favourite part of the beach. We laid out in the sun and he started to say some beautiful things about us and our lives and our future, which caught me completely off guard, and then his hand was holding the ring and he asked me to marry him. I was completely shook and of course I said, ‘YES!’ When I could get the word out! We have gone from zero-100 in our relationship and wouldn’t have it any other way. When you know, you know. “

The Music

First dance – ‘I Like Me Better’ by Lauv.

Walking down the aisle – ‘Hey Ya’ – Solo version by Obadiah Parker.

Aisle succession – ‘Born to Be Yours’ by Kygo

Reception entrance song – ‘Mesmerize’ by Ja Rule & Ashanti

Cake cutting – ‘Stargazing’ by Kygo

Check out my First Dance Spotify playlist, compiled from suggestions by real brides, plus a few of my own!

Kayla’s Advice for Future Brides

“Don’t stress the small stuff, remember why you are getting married in the first place and if something goes wrong, just roll with it, there is nothing you can do to change it so don’t dwell on it and let it ruin your day. AND remember to touch up your lipstick before and during photos!”

The Couple’s Plans for the Future

“Have another baby and grow as a family and our businesses. “

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: The photographer and videographer. I wanted to make sure I had the right people to capture our amazing day…. and they did just that!

Best money-saver: Having my mother make our four-tier wedding cake

Bridal gown: White Lily Couture

Bride’s jewellery: Anthony’s Fine Jewellery supplied Hearts on Fire diamond earrings and matching pendant. Bracelets from Swarovski.

Bride’s shoes: Steve Madden

Bridesmaids’ dresses: ASOS

Bridesmaids’ accessories: Lovisa

Groom’s attire: MJ Bale

Groomsmen’s attire: Connor

Flowergirls’ dresses: David Jones

DIY: Flowergirls’ petal baskets

Number of guests: 140

Honeymoon: Bali

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR A-LIST VENDORS BELOW…

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Richelle loves Brent | Novotel Twin Waters Wedding

Sally Townsend — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 19:00:45 +0000

Before their ceremony on the Pandanus Lawn at Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Richelle and Brent made their way to one another by Kombi for a First Look photo shoot. After their six-year engagement, once the celebrations began, they didn’t want a long delay between the ceremony and reception, having their family and friends waiting for their return. This was a choice they were supremely happy with, as it set the tone for a beautiful Novotel Twin Waters wedding day.

The focus of the day was relaxed fun, and having enough opportunity to spend quality time with each of their guests, who consisted of an intimate gathering of 66 people – immediate family and their very closest friends. This, along with the decision to have a cocktail reception, allowed the close knit group to mingle well, enjoying the sand between their toes on the beach under a tipi complete with fairy lights.

Images by Talitha Crawford Photography “The first look was really special, we did it to have a moment that was just raw and private to take in all the rest properly. Also our guests loved walking from ceremony straight into reception with no waiting, we were only 40 mins behind them instead of 2-3 hours and we got to make the most of the reception too.”

“My Dad walking me down the aisle was a special moment as he had suffered a severe stroke when we started planning our wedding for the first time a few years ago and couldn’t walk for a long time. I don’t know who cried more, me or Dad!”

“Our mothers weren’t aware till the moment that they were signing the wedding certificate when it was announced by the celebrant. It was a nice way to have the special women in our lives involved, they were so happy.”

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: Honeymoon

Best money-saver: Shopping for dress and shoes on sale

Bridal gown: Allure Romance gown from Ferrari Bridal, $1500

Accessories: Samantha Wills earrings, $99

Shoes: Jimmy Choo, $427.50 (half price!)

Bridesmaid dress: Shona Joy, $280

Suits: Kenneth Blake from Stuart Suits

Mens’ shoes: Aquila Shoes

Rings: DM Jewellers

Honeymoon: The Maldives

Number of guests: 66

Wedding budget: $30,000

Who paid: Bride and groom with contributions from parents “Having the Kombis be able to come right up to the ceremony and reception was important to us, as Brent surprised me with one filled with our friends for a birthday one year to take us to dinner in Noosa and we just love them, they were always going to be our wedding cars, the rest came to theme around them pretty much!” “Rain was expected all day, but it rained everywhere but Twin Waters! just the wind picked up a little but it made for some good wind captured pics and settled for the reception.”

“My advice to future brides is to keep a folder sectioned and organised and a vision board – it really does help to see what you want and lets the vendors see your dream as well. Keep a tick list all the things to cover and delegate jobs to your future husband that are good man jobs – cars, music and cake flavour selection.”

“We planned a fun, casual, but stylish, party style as we love good music. We wanted to dance and laugh lots, to feel comfortable in a setting that would be something to remember – Kombis, a tipi, fairy lights, the open air and flowers everywhere! It turned into a barefoot wedding reception and that worked perfectly in with the rest.”

“Cocktails and canapés saves the stress of seating arrangements and is so much more social and easy to get around to everyone.”

Thank you for supporting our A-list Vendors, who helped make this Novotel Twin Waters Wedding so darn glorious…

Learn more about… Blush Weddings & Events + Novotel Twin Waters Resort + Deluxe Kombi Service

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Will you Marryoke me?

Sally Townsend — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:00:50 +0000

When trying to imagine a more fun way than the marryoke film to look back on your wedding day, I’m coming up short. What is marryoke? It is a play on words, my friends, by the marriage (pun intended) of the words “marry” and “karaoke”. It’s marryoke.

Never fear, there is no actual singing involved. This is more of a miming situation. And in the era of musical.ly, there is plenty of opportunity to fine tune your marryoke skills before the big day.

Why let me explain marryoke to you when you can simply watch that there film just above these here words of Carly and Matt’s wedding at Novotel Twin Waters Resort. No further explanation will be required. I’ll give you three minutes or so….

Wasn’t that fun?!

Carly and Matt sang and danced, and roped their whole bridal party and all their guests into singing and dancing to a modern day classic – Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling”, and cinematographer Bernadette Dfaffin pieced all those little moments together to create a seriously fun marryoke film. I don’t know about you, but I usually need to know the people making fools of themselves to really make the most of the experience, but dang it if this isn’t the best fun to watch in three minutes or less.

Although… I did keep my eyes peeled for our very own Darienne Davis the couple’s celebrant, who makes a delightful cameo at precisely 2:40.

In short, marryoke has this bridal blogger’s tick of approval, so I say go for it! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll cringe… but most of all, you will have a whole lot of fun making and replaying this little golden nugget of wedding memorabilia over and over for years to come. Just make sure you choose a song that will stand the test of time!

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Venue Review: Novotel Twin Waters Resort

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Ceremony? Check. Reception? Check. Accommodation? Check. Beach and garden photo locations? Check. Catering? Check. Decorations? Check. Peace of mind that absolutely everything is organised and running smoothly? Check and check. Right about now if you're squinting your eyes and tilting your head in suspicion at the idea that all of this could be found in one place for your Sunshine Coast wedding day, shame on you! Have I ever steered you wrong before?! Not a chance.

Novotel Twin Waters Resort is a place where you can really hold a fantastic shindig. The first thing we love about it is that you can really have all of these things in one place. Get married by the lagoon, have photos on the beach and enjoy delicious cuisine in the reception venue of your choice. All of the resort's packages are customisable to your preferences, and there are several pricing options, so you can make choices to suit your budget. This kind of flexibility really interests us at The Bride's Tree, because we find it absolutely brilliant when Sunshine Coast brides on a budget can still have the wedding of their dreams in their dream location without compromising too severely. Everyone deserves their one perfect day!

When you choose a wedding location like Novotel Twin Waters Resort, the wedding packages they have really make life easy, and it's all because of the professionals involved in coordinating your wedding from start to finish. The coordinators work closely with you throughout every choice in the planning process, organising your food, seating, and of course how everything will run on the day itself. What a relief to know experienced people, who do this wedding caper all the time, and know exactly what they are doing! The Novotel's wedding packages also give you the option of having Sunshine Coast wedding decorators, Beedazzled Events, put their midas touch on your ceremony and reception styling.

The ceremony location options are up for the choosing around the sandy beaches and tranquil gardens surrounding the exclusive salt water lagoon. You can have your bridal party photos on the gorgeous and secluded local beaches, followed by a reception at the award-winning Lily's on the Lagoon restaurant with its over water location or one of the other gorgeous locations, like a moonlit formal dinner on the beach. The best part is, at the end of your night of celebrating, you haven't got far to travel to hit your pillow… or something *wink*.

You can have a little looksee at the resort this coming weekend at the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase, because that's where it will be! We will be there, too, and we would love to see all of you lovely Sunshine Coast brides there. More details on the Showcase below, but in the meantime, have a look at just how stunningly gorgeous your wedding at Novotel Twin Waters Resort could be in these WOW images by Karen Buckle Photography.

Exclusive salt water lagoon locations make for a pretty ceremony and photo location

The local beaches are usually very secluded, and make a stunning backdrop for your bridal party photos

Lily's on the Lagoon over water restaurant

Love the Pandanus Trees! Perfect backdrop for a Sunshine Coast resort wedding

Plenty of unique photo opportunities

The beautiful interior of Lily's on the Lagoon Restaurant

You can meet the amazing team of wedding coordinators at Novotel Twin Waters Resort when you attend the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase this coming Sunday, June 24. We will be there, too, and we would love to meet all of you gorgeous Sunshine Coast brides there, so please come and say hi.

Show Hours: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Venue: Novotel Twin Waters Resort

Admission: $10.00 per person

Giveaways: Each bride will receive a showbag filled with information and copies of FREE Brides Diary magazine, Ideal Bride, Sunshine Coast Brides, Queensland Wedding, Wedding & Bride and Queensland Bride Magazine. Valued at over $75.00

Fabulous Prizes: Warm up your winter wedding planning, come along and you will go in to the draw for any number of lucky door prizes valued at over $10,000.00. Try your luck at winning a wedding gown from Hills in Hollywood and stick around to go into the mega "Wedding Package Draw" which will be after the second fashion show.
Total Prize Giveaways – Valued at over $10,000

Come back tomorrow, as we are giving away more tickets to the Showcase!

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