When we put together a styled bridal inspiration shoot for our magazine, it really does take a village. Of course it’s a very exclusive village with only the best most talented taking up residence. 

Our summer free online bridal magazine featured one of our absolute favourite shoots to date. We brought Palm Springs style to a rooftop at Mooloolaba’s Beach Club Resort for a fresh theme we haven’t seen here on the Sunshine Coast, and we must admit – it was like a match made in heaven. 

You, our lovely readers, have lapped it up, sending big love our way for this summer style, a perfect fit for our coastal vibes here on the Coast. So today you get a little peek behind the scenes at the crew who make these images of utter bridal perfection come to life. 

Images by SimonJCoulson

The first person to get her hands on bridal model, Kate, is Natalie Hunter, wedding makeup genius. As this shoot was all about warm colours and that tropical vibe, Nat set to work creating a bronzed look on Kate, and vamped it up with a blood orange bold lip. 

“It’s the constitution. It’s justice. It’s the vibe of the thing.” Chris, our groom-like model, recounts his appeal to the judges of his latest body sculpting competition. The girls just take it all in.

While the hair prep is underway with Evalyn Parsons on the tongs, the talented Miss Judy Copley is busily sorting out That Amazing Dress. Still in my honeymoon phase with this ruffled blush beauty.  Chris getting his suave on in his threads from Suits Direct. 

 And we’re off to the beach for our Palm Springs wedding ceremony shots, where Anna (Made to Match Events) and Chonnie (The Orange Blossom), stylist and florist respectively, have been setting up in the hot sun. These gals are serious troopers, who worked flat strap all day to make everything look perfect. Aside from a short Frosty Fruit break, I never saw them stop till the job was done.  It’s always nice when you work with models, who can have a laugh on the job and make the day relaxed and enjoyable. Our Palm Springs wedding couple were always laughing.  Underneath her dress, Kate is standing on a box just so she can get stung in the eyes by some harsh afternoon glare. As they say, beauty is pain. So true, just see the results… 

Class all the way..!  Later on this set up became our amazing rooftop Christmas Party with all of our wonderful vendors, who made our year so fantastic. We even ate all the donuts made by Chocolate 2 Chilli. 

Photography: SimonJCoulson | Venue: Beach Club Resort Mooloolaba | Styling + decor: Made to Match Events | White bamboo chairs: Simply Style Co. | Flowers: The Orange Blossom | Stationery, geometric + lettering laser cutting: Stimuli Couture Design | Dress: Judy Copley Couture | Bracelet: Cherrywood Designs | Groom fashion: Suits Direct | Donuts: Chocolate 2 Chilli | Catering: Capelli Foods | Hair: Evalyn Parsons Hair | Makeup: Natalie Hunter Makeup Artist | Models: Kate Radin + Chris McGeary

Coming up this week… More from our Palm Springs wedding styled shoot 

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Beautiful cover image by Adori Studios from our styled shoot at Yandina Station… can you guess the unique theme of the shoot?

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We have so been looking forward to sharing this with you, and now the time has finally come. This super pretty magazine is filled from start to finish with positively toothsome wedding inspiration for your Sunshine Coast wedding.

We have put together some unique real weddings that took place right here on the Sunshine Coast, and two amazing styled shoots that feature the work of the best of the best local wedding vendors. The talent about this place has astounded us, and we know you will be blown away as well.Don't you just love our boho bride and groom on the cover?!

I don't want to rabbit on too much about it now, because frankly it speaks for itself, and we are quietly confident you're going to love it as much as we do. The magazine is completely free for you to view and download online and even to print yourself if you wish to. So please, enjoy!

One person we simply must thank for her dedicated work and sheer talent is our graphic designer, Andrea, of Jaye Create. This amazing lady not only designed our magazine, but this here amazing website while she was at it, and we couldn't be happier with the result.

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GUESS WHAT?! WE-HAVE-A-MAGAZINE-COMING-OUT-REALLY-REALLY-REALLY-SOON!

Oh my goodness, I see you're speechless and totally shocked by the news. (Thank you….) It's exciting, right? You've possibly noticed our Free Bridal Online Magazine Coming Soon banner over there to your right, anyway, and it's finally here! At the end of this month we will be posting live our very first edition of what shall be a quarterly publication featuring a whole bunch of inspiration for Sunshine Coast weddings.

Yes, you heard right, friends, you will be treated to a fresh magazine with delectable content every three months! That means if you have a 12-month-long engagement, you will get to devour pages of beautiful wedding ideas and inspiration no less than four times in the course of your wedding planning year. How great is that? 

We have been working crazy hard to keep our daily blog posts going for the past few months, all the while sneakily putting together a publication that will knock your socks off. I bet you're starting to wonder what is going to be in this alleged magazine, right? Let me fill you in. Firstly there are some amazing real Sunshine Coast weddings. The great thing about our magazine is that we haven't just found the most decadent, lavish (read: expensive) weddings to wave unattainably under your nose. No, we have scouted about, sticking our nose into everybody's business to find you some real Sunshine Coast weddings that are interesting and unique with great ideas you can achieve, no matter your budget.

As well as some of the most original real weddings we've seen, we also worked with a whole bunch of absolutely incredible Sunshine Coast wedding professionals to put together not one, but TWO styled shoots. Now, I'm not giving anything away, but I will tell you that they invoke some popular wedding trends of the moment. Having said that, these particular styled shoots will be like nothing you have seen before, and I know this is a big call, but they could change the face of your Sunshine Coast wedding. They could even change the face of Sunshine Coast weddings, period. I kid you not, this is just how awesome they really are. A true testament to the talent right here locally in the Sunshine Coast wedding industry.

I can't wait to share our first magazine with you all. Watch this space! 

Photo by Emma Nayler Photography

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