Kate and James’ celebration was a modern dream by the water, filled with thoughtful details and just the right touch of grandeur. Kate made her entrance in a breathtaking cathedral-length tulle veil and flowing overskirt, while James looked every bit the leading man in a white tux from Black Jacket Suiting.

From their sweet Mooloolaba proposal—complete with surprise photographer—to the expertly styled ceremony by Splash Events and reception tablescape that kept the prettiest of colour palettes consistent throughout. The couple’s memories were captured in these images by Angela Brushe Photography, making this wedding one to remember.

Scroll for full vendor credits – you’re going to want to see who exactly made Kate and James’ wedding day dreams come true!

Choosing Our Noosa Wedding Venue

We love the Sunshine Coast, and we love going to the beach so it made sense to us to have a coastal wedding. We came across Noosa Boathouse through instagram and then went to an open day and loved it straight away. The beautiful views overlooking Noosa River and the incredible menu options were a big drawcard.

Our Noosa Wedding Vendors

I can’t fault any of our suppliers, they were all incredible and reliable and brought our vision to life. Angela, our photographer, knows how to make you feel calm and relaxed in front of the camera. Will, our musician, is so incredibly talented and anyone having a wedding on the Sunshine Coast, who wants a great party, should book him. Bernadette, our celebrant, was a perfect fit for us and put together a ceremony that was exactly as we hoped. Bridie, our florist, is so talented and we were both blown away by the flowers- better than we had imagined. Hannah and Tara on hair and makeup work so well together as a team and created a fun morning for my bridesmaids and I, as well as making us feel like princesses and applying makeup and hair styles to last through all day and night

The One Thing We’d Change In Hindsight 

We had our guests on a river cruise to take them from the ceremony location to Noosa Boathouse. We didn’t go on the cruise as we were off getting photos, but everyone said it was so much fun! So if there was a way to get some time on the cruise again, I would try, but it was tricky timing wise to get sunset photos too.

Advice From One Bride To Another

You’re only as stressed as you choose to be. If you have reliable vendors, have faith that they know what they are doing, and if they communicate well it all comes together on the day. So, do your research. But also know if something goes slightly wrong, the only people who will know is you and your partner. And don’t sweat the small stuff, people remember the venue, the views, if the food was delicious – and if they had a great time.

Noosa Wedding Secrets 

Biggest splurge: My wedding dress, musician/dj and photography.

Best money-saving decision: By having the reception at Noosa Boathouse there isn’t a venue hire fee, just a minimum spend on food and beverage, and we didn’t spend money on fancy cars given the access to Maison la plage is via footpath.

DIY: Welcome sign and seating chart were created through Canva. 

Number of guests: 70

Budget: $40,000

Honeymoon: Fiji

Kate + James’ Noosa Boathouse Wedding Vendors

Photographer | ANGELA BRUSHE PHOTOGRAPHY

Venue | NOOSA BOATHOUSE 

Stylist | SPLASH EVENTS 

Florist | BLOOMS BY BRIDIE

Makeup Artist | HANNAH MILLS MAKEUP ARTIST 

Hair Stylist | TARA ANN ARTISTRY 

Bride’s Gown + Veil | MADE WITH LOVE BRIDAL

Groom and Groomsmen’s Suit Hire | BLACK JACKET SUITING 

Bridesmaids’ Dresses | BILLY J 

Cake | CHOCOLATE 2 CHILLI

Entertainment | WILLIAM BRIGHTON

Stationery | EVENTII 

Celebrant | BERNADETTE MUNRO 

Noosa Wedding Night Accommodation | NOOSA OUTRIGGER BEACH RESORT 

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Morgan and Michael were married right on the pristine beach at Straddie, with the most incredible backdrop and sound of the ocean waves. Following their ceremony, their photographer, Carissa from Elk and Fir, took them to capture the loved up just married feels in the stunning locations she had already scoped out across the island.

Their guests didn’t have a long commute to their ceremony, as the tipi was set up right beside the ceremony. What an incredibly relaxing and picturesque spot to celebrate your marital union!

Vendors 

Photographer | ELK AND FIR

Wedding Venue & Coordinator | STRADBROKE ISLAND EVENTS

Florist | SEAHOLLY

Hair | JODY CALLAN

Makeup | CLARE MORIATY

Bridal gown | WHITE LILY COUTURE

Groom’s attire | PETER JACKSON

Cake | VERONICA FESTING

Catering | PRIVATE CHEFS OF BRISBANE

Celebrant | MELISSA LITHGOW

Music | MATTY ROSS

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For their Beerwah barn wedding, Leah and Joey took a very modest budget of $10,000 (and it only blew out ever so slightly..!) and created a gorgeous, dream day with a little help from their family and friends. Tons of DIY, and catering by family played a huge role in keeping costs low. 

The couple managed to make their wedding day fun and personalised by both opting for cute comfort with street sneakers, and the girls carrying bouquets of sunflowers. Very fitting for a couple of longtime Sunshine Coast locals. 

Leah has kindly shared all her wedding secrets below. 

Vendors

Photographer: Mallory Sparkles Photography

Florist: Buderim Floral Art

Cake: Krispy Kreme

Makeup + hair: MD Brides

Rentals: Classy Loos, Alfie’s Event Hire, SEQ Events

Entertainment: Dave West Music

Stationery: Spotlight

Our Meet Cute

We meet at my work when I was a chef and he was a regular customer in 2016. 4 years later we ended up working together as baristas at Third Place. He’s my best friend and I couldn’t see myself with anyone else.

The Proposal

I was planning my husbands surprise birthday party with a friend and part of that surprise was taking him to our special lookout. I was on the way to picking up our 2 friends and my husband, when I get a call from him telling me that he’ll just meet us up at the lookout.

As I’m driving into the turn off to the lookout, I see my husband standing at the top of the hill with fairy lights everywhere. He comes down to take me up to the lookout, and as we get to the top all i see is photos of us hanging with fairy lights and a photo frame on a stand. Inside the photo frame written is , ‘Will you put up with me forever’, I turn around and that’s when he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. He hijacked my surprise birthday party for a surprise proposal.

The Location

We’re both from the Sunshine Coast and love the area. The location that we had our wedding was in Beerwah on a farm. We had the reception in a barn and the ceremony in the fields. Our photos were taken just down the road with the mountains in the background.

Standout Suppliers

Our photographer Mallory Sparkles; she was just phenomenal and went way and beyond what we asked of her. Our music done by Dave West Music was outstanding, and couldn’t have had better music played in both ceremony and reception. Classy Loos was amazing as the bathrooms were very classy and suitable for all people.

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: Photography

Best money-saving decision: Having the ceremony and reception on friends property and catering the wedding through family members.

Bride’s dress + veil: Grace Loves Lace

Jewellery: Little White Couture

Shoes: Converse – Boardstore

Groom’s attire: Myer

Groom’s shoes: Vans – Boardstore

Bridesmaids’ dresses: Billy J Boutique

Bridesmaids’ shoes: Famous Footwear

Groomsmen’s attire: Myer, Boardstore + Just Jeans

Flowergirl’s dress: Myer

DIY: Basically the whole wedding.

Honeymoon: Airlie Beach + Yeppoon

Number of guests: 70

Wedding budget set: $10,000

Actual cost of wedding: $11,000

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Natalie is the kind of beautiful bride that makes you want to cry! Her wedding to the love of her life and father of their four children did not escape the impact of Covid, like so many these past two years. However, the couple soldiered on, streaming their wedding to those who couldn’t make it. 

They were married at The Rocks Yandina, where they held their ceremony, and had their bridal party photo shoot and reception. The bride was an absolute vision in her couture gown by Sunshine Coast-based bridal designer, Judy Copley. 

Natalie was kind enough to share the story of her wedding day to Jason with us below. 

Vendors

Photographer / ADORE YOU PHOTOGRAPHY

Videographer / PROJECT MAY

Venue / THE ROCKS YANDINA

Dress / JUDY COPLEY BRIDAL

Florist / MARCO APPELFELLER

Cake / ADRIANO ZUMBO

Favours / GIFTWARE DIRECT

Makeup artist / AMELIA LIVINGSTONE

Hair stylist / JASMINE SUMMERS HAIRDRESSING

Entertainment / OLLY MURK

Celebrant / DAN FORD CELEBRANT

Wedding night accommodation / SEA PEARL MOOLOOLABA

The Venue

We chose The Rocks as we heard rave reviews about the staff, the food and the venue itself. They were not wrong! The Rocks lived up to their reputation and I am so thankful for their patience, organisation, professionalism, flexibility and communication. They were absolutely fantastic.

My Couture Dress

Judy Copley was incredible to work with. Having had my fourth baby, every fitting was a challenge. Judy was an absolute magician and create my dream gown. Such a kind and beautiful nature which shines through in her dreamy gowns.

Biggest Wedding Day Priority

The kids being involved. We also really needed help with planning as we were so time poor! The Rocks were wonderful and made it all so easy.

A Special Memorial

My beautiful friend and bridesmaid, Brooke, passed away just a couple of months before the wedding and I wanted to incorporate something to remember her.

I had her photo printed and placed in my bouquet. Her photo and bridesmaid bouquet was also placed in my daughters wooden cart – she would have fought tooth and nail with the other two girls to hold bub walking down the aisle so it only seemed fitting.

Most Emotional Moment

One of my bridesmaids tragically passed away a few months before the wedding. Brooke loved love and would have done anything to be there on the day. My two beautiful bridesmaids bought me a Pandora ring with three bands on … one encrusted with diamonds. Each band represented my bridesmaids and Brooke was the sparkle.

Biggest Challenge

Covid had us postpone our original date due to lockdown but we were able to rebook a fortnight later. Unfortunately my brother and his wife were stuck in Melbourne as were about half our guestlist in NSW as well as NZ.

We ended up live streaming the ceremony via facebook. TheRocks were great and allowed us to use the projector and live stream the bestman speech from Newcastle!

The Proposal

Jason proposed in Kingscliff, NSW in 2017. We had just found out we were expecting baby number two (took another two babies to get to the wedding!) We had been out for dinner and had parked the car at a look out point to watch a storm roll in from the beach.

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1)The date they chose was Alexandra’s grandmother’s birthday;

2) their dream photographer was available;

3) the venue Alec found was available, too.

It seems like fate was on their side, especially as the bride, Alexandra, chose the very first dress she tried on! Even though she had to double check it was still The One a couple of months down the track.

One choice Alex never questioned was the one where she decided to marry Alec. Their love and downright joy in each other’s company is evident in the images and film below, telling the story of their dream day. I couldn’t help but smile and fall a little in love with them myself when putting together this article!

I know you’re going to adore them and their super stylish wedding, too. The Brisbane couple were married at the Mooloolaba Marina venue, Pier 33, before taking off for a fun photo shoot with their bridal party at Point Cartwright.

Alexandra and Alec share their story below.

Vendors

Photographer + videographer: XOX Weddings

Venue: Pier 33

Florist: Oh Honey Florals

Cake: Whipped Cake Co.

Makeup artist: Renee Jean Makeup Artist

Hair stylist: Roca Verde

Decor hire: Harrison and Co. Event Hire

Entertainment: John Veloso

Celebrant: The Wedding Wanderer

Alexandra and Alec Gold from bxcsmxth on Vimeo.

Let’s hear from the Groom…

I had been trying to propose all day however there were a number of interruptions to my efforts. We spent the morning at the beach with her sister and brother in law, but they decided to pack up and leave before I got a moment. Then, Alex ran into an old friend, and the conversation kept flowing. When they departed, the weather had turned so we headed back home. The ring went back into the pocket for another day. With an overcast morning the next day, I was able to convince her to have a coffee on the beach. It was overcast and slightly windy, not ideal, with Alex wanting to go home- somehow I convinced her to stay ‘until the sun comes up.’ I kissed her and maneuvered onto one knee before she realised what was happening, I asked her to spend forever with me. After smothering me in kisses, I realised she never actually said yes.

Most emotional moment of the day

I now pronounce you Mr and Mrs Gold!

The one thing I’ll never forget

Repeating the words ‘my husband’ and ‘your wife’ during the vows- the smile could not be wiped from our faces.

Highest wedding planning priority

I always knew that I wanted Beccy Smith (of XOX Weddings) to photograph my wedding, so the moment that we were engaged she was the first vendor we messaged to see if she was available.

Biggest challenge

Planning it in five months! We decided to get married on my grandma’s birthday on the 27th of September. When we confirmed Pier 33 and Beccy were available in 2019, we couldn’t wait for the following year. It was definitely stressful at times, but it also encouraged us to not fret over the small details and to make quick decisions.

I chose my wedding dress six days after we were engaged. I tried on a few different dresses, but returned to the first one I tried on. I ended up having to go back two months later with wedding jitters just to make sure it was what I wanted as it was such a blur!

Our next big adventure.

We’ve nailed it. Wedding, house and baby in 12 months.

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: Our neon sign that we got made purely for the reception, it now hangs in our dining room as a wonderful reminder of the event. It reads – The Golds.

Best money-saving decision: A few small DIY projects and cutting out all the typical ‘fluff’ that comes with a big event.

Dress: Chosen by One Day from Sphere Collective

Veil: Sphere Collective

Shoes: Loeffler Randall

Groom’s and groomsmen’s attire: Jacket was Scotch & Soda, Pants and shirt were Country Road.

Groom’s accessories: The watch was a gift from the grooms father- he wore on his own wedding day 30 years ago. The bow tie was from Peggy and Finn.

Shoes: Urge Footwear

Bridesmaids’ dresses: Bec and Bridge

Junior bridesmaids dresses: Sourced their own navy dresses.

DIY: Welcome sign, confetti boxes, seating chart and the place holders.

Honeymoon: Elements of Byron Bay

Number of guests: 100

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Over the past 10 years we have published some of the most stunning real weddings in our region – heck, in the world! If the Sunshine Coast can do one thing, it’s put on a gosh-darn gorgeous beach wedding.

So we put together a carefully curated collection of our favourite beach weddings we’ve ever seen make their way into our submissions inbox.

Our ebook is almost 100 pages of real weddings that have been held right here on Sunshine Coast beaches. If you’ve been dreaming of a wedding on the shores of the Sunshine Coast, this e-book will help you discover the best venues, photographers, videographers, musicians, florists, celebrants and everything else you need.

You’ll be able to pick your favourite beach ceremony location, as well as pinpoint the style you adore above all else for your beach wedding on the Sunshine Coast.

Nab your copy right here.

Get the Beach Weddings Collection

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High school sweethearts, Molly and Isaac, had one of the most unique and cool country weddings we’ve seen. Back in 2019, the pair were married in a countryside setting, yet they included tons of contemporary details in their wedding fashion and styling. 

From head to toe, the bride was a vision of modern personal style with on-trend head-turning elements, like her metallic silver boots and long shimmering cape. 

After getting ready at her parent’s local Sunshine Coast home, Molly took off in style  in an FJ stretch Holden. Her er hubby-to-be, Isaac, was awaiting her under an arbour of greenery and white florals, which offset her bridesmaids’ deep green dresses. 

Molly has kindly shared her wedding planning journey with us in her own words. Images by Yani Rae Photography 

My Wedding Day Posse

All my favourite girls. They were there to jump on my bed and wake me up, right through to offering their dresses to me when we noticed my dance outfit was missing right before our first dance!

Most Unforgettable Moment

The lightning strikes and cracks throughout our ceremony. It was so memorable that we both got lightning tattoos a couple days after. A beautiful storm rolled through right when our ceremony was scheduled. It had the darkest rumbling clouds I’ve ever seen which created such a moody, emotional and beautiful atmosphere.

The One Thing I’d Change

I would tell myself to stop checking the radar… you can’t control the weather and that storm will end up being one of your favourite parts of the day.

The Proposal

Isaac invited me to meet at our local beach lookout (Point Cartwright) where his Mum’s memorial is. He wanted to place flowers and watch the sunset together – nothing unusual for us. He then got down on one knee and popped the question while our family and a photographer watched from the bushes! We celebrated with lots of tears and champagne.

Why I Married Him

Isaac is the most loving, kind-hearted and dorky person I know! We have grown through so much together and I simply couldn’t imagine life without him.

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: We were able to get the incredible David from Josué Films to film our wedding video. He was worth every cent and more! David crawled under fences, whizzed us around the property in his car and got amongst the dance floor to capture every moment.

Bride’s attire: Two-piece by Marilyn Crystelle Bridal, Haven Cape by Chosen by One Day Bridal

Hat: Bridal Ivory Rancher hat from Lack of Color

Boots: Style Tread

Groom’s and groomsmen’s attire: Suits Direct

Groomsmen’s suspenders: LondonJaeApparel – Etsy

Bridesmaids’ dresses: Bec and Bridge

DIY: Creating our DIY confetti cones were a fun crafter-noon activity leading up to the day!

Honeymoon: Hawaii

Number of guests: 120

Advice for Future Brides

Someone gave me this advice before our wedding and I would love to pass it on! Take a couple of minutes to stand back away from the party to just admire and enjoy this moment with your partner. Watch your family and friends dance, drink and celebrate your love.

Our Next Adventure

Saving for a house.. or maybe a potential baby Witten. We don’t know which will happen first!

Photographer: Yani Rae Photography | Cinematographer: Josué Films | Florist: From the Garden Bouquets | Catering: Safe Hands Catering | Cake: Tome | Transport: F.J Indulgence | Makeup artist: Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry | Hair: Sass & Niki’s Wedding Hair | Styling: Boho Sisters | Entertainment: Josie Cubis | Venue: Yabbaloumba Retreat | Dance instruction: Templeton Dance Studio | Celebrant: James McLauchlan | Photo booth: Kombi Kartel Photo Booth | Teepee camping hire: Pitch Luxury Camping

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After a chill morning together with cute gifts in pyjamas that made me wonder, “Why aren’t all wedding day mornings like Christmas with gifts in your PJs?“, they stayed put at their Airbnb for their elopement ceremony.

Since their Airbnb, The Nest and Aviary, backs onto a picturesque Golf Course, the couple were totally relaxed and happy with the change of plans. Nothing a couple of cute clear umbrellas can’t fix!

They may not have ended up with the adventurous mountaintop Sunshine Coast elopement they originally planned, but like all good adventures – you just have to roll with it. Scroll to see how their day turned out in the end.

Images by Naturally Jek Photography

Jamie-Lee & Wilhelm Say I Do from Jensen CREATIVE on Vimeo.

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Photographer: Naturally Jek Photography | Videographer: Jensen & Young | Florals: Branch and Blossom | Cake: Jessie & Co. | Bride’s dress: Shona Joy | Celebrant: Your Story Celebrant | Airbnb venue: The Nest and the Aviary

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A traditional white wedding was never on the cards for Liana and Matt. They wanted a wedding venue, where they could add plenty of colour and personality. Bride, Liana, shares how they designed their very own wedding festival at Maleny Retreat.

Wedding Priorities

Making sure we had the wedding we wanted to have and not be tied down by the traditional wedding structure. We wanted the day to be filled with fun, happiness, colour and love and we wanted all our friends and family to leave having had a great time.

Biggest Challenge

When we first got engaged we were both very overwhelmed with the whole wedding thing and initially planned an elopement to Iceland as it seemed like a less stressful option. It became clear that we wanted our family to be there (and they also really wanted to be there) and so our elopement turned into a small destination wedding and in the end the logistics of that became too difficult. So we decided to keep the date but do it back home.

The hardest part was knowing where to begin, it seemed like such a huge task, but once we got the ball rolling everything just started falling into place.

Our DIY Reception Venue

Our wedding was never going to be traditional and we didn’t want to be held back by the typical wedding structure, so a DIY wedding was very attractive to us. It meant more work, but it also meant we got the wedding we wanted. When we foundMaleny Retreat we loved that it was a one stop shop, no needing to move around to different locations. We loved that our friends and family could stay the night in the glamping tents.

Images by Brody Grogan Photography

Witness Raffle

Our ceremony was my favourite part of the day, and I will never forget that both Matt and I picked each of our closest friends in our raffle draw for our witnesses. We thought someone must of rigged it, but it was just a crazy coincidence.

Most Emotional Moment

Honestly the whole day was so emotional. We definitely needed a holiday after just to recover. The most emotional moment was probably when we read our personally written vows to each other. That was pretty special and I will never forget it.

The Proposal

Despite pestering Matt for months about getting engaged, the proposal came as a surprise. We were in New Zealand on a family holiday, and we had a night to ourselves in Auckland. We were staying at a fancy hotel and had dinner booked in at Sky Tower. We were getting ready for dinner in our hotel room and only had 5 minutes before we had to leave, typical me always running late was doing my hair in the bathroom.

I called from the bathroom that I was unsure if it looked okay, and Matt said to come out and show him. I came out to him on one knee with a ring. He asked, “Will you marry me?” Tears started forming in my eyes at the same time as I blurted out, “F**k off, you’re going to make me cry, and my make up is going to run, and we have to go or we will be late.” Matt asked, “Is that a yes?” and my response was, “Of course!”

We celebrated with a bottle of champagne at dinner, headed to the casino afterwards and managed to win the cost of the evening including our accommodation at three card poker. It was a pretty fantastic night.

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: Definitely my wedding dress. I am a very colourful person and knew a white dress wasn’t going to cut it. Vanessa at When Freddie Met Lilly helped me design my gorgeous pastel dress. It was absolutely stunning with all the hand-sewn embellishments on the bodice, it was super comfortable and made me feel amazing. When I was trying it on for alterations I included getting a sparkle layer of tulle added, which meant having to take the whole skirt apart, but it was worth it.

Best money-saving decision: Having cocktail style food. The Pizza Fusion woodfired pizza was a huge hit and quite affordable compared to sitdown style food options we looked at, plus it suited our wedding style much more and was delicious. Who doesn’t love pizza!

Bride’s dress: When Freddie Met Lilly

Accessories: Flower hair piece from Ginger Lily & Rose

Shoes: Ceremony shoes were from Irregular Choice (rainbow gnome heel). Reception shoes were aqua and lilac glitter Doc Martens.

Groom’s suit: When Freddie Met Lilly

Accessories: Custom tie made by my mum, cuff links from Etsy (wooden with embossed duck)

Shoes: Brown boots from Wild Rhino

DIY: Friends and I made a million colourful pom poms which were used as the basis for the decorating theme. I also made our wedding invitations (with the help of a graphic artist friend and my sisters and mum). I made the welcome sign which was also a timeline for the day. I got my graphic artist friend to design the Bar Menu sign, which I printed out. I made a signing board from a custom drawing of hubby and I in our wedding gear, that I got it printed on a canvas. I made the glitter bar for our guests to sparkle themselves up for the reception. I made our card box for wedding gifts, which was a white letterbox with decal stickers.

Honeymoon: Bedarra Island Resort

Number of guests: 75

Wedding budget: Approx $50,000

Actual cost of wedding: $62,000

The Dream Team

Photographer: Brody Grogan Photography | Venue: Maleny Retreat | Florist: Ginger Lily & Rose (No longer in operation. Try one of these!) | Beverage catering: The Vintage Bondwood Bar | Catering: Grazing table: Platters by Kiki | Woodfired pizza: Pizza Fusion | Doughnut van: Jam Factory | Gelato cart: Wheel and Spoon Gelato | Hair: Rolling Scissors | Makeup: Dewy Beauty | Furniture hire: Berry Vintage | Stage hire: Perry’s Hire |Styling: Berry Vintage and Pretty Bonito | Celebrant: Cassandra Bowles Celebrant | Entertainment: Ramjet | Photo booth: iShoot Photo Booth | Wedding night accommodation: Maleny Retreat

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Kelly says there’s nothing he would change about the day he married his love, Isaac. The pair met online, and after Isaac proposed, they took the time to make sure all the little details were paid close attention in planning their dream wedding day. They did such a great job, they say they wouldn’t change a thing, and even came in under budget! 

Kelly shares some of his memories from his and Isaac’s wedding day… 

Our Wedding Morning Support Crew

The entire wedding party, the MC and the DJ were with us. We all got ready together – we hired a house, and 10 of us stayed the night before. Had laughs, drinks, got up, set up the venue, came back, relaxed, played Finska, and then started the prep process.

Our Venue

We chose Oceanview Estate and Winery because we wanted a winter wedding, and this place ticked all the boxes. Available dates, stunning location, not too distant from Brisbane, onsite food and beverages, and nearby accomodation. Purpose-built wedding venue, which gave us the flexibility to make it our own for the night.

Biggest Wedding-planning Challenge

The invitations! So many expensive options. We ended up taking the time, and organising it ourselves.

Images by Life and Love Photography

The Proposal

Isaac organised a dinner at a beautiful restaurant in Hobart, when we were there for our friends’ wedding. The restaurant was given all the details, including table locations, etcetera. However, they did not do the booking correctly, which caused Isaac’s anxiety to skyrocket. We stayed for dinner, walked along the harbour, and he got down on one knee and asked the question.

Why I Married Him

We enjoy the same things, we have the same values, the same goals to be better than we are, and we don’t accept anything less. We have fun in the game of life.

Most Emotional Moment of the Day

Trying to articulate our vows, whilst blubbering in front of 100 people!

Something We Would Never Change

The people – obviously my groom, but also our wedding party, our guests, our friends who offered their services, and our vendors!

Wedding Secrets

Best money-saver: Decorating ourselves.

Grooms’ suit jackets: Politix

Pants + belts: Myer

Shoes: Aquila

Bridesmaids’ dresses: The Gown House

Bridesmaids’ shoes: Wittner

Groomsmen’s suits: Myer

DIY: Venue set-up, decorations sourcing, stationery.

Honeymoon: Moreton Island

Number of guests: 100

Wedding budget: $25,000

Actual cost of wedding: $24,000

Advice for Future Grooms-to-be

Do what you want! And don’t be afraid to take time before hand to search out the best options. Then let it all be free on the day, it is up to the vendors from there!

Our Next Big Adventure

Travel and babies!

Photographer: Life and Love Photography | Videographer: Chapters by Jordie | Flowers: Northside Flower Market | Venue + catering: Oceanview Estate & Winery | Favours: Cookies by Completely Baked + name plaques from Etsy | Hair styling: Hopscotch Hair | Celebrant: Sommer Saunder | Wedding night accommodation: Hilltop House – Oceanview

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