On the morning of Carly and Anthony’s Sunshine Coast wedding, Carly’s lovely bridesmaid, Kayla, made the lovely gesture of getting a cooked breakfast going. Eggs and bacon were on the sizzle, when an oil fire started… and that was the end of breakfast. The girls resorted to ice-cream and champagne for breakfast after that. And that was the last (not so) bad thing to happen that day. Despite a bit of rain in the morning, the afternoon cleared up beautifully, and this lovely young couple were able to be married under a spectacular fig tree in a whimsical garden party…

When thinking of a theme for your wedding, it doesn't all have to be about the colours and the bombonieres, and how you will decorate the joint up. You can also have your guests get involved and bring a bit of the styling on their person. No, I'm not suggesting you do an all-white party wedding, Jay-Z or P.Diddy-style (or whoever it is, who hosts these ludacris events.) Personally, I think limiting your entire guest list to wearing but one colour is a bit over-the-top and potentially stressful for them. You could, however, ask them to get into the spirit of…

So you want to know if you can look pretty, sexy, glamourous and on-trend on your wedding day… The simple answer is, yes indeedy-do! Today's makeup design of the week was created by Sunshine Coast wedding makeup artist, Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry, for Volume 1 of The Bride's Tree free online bridal magazine vintage glamour styled shoot. This striking design is a charcoal smokey eye makeup design with distinct feminine touches with pretty pink detail and a lilac-based nude lip. The focus is on the eyes with super glamourous false lashes and defined eyebrows, creating a vintage style with a…

When we put together our first edition of The Bride's Tree free online bridal magazine, we were absolutely floored when we saw all of the amazing photos Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Shane Shepherd, produced from our Bohemian Beach Wedding styled shoot. It was a real pain, actually, and resulted in much heartache. Quite inconsiderate of him, really. I mean, did he not foresee us agonising over which would make the pages of the magazine?! We absolutely would have doubled the size of the magazine if we could have in order to fit in all the images, but instead we breathed a…

"This is my son, Jonah, and I doing our level best to keep things real."   The spotlight is on Miss Sally Townsend this time, who is one talented wedding makeup artist here on the Sunshine Coast. Her business is faces, and she knows them well. Her other special talent is making people feel comfortable and relaxed on their wedding day. Well, who wouldn't be carefree when you're in this woman's very capable hands?  Sally's makeup work is amazing, as she is not only trained and experienced in bridal makeup, but special effects for film and television, stage and period-style makeup…