How To Write Your Own Wedding Vows

4th September 2012

  Today some words of wisdom from guest blogger, Fiona Roberts of Celebrate With Fiona. This lovely lady is one amazing Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant we simply adore! Take it away, Fiona!  So you thought it would be great to write your own vows, but now a substantial dose of writer’s block (not to mention an overriding fear of embarrassing yourself) has hit you squarely on the head.  Not sure how to transform your life-altering feelings into a paragraph of coherent words?  You’re not alone — but don’t worry, your goal is within reach.  Just take it one word at…

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How to Choose Your Wedding Ceremony Music

26th June 2012

Choosing Wedding Ceremony Music For Your Sunshine Coast Wedding Guest blog post by Fiona Roberts, awesome wedding celebrant of Celebrate with Fiona Personalising your music selections is one of the ways you can make your ceremony your own. Music is one of the most important components of your ceremony because it sets the mood for your special day. If playing a version of “Here Comes the Bride” isn’t your style, choosing something more contemporary or personal is perfectly appropriate. Choosing your selections In general, a wedding ceremony has five main pieces to choose selections for: Prelude: Played for 15 minutes…

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Expressing your relationship through colour

22nd May 2012

WIN more It's My Wedding passes today (see bottom of this post), but first, a special treat…    Guest Blog by  Sunshine Coast celebrant, Fiona Roberts of Celebrate with Fiona   You may wonder why a Celebrant would be talking about colour – but it is important that they be made aware of your chosen colour scheme, so that they may respect your choice and blend with your bridal party. Imagine if you had chosen a red and white theme and your Celebrant turned up wearing bright green!   I’ve seen some truly wonderful colour combinations lately, including an amazing…

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Spotlight on a Supplier

24th April 2012

One thing we just love doing at The Bride's Tree is introducing you to some of the brilliant personalities we meet in our travels to explore all things bridal on the Sunshine Coast. There certainly are some of the most interesting and lovely people right here in the Sunshine Coast wedding community! Fiona Roberts of Celebrate with Fiona is undoubtedly one of those people. In her work as a Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant, she brings a wealth of knowledge, creates an atmosphere of love and celebration, and shares her beautiful spirit with the couple and all their family and wedding…

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The Ten Second Kiss

2nd April 2012

If you really want all the inside goss about weddings, ask someone who has been to hundreds of them, and met countless brides in their wedding-planning stages. Someone like Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant, Celeste Frances Scott. Actually, you don't even have to call her up for a chin wag, because she has been so kind as to take all of her best tips and advice on weddings and collate them into one bridal must-have little book.  The Ten Second Kiss is chock-a-block full of the ultimate wedding dos and don'ts, according to Celeste. The book was written over the course…

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Hi, I’m Sally, Founder and Editor of The Bride’s Tree. Over the past 13 years I’ve written thousands of articles about all things wedding from tips and trends to etiquette and ideas. On this blog I bring you the best of Sunshine Coast and Brisbane weddings.