This Saturday, July 28, will be a beautiful day for a drive into the countryside to check out one of the Sunshine Coast’s most sought after wedding venues. The Rocks will be opening its doors to the public, so you can take a stroll through the sprawling secluded property and imagine your own wedding day in this beautiful location. 

When and Where

Entry to the Open House is completely free, so come along between 10:30am – 2:30pm to The Rocks, 1410 Yandina Coolum Road, Coolum. 

The Free Event 

You’ll also have the opportunity to meet a cohort of the Sunshine Coast’s best wedding suppliers, and talk all things wedding planning. Florists, stylists, celebrants, beauty gurus and more will be on hand to answer all your pressing questions and offer their sage advice. So will we – the team from The Bride’s Tree, so make sure you come find us, we’d love to have a chat with you! 

The Venue

The Rocks offers complete seclusion, close to some of the most beautiful Sunshine Coast beaches, yet far enough away for total privacy and that country feel. The rustic setting has a certain elegant tranquility with an outlook to the Maroochy River. 

For a preview of The Rocks Function Centre wedding venue, take a scroll through these images by Jennifer Oliphant Photographer.

The Rocks is a blank canvas space, where you can design your own perfect day. You can have your own marquee or utilise the deck space and function centre. 

The country setting allows for so many idyllic photo ops. 

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Caterers, coordinators, cakes. Makeup artists, marriage celebrants, musicians. Photographers, videographers, decor stylists, hair stylists, floral stylists. It really does take a mighty tribe to make all your wedding dreams come true.

Finding just the right people to trust with what is supposed to be the most magical day of your life is no easy feat. One sure fire way to make gains on the Dream Team is to attend A Village Wedding Expo, where only the most professional, creative, talented and experienced wedding vendors of the hinterland gather to give brides and grooms a little taste of what to expect for their hinterland wedding. 

What isn’t a hard task is taking the beautiful scenic drive up the range, navigating to the charming Montville Village Hall, where all the proceedings of A Village Wedding Expo will unfold with more than 50 wedding specialists coming together to showcase all the latest wedding trends. Here are all the details for this blessed event. 

Date: Sunday, June 19

Time: 9:00am to 3:30pm

Where: Montville Village Hall – Memorial Close, Montvtille 

Entry cost: Free! 

The Bride’s Tree team is pleased to support the Sunshine Coast hinterland wedding expo, A Village Wedding Expo, and we can’t wait to be there ourselves on the day, and we look forward to meeting many a blushing bride and her handsome groom! 

Images of some of the hinterland’s most iconic locations by Jennifer Oliphant Photographer.

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Personally I can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday than consorting with wedding vendors and seeing all the pretty things at the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase. It’s an absolutely fantastic way to make a start on your wedding planning by seeing live displays from stylists and florists, meeting makeup artists and hair stylists, chatting with photographers to get a feel for their style, and of course sitting down, wide-eyed watching the jaw-dropping prettiness of the bridal fashion show. 

Oh, and then there’s the part where you could win prizes! Photography packages, ceremony packages and, most delightfully, a $1500 wedding gown are all waiting for lucky brides to take home on the day. The showcase is also a brilliant opportunity to score a bargain, as many of the 110+ exhibitors off special deals only for attendees. 

The Bride’s Tree team will be there, and we are very much looking forward to meeting all of you, lovely Sunshine Coast brides! 

All the details

Show Hours:    10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Venue:             Novotel Twin Waters Resort
Admission:      $10.00 each available online for pre purchase tickets.  Click Here to purchase your VIP Tickets! $14.00 each at the door

GIVEAWAYS

Each bride will receive a show bag filled with information and copies of FREE Brides Diary magazine, Ideal Bride, Queensland Wedding, Wedding & Bride, Queensland Bride Magazine, Coast Bride and Your local Wedding Guide . Valued at over $65.00

PRIZES

• $1500 Bridal Gown from Ferrari Formalwear & Bridal
• $1550 half-day photography package, usb of digital images, and engagement shoot
• $650 ceremony package from Your Celebrant Shona Anderson 

And more! 

DISCOUNTED TICKETS

Get your hands on some early bird discount tickets for only $10. Make sure you get enough for all your bridesmaids! Oh, and your groom (someone has to carry all your loot, right?) 

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It’s that time of year again, where you can stop, take a breath and let the wedding planning begin in full force. Whether you’re starting off from scratch, filling in the gaps or searching high and low for that one last piece of the puzzle, It’s My Wedding Expo is the place to be. 

Brides flock to the Maroochydore RSL every year for this event, because you get the best deals going in the Sunshine Coast wedding industry, and can win a stack of amazing prizes. 

The Bride’s Tree team will be there, and we are so looking forward to meeting you all.

The Details

Date: Sunday, May 24

Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm 

Location: Events Centre, First Floor Maroochy RSL 

Fashion shows: 11:30am & 2:00pm

Cost: $10 – pay at the door

Prizes to be won: Stacks! Including $1000 vouchers for Gowns of Elegance and Vinci Studio Lifestyle Photography 

Ticket Giveaway

This week we are giving away double passes on Facebook and Instagram, so make sure you Follow us for your chance to win. 

Photos by Marion Jonkers Photography

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Just in case you missed it… 

Since we were all celebrating Australia Day on Monday, we kicked off our blogging week on Tuesday with an engagement shoot full of life and love. 

We kept the upbeat vibe going with a wedding film that doesn't quit. 

Then we kept it classy with a Maleny wedding in the rain that was less drizzly and more dreamy. 

And finishing off the week, we shared a special project set to take place over the Valentine's Day weekend you can join in on. 

This Weekend 

Maleny Retreat Open Weekend – February 7-8 

Hinterland wedding venue with all the possibilities in the world. If you're looking for a venue where you get to be as creative as you like, then you will love the expansive blank canvas that is Maleny Retreat. You are only limited by your imagination! So head on out there and let your imagination run wild. 

A-list Vendor of the Week 

Styling Hue Floral Creative 

Florist Kellie's signature style is coveted by brides seeking distinctive, high-quality, organic designs for their big day. Seasonal, locally-sourced, natural elements are incorporated in all wedding designs and every bouquet is hand-crafted and inspired by the season. 

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The time is almost here for the wedding event of the season. The Lakehouse Sunshine Coast is putting on a Wedding Soiree, which is the first of its kind on the Sunshine Coast. 

A collection of our region’s most luxe wedding suppliers have come together to create something truly special. Trust me, I have the inside goss, and it’s going to be a whole venue full of stunning wedding styling, hair, makeup, flowers, and more. 

The Bride’s Tree is proud to be a major sponsor of this exciting event. 

Please come along and share in this experience with us on Friday, January 23 5:00pm – 8:00pm. You will have the chance to have a sneak peek of the amazing sets, which come straight from all of your favourite styled shoots from our past magazines. The chosen four to be recreated for you in person are among our most elaborate shoots to date. 

If you can’t make Friday night (although I think you should really try to make it, because just quietly, there will be champagne!), you simply must get there on Saturday between 10:00am to 3:00pm. That’s when you will be able to see two fashion shows, have your makeup touched up by the pros, meet the suppliers and most importantly – enter for your chance to WIN a wedding package, valued at over $15,000. 

We can’t wait to see you there lovely brides! 

Saturday January 24 Soiree Schedule

10:00am Doors Open – entry is FREE 

12:00 noon Fashion Show

2:00pm Fashion Show – Winners Drawn

3:00pm Doors Close 

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Welcome back, beautiful brides! I know we will have some brand-spanking new brides-to-be in our midst. With the Season of Joy, we always see some extra fun joy occur in the form of marriage proposals, which we LOVE. So if you are joining us for the first time, let me first say welcome. I’m Sally, editor of this here bridal blog, and I will be your wedding planning guide. Are you ready? Please keep up, we have a lot to cover. 

Let me second say, you’re in for a darn exciting time, my new pals. However long you plan to be engaged, I plan to personally make this the time of your life. I will be bringing you wedding inspiration every day, and this year a stack more helpful planning and etiquette articles are coming your way. 

This time of year is particularly exciting for those in the throse of planning their nuptials, as there are some fabulous events coming up. One such event is the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase, the Sunshine Coast’s longest running bridal expo. Of the 80 local exhibitors at this event, many of them will be running expo exclusive deals and discounts, and giving away prizes. 

Here are all the details of this must-do event for any bride and groom. 

[Above image by Jennifer Oliphant Photography]

Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase

Sunday 18th January 2015

Show Hours:    10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Venue:             Novotel Twin Waters Resort
Admission:      $10.00 each available online for pre purchase tickets

$14.00 each at the door

Giveaways
Each bride will receive a show bag filled with information and copies of FREE Brides Diary magazine, Ideal Bride, Queensland Wedding, Wedding & Bride, Queensland Bride Magazine, Coast Bride and Your local Wedding Guide . Valued at over $75.00

Prizes
Every attendee goes into the draw to win any number of lucky door prizes valued at over $10,000.

There is also an amazing wedding gown from Ferrari Formal Wear worth $1500 up for grabs!

More of what to expect at the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase in this 2-minute film. 

Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase | Playback Films from Playback Studios on Vimeo.

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It’s the Sunshine Coast’s longest running bridal showcase, and it’s on again this weekend with the same high standard of suppliers, amazing money-saving deals and attractions Sunshine Coast brides have come to know and love. 

Hundreds of brides will flock to Twin Waters Novotel this Sunday, June 29, to find their dream local wedding suppliers, see what’s coming up for the new season in bridal fashion and beauty, and try their luck at winning a lucky door prize. There are $10,000 worth of prizes to be won! 

Take a peek at this two-minute film all about the showcase…

Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase | Playback Films from Playback Studios on Vimeo.

Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase

Sunday 29th June  2014

Show Hours: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm 
Venue:  Novotel Twin Waters Resort
Admission:   $10.00 each

GIVEAWAYS
Each bride will receive a show bag filled with information and FREE copies of Brides Diary magazine, Ideal Bride, Sunshine Coast Brides, Queensland Wedding, Wedding & Bride, Queensland Bride Magazine and Your local Wedding Guide. Valued at over $75.00

FABULOUS PRIZES
The Summer Sun has begun and wedding planning is in the air….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 stunning wedding gown, generously donated by Eve Boutique. This stunning gown will be drawn at the end of the last fashion show.

Total Prize Giveaways – over $10,000.

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This Sunday you will find The Bride’s Tree team at the It’s My Wedding Expo, getting our Insta on. If you’re an Insta fiend like us, you will enjoy our new Insta Booth! We have a sweet backdrop and some fun props to play with, so make sure you come say hi! 

Of course there are some other fabulous reasons why you should come along – the prizes, the fashion shows, and most importantly, all the great deals you can nab for your Sunshine Coast wedding. A little tip for you Sunshine Coast brides… the wedding industry reserve all their best deals for expo-goers and you can save literally thousands of dollars by taking them up on their special one-day-only offers. 

Date: Sunday, May 24

Venue: Events Centre Maroochy RSL, Memorial Avenue, Maroochydore

Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm

Fashion Shows: 11:30am & 2:00pm

Entry: $10 per person (tickets at the door) 

You can score a free double pass to the Expo today! Enter via our Facebook page or Instagram @thebridestree

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Coming up this weekend is an event you need to get your cute bride bootie to if you intend on planning the event of the season, which I know you do. It’s the place to be if you want to knock over all your wedding planning in one hit, and save a lot of money as well by taking advantage of the many special deals on offer to expo-goers. So here are all the details you will require. 

Noosa Wedding Expo

Noosa Springs Resort

Sunday, 16^th February

10am – 3pm

Entry is $10 per person (pay at the door)

Fashion Parades will be at 11.30am and 2.00pm

Major Prizes

Fraser Island Honeymoon package from Kingfisher Bay Resort

Honeymoon package and spa treatments from Noosa Springs Resort

Photographic package from Tim McIvor Photography

Expo Specials

Many of the exhibitors will be holding special deals for expo-goers only, and all areas of wedding services will be represented at the expo. From transport to photography, from jewellery to cakes. You really can plan your entire wedding in one outing, and save a stack of money while you are at it. 

Ticket Giveaway

Tell us below in the comments which wedding services or products in particular you are hoping to lock in at the expo and we will send you two tickets to join us at the Noosa Wedding Expo this weekend. Today we are giving away two double passes. Winners will be notified via email, so be sure to include your email address in the comment. 

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