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Boho Chic Tipi Love Fest

Sally Townsend — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:10:39 +0000

Warm and welcoming, this eclectic boho chic styling under the tipi draws inspiration from across the globe, stitched together by the commonality of vintage love.

Layered Textures

Abundant with textiles in various textures and styles from richly coloured Moroccan rugs to furs and skins, and natural fibres, the styling of the tipi starts from the carefully curated flooring. Throughout the styling the use of embroidered cushions and macrame pieces adds more surprising elements that work together to create a boho chic vibe.

Luxe Tipi Decor

The tipi is laden with decor pieces thoughtfully arranged to create spaces within the space for sitting, eating, and being merry. An eclectic mix of rattan chairs, sofas and tables fill the Tipi Luxe tipi, strung with festoon lights and filled with dried floral designs in keeping with the colour palette.

Images by Talitha Crawford Photography

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Jenna loves Sam | Westival Tipi Wedding on a Budget

Sally Townsend — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:28:05 +0000

Jenna says it’s lucky opposites attract, because she and Sam couldn’t be more different. However the important things they both hold close, like family values, goals and taking each day as it comes.

They were a most united front when it came to planning their country-style wedding day with festival vibes (or westival, as the cool kids call it!) They hired a bunch of food trucks and tipis to create their own idea of the perfect chill wedding day in Yandina with their 80 loved ones, and all on a $12,000 budget.

Bride, Jenna, has shared all her best wedding tips with us…

Choosing the Venue

“We wanted a September wedding so booking the venue first was a must, so we didn’t miss out on a date in September. we wanted an outdoor wedding with a country vibe which limited options. We also wanted a venue where reception and ceremony can be held in the one place.

“We had talked in the past about having a wedding with hay bales to sit on. Food trucks and bath tubs full of alcohol. Something very simple and not to structured.”

Biggest Priority

“We wanted someone to capture the day in the right way. I think the photographer is the most important to be honest. The day is a whirlwind. So you need to have a great photographer to capture the day so you can look back on the day.”

“Lee from Life and Love Photography was outstanding! I cannot speak highly enough of Lee. After all when the day has been and gone, photos are all you have to look back on to remember the day. I think this is one vendor that is not to be tampered with. Don’t call on a friend that’s dabbled in photography. Get a professional. Trust me you wont be disappointed.”

“Mum lit a candle during the ceremony for those who have passed or simply couldn’t be there to celebrate our day. This candle burnt all night.”

The Best Part of Our Westival

“It was one big party. It was so nice to catch up with family and friends that we don’t get to see often as we live so far from them. So to have them all in one place at one time just meant so much to us.”

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: Tipi Luxe marquees

Best money-saver: My sister-in-law made our invitations and my mum made our cake

Bridal gown: ‘Sascha’ gown by Made with Love Bridal – White Lily Couture

Accessories: Hair piece by The Posy Co.

Shoes: Famous Footwear

Bridesmaid dresses: Thurley

Groom’s suit and shoes: yd.

Groomsmens’ suits and shoes: yd.

Rings: Bride’s engagement and wedding band – Diamonds International, Groom’s wedding ring was a vintage find (A gold sovereign ring. He has always wanted one.)

Honeymoon: Bali. We love bali as we got engaged there a year prior to the wedding. So we decided to go back to celebrate our honeymoon.

Number of guests: 80

Wedding budget: $12,000

The Bride’s Best Advice

“Keep it simple! Less room for error this way. In the long run no one remembers the finer details. Its all about having fun. The more structured the wedding the more that can go wrong. So this is why we kept it simple.”

Meet the Photographer

On July 15 at the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase you can meet Jenna + Sam’s ahmayzing photographer, Lee from Life and Love Photography in the flesh, along with 100+ local Sunshine Coast wedding vendors.

When: July 15 from 10:00am

Where: Novotel Twin Waters Resort

Cost: $10.00 Early Bird tickets, or $14.00 at the door

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

Prizes: $15,000 worth of prizes to be given away at the fashion shows! It’s a lucky door entry, so get in before the first fashion show at 11:30am

FREE ticket giveaway!

Scroll to learn how you can win a double pass to the Sunshine Coast Bridal Showcase on July 15. Follow us on Instagram for more chances to win.

Thanks for supporting our A-list Vendors below, who helped make Jenna + Sam’s Westival wedding so amazing…

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Stacey loves Tore | Pop-up Noosa Tipi Wedding

Sally Townsend — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 03:47:21 +0000

Sydney couple Stacey and Tore invited family and friends from Australia and the UK to join them for a destination wedding in Noosa.

After their ceremony at Hidden Grove in Noosa, they took they and their 80 guests retired to the Noosa Rugby club where the couple had pulled together an epic pop up wedding complete with three tipis and multiple food vans.

How to Create a Pop-up Wedding

Creating the whole day was a DIY project, one big ‘Pop Up’ wedding on an empty piece of National Park and a reception on an open field. We brought everything in (excluding the bathroom amenities thankfully) making the whole event personalised with our favourite things from food and drinks to table settings. We created a dessert and tea station (I’m English) and also a rum, whisky and cigar bar to get the party started after the speeches.

My maid of honour (mostly) and I searched every market, vintage and op shop for all of the beautiful trinkets, decanters and tea cups; it was a labour of love. I also collected vintage plates for months and finally found enough to create individual place settings, paired with white linen napkins and a polaroid picture of each guest (the more embarrassing the photo the better!)

Our Biggest Challenge

“Tore and I lived apart for professional reasons 12 months prior to the wedding. I was planning the wedding in a town with no partner, friends or family. We both threw ourselves into our careers and would see each other once a month or twice at most, when saw each other we would be planning the wedding mostly! It was really hard but made us stronger for it.”

The Proposal

“I had just returned from a three week trip back home to the UK. Tore picked me up from the airport and told me he had organised a surprise, three days off work for a mini getaway in Noosa. Heaven! I thought, “wow he must’ve really missed me!”

“Tore had booked an apartment at Noosa Blu Resort with a rooftop spa. We spent the day doing all the things we love in Noosa, and then returned to the apartment to enjoy sunset drinks and a cheese platter. We were about to jump into the spa when Tore asked me to go downstairs and grab the bottle opener as ‘he had forgotten’ it.

“I came back up the stairs and Tore was on one knee with a ‘Hello Kitty’ ring and popped the question. I nearly fell down the stairs as it was unexpected, but I squealed with delight and eventually said yes. Tore proposed with a phony ring so we could design my engagement ring together.”

Images by Figtree Wedding Photography

“Tasleema Nigh Makeup Artist did the most beautiful make up, one of bridesmaids said she wished Tasleema had done her wedding make up!”

“”The Anna Campbell store in Melbourne made my dress experience so special after so many other disappointing attempts (Jordan, you’re the best!)”

“Tore is the life and soul of everything he does, he is known for his quick wit and sense of humour, which is what I love most about him. He doesn’t sweat the small stuff, and he keeps me grounded. Tore is so kind, genuine and just understands me and my crazy ways.”

The Music

“We had our friends perform Bob Marley’s “Is This Love” acoustically for walking down the aisle. They also performed Zac Brown Band’s ‘Whatever It Is’ for signing and then ‘Home’ by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros for our first dance.”

The Location

“We met on the Sunshine Coast, lived there together for two years, got engaged there and it just feels like home. It’s where we wanted to share our day with our family and friends, so they could see why we loved this place so much.”

Uniquely Ours

“Our biggest priority for our wedding was making it unique to anything we had experienced at a wedding before and to represent all the things we love. By making it a pop up wedding, we could pick and choose everything from food vendors and alcohol to furniture, and not be restricted by the same rules restaurants and venues have.”

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: The tipis, we could have saved some cash with just two but having three gave us room to have a dance floor and the band inside. Instead of more traditional marquees the tipis were unique and made the whole venue look like a really special wedding location as opposed to a rugby field!

Also, my wedding dress – three times my original budget but it was ‘the one’ and I don’t regret a single cent.

Best bargain: Having the reception at Tore’s old rugby ground. Affordable rent and we knew the staff. Our vendors helped bring our vision to life with a bit of creative placement and thinking so you never knew you were at a rugby club.

Bridal gown: Anna Campbell

Hair piece: Anna Campbell

Shoes: Diana Ferrari

Veil and earrings: borrowed

Bridesmaids’ dresses: I gave the girls free reign to pick their own dresses, they were all from different stores.

Bridesmaids’ accessories: Samantha Wills

Bridesmaids’ shoes: their own

Groom’s attire: Peter Jackson

Groomsmen’s attire: Roger David

Flowergirl’s dress: Monsoon

Rings: Bold as Love

DIY: Stationery, place settings, decorations and trinkets, whiskey and cigar bar, tea station.

Honeymoon: Long story, we were booked to go to India but we had to settle on the Blue Mountains and renamed it a ‘Babymoon’ as I fell pregnant. Oops!

Number of guests: 80

Wedding budget: $25,000

Actual cost of wedding: $47,000

“Ashlea from The Vintage Bondwood Bar has the most beautiful caravan bar! She spoke with me for over an hour talking through the set up and helped me get my head around the run sheet for the day, plus Ash and her lovely mum whipped up the best sangria (without any guidance from us) as our welcome drinks, I knew she could just run with anything we asked and she personalised the whole van, it was stunning.”

“We found our suppliers on The Bride’s Tree, Instagram, Pinterest, Etsy, bridal expos, Eumundi markets and recommendations from colleagues and friends.”

Photographer: Figtree Wedding Photography | Florist: Heavenly Blooms | Caterer: The Canape Project, Jungle Oven Catering and Oi Taco Food Van | Beverage catering: The Vintage Bondwood Bar | Tipis: Tipi Luxe | Makeup Artist: Tasleema Nigh Makeup Artist | Hair Stylist: Hair by Nicola | Decorators: Lovebird Weddings | Entertainment: Sexual Chocolate Band and lawn games | Celebrant: our friend, Sean Fernance Celebrant | Wedding Night Accommodation: Apartment in Little Cove, Noosa – R&W Noosa

Thank you for supporting our A-list Vendors, who made Stacey + Tore’s wedding so memorable…

Learn more about… Tasleema Nigh Makeup Artist + Heavenly Blooms + Tipi Luxe + The Vintage Bondwood Bar

A huge congratulations to Stacey and Tore on the birth of their daughter, Phoenix with the cheeky smile. Wishing your beautiful family the Happily Ever After you deserve!

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Caitlin loves Jesse | Yandina Tipi Wedding

Sally Townsend — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:33:44 +0000

Jesse proposed to Caitlin while on holiday in Queenstown, New Zealand. As they took a romantic moment in a gondola heading for the skyline. Caitlin says it was an easy choice to say an emphatic yes, as she says her now husband is the most generous and giving person, who somehow manages to put up with her!

Aw..! We’re sure the feeling is mutual, Caitlin!

This beautiful bride has kindly shared some words about her Yandina tipi wedding with us today.

The venue

“It was really important for me that my grandparents were able to attend my wedding. And once you see the Hidden Valley Farm, it’s very to see why we instantly fell I love with it.”

The food

“We are both massive foodies; so quality Asian tapas, a grazing table, craft beer and espresso martinis were at the top of our list. The food was amazing, people are still raving about how amazing it was.

“Jesse and I had a private picnic in the macadamia orchard right after the bridal party photos. We got to spend half an hour with just the two of us, it was such a special moment where got to get away from the craziness of the day.”

The wedding music

Walking down the aisle – Acoustic cover of Sky Full of Stars

First Dance – we had the whole wedding joined us on the dance floor for our first dance (because of Jesse’s injury) and we all danced to Jesse’s Girl – Bruce Springsteen

The biggest challenge

“My partner was involved in a boating accident 2 months before our wedding. He was in a wheelchair for the first month and crutches after that. He only took his first steps without crutches on the day of our wedding. Because we had a fair bit of DIY involved in our wedding, he was unfortunately unable to help. I think this was harder on him than it was on me.”

Advice for future brides

“Be organised. Not only do you save money, you also don’t have any of that pre-wedding stress in the lead up to your big day.

“Also, invest in a good photographer. Looking back on photos, it’s the little moments that you forget, that the photographer thought to capture that really mean a lot to you.”

Images by Brian Geritz

“Holding hands and looking at Jesse for the first time at the alter. A wave of happiness just came over me.”

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: Tipi Luxe was our splurge. We looked at other cheaper marquee options, but we just had to have them.

Best money-saving decision: The Vintage Bondwood Bar caravan. We love craft beers and espresso martinis. So having Ashlea and the crew at our wedding meant that we were able to serve craft beers and spirits, as well as have a cocktail hour of espresso martinis at only a fraction of the price a venue wedding would have cost.

Bride’s dress: “Aster” by Karen Willis Holmes

Bride’s accessories: Earrings – The Silver Shop & Hairpiece – The Posy Co.

Bride’s Shoes: Betts Shoes

Bridesmaids’ dresses: Shona Joy

Bridesmaids’ accessories: Collette Hayman

Bridesmaids’ shoes: Betts Shoes

Flowergirl’s dress: Etsy

Groom’s attire: Politix

Groomsmens’ attire: Roger David

DIY: The furniture was dry hired through Sacred Wilde. So the bridesmaids and I styled the venue, this included going out to the venue at 5am on the morning of the wedding. The small decorations I bought from Kmart or made with the help of friends.

I run a hobby cake business, Cakes by Cait, so I made my own wedding cake. And with the help of other local cake makers, Cakes by Nola and Cakes by Zoe, we put together the serve yourself platter table.

Honeymoon: My partner had a boating accident 2 months before our wedding, so the original honeymoon was cancelled and we ended up having three honeymoons; Byron Bay, New York and Hawaii and then Bali. So I was one very lucky bride in the end.

Number of guests: 110

Wedding budget: Low $20,000’s

Actual wedding cost: Just under $30,000

Thank you for supporting our A-list Vendors, who helped make Caitlin + Jesse’s big day so darn wonderful…

Learn more about… Journey Street Food + The Vintage Bondwood Bar + Sacred Wilde + Tipi Luxe + Politix

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