Cecile and Trent may just be the cutest couple we’ve seen. It definitely takes a very strong couple to work together and live together, as these two events planners do. 

Trent proposed to Cecile in 2013 just as they both completed the Kokoda Trail. They wed in a beautiful ceremony at Flaxton Gardens, following it up with some sensational location shots around the hinterland in Flaxton and Maleny.

They then head back to Flaxton Gardens to rejoin their 105 guests for a relaxed reception. Jennifer Oliphant was there to capture every moment of their special day. 

“I wanted a Tiffany theme as the first present Trent ever gave me was a beautiful Tiffany bracelet. I also wanted a classic and simple theme and I think the Tiffany blue colour is beautiful.”

“We made sure to invite only the people we really wanted in our wedding. We had all our close friends and family there. I also had my parents, sister and her partner, brother and his partner and a close friend travelling all the way from Norway.”

“Make sure to make time during your wedding day to take it all in. Trent and I did all our bridal party photos onsite and then we went off on our own to do our couples photos. We also took some time during the reception to be just us. “

“We’re best mates and we trust each other 100%. We work together and pretty much sit next to each other in our office and we couldn’t imagine having it any other way. I guess an important thing that makes us work so well together is that we share the same values and goals in life. We both very family orientated and we can’t wait to start a family together in a couple of years’ time.”

“We spent a week in Noosa after the wedding with my family from Norway but that didn’t count as our honeymoon. We’re planning an extended trip to Europe and South America in 2015. “

Wedding Secrets

Biggest splurge: Photographer and videographer

Bridal gown: The Bridal Centre

Accessories: The Babushka Ballerina

Shoes: Myer Centre – Brisbane

Bridesmaid dresses: The Babushka Ballerina

Groom’s suit and shoes: Strictly Formal

Groomsmens’ suits and shoes: Strictly Formal

Rings: Stones Diamonds

Gift registry: Wishing Well

Number of guests: 105

Wedding budget: $60,000

Honeymoon: Europe

A-list Vendors

Ceremony and Reception Venue: Flaxton Gardens

Photographer: Jennifer Oliphant Photographer

Cake: Ideas in Icing

Celebrant/Other Officiary: Weddings with Kristy

Videographer: Lumina / Florist: Exclusive Wedding Flowers / Caterer: Flaxton Gardens / Bombonnieres: Candy Buffet / Hair and Makeup Artist: Latonas Makeup / Stationery Supplier: Nic Nac Design / Dance instruction: Larissa Meade / Wedding Night Accommodation: Spicers Tamarind Retreat

The rest of Cecile and Trent’s wedding album full of gorgeous wedding details is awaiting you. 

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Amanda and Trev were highschool sweethearts, who fell truly, madly, deeply and hopelessly in love over exchange of sweet childish love letters. Those same love letters are the ones Trev bundled together in a vintage jewellery box for Amanda to open on her wedding day morning. How she turned up to her wedding ceremony without puffy eyes, we will never know! 

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This beautiful couple had a long engagement of four years before they finally tied the knot at gorgeous Sunshine Coast hinterland wedding venue, Flaxton Gardens. It was a perfect day, with their ceremony overlooking the gorgeous hinterland, which they say was their favourite part of the day. Kristy Ellis of Weddings with Kristy was their wedding celebrant, who engaged their guests and helped them to have the emotional, yet fun ceremony they had always wanted. 

We absolutely adore the colour scheme Amanda chose – the fresh white with hints of blue and coral are simply stunning and perfect for a Sunshine Coast wedding. We particularly love the florals by Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio with its nod to the colour theme in such a creative and intricate fashion. Love, love, love! 

Enjoy these beautiful photos by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, NKN Photography.

“My advice to other brides is to use reputable and professionals for your wedding suppliers, their creativity and professionalism is worth every cent and you are less stressed for it.”

“I wanted a fresh, timeless look that had a modern palette using coral, white, grey and light blue.”

” As our children are very young it was important to us that our wedding was captured on film using a professional videographer that we thought would capture our personalities and our special moment as a family so we can all watch together and so that our children can see the commitment we have made to each other.”

“Our ceremony was the most special part of the day. It was so personal but fun at the same time. It was everything I had always imagined and it went perfectly.”

“Our very clever seven year old son (who was six at the time) read a beautiful and funny poem at the start of our ceremony which introduced what a wedding was all about and what our guests would be experiencing throughout our special day. Our guests loved it and were in fits of laughter, some were even crying.”

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Biggest Splurge: Videography and photography

Best Bargain: I bought my wedding shoes for $50 at Williams on sale

Bridal gown: Anna Campbell, Ivory Collection, ‘Grace’ Dress, $1099 From Eve Boutique

Accessories: Samantha Wills ‘Come Away With Me’ earrings and Pearl Bracelet

Shoes: C Est Bon $50.00 Williams Shoes

Bridesmaid dresses: Bariano One Shoulder Twist, $299.00 from Hoe Boutique

Bridesmaids’ accessories: Samantha Wills Amour Noir Earrings, $75 each from Eve Boutique, they wore their own shoes

Groom’s suit and shoes: Always Habit Paddington, $650.00

Groomsmens’ suits and shoes: Roger David $275 each

DIY: We made a chalkboard sign the day before our wedding of our love story and our children illustrated it  with pictures of themselves playing guitars and love hearts. We also had homemade cookies as bonboniere and a cool drink coaster that had “Eat, Drink, Dance – To you and to yours“,  and our names and our wedding date written on it.

Number of guests: 80

Wedding budget: $25,000

“My husband surprised me with a beautiful pearl bracelet and had a vintage jewellery box filled with love letters we had written each other over the last nine years. As I was in school when I met Trev some of them were so funny and childish. I really appreciated this as Trev isn’t the most emotional person I know.”

“The weather was amazing, not a cloud in the sky. There was a slight breeze however which made for great photos of my veil floating in the soft wind.”

“We decided to swap the standard sit down entree to cocktail food out on the terrace which gave us more time to mingle with our guests, the food was amazing, all our guests have complimented this aspect to our wedding. Then we moved inside the Winery Room to our mains which were Twice Cooked Pork Belly in a soy jus and Pan Roasted NorthTerritory Barramundi, we had a Cherry Ripe Chocolate Mudcake by Sunny Girl Cakes for dessert with a traditional top layer of fruit cake which we have kept for our first year anniversary, this was served with coconut Icecream and raspberry coulis”

Amanda & Trev’s Hand-picked Team That Made It Happen

Venue and catering: Flaxton Gardens

Photographer: NKN Photography

Florist: Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio

Cake: Sunny Girl Cakes

Celebrant: Weddings with Kristy

Makeup Artist: Makeup 4 Brides         

Hair Stylist: Hair 4 Brides

Videographer: Sunshine Coast Videography

DJ: Moove It DJs / Stationery Supplier: Invitation Designs By Eliza

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Love birds Kylie and Daniel met through mutual friends when Kylie moved into Daniel’s street. 10 years later, they were engaged to be married, and spent the next year planning their love bird-themed wedding at Novotel Twin Waters Resort.

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Their mutual adoration for each other and their three pets lead them to the love bird theme, with a classic duck egg blue and white colour palette. This styling perfectly suited the coastal location of Novotel Twin Waters Resort, which boasts its own lagoon beach, and is handy to the pristine and secluded North Shore, perfect for a bridal party (adorned in the sweetest faux fur stoles!) photo shoot.

Kylie and Daniel’s pretty ceremony was officiated in front of their 110 guests by Kristy Ellis of Weddings with Kristy, a popular young celebrant on the Sunshine Coast. It was really quite sweet, Kylie had her stepfather walk her halfway down the aisle, where they met her father, who took her the rest of the way to her groom, awaiting her arrival eagerly with a grin from ear to ear. After their heartfelt vows, both of their mothers were given the special honour of signing the marriage certificate as their official witnesses to their nuptials. 

The reception was held at Lily’s on the Lagoon, the resort’s restaurant set in isolation from the rest of the property atop the idyllic lagoon. A very romantic spot, allowing relaxed celebration, beautiful food and gorgeous styling by Sunshine Coast wedding decorators, Beedazzled Events. 

First Class Wedding Photography captured stunning photos throughout the day from start to finish with the large bridal party, and you can see just how much fun was had by all in the images below. 

“During the  ceremony, my stepfather walked me half way down the aisle, then my father walked me the rest of the way an gave me away.”

“My husband and I are both very close to our mothers. We had them sign the marriage certificate at the ceremony. They were extremely  honoured.“

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Bridal gown: Allure Bridal from Hills in Hollywood

Accessories: My bridesmaids’ white capes and brooches were purchased from Willow Gifts.

Bridesmaid dresses: My Aunt made my bridesmaids’ dresses, which made them extra special.

Groom’s and groomsmens’ suits: Spurling

DIY: I handmade our wedding invitations and created a guest book using photos of  Daniel and I over our years together. Our guests loved writing messages beside the memories in which they were a part of.

Number of guests: 110

“We had a large bridal party so we could spend  this time with these people. I loved having a large bridal party. I was so lucky to have such amazing ladies to help me through my special day. They all became great friends and pulled together, having me in fits of laughter the entire morning. I really cannot imagine the day without them.”    

“Novotel Twin Waters Resort offered several scenic locations suitable for wedding photos. We choose the closest beach, and  also took some on the journey.”

“Every time we discuss our wedding with family or friends, everybody comments on how fantastic our photographer was. Greg Gardner was not only a professional photographer on our day. He also supplied elements of charisma and enterainment, as well as creating a relaxed atmosphere for our bridal party and our guests. We believe his involvement was significant to the overall success of our wedding day.“

“We both enjoy the simple things in life.”

“The day goes so fast. Try and organise  some time in the day for you and your new husband to spend together alone.”

“We both cherish our three pet birds at home, as they are our first shared pets. With all of the beautiful bird decorations around at the moment, we decided to have a love bird-themed wedding. This tied in nicely with our classic white and blue wedding.”

“Our cake was so perfect, exactly the cake we wanted. Traditional, yet still caried the classic love bird theme with a touch of blue.”

Kylie and Daniel’s Hand-picked Team That Made It All Happen

Ceremony Location: Novotel Twin Waters Resort

Reception Location: Lilly’s on the Lagoon, Novotel Twin Waters Resort

Photographer: First Class Wedding Photography

Videographer: Sunshine Coast Videography

Celebrant: Weddings with Kristy

Decorators: Beedazzled Events

Stationery Supplier: Beedazzled Events supplied us with all of the stationery we needed for our reception.

Cake: Felicity Denaro – Gingerbread Manna

Transport: Buggies that were supplied by Novotel Twin Waters Resort and my bridesmaid’s red Mustang. Sally was a big hit at our wedding. I think she had her picture more times than I did.

Makeup Artist: I myself am a makeup artist so did my own makeup on the day. The lovely Bec Barnard attended to my gorgeous bridemaids.

Hair Stylist: Michelle Moore

Entertainment: Keith Haigh, The String Hunter

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Penny went into full organise mode when planning her wedding, gaining inspiration from inspiration online blogs, like The Bride’s Tree! She also wanted to put all her trust and faith in the consumate professionals we have here on the Sunshine Coast. For example, one Karen Buckle Photography, who is the lady responsible for the crazy beautiful images you are about to see. Hang onto your floral headpieces, ladies, you are in for a treat. 

“All our family and friends were very supportive but we did much of the planning ourselves or by email and phone. I Googled suppliers and followed their blogs and read their Facebook pages. In the end I went with the suppliers that seemed like they would understand my vision, I didn’t worry about getting three quotes and checking twice. It was about choosing the people I really wanted to work with.”

“We decided on a morning wedding because we wanted to spend as much of our wedding day together as possible, and then planned an after party for later where we could crank up the music and everyone could kick off their shoes and relax.“

Penny & Duane’s

Hand-picked Team That Made It All Happen

Photographer: Karen Buckle Photography

Florist & Decorations:    Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio

Caterer: Ebb Waterfront Restaurant

Cake: Eden Cakes & Cupcakes

Makeup Artist: Shima & Gloss

Hair Stylist: Hair by Nicola

Entertainment: Mia Wray

Stationery: The Parchment Place via Etsy

Celebrant:  Weddings with Kristy

Wedding Night Accommodation: Duporth Apartments

“I had a million themes in mind! Wedding blogs were my best friend and I poured over them all. The girls will attest that I had so many ideas; it took a while to scale everything back to a colour palette and feel I was happy with. In the end it came to be lots of white, with touches of colour in the flowers and other accents. Light and elegant was how it turned out.”

“Julia from Ginger Lily and Rose did the most incredible job of interpreting my vision, I wanted flowers everywhere.“

“My dad walked me down the aisle, Mum walked ahead of Dad and I in the place of the Matron of Honour and they both gave me away at the end. It was important to me that mum was a big part of the processional.”

“We really wanted to write and say our own vows to each other and saying them and hearing Duane’s was the most special part of the day. Being able to tell all our friends and family how special my husband is and how much I treasure him was a really precious thing.”

“We always knew we wanted an intimate destination wedding, we wanted to have really good food and wine with a great view and we wanted the ceremony to be really personal to us.“

“We are similar in nature, with the same interests and outlook on life, we have lots of funny little sayings and jokes for each other and we share everything, good and bad. It works because above all we are devoted to each other and hold our relationship sacred.”

“We came to the Sunshine Coast to look at venues Aug 2012 and were just blown away by Ebb, the view, the space and the management were superb, we booked a table for dinner that night, had a fabulous meal and then booked our wedding on the spot!”

Wedding Secrets Revealed

Biggest splurge: My wedding band from Tiffany & Co to match my engagement ring and flowers, flowers and more flowers!

Biggest bargain: I bought a lot online and from Etsy especially.

Bridal gown:  Nicolina, purchased at Something & Love Bridal

Accessories: Various from Etsy

Shoes: Zizi by Florsheim

Bridesmaid dresses:  Made to order from Etsy

Bridesmaids’ accessories: Purchased their own

Groom and groomsmens’ suits and shoes: Suits purchased at Man to Man, own shoes

Rings: Tiffany & Co Novo platinum and diamond wedding band for bride, Dora Titanium and white gold for Groom

DIY: Glass votives with lace for tea lights, frames to display the menus, table numbers, and seating arrangements

Number of guests: 75

“My favourite thing was the custom designed floral fascinators Ginger Lily & Rose Floral Studio made for the bridesmaids in place of bouquets and the table backdrop arrangement at the end of our aisle.“

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