Lauren + Morgan’s Yandina Wedding

14th April 2016

It was a family affair from start to finish, with everyone pitching in from planning to partying. Guests flew in from all over the world for this destination wedding celebration, so they sure did it up right.

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Sally + Matthew’s Yandina Wedding

9th February 2016

Brisbane couple Sally and Matthew took their family and friends to a stunning little hideaway on the Sunshine Coast to get married. The location is the stand out for this Yandina Wedding.

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Behind the Scenes: Wedding Day with Florist Willow Bud

23rd April 2015

Sandi Shankster, owner Willow Bud, has her own little secret garden, and runs a well-oiled machine with her wedding floristry business. Business is blooming, you might say… boom tish. We followed Sandi around like an annoying little sister and hounded her with questions on a busy wedding day morning to find out just what it’s like to work behind-the-scenes providing all the pretty. Photos by Simon J Coulson.  Sandi, what does a busy wedding day morning look like in the Willow Bud studio? On this particular day we had four weddings on, three of the four weddings had ceremony and reception…

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Editor’s Picks: 4 Fave Real Weddings from The Bride’s Tree Magazine Summer 2015

2nd February 2015

As you know, our latest free online magazine came out yesterday, and it’s full of all kinds of inspiring real weddings that I adored so much, it was impossible for me not to share them with you my dear readers. It’s because I adore you with all my little heart, lovely Sunshine Coast brides!  So I thought I would share with you my top 4 real wedding picks from our Summer 2015 magazine, which is free for you to view and download. Here goes. In no particular order…  Bec and Brett’s Maleny Retreat wedding (pictured above was all smiles all…

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Real wedding: Kelly and Mark at Yandina Station

12th August 2014

Kelly and Mark say having their whole family come out from South Africa to be together to share in their special day made it the most special time. The lovely couple are both originally from South Africa, but met in Melbourne and now live here on the Sunshine Coast. So making sure their international guests would enjoy their stay was of utmost importance in their planning. Knowing 80% of their wedding guests were travelling so very far to be with them on their wedding day at Yandina Station made the couple focus on what was most important, and forego the stressful part…

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Real Wedding: Phoebe & Lochlan at Yandina Station

10th March 2014

In a whimsical woodland themed wedding at Yandina Station, Phoebe and Lochlan were married amongst an intimate gathering of their closest family and friends. The Dairy at Yandina Station was transformed delightfully with an outdoors-in feel, featuring tree stumps, moss and roses. The whole affair was gorgeously full of floral arrangements by Twig and Grace.  And something truly special – not one, but three cakes!  //// Glowing bride, Phoebe, shares her day with us in her own words and we have the treat of some Julian Beattie photos to pour over.  “Our wedding was a surreal, magic, love-high kind of a day. We felt completely…

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Australian Cattle Station Wedding

26th November 2013

Tom and Katie wanted their guests to have a lot of fun at their wedding, and what says fun more than lawn games? Croquet and boche and badminton had guests mingling and enjoying themselves at the Yandina Station wedding on the Sunshine Coast. CL Weddings and Events provided the lawn games gear, which was a real hit with all the guests, young and young at heart!  //// The pretty vintage styling included a lot of DIY by the couple and their families, with the rustic country venue lending itself to the theme quite nicely. In fact, Yandina Station is a…

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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.