The Life of a Fabulous Florist

9th July 2014

The Sunshine Coast wedding industry revolves around an event in peoples’ lives that is a longtime dream, then a beautiful crescendo of a reality for but a single day, then a memory that lasts a lifetime. As business owners in this industry, we feel incredibly fortunate to be inspired by what we do every single day, working alongside professionals that never cease to amaze us. We are faced with the most inspiring people we call our colleagues, who are making dreams into reality daily, and I have to say, they are a darn impressive bunch!  None more so than Terrianne…

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Pin Board Love: LOVE!

8th July 2014

It’s time for some pin board love, our wonderful Sunshine Coast brides! Today we are crushing on this gorgeous pin board full of super cute Sunshine Coast wedding photography by Nicky Stone Photographer. For some sweet pose ideas, check out these 30 pics we just love. 

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Real Wedding: Vicki & Ed in Noosa

7th July 2014

After meeting online through dating site, Oasis.com. Vicki and Ed became best friends and fell in love. They faced one major challenge in their new relationship. Ed is one of Australia’s heroes, serving our beautiful country in the Royal Australian Air Force. Vicki says spending long periods of time apart can be really hard, but they work just as hard to make it work.  //// When planning their wedding, they chose to have a military theme, with Ed wearing his ceremonial uniform and the eight medals he earned for his service in Afghanistan.  Vicki and Ed were married at the Noosa…

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Spiritual in Style

6th July 2014

  The Spirit House, Yandina is one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular restaurants for its delicious food, beautiful grounds and, as the name suggests, spiritual feel. The essence of the place was captured in this styled shoot by artistic, creative Sunshine Coast wedding photographer,  Luke Going Photography.  //// Photographer: Luke Going Photography Hair: Evalyn Parsons Hair Venue: The Spirit House / Gown: eVisual Bridal Boutique / Head pieces: Aleksandrovna Head PIeces / Flowers: Wendy’s Flowers / Makeup: Photofinish Makeup / Cake: Judith Brosnan Cakes / Jewellery: Cherrywood Designs / Models: Daniela and Ash

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Weekly Round Up

4th July 2014

Just in case you missed it…  All the details on A Darling Affair, the hottest wedding event in town.  Cakes, cakes, cakes! Wedding cakes! Some of the most amazing cakes we've seen from our latest magazine.  Confetti guns, balloons and the beach: a seriously adorable engagement photo shoot.  Tech savvy brides love an online wedding save-the-date.  A winter warmer – spring came early with this Maleny Manor wedding inspiration shoot.    Save the date A Darling Affair, Saturday July 19  

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Styled Shoot: Spring Vintage in Maleny

3rd July 2014

It may be Winter now here on the Sunshine Coast, but Spring is in the air with this gah-gah-gorgeous styled shoot. It took place at Maleny Manor, an iconic Sunshine Coast hinterland wedding venue, and features the work of some seriously talented local wedding pros.  //// The theme of the shoot was vintage spring styling, and was the brainchild of Jo from Coast to Country Weddings and Events. We adore Jo’s vision in styling. I have this feeling about Jo. I suspect she totally subscribes to the Coco Chanel rule “Before leaving the house, a lady should look in the mirror and…

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Online Save the Date

2nd July 2014

So you’re getting married. You’ve set the date, and you want to make sure all of your family and friends from all over town, the state, the country, the world are going to be there! You’d best get a Save the Date out toot de suite.  Here is one fast and funky way to do so – online! You have your own Save the Date website created, so all you need to do is send your lovely family and friends a link! Then later down the track when you have locked in a few more details, you can comprehensively keep…

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Engaged: Melitta & Trent

1st July 2014

Confetti + balloons + a loved-up couple = one cute-as-a-button engagement shoot. Melitta told us her love story in her own words…  //// “Trent and I both grew up on Bribie Island, we were even in the same pre-school class. But it wasn’t until we were in our twenties that we started dating. Last year we did some separate overseas travel (Trent for study, me for pleasure.) We were apart for five weeks and on opposite sides of the world for our six-year anniversary. It was the longest five weeks of my life. “Upon our return, Trent suggested that we…

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Cakes Cakes Cakes

30th June 2014

Our latests magazine is filled with some seriously stunning cakes. Take a peek at these beauties by Sunshine Coast cake decorators. They are to die for! This one above is by the lovely Lorinda from Ideas in Icing, who is a true artist and perfectionist – quite obviously with this flawless cake made for Rebekah & David’s Noosa restaurant wedding. Photographed by Chesterton Smith Photography.  L-R: This design was originally created by The Cupcake Teahouse for our magazine shoot in the country last year and recreated for Michelle & James’ Noosa resort wedding. Photographed by Adore Photography; Gorgeous chrome stand…

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A Darling Affair 2014

29th June 2014

There are only a few teeny tiny weeks to go till one of our fave events of the year. A Darling Affair is once again set to wow the crowds, who gather at The Chapel Woombye on July 19 for a Sunshine Coast wedding collective like no other.  //// We can hand-to-heart guarantee you divine bridal and special event inspiration galore in the form of South-East Queensland’s most creative wedding vendors, fashion parades, funky live music, and giveaways.  The Bride’s Tree team will be there, as we are once again proudly sponsoring this event. This will be our third year…

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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.