When choosing the people who will stand up with you on the most important day of your life, you want to make sure you get it right. First, you want to ask yourselves a few questions: How many attendants can we afford to have? Whether you are paying for the dresses, suits, shoes etc. or you’re asking your attendants to do so, there are other costs involved that you will have to bear – bouquets, button holes, gifts for your attendants etc. Are there any expectations to have any particular people? If your sister had you in their wedding party, they may…

You know something that rarely gets much attention at weddings? A really nice button hole (or boutonniere if you’re fancy.) We love a good button hole at The Bride’s Tree. It’s a sweet little detail you can be quite creative with if you put your mind to it. I mean, really, if you’re a Sunshine Coast bride and you’re trying to tell me you don’t need another wedding detail to agonise over, you’re lying! Face it, you’re a bride! There are never enough agonising wedding decisions to go around! We found some lovely button holes to share with you today,…

Happy Monday, brides! What a wonderful week to be planning a wedding. We thought we might kick it off with a little treat of the leftover variety. These gorgeous images by Emma Nayler Photographer of our Garden Picnic styled shoot were not all able to fit in our first edition of The Bride's Tree free online magazine, which came out in April. When you have something this delicious in your mitts, you sure want to share it around, so enjoy this little taste from our One Dress, Three Ways shoot at AnnaBella The Wedding Chapel. It was a gorgeous location,…

The Sunshine Coast has so many beautiful natural locations to be married, so it's no wonder many brides that get married here love to have their makeup simply natural and beautiful. Today's stunning makeup design of the week is by Sunshine Coast wedding Makeup Artist, KJ Artistry. Beautiful bride, Tessa, asked for a natural look to enhance her features without being too overbearing. I am sure you will all agree, mission accomplished! Image supplied by KJ Artistry

The wonderful thing about having a 3:00pm beach wedding on the Sunshine Coast is that come sunset, you're in the throes of having your bridal party photos. There is just nothing more beautiful than a lovely loved up couple on their wedding day with a sunset backdrop. What a memory to have forever! We fell in love with this photograph for the beauty of the couple and the sunset with the contrast of the cute dinghies on the beach and the Duporth Ave skyline. Not only this, it was also taken by one of our favourite photographers, Eliza Addision. This…

Are you positively revelling in your newly found status as an engaged woman? Are you delighting daily in dreaming of your big day? Are you relishing every delicious moment of considering and planning and making bridal decisions? Well, so you should! This time is not going to last forever, so make the most of it! This is one time in your life where you can completely indulge in the little details to make one perfect day that's completely beautiful and totally you. And of course, as they say it's the journey, not the destination… well, okay, in this particular instance,…

If you want to see a wedding with details, boy have I got a treat for you! The gorgeous wedding of Sam and Rick was nothing if not carefully planned down to the last tea light candle. When planning their wedding, Sam and Rick thought back to the night they met at the Ivy Bar in Sydney. This chance meeting resulting in their union as husband and wife deserved to be paid homage, plus it was just a really cool theme idea, so the pair recreated their own Ivy Bar right here on the Sunshine Coast! Their 100 guests gathered…

On the weekend, we were very excited to hold our very first The Bride's Tree wedding expo stall! We went to the It's My Wedding expo at Maroochy RSL and met with hundreds of Sunshine Coast brides, bridesmaids, sisters and mothers of the brides… and even several grooms! It was a brilliant day for all with fashion shows and all sorts. We can't wait for the next It's My Wedding expo in August, in fact. When we decided to be involved in the expo, we knew we had to have an amazingly beautiful stand with unique styling, and nothing less…

If there's one day of your life when you want to have nothing less than absolutely fabulous hair, it's your wedding day. This is not the time to scrimp on your wedding budgets, beautiful brides. Oh no, indeed, do not perch yourself precariously in the hands of your well-meaning cousin-in-law's sister's friend, who has a ghd flat iron and a box of bobby pins. This is the one day you splash out and get a professional in.  One such professional you may like to consider is Hair by Nicola. This lady has got it going on in the hair department,…

A funky trend for wedding receptions right now is to have a photo booth for you and your guests to enjoy. The idea is you have props, like costume hats and masks, and signs, and you basically just go nuts, having as much fun as your imagination allows. This is such a fun idea for your Sunshine Coast wedding. Today we are sharing some really cool photo booth props we found on Etsy store, Little Retreats. The props are fashioned from cardboard and a very affordable way to inspire your guests to have a heap of fun in your wedding…