This photograph says a lot. Mostly how this whole day is about this very moment. The moment a woman puts a ring on a man's finger and becomes his wife. She gains a life partner, her biggest supporter, her bravest warrior by her side forever. Every day she gets to look into the eyes of the man who proposed they should join forces to meet the world together. She knows she gets to have a sleep over with her best friend every night, and she takes on his dreams and goals.   He puts a similar ring on her finger, and…

Needing some Friday inspiration? We can help there, lovely Sunshine Coast brides, we can help indeed! There is nothing more gosh darn fun than dreaming up your wedding day themes and decorations. If you need a little help coming up with just what will be "you" on your wedding day, there is no better place to start than our Decorating and Styling Galleries. So today we are sharing with you one such gallery, that of Sunshine Coast wedding stylists, CL Weddings and Events. Below are a few of our faves from this gallery, full of amazing wedding styling, but to view the…

Yesterday we shared with you a quirky hen's tea party, and today we are sharing with you the perfect little decorations for atop your quirky tea party cake. These are a gorgeous DIY job brought to us from Oh Happy Day! They are vellum printed flowers you can arrange in your own way to pretty up even the plainest of cakes. The full instructions can be found here, including a link to the copyright-free printable flowers, making this our simplest DIY yet. And oh so pretty! Perfect for your own Montville Lake Terrace hen's tea party.     

The gorgeous and talented Michelle from Stand Tall Design says she can make a wedding invitation based around any fabric whatsoever. You know what? We believe her! We have featured some of her fabric-inspired wedding stationery designs before, and now this range is completely different, but equally as special!  Funky floral fabric with blue and teal, and a hint of yellow is transformed into amazing wedding stationery for a rustic country Sunshine Coast wedding with Michelle’s incredible design talent. We are seriously in awe!  The charming wedding stationery is shown off to perfection with complementary styling by Michelle using florals…

Guest blog post by Hayley Shum of Wholehearted Studio Styling, who is our resident thing finder, on the hunt for the cutest, most unique wedding favours to be found locally on the Sunshine Coast.   How beautiful are these wedding favours from gorgeous store Giddy & Grace at Maleny? As soon as I saw these I knew they would make perfect wedding favours! Priced at $2.50 these beauties are ideal for a variety of wedding styles. Vintage, beach, industrial, french or even a modern wedding; these favours would work a treat.  Now the hearts come blank without engraving, but while…

What a glorious Sunday! We hope you have enjoyed another week with The Bride's Tree and gained lots of valuable inspiration to help you to plan your Sunshine Coast wedding. Just in case you missed anything on The Bride's Tree this week, we have today put together the week that was in blog posts for your convenience. Catching up on all things wedding was never so easy peasy!  On Monday we shared with you a real wedding in Maleny, held at the gorgeous Weddings at Tiffany's. It was a lovely chapel wedding, which proved that rrain on your wedding day…

There is so much pretty in this piccy. We love the location, the simple folding white chairs, the scattering of petals on the ground and that bunting! LOVE the bunting as a frame of the ceremony site. Of course this photo has been captured to perfection, to fully display just how special this set up is, by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Terri Hanlon Photography. No wonder this bride and groom look so happy! 

Happy Friday everyone! My best advice to you all is to start this weekend-eve with a bit of inspiration in the form of our new "of the week", and this one is the best yet. Wait for it… Oh, you already saw the title, didn't you? Okay fine, you little smarty-pants, yes you're right, it's Gallery of the Week!  If you've not yet noticed, we have a stack of photo galleries for your oggling pleasure on this here site. For the next several weeks (at least), we will point you in the direction of one of our awesome Sunshine Coast…

  These days, weddings follow less of the old traditions, in favour of couples paving their own way. Family circumstances and finances are taken into account, and there are no hard and fast rules as to who pays. Today we are sharing with you first the traditional ways of the past, as well as what is typical of today in relation to who foots the bill for weddings. At the end of the day, everyone's circumstances are different, but this is an interesting look at how things would transpire in times gone by.  Gorgeous images by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer,…

Despite bucketing rain on their Sunshine Coast wedding day, Chloe and Peter laughed, cried and loved the day away with nothing but joy. Almost exactly one year to the day after their engagement, Chloe and Peter held their nuptials in Maleny. There they were wed inside the gorgeous on site chapel, which boasts one of the best views of the hinterland.  //// Artography made the most of both the dreary day and the venue itself, by photographing the bridal party inside the beautiful chapel. When rain eased, they were taken to the iconic One Tree Hill, and even got amongst some handsome-looking…