Venue Review: Pomodoras on Obi

10th January 2013

Tomorrow kicks off a massive weekend of weddingy goodness in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. All of the best venues are opening their doors to you, beautiful Sunshine Coast brides, so you may have a sticky beak in each and every one, and finally nail your short list of dream hinterland wedding venues!  What’s more, many other amazing wedding professionals from photographers and celebrants to hair and makeup artists will be stationed at each venue so you can meet them and talk all things wedding. More details on the Maleny Montville Wedding Professionals’ Showcase below the images, but now let’s talk…

Venue Review: House of Laurels

House of Laurels is a wedding reception venue, ceremony venue and luxury accommodation all in one. There is plenty of space available in the main house and guest houses for many, if not all of your bridal party and wedding guests.  There is an innate romantic feel to the venue, the lavish rooms boast fifteen foot ceilings elegantly lit with antique chandeliers, marble spa bathrooms and French doors opening up to the veranda that leads to perfumed manicured gardens.  Wedding ceremonies can be held in the beautiful gardens, while a marquee and pavillion reception allows you plenty of space to entertain…

Venue Review: Vue de Lumieres

9th January 2013

Vue de Lumieres is French for “View of Lights”, which is quite fitting for this Maleny wedding venue, as it boasts the most stunning views to Moreton Island and vistas from Bribie Island to Maroochydore. Located beside Balomoral Lookout, one of the highest points on the Blackall Range, Vue de Lumieres has large private hedge lined gardens, and away from the hustle and bustle, in the charm of your own marquee, this is an ideal location for your dream day. For your ceremony, you have the choice of many pretty spots, including the chapel pergola. No matter your choice, all…

Venue Review: Spicers Clovelly Estate

7th January 2013

Spicers Clovelly Estate is located in the heart of Montville, but like so many of the properties in this area, once inside the gates, you’re in a world of your own. Quite literally when you choose to hold your wedding at this beautiful French-inspired venue, as they offer exclusivity for your wedding and the opportunity to have guests stay on-site in the guesthouse rooms.  Every one of Spicers Clovelly Estate’s ten luxurious suites has been designed with comfort as the first priority. From beautiful modern French furnishings and luxurious linens, to simple conveniences such as iPod docking stations, every one…

Pretty and Delicious

5th January 2013

A bit of delish for you this fine Sunday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides. This cake is three layers of cherry ripe mud cake, covered in rich dark chocolate ganache and finished with white sugar paste. The roses are handmade from sugar paste, and the whole cake is wrapped in a handmade sugar paste bow. Delightful! To vamp up the pretty factor and add a touch of glamour, a brooch is fastened to the cake as well. The only non-edible part of this beautiful wedding cake. This gorgeous wedding cake was made for Angie and Gavin, were married on Friday at…

Photo of the Week

4th January 2013

The first Photo of the Week for 2013 is a striking image by Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, Images by Lou O’Brien. There are so many things we love about this image. The fact that it’s on one of our beautiful Sunshine Coast beaches is the first – can you imagine a beautiful beach wedding at this time of year, just amazing!  We also love the artistic angle with the reflection in the water, and the graceful, carefree impression of this lovely Sunshine Coast bride. We can’t even see most of her, but we can tell she is just divine!  This…

A Weekend of Hinterland Weddings

2nd January 2013

  Right, it's the New Year, the world did not end in December 2012, so it's time to get serious about planning your wedding. We have just the way to kick off your year with some very productive researching. On January 12-13, there is but one place you should be – at the Maleny Montville Bridal Showcase! This is your best opportunity to see all the best wedding venues in the picturesque Maleny and Montville in our Sunshine Coast hinterland. There is no more romantic place in the world, and there are no better wedding professionals than the ones you will…

Boho Bride Style

1st January 2013

Welcome back to all of our beautiful readers! We have enjoyed our break so very much, we are feeling refreshed and ready to bring you more beautiful in 2013 in the form of wedding inspiration like you have never seen before.  We absolutely live to inspire brides in their wedding planning, whether it be with their decorating and styling, venue choices, blooms to use, fashion, hair. makeup and more. So we get a real kick out of discovering when you have taken on board our advice, and do a little dance of joy when we receive photos through from the…

Merry Christmas from The Bride’s Tree!

25th December 2012

The Bride's Tree team would like to wish every Sunshine Coast bride, and every Sunshine Coast wedding professional a most wonderful Christmas. Wherever you are in the world, we hope you are enjoying a season of cheer and blessings with your family and friends.  For now, we are taking a well-earned break from our daily blogging for the next week, returning on January 2nd 2013 with plenty of new wedding inspiration to be enjoyed. We will also have another exciting edition of The Bride's Tree free online wedding magazine coming out in January, for which we have already been excitedly…

Dream Noosa Main Beach Wedding

23rd December 2012

The beautiful, colourful wedding of Ana and Josh is something a little bit extra special for you lovely Sunshine Coast brides today. They were blessed with perfect weather for their Noosa Main Beach wedding, after a week of stormy weather, so their dream of a beach wedding was fulfilled.  Ana didn’t have a specific theme in mind when planning her wedding, so she relied upon her stylist and florist to guide her in the right direction. The results are absolutely amazing, so it just goes to show that allowing seasoned professionals to do what they do best can really pay…