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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Mary Cairncross Park Wedding

Oh what beautiful day for a wedding in Mary Cairncross Park, Maleny!  And another stunning location in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland for a wedding.

Russell and Rebecca, being locals, know of all the best spots around for a wedding.  They choose the Butterfly Platform just where the open parkland merges with the lovely rainforest of Mary Cairncross Park, Maleny.  We were almost thoroughly drenched during the rehearsal the day before as a storm passed over us, but the wedding day proved clear and fine.

Russell and Rebecca faced many challenges together, each one making them stronger as a couple so it was a very real delight and honour to be a part of their magical wedding day!  They were joined by family and friends from many parts of Australia as well as from New Zealand - People who know just how special this couple is and thus made the special effort to be with them as they made their pledges for life.
As a very special touch, Russell made a series of wire 'hearts' to line the pathway that Rebecca, her bridesmaids and her Dad walked along to the Ceremony Platform - just lovely!

This is a couple, not just 'in love' but deeply loving the other.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

A First Wedding Camellia House, Palmwoods

Camellia House was once a pineapple farm, but the owners have transformed it into a lovely wedding venue - beautiful gardens full of, as one might guess, camellias and the old packing shed has been transformed into a rustic but very elegant reception venue.   Paul and Amy choose this lovely venue to celebrate their wedding.  Reflecting Paul's heritage, the wedding had a distinctly Scottish feel - Paul looked very handsome in his Black Watch kilt, and Amy was simply stunning in her ivory, almost Grecian gown.  After they had exchanged vows and rings, Paul and Amy choose to seal their vows with a, ancient Handfasting ceremony, again using a Black Watch tartan bann for the handfasting.
The ceremony was to have been held in a lovely garden grove by the wee lake, but unfortunately the one day of rainy weather in the whole week meant that we had to move it inside. Nevertheless, we did not let this spoil the occasion it was still a beautiful ceremony, followed by a quite wonderful reception from all accounts!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Bob & Carmen wed at Tree Houses of Montville

Bob and Carmen are a truly lovely couple who crossed a lot of bridges to get to one another and they wanted a ceremony to reflect their journey, their growth and most importantly, their love for one another.  Carmen's Mum travelled all the way from Switzerland for her daughter's wedding.  The day before the wedding we all wandered around the lovely Tree Houses of Montville Resort to find the perfect location - we checked out the waterfall platforms - beautiful, but perhaps some of the steps were a little steep for guests in high heels to safely navigate, the gardens around the wee lakes - lovely for photographs, but perhaps not private enough for their ceremony.  They finally settled on the verandah of Picnic Creek Cabin - where they were staying.  This verandah was big enough to safely hold the 30 or so guests in attendance, overlooked a very picturesque lake and was surrounded by the forest, with the occasional visit by a scrub turkey.  The dappled afternoon sun provided a lovely soft light for the proceedings.  After the ceremony,they all enjoyed a special celebration at the Tree Houses Restaurant.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Another glorious day for a wedding at Flaxton Gardens

Brooke and James's wedding at Flaxton Gardens was a wedding with a difference. James, being from Ireland, wanted his family priest involved in his marriage ceremony so I had the great pleasure of meeting and getting to know Father H the night before the wedding as we worked out how we would co-present this very special ceremony - meeting all the requirements of Australian Law, whilst incorporating significant elements of James's Irish Catholic heritage and still ensuring a joyous and meaningful celebration of love and marriage.
James and Brooke are such a vivacious, bright and bubbly couple that anything less would have been meaningless for them and their family and friends. Father H was a delight to work with - highly intelligent with a great sense of humour, style and occasion.  He included some special words on Love in his introduction of this young couple:

L ~ Listening and learning
O ~ Openness and sharing
V ~ Vivacious with a  sense of humour
E ~ Everlasting

 

As usual, Alan, Georgina and their staff at Flaxton Gardens excelled themselves in the preparation and presentation for both the wedding ceremony and reception afterwards.