Romantic Wedding at Montville Country Cabins

A good romance in real life is better than any book - and that is Keith and Debbie's story!  They met through Murphy, Debbie's dog and after a few dinner and movie dates, they never looked back.  Family and friends came from as far afield as Melbourne to celebrant with them.

Keith and Debbie choose Montville Country Cabins for a real country garden wedding.  They and many of their guests stayed in the luxurious cabins and Anton and Christine, from the Cabins, had the grounds looking sparkling and wonderful, in spite of the tremendous amount of rain we had experienced in the previous week.

A shady spot under the lovely Jacaranda trees, with the beautifully flowering agapanthus in the background was the spot Keith and Debbie choose for their ceremony.  After they exchanged their vows and enjoyed their first kiss as husband and wife, we ajourned to the nearby wagon-wheel seat to sign the Marriage Register.

'Flaxton Gardens' provided delicious cocktail food for their immediate celebration after the ceremony and they all enjoyed a delicious dinner there that evening.

Montville Mountain Lodge Wedding

With such spectacular views is it any wonder the very new Montville Mountain Lodge is becoming a popular place for weddings.  It is big enough for a sizeable gathering with enough bedrooms for close family or friends to stay on as well.

This was where Smiley and Robyn chose to gather their closest family and friends to celebrant their marriage.  The ceremony was held on the lawn overlooking the rainforest and Lake Baroon in the near distance and they celebrated later in the massive dining room.

The day threatened to rain, but we were lucky to encounter just a few drops in the minutes leading up to the ceremony and none throughout!

I did wonder a little at Robyn's choice of "Lady in Red" as their arrival music - until I saw her. And, didn't she look spectacular in her vivid red dress! It really matched her personality and colouring.  I am looking forward to seeing their photos taken by Jason and Mandy at AWPP Studios.

Robyn and Smiley wanted a light hearted ceremony that captured their sunny personalities - and by the laughter amongst their guests, I guess that's what they got.

 Robyn and Smiley - may your love stay strong and your joint sense of fun stay with you as you travel your life path together.

A Wedding on Chambers Island, Maroochydore

When I met Daisuke and Cate for our first meeting at rehearsal on New Year's Day, the day before their wedding, the rain was falling from the sky in bucket loads.  Cate had returned from Japan for Christmas with her family and Daisuke had arrived just that morning so much of the preparation was done via email.
We rehearsed the wedding at Cate's parents home as that was their back-up venue and just talked through what we would do on the Island should the weather gods smile - and smile they did.  May be Daisuke and Cate made some 'teru teru bozu' and hung them in the windows and sang: てるてるぼうず、てるぼうず
明日天気にしておくれ, いつかの夢の空のように,晴れたら金の鈴あげよ. (Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu, Do make tomorrow a sunny day, Like the sky in a dream sometime, If it's sunny I'll give you a golden bell)

Whatever they did, it seemed to work as Sunday dawned fine and clear and the wedding went ahead at Cate and Daisuke's favourite Maroochydore spot.  Cate looked quite lovely in a flowing gown with fabric roses over one shoulder and matched by her bridesmaids who wore a similar style in a teal colour.   To reflect the Daisuke's Japanese heritages, all of the bridesmaids and flower-girls carried lovely white parasols.

This wedding was conducted in both English and Japanese to cater for the Australian and Japanese guests.  After a lunch-time reception, Cate and Daisuke honeymooned at the lovely Rosebrook Cottages in Maleny.

大介とCate、しゅくふく　して　あげますね。

A Romantic Wedding at Flaxton Gardens

Flaxton Gardens, 'Barrel Room' Wedding

Once again Flaxton Gardens excelled itself with an after Christmas wedding.  The incredible amount of rain we have experienced in Queensland's 'big wet' meant that the escarpment gardens were not a viable option for our couple, Luke and Melissa.  Georgina and her staff arranged for the ceremony to be held in the Barrel Room.  Quite different from outside in the gardens, but what a lovely, atmospheric location for a romantic ceremony!

Alisdair finds the wedding rings .
 photo compliments of Jason & Mandy at
AWPP: Montville Wedding Photographers

The rich red embroidered curtains made a beautiful backdrop for the lovely couple as they exchanged vows and joined with Mel's two boys in a Family Unity Candle Lighting Ceremony after the 'grown-ups' were pronounced husband and wife.  This ceremony was such a warm loving family affair and it was lovely to see how the two boys took great pride in participating in the ceremony.  Alisdair, Melissa's younger son supported Luke and helped to quell his nerves as he waited for Mel's arrival.  Melissa, looking quite stunningly gorgeous,  beamed as she was escorted onto the room by her elder son, Hamish who in a very gentlemanly manner passed her hand to Luke.

Luke and Melissa, along with Hamish and Alisdair - I wish you every happiness in your life journey together.