Wedding at North Stradbroke Island

Cheryl and Tony wanted a relaxed and fun celebration with their family and friends. The group headed over to North Stradbroke Island for their wedding ceremony.

 Cheryl, in shimmery rose gold, was escorted to the ceremony in a bright orange Kombi van with her sons. Her Matron of Honour, Mandy, wore blues and greens like the colours of the Pacific Ocean.

 As they waited for the bride, guests were treated to a show of whales frolicking just off the coast. One guest commented that he saw more whales from the beach on that day than he had on a full day ocean whale watching cruise overseas.

All eyes turned as Cheryl arrived at the ceremony space, bubbling with emotion and excitement.

Celebrant Cheryl Landsberry created a personal ceremony for the couple, adding a little humour to relax the couple. Guests remarked afterwards that the ceremony was just “so them” which is exactly what we aim for.

After some group, family, and friend photos, the guests headed off to the iconic Straddie pub to enjoy a refreshing ale in the midday winter sun while the couple took a little time out to capture some romantic photos.

 

Ceremony location: Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island

Coordination: Elope Stradbroke

Photographer: Romana Saeheng

Styling: Miss Weddings

Celebrant: Cheryl Landsberry

Transport: Kandid Kombi

Flowers: Little Miss Flower Shoppe

Cupcakes: Cakes by Simone

Beach Wedding at Coochiemudlo Island, Brisbane

Beach Wedding at Coochiemudlo Island

A & L are private people and have requested no photos on social media.

To them, Coochiemudlo Island is a place of significance. It’s a place to slow down and collect their thoughts and revitalise.

In their ceremony, L & A acknowledged the history of the island and the relationship with indigenous people, early settlers, the military, and more recently local tourists.

The ceremony of A & L was genuine and true, just like their relationship.

We were blessed with a calm and clear day, and the sparkling waves gently lapped at the sand under the winter sunshine.

Coochiemudlo Island is a 10 minute ferry trip from Victoria Point, a south-east suburb of Brisbane.

 

Sunrise Wedding at North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah)

 Susan and Craig had their heart set on a sunrise beach wedding, and luckily, the elements obliged with a picture-perfect winter sunrise on their wedding day.

The team from Elope Stradbroke set up a sunrise ceremony feature with white Americana chairs on the foreshore at Point Lookout. Groom, Craig, walked down from their nearby apartment to set up tea lights along the aisle. With a sunrise ceremony start time, all this had to be accomplished in the dark!

Just as the sun rose over the horizon, bride Susan arrived in a boho crochet white wedding dress with a wrap around her shoulders, white sparkly thongs on her feet, and a flower crown in her hair. She’d been awake since 4am with Suzie curling her hair and applying a light makeup. The couple’s two daughters were adorable in pink tulle skirts and warm cardigans.

Susan and the flower girls walked down the aisle to 'I'm Yours' by Jason Mraz as the colours in the sky turned from orange to pink.

After a simple and beautiful ceremony, and a quick photo session to capture the memories, the group headed off to St Stradbroke for a celebration breakfast.

 Ceremony location: Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island

Coordination: Elope Stradbroke

Celebrant: Cheryl Landsberry

Photographer: Romana Saeheng

Styling: Miss Weddings

Transport: Kandid Kombi

Flowers: Little Miss Flower Shoppe

Hair and Makeup: An Eye for Style Wedding Hair and Makeup

Cupcakes: Cakes by Simone

Wedding at Bush Chapel, Mount Coot-tha

 

Katelyn and Josh have been together for seven years. They decided on a simple and relaxed secret wedding ceremony with just their closest family and friends attending and planned to reveal their secret marriage at their upcoming engagement party. What a great way to avoid stress and drama!

Josh and Katelyn booked the Simply Elope package with Elope Brisbane, which includes a marriage celebrant and photographer. They chose the Bush Chapel at Mount Coot-tha for their ceremony, which is a hidden outdoor chapel with timber logs forming pews and a historic concrete slab floor amongst the bushland.

We were blessed with a gorgeous winter day, which was cooled by the shade of the surrounding tall trees. Josh and his brother waited at the front of the ceremony space and watched as Katelyn walked up the path behind her sister.

Katelyn’s dress was a beautiful white lace with a leaf motif, featuring a champagne coloured underlay. She wore a gold circular hair vine which sparkled in the sun.  Her sister, Courtney, wore a matching champagne coloured Infinity dress. Josh and his brother, Lachlan, wore smart navy jackets with chinos.

With a nod to their favourite TV show, Katelyn walked in to an adaptation of, “I’ll be there for you” by Brent Morgan. They also asked me to read Joey’s famous speech from Monica and Chandler’s wedding, which had all the guests chuckling.

Photographer, Amy, took the opportunity to captures some family photos with the grandparents after the ceremony.

As the afternoon cooled, the guests headed to Eat Street for a celebration dinner.

Katelyn and Josh were thrilled with their ceremony, and sent an email the following day,

“Thank you so much! It was everything we wanted and more you are amazing!”

Another happy couple doing things their own way.

Ceremony Venue: Bush Chapel, Mahogany Trail, Mount Coot-tha

Coordination: Elope Brisbane

Celebrant: Cheryl Landsberry

Photographer: Amy