A Bride in the Mist

This last weekend my husband and I went to our friend's wedding on Tamborine Mountain in Qld, Australia. It is a picturesque little spot on the mountain and a great place to visit. If you are thinking about taking a vacation down under have a look at some of the wedding venues available and great ideas for travelling to Australia, as well as other spots around the world.


Anyway... back to the wedding - I became friends with the couple while consulting about management systems. When we were talking to other guests at the wedding it seemed everyone had the same thing to say about the couple, "I met them once at ... and that was it, we became friends". Both of them have such warm, straight forward personalities that people are naturally drawn to them.

They had their wedding at a place called "Songbirds of the Forest". It was a beautiful setting with fabulous food, staff that took excellent care of the bridal party and plenty of room to dance.

The wedding was outdoors and was set in the rain forest garden of Songbirds. Rose petals had been scattered as a path for the bride to follow and the guests were encouraged to gather closely to the bridal party for the ceremony. The groom was relaxed (or at least he looked relaxed) and was greeting and talking to their friends as we moved over for the ceremony. The clouds were beginning to gather (as they do in Queensland) and the mist rolled in over the top of the mountain to give the whole area a romantic feel.

I knew that the bride would look spectacular in whatever she chose to wear. Her dress was made of silk brocade and the design was a sleeveless top with a long skirt gathered in a few places. It was elegant and chic. Her bridesmaids wore dresses that had a similar cut and were shorter in a rich maroon red. They all looked so beautiful, I look forward to seeing the pictures.

Brides have more choice about what to wear than ever before and each has a dream of their romantic day and how it will look. Whether you are going to be married on a beach or a family church, a style of dress is out there to suit you and your budget. These days there are so many places to have an unusal wedding and the choice of gown and look of the wedding can be altered to suit the venue.

Here's one of DJ Helen's Wedding Tips:

1) I have seen many wedding dresses with trains over the years having problems hooking the train up at the reception. The hook or clip seems to give way on the dress after a few hours. My suggestion is to hang your dress with the train hooked up for a while (or days) and see if it gives way. If so, it might be safer to put another couple of stitches on the hook just to secure it a little better. (some trains can get a little heavy after a few hours).

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Happy days are here .................. enjoy the excitement of planning your wedding day.