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10 Things You Need To Know If You’re Planning a Noosa or Sunshine Coast Elopement or Small Wedding….Tips on Getting It Right

PHILIPPA HOLNESS • Nov 16, 2022

Elopement - wrapped up in the perfection of it being just about you two. It’s creating a magical moment in time where the world stops, just for a moment, and is entirely your own.

Noosa Main Beach Elopement, couple strolling along beach at sunset holding flowers

 

Location

 

There truly is no better place on earth to say

‘I do’ than the Sunshine Coast or Noosa ; with an infinite number of choices of stunning natural locations to capture the beauty of the surrounding area, blending perfectly with the overwhelming love you feel for each other cemented in your marriage ceremony!

bride and groom after their Noosa sunrise Elopement on a mountain

 

Season + Time of day

 

Sunrise or sunset when nature is at its most picturesque are beautiful times when it’s just the two, or a handful of you. Winter is particularly lovely on the Sunshine Coast, with Autumn and Spring very close behind and of course those long hot summer days are perfect for elopements right on the beach. If possible, try to plan outside school holiday times if you can.

 

Elopement at Point Cartwright at Sunrise, couple looking towards daybreak and cuddling

 

Number of guests

 

Elopement is traditionally just the minimum, the couple (and your2 required witnesses) to evoke the rawness of emotion; a very small handful of guests with you is fine.

 

Fresh Flowers

 

Nothing quite compares to the look, feel and mesmerizing scent of a bouquet of fresh seasonal flowers with matching buttonhole which I will include for you in an all in 1 easy package. Check out our packages here!

 

Noosa Elopement Main Beach Wedding Flowers, couple waking closely with feet in the water and Noosa Heads behind them

 

Photography

 

Definitely one thing you cannot pass on, you will want these to treasure your memories but to be able to share with those who may have missed you day. Check out these amazing value packages.

 

Hair &Make up

 

An absolute must, you want to be looking and feeling your most amazing. I will include this professional service to come to your home or accommodation prior to your wedding, in an all-in-1 easy package.

 

Couple atop a Noosa National Park peak having just eloped, both in white and beige with flowers

 

Destination

 

Where do you feel your most amazing and can recreate those loved up feelings of when you first met or got engaged? Noosa and the Sunshine Coast have the most stunning choices and many private and secluded locations

 

Dinner

 

Not the day to be budget conscious; you want to have a celebratory meal you will remember! Noosa has some of the best restaurants with amazing views or how about a deluxe beach picnic brought to you? You can’t quite match the romance and charm of a luxury, bohemian-style picnic.

 

Legal

 

Not a thing to worry about here! Your celebrant will take care of it all and guide you through step by step making it an easy and totally stress-free experience. The only thing to be mindful of is the 1-month minimum legal notice to your celebrant before your big day. For example, if you wish to marry on June 16, the first form has to be signed by May 16. This can be done remotely if you are not on the Sunshine Coast at the time, so no worries here at all. The 2required witnesses (18+) can be supplied if necessary. This is how to get started!

 

Emotions....be prepared

 

Even though you are doing it simply, perhaps just the 2 of you, the emotion of marrying in paradise with your love totally at the forefront is often overwhelming and something you will remember forever. Tissues supplied by me!

 

bride and groom kissing after their sunrise elopement in Noosa, walking in the ocean with their reflection visible by Noosa rockwall

Photo Credit: Sunny Coast Photos

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