Elopements at Australia’s No 1 Ceremony Venue Maleny Manor Sunshine Coast Queensland

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Elopements and Anniversaries at Australia’s No 1 Ceremony Venue

Eloping in the Hinterland is a wonderful way to avoid the stress that usually accompanies a large wedding.

Take a day or two off work and run away to the hills together or even with a few of your closest friends. Enjoy a magical, intimate ceremony in the Sunshine Coast hinterland and then make the most of your Maleny wedding elopement by enjoying some of the wonderful attractions and accommodation that the area has to offer.Check out Montville Country Cabins

Now you can elope to one of Australia’s most awarded secluded venues for your private hinterland wedding ceremony.Available between 6am to 3pm mid week Monday to Thursday.Capture the essence of your new journey in life with the unsurpassed and dedicated team that are Maleny Manor – creating and delivering truly personal signature weddings in your private estate venue.

Intimate Love Bird’s…Bride and Groom only with a professional registered marriage celebrant. Approx. 30 minute marriage ceremony in our beautiful pavilion or under the boughs of our wedding tree. Antique registry signing table and antique chair provided.Capture those ever lasting memories with a 1 hour private photo shoot

 

 

Fly Me To The Moon…Bride and Groom only

Helicoptor arrival and return from either Noosa or Caloundra on the beautiful Sunshine Coast Australia. Four flight and two pickup options are available however in this elopement package price we have allowed for a departure from Caloundra airport and your return flight; plus you get a 15 minute scenic tour taking in all the highlights. Your pilot and helicopter remains on the property during your ceremony and is available for photos should you wish. The pilot would be very happy to be a witness during your ceremony if you require.

 

From our very first meeting we felt the magic of the Manor

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Wonderful Staff and Dedicated Service…. we felt the magic of Maleny Manor

It’s hard to accurately describe Maleny Manor Sunshine Coast as words really don’t do it justice!
From our very first meeting ,we felt the magic of the Manor. The drive to Maleny, Australia was just beautiful and once we drove down the winding driveway we couldnt believe what we saw infront of us. It truely was a spectacular view, we soon found out that the inside of the Manor, its manicured grounds and wonderful staff were just as special!
When you visit the Manor it really does speak for itself. We loved that we could have both the Ceremony and Reception in the same place and a Garden party in between so guests would be entertained while we were away having location photographs.
From that day we knew this is where we wanted to share our special day with our beloved family and friends. Once we booked our wedding date we couldnt wait to start organsing everything. The staff at the Manor were more than happy to recommend vendors and help us organise our day. Marlene and her staff soon became part of our family. You could tell they loved weddings and cared very much about the couples they would see get married at their venue. Allowing our precious staffy’s to be included in our day was the icing on the cake.
We have had nothing but good feedback from all of our guests that attended. They commented on the beautiful grounds around the Manor, the friendly and professional staff, the outstanding service and the wonderful menu offered.
We can not thank Marlene and her team enough for welcoming us with open arms on the first day we met at Maleny Manor, helping us through the planning process and supporting us on our wedding day! We will be forever greatful! We still keep in contact with them now and can’t wait to go and visit them again in the future.
We would not change a thing and would recommend Maleny Manor as a Wedding and Reception venue to everyone!

 

Testimonial Laura & Grant From the first moment

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 From the very first moment

We walked up the driveway to the magical Maleny Manor two weeks after we were engaged, until we drove out on the morning after our wedding, we were both breath taken. The team went above and beyond with every little detail, making the whole day flow seamlessly. In preparation, every email was attended to within hours; the co-ordinators gave their personal assistance on everything from timing to decorating. The food was simply delectable. Our guests are still talking about how fabulous the food and the service was at our wedding. Nothing was ever too big or too small. Quite honestly, Maleny Manor should be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

 

Beautiful puppies at your wedding, Real Life Wedding Diary… would you have your dog or puppies at your wedding in Australia?

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Real Australian Wedding Diary of Chris and Amy with their beautiful puppies Bella and Lilly at Maleny Manor Private Estate Venue.

Puppies at your wedding …

Puppies at your wedding …Mondo floral design .Lovebird weddings. TWK Photography. Tarhnee Kay Hair & Makeup

Maleny Sunshine Coast Queensland Favourite Moment: Our favourite moment of the day was our first kiss. Our dogs were involved in our special day and right on cue as we had our first kiss as husband and wife they barked.

Tips for a great day:

1. Keep a record of everything related to the wedding.

We booked our wedding approximetely 1.5 years ahead of our date. To keep everything organised and us on track we made what we like to call ‘our wedding bible’. It came to every vendor meeting and shopping trip with us. We would have been lost without it.

2. Try to relax, take a step back, take everything in and most of all enjoy your special day!

On the morning of our wedding just before I had my makeup done I had enough time to walk our dogs. It was a great time to reflect on the year that had been and to finally be able to say to myself today is our big day! At the end of the day if you are married to your best friend and have your most treasured family and friends around you nothing else matters!

 3. Brides consider your choice of shoes!

I absolutely loved my wedding shoes, they had diamonte detail on the front, just enough sparkle. Unfortunately because my dress was lace the front diamonte detail on the shoe got entangled in my dress throughout the day. I can honestly say that, that would be the only thing I would change about the day.

Experience at the Manor:

Its hard to accurately describe Maleny Manor as words really dont do it justice!
From our very first meeting with Marlene we felt the magic of the Manor. The drive to Maleny was just beautiful and once we drove down the winding driveway to the Manor we couldnt believe what we saw infront of us. It truely was a spectacular view, we soon found out that the inside of the Manor, its manicured grounds and wonderful staff were just as special!
When you visit the Manor it really does speak for itself. We loved that we could have both the Ceremony and Reception in the same place and a Garden party in between so guests would be entertained while we were away having location photographs.
From that day we knew this is where we wanted to share our special day with our beloved family and friends. Once we booked our wedding date we couldnt wait to start organsing everything. The staff at the Manor were more than happy to recommend vendors and help us organise our day. Marlene and her staff soon became part of our family. You could tell they loved weddings and cared very much about the couples they would see get married at their venue. Allowing our precious staffy’s to be included in our day was the icing on the cake.
We have had nothing but good feedback from all of our guests that attended. They commented on the beautiful grounds around the Manor, the friendly and professional staff, the outstanding service and the wonderful menu offered.
We can not thank Marlene and her team enough for welcoming us with open arms on the first day we met at Maleny Manor, helping us through the planning process and supporting us on our wedding day! We will be forever greatful! We still keep in contact with them now and can’t wait to go and visit them again in the future.
We would not change a thing and would recommend Maleny Manor as a Wedding and Reception venue to everyone!

Part of planning we enjoyed most…

We wanted our wedding to reflect us as much as possible so we had a lot of DIY projects that were included in our day. Many of our family and friends helped us with such items which was a really lovely way to spend time with each of them before the big day. The lead up to the wedding was such a special time in our life which was made enjoyable through the support of the team at the Manor, our vendors and our family and friends.
My parents (bride) and Chris and I made various signs that were used throughout the ceremony and garden party setting.My dad (bride) made our beautiful wedding arbour.My (bride) mum and I spent many weekends personalising book covers and printing pillow, my mum even made a few pieces of furniture and a kissing booth that were used for our garden party

We had a girly catch up where Chris’s mum, my mum and I decorted the jars and vases that were used to hang flowers off of the chairs at the ceremony, the tables at the garden party and also the reception. My beautiful bridesmaids filled the jars used for the garden party with flowers purchased from a local flower farm the night before the wedding and they looked great!My Mum and Dad (bride) made the gorgeous floral colars for our dogs, Bella and Lilly
My maid of honors sister, Tara (who was also a guest at our wedding) who owns Ribbons and Lace Cupcakes, made our beautiful wedding cake. It tasted as good as it looked and we cant wait to relive the day all over again when we share the top tier with each other on our first anniversary.

Our wedding was styled by Love Bird Weddings and the floral concepts for the arbour and reception were provided by Mondo Floral Designs. They allowed us to incorporate many of our own pieces into the wedding. We made the table runners, the MR &MRS chair covers, guests table gifts and we provided the cute ceramic birds that were placed on the table which were purchased on a holiday in the UK, where I am originally from.
We purchased the vases and confectionary for the lolly buffet and my bridesmaids kindly set that up on the morning of the wedding. We made all of our own stationary, from our save the dates, Wedding invitations and Menu’s for on the guest tables.I made up rescue baskets for the Women’s and Men’s bathrooms, they were a huge hit! I visited a local salvage shop to purchase the window that we used for our seating board.

A special mention needs to go to my beautiful and kindhearted sister in law Tarhnee, who owns Tarhnee Kay, Beauty, Nails, Makeup and Hair. She genoursly did our hair and makeup on the day. She did an exquistite job as always and it was so lovely having her there while we were all getting ready

Favourite pretty thing…

My favourite pretty thing would have to be my beautiful Brooch Bouquet which was made by Liza from Lillybuds Bespoke Bridal which is based in Perth. It was just gorgeous and is now proudly displayed in our house. It was made with over 100 brooches and inlcuded a small blue brooch at the back of the bouquet which I was able to use as my ‘something blue’. I was able to personalise the bouquet by adding my own locket which inlcuded photos of loved ones that could not be with us on our day but who will be forever in our hearts…

Wedding entry music:

I walked down the aisle to one of our favourite songs The Scientist, by Coldplay, played by Angel Strings, String Trio. This song has significant meaning to us and we knew from the night we got engaged that it would be the song I walked down the aisle to.
At the end of 2004, when we were 17 and a year into our relationship my mother and father needed to move back to the UK (where we are originally from) for work commitments. At the time I had the hard decision of whether to stay in Australia with or go with them. I listened to that song a lot during the decision period and even printed the words out so that I could learn them off by heart (the things you do when your 17 and in love). Anyway I left the printed words out one day and my Dad happened to see them and thought that Chris had written the words as a poem to me… Quite funny really, we still laugh about it to this day. Needless to say I decided to stay and we have been inseparable ever since.

First dance:

We chose ‘You’ve got the love’ by Florence and the Machines as we loved the song and knew we would have fun dancing to it. We didn’t want anything to formal or serious as I knew I would be emotional on the day so this was a chance for us to really let our hair down. A friend of my Maid of Honor kindly choreographed our dance and taught us. It was so much fun learning the dance together and I’ll have to admit Chris was so much better than I was. On the night our friends and family loved it and most of all we just enjoyed the moment!

 

 

 

Real Wedding Testimonial,Tips and Favourite Moments Maleny Manor Sunshine Coast Wedding Venue

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Laura & Grant Real WeddingTestimonial Maleny Manor… My favorite memory of our day was looking into Grants beautiful eyes as he said his vows that he had written to me. It truly felt like it was just he and I standing above the world 

Artography photography, Celebrant Fiona Roberts Celebrant ,Mondo Floral Design Flowers, La Bella Brides Hair & Makeup.

 

What was your favourite moment-

My favorite memory of our day was looking into Grants beautiful eyes as he said his vows that he had written to me. It truly felt like it was just he and I standing above the world- and not surrounded by our 80 closest friends and family! As he read his vows amongst the tears, I felt his love for me was profound and knew, as I always had, that our love was truly something special. Our wedding day was perfect and only just the beginning of our amazing story.

 

What would your tips be for a great day-

Much of the day was a haze! I was suddenly hit by nerves about 5 minutes before our ceremony, I realised that everything we’d worked on for so long had finally arrived – and was happening now! My tip for a great day would be just to enjoy all of your hard work and planning. Your special day has finally come together so make sure you relish it. The day just goes way too fast to get caught up in little things that may go wrong on the day.

 

Describe your experience at the Manor-

Where to start??  From the very first moment we walked up the driveway to the magical Maleny Manor two weeks after we were engaged, until we drove out on the morning after our wedding, we were both breath taken. The team went above and beyond with every little detail, making the whole day flow seamlessly. In preparation, every email was attended to within hours; the co-ordinators gave their personal assistance on everything from timing to decorating. The food was simply delectable. Our guests are still talking about how fabulous the food and the service was at our wedding. Nothing was ever too big or too small. Quite honestly, Maleny Manor should be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

 

What part of planning did you enjoy the most-

We had two years to plan our perfect day. So we had plenty of time to enjoy it. The most enjoyment I got was from designing our wedding save the dates, invitations and stationary. For me the save the dates were the first insight our guests got to our wedding. Addressing and mailing the invitations and knowing that all our loved-ones were going to be coming to share our special day with us was the most fun.

 

What was your favourite pretty thing of the day-

My absolute favourite ‘pretty thing’ for the day was my vintage peek-a-boo veil handmade by Heidi from Shut the Front Door Bridal Accessories. It was exactly what I wanted, ‘not a traditional veil, plenty of bling and matched my gown’.  I was so excited when I finally got to see it completed on our wedding day.

 

What was your wedding entry music or first dance music and why-

We chose ‘Marry Me’ by Train for my entrance song. Grant and I fell in love with this song the first time we heard it. I knew right then that I wanted to walk down the aisle to it. Who couldn’t love the words, ‘forever could never be long enough for me, to feel like I’ve had long enough with you.’

 

We also chose Keith Urban’s hit ‘Making Memories of us’ for our first dance song because not only did Grant propose to this playing in the background up at Maleny but it has been ‘our song’ throughout our whole relationship. 

 

Australian Real Vintage Wedding Image Diary at Maleny Manor, Sunshine Coast,Queensland Wedding

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It was an stunning Maleny day with a special vintage touch that so suits Maleny Manor provided by Lovebird Weddings ,with a lounge for snuggling, vintage suitcases on the lawn set in front of the glorious view and balloons wafting in the breeze. Maleny Manor is a secluded estate for your day so once you are here you can dream up whatever you may desire in total privacy. The fabulous images are by Ben Clark Photgraphy onsite at Maleny Manor and then to the paddock , please make sure you make contact with the owners of this special paddock and pay your donation should you wish to enter. And always ,always remember the country rule … shut the gate. The amazing flowers were by Mondo Floral Designs.Photographers blog should you need more of this beautiful day Maleny Manor – Peter & Abbey 9th September

 

Australian Wedding Diary with Happy Tears at Maleny Manor

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Happy Tears for all….

This was a very emotional but super special day for our couple Louise and Reece. We also got a little tear to see the special bond between Louise and her Dad ,we could not keep them in the same room together without lots of happy tears so the fabulous Sarah from Focus Films positioned them to make it all happen. Most Dads get very emotional at this moment when their beautiful daughter is about to walk down the aisle.This beautiful photo diary lets you have a little peak into their day where even the rain could not dampen their spirits.We wish them both many beautiful happy tomorrows from all the Manor Team.

Maleny ManorTestimonial,Some Brides you feel you really get to know, when they book 2 years in advance you end up with a wonderful relationship

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Words cannot express how much your friendship, love and support in the lead up and on our big day meant to us.

I am so sad that it is all over. Organising our wedding was one of the most enjoyable things I have ever done and a lot of that is thanks to you amazing ladies. I miss our emails and calls and visits…you guys really did become part of the family.

“Our wedding was beyond words”

it was the most fantastic, awesome day of our lives. The Manor looked Breath taking. As I am sure you hear often, ALL of our friends and family have said it was the best wedding they have ever been to.

From the food to the surroundings…to lovely Marlene you made it all so Perfect!!!

I wish so much that we could do it all again 100,000,000,000 times!

We loved your honesty when it came to suppliers and that you weren’t scared to say if you thought something looked ‘Tacky’ or over the top!

And we are so glad that we were able to form such a great friendship along the way. Congratulations on running the best Wedding venue in the world. We love you guys!!!

Oh and P.S. Simon you are pretty amazing tooJ J J xxx xxx xxx

With all our love always

Amy and Dean 11.11.11

the 11.11.2011 we were blessed to have this couple share there journey with us..www.benclarkphotography.com.au has provided us with this wonderful image diary of their day please enjoy.