Best of 2019 Wedding Photos - Sunshine Coast, Australian Destination Photographers

2019 was an action packed year for us and our of wedding photography business. In October we photographed 9 weddings in 3 weeks during October. One of these weddings was in country Victoria and four of them were destination weddings on Fraser Island. The rest of them were on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. It was an absolutely bonkers busy time but we loved all of the awesome brides and grooms we worked and created with. Not only that we had a blast meeting all of the bridal parties, family and friends from each and every one of these weddings. We also travelled to New Zealand earlier in the year for a gorgeous destination wedding in Russell (Bay of Islands). We do love ourselves an international destination wedding!

We managed to finish the year by winning a couple of international wedding photography awards too. The first was a Fearless Award which is beyond an honour considering there were over ten thousand photos entered into the competition. The second and most recent was a third placing in the “From Above” category of (this one’s a mouthful) the International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards. Both of these award winning images are pictured just below this text.

Oh and just before Christmas our main Instagram account @alltheloveintheworld_photos was hijacked and has been turned into a Turkish jewellery page. We had 39.1k followers, yep nearly 40, 000. So if you hapen to know how to get a completely hijacked Instagram account (they changed the email and password associated with the account) back we would LOVE to hear from you. Even better if you know someone that works for Instagram please hook us up!

It has been a brilliant year though and we’re so thankful to all the loved up newly married couples we have had the privilege of working with - THANK YOU!!! And to all the wedding vendors we have worked with on the Sunshine Coast and beyond, thank you for your friendship and laughs throughout the year - what a great bunch you all are.

We are so looking forward to photographing all of the couples who have already booked us to photograph their weddings and we can’t wait to meet loads more of you newly engaged couples in the upcoming months. We do love talking ceremonies, receptions, drones, sunset times (yep we’re nerdy like that), cakes, flowers and of course photography, with the newly engaged folk from around the world.

Big Love and a super happy new year to you all!

Jesse & Mikala X

INTERNATIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS - 3rd Place “From Above” category
(Photographed at Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island - 3 hours drive from The Sunshine Coast)

FEARLESS AWARD - Winner
(Photographed at Maleny Retreat, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia)

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Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian
Destination Wedding Photographer

Maleny Retreat Wedding - Sunshine Coast, Australian Destination Photographers - Martina & Aaron

Martina and Aaron, two super kind souls, hosted their wedding with the ones they love dearly at Maleny Retreat. Breathtaking views of the Glasshouse Mountains, rolling hills and expansive grounds are some of the stunning features of this epic wedding venue.

The gorgeous bride and groom skipped many of the typical formalities at a wedding like speeches, a cake cutting and first dance. They asked us to focus on capturing candid moments throught their special day. So there are no getting ready photos and no formalities except for the ceremony which was run by lovely Cassie from Wish Ceremonies.

The ceremony was so sweet, with plenty of tears as the stunning bride was walking down the isle. Thankfully their trusty celebrant Cassie had some tissues to offer!

Martina and Aaron were congratulated by all of their guests after their ceremony then everyone made their way to the festival style reception, under a huge tent. There were games like giant jenga, giant connect four and croquet for the young ones and the young at heart! All the while the epic backdrop of Maleny to the Glasshouse Mountains and all the way to Brisbane was right there for all to enjoy.

Mikala stayed with the guests, capturing candid moments while I took off for a while with the newlyweds to take a few creative portraits around the spectacular Maleny Retreat property. The bride and groom were treated to not only a perfect day for their wedding but also a perfect sunset and evening - the weather was AMAZING.

The night kicked on with great food and wine from the boys at Something For Catering (seriously good food), loads of laughs, selfies and good old fashioned frivolity.

We wish you all the love in the world Martina and Aaron!

Big Love,

Jesse & Mikala X

Maleny Retreat Wedding
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian
Destination Wedding Photographers Blog

Spicers Clovelly Estate, Montville, Sunshine Coast Wedding - Natasha & Sean

Natasha and Sean are two adventurous spirits who live on the Sunshine Coast but love to travel the world. They chose one of the absolute premium and most beautiful venues to marry each other in Montville (Sunshine Coast Hinterland), Spicers Clovelly Estate.
Sean and his groomsmen chose to get a hair and face trim at The Mad Barbers in Mooloolaba before getting ready and heading up to Spicers Clovelly Estate to join his lovely bride. This was the perfect way for the groom and groomsmen to start their day - a round of shots and all!
Natasha prepared and preened with her bridesmaids at Spicers Clovelly in style. Her absolutely amazing dress by Christos Bridal suited her perfectly. Everything about Spicers Clovelly is stunning - the furniture, the walls, the art, the gardens, the views. They are one of the most popular venues on the Sunshine Coast for a reason (many reasons!).
The Jacaranda Tree was the perfect spot for this wonderful bride and groom to exchange their vows under. Natasha and Sean could not have hoped for a more perfect day to host their wedding in front of their beloved family and friends. Their choice of flowers was stunning and beautifully designed by Mondo Floral Designs.
We explored the gorgeous grounds of Montville's Spicers Clovelly Estate after the ceremony where the bride and groom were bathed in the most glorious winter sunshine during the golden hour of sunset. The love and happiness these two beautiful humans share with each other is so obvious and radiates at all times.
The Library Deck is one of the most amazing buildings we've seen to date for hosting a wedding reception. Natasha and Sean clearly had the time of their lives at their reception dinner followed by the first dance and some crazy party dancing to top off what was the best day of their lives.
Enjoy the visual tale of this special duo...
Jesse X

Spicers Clovelly Estate Wedding
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Australian Destination Photographers

Tranquil Park, Maleny Wedding, Sunshine Coast - Shanae & Kamahl (Brisbane)

Warmth and Happiness exuded from this adorable couple from the moment we first met them. Shannae and Kamahl (Brisbane) are both such genuinely lovely people and so relaxed which made it an absolute pleasure to work with them to capture the special moments of their Maleny, Sunshine Coast Hinterland Wedding.
The views from Tranquil Park, Maleny (the venue where their wedding ceremony and reception were held) are nothing short of magnificent.
After the brisbane-based couple's moving ceremony we set off exploring Maleny with this rad pair and their super fun wedding party. We took all sorts of portraits in two spectacular locations including the naturally beautiful Mary Cairncross Park.
This was a stunning destination wedding and couple surrounded by so many loving family and friends in one of the most epic wedding destinations in the world.
Enjoy the beauty...
Jesse & Mikala X

Tranquil Park, Maleny DESTINATION Wedding
Sunshine Coast Photographer
AUSTRALIAN