Everything You Need to Know About Planning Your Dream Wedding in One of Queensland's Best-Kept Secrets.

For several years, engagement rings have been getting bigger, brighter and increasingly extravagant. Now, the pendulum is beginning to swing back.

Filmmaker Shawn Wright attached the engagement ring to a weather balloon equipped with cameras and GPS tracking and sent it more than 90,000 feet above Earth.

There's something happening in the wedding world, couples are moving away from perfectly polished ballroom celebrations and Pinterest-perfect traditions in favour of something that feels more authentic.

For more than three decades, Eddie has been behind some of the country's most celebrated fashion, luxury, tourism and lifestyle events, as well as some of Australia's most spectacular luxury weddings.

Whether you're celebrating a 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th or 80th birthday, milestone occasions deserve more than a restaurant booking and a few decorations.

Baby showers have evolved far beyond pastel balloons and predictable games. Today’s celebrations are more considered, more personal and far more design-led.

Unlike summer dressing, winter occasion-wear allows for texture, tailoring and statement silhouettes. It’s the season of dramatic sleeves, sculptural coats, soft faux furs, fluid silks and tonal dressing.

Image: Rachel Gilbert Pre-Fall 2026

Ambrym Estate is redefining what a wellness retreat can feel like on the Capricorn Coast.

Brunch weddings. So unexpected. So good.

If 2026 has a defining direction, it’s personalisation with purpose. Every detail is considered, not for effect, but for meaning.

Forget traditional registries filled with matching sets and predictable choices. The modern wedding gift is far more considered.

With a renewed appreciation for fashion, individuality and celebration, the 1980s are quietly influencing the way weddings are being styled today.

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Few details capture the artistry of a wedding quite like the cake. In this conversation, cake designer Theresa Fletcher of TMF Cake Designs shares how thoughtful design can transform a cake into a beautiful centrepiece of the celebration.

Photo: Emma and Sam Lehmann wedding at Ambrym Estate

From sculptural grazing tables to herb-infused cocktails served under open skies, food has become part of the aesthetic story of your wedding day.

Flowers are being reimagined as accessories, installations and unexpected statement pieces.

The most compelling wedding photographs of today don’t feel staged. They feel lived in.

Image: Jose Villa

You’ve chosen the ceremony dress. You’ve drifted through cocktails, heartfelt speeches and your first dance. Then comes the moment many modern brides look forward to most, the outfit change.

Image: Holly Ramsay, Vogue Magazine

For generations, white has been synonymous with weddings. But today’s brides are increasingly rewriting the rules, choosing gowns that reflect personality, mood and setting rather than tradition alone.

Image: Vera Wang Gown

Intimate events are redefining how we celebrate life’s most meaningful moments.

Image: Jenn Emerling