How To Have An All White Wedding On The Gold Coast

Bride and groom kissing in a modern chapel wedding

A bride dressed in all white isn't something unusual on her wedding day, but this gorgeous all-white wedding day not only had all the bridesmaids in the same bright white as the bride but both the natural light-filled chapel and the aptly named fountain room reception space where also a pristine white as well.

So take it from Billy Idol,"It's a nice day for a white wedding..." and you won't want to miss a single bright white detail. Keep scrolling to see more of this beautiful white wedding day in Austrailia, and find even more to love in the full gallery thanks to the talented Mallory Sparkles.

Bride with bridesmaids opens champagne at bachelorette party

Elegant mermaid style wedding dress on a mannequin Wedding bouquet and champagne flute with gold script Bride and bridesmaids celebrate with champagne in robes

Bride and flower girl share a special moment before wedding Bride getting ready adjusting her earring on wedding day

Blonde bride holds a lush white rose and greenery bouquet

The proposal

Brendan and I met in August 2014 and I knew he was the one I wanted to spend my life with pretty much straight away. Brendan proposed July 2016 on a crisp winter morning in a hot air balloon at sunrise overlooking the Gold Coast hinterland, he then had planned a champagne breakfast at O'Reilly's vineyard followed by an overnight stay at O'Reilly's rainforest retreat in a luxury rainforest chateau. We enjoyed our engagement for 8 months before we started planning our dream day.

Groomsmen in blue suits at outdoor wedding location

Groom in blue suit with boutonniere adjusting jacket Modern glass building with a unique triangular roof

Wedding ceremony with bride and groom at waterfront chapel

Gold mirror wedding sign: Welcome to Brendan and Carissa

Bride and groom walk aisle at bright modern wedding venue Smiling bride holding a beautiful white bouquet at beach wedding

Bride and bridesmaids in white on a tropical beach

The venues

Our wedding was styled beautifully by Style on Q with white details throughout with hints of greenery and touches of gold throughout both the ceremony and reception. We chose the stunning intercontinental sanctuary cove chapel as our ceremony venue. With floor to ceiling glass windows and a beautiful light-filled interior with white tiles, it wasn't a hard choice to select this venue as the setting for our "I do's".
Our reception venue was at Links Golf Club, Hope Island in the Fountain Room which as the name suggests featured an amazing fountain situated in the middle of the room, we then positioned 8 roundtables around the fountain and a long bridal party table situated at the front.
The fountain was then made even more of a focal point by adding ice sculptured kissing swans surrounded by greenery and white florals at the top.

Bride and groom embrace on beach at tropical wedding Bride holding white floral bouquet at beach wedding

Happy bride and groom walk on dock after their wedding

The Dress

My wedding gown, designed by Zhanel Couture from Melbourne was absolutely stunning. A beautiful mermaid style dress with intricate hand beading and lace, loop and button closure all down the back and a cathedral length train. Dressed in my amazing gown along with my hair and makeup, I felt like a princess, the most beautiful I have ever felt in my whole life.

Elegant white wedding venue with a central water fountain

Swan themed wedding fountain centerpiece with head table

Wooden love sign with ivy garland on white curtain

Bride and groom walk at luxury wedding venue stairs Wedding table decor with white flowers and greenery

Elegant place setting gold Grace name leaves napkin

Elegant wedding decor with swan ice sculpture fountain Bride and groom share first dance on a cloud of smoke

Three tiered white wedding cake with floral decorations

The Big Day

The wedding morning I actually felt very calm and not very nervous at all, my 4 bridesmaids and I listened to music, sipped on champagne and nibbled on croissants. Immediately before entering the chapel is a bit of a blur, it honestly felt like a dream - there are no words to describe the feeling you get before you walk down the aisle to marry your best friend.
I walked down the aisle towards my husband to be, linked arms with my dad, I could feel all our guests looking at me but I couldn't take my eyes off my man up at the altar, who looked so handsome - and so nervous! Haha.
We wrote our own vows which we both heard from each other for the first time on our wedding day, that was pretty special.
The reception was a lot of fun, filled with drinks, good food, dancing, cake, good vibes and a whole lot of love. We ended the night with a sparkler exit which really was a perfect end to the best day of our lives.

Just Married car with cans tied to the back bumper

Bride and groom pose amidst white flowers on wedding day Bride and groom embrace by a blooming white flower tree

Bride and groom embrace beneath flowing wedding veil

The Vendors

Lastly, I just want to add in a special mention to our team of photographers and videographers, Mallory Sparkles and Fable House Films, who perfectly captured our day and have given us memories to last us a lifetime. Both teams blended seamlessly into our day and half the time we didn't notice they were there and the other half it was honestly as though they were good friends joining in on the day. We feel so blessed to have had such a magical wedding day.

Night view of luxurious villa with palm trees facade