Tranquil Park wedding photos: Zijing and Joshua embrace at the verandah rail as the sun sets over the misty hinterland hills in Maleny
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Tranquil Park Wedding Photos: Zijing & Joshua

Tranquil Park · Maleny QLD · Brisbane

Country Wedding · Heritage & Historic Venue Wedding · Mountain Wedding · Rainforest Wedding · Region: QLD - Maleny · City: Brisbane · Venues: Little White Wedding Church · Tranquil Park

A kiss in the open doorway of a white timber chapel, red and white petals over the gravel, then a veil caught by the wind on a hillside under the pines. Zijing and Joshua’s Maleny wedding began at the Little White Wedding Church and finished at Tranquil Park, with dinner behind tall glass and the sun going down over the Sunshine Coast hinterland. We were with them right through to a fairy-lit tree after dark, and we loved every minute.

The gallery
Two gold wedding rings rest on Zijing and Joshua's invitation to their historic chapel ceremony, baby's breath soft behind
Joshua grins as he clips on his braces while one groomsman fastens his own cuffs and another straightens a navy jacket
Joshua and his two groomsmen in navy link hands and grin among bamboo and leafy bush on a sunny hinterland day
Joshua and a groomsman with a white rose buttonhole smile side by side against tall bamboo in the country garden
Joshua throws an arm around a beaming fair-haired groomsman, white rose buttonholes on their lapels and bush greenery behind
Joshua and his groomsmen stride side by side up a sunny country lane lined with trees
Zijing's white lace heels rest on a cloud of tulle with sprigs of baby's breath
Zijing caught mid-laugh in a makeup palette mirror held up for her, potted flowers along the veranda
A loved one steams Zijing's long veil by a lattice window of the hinterland house while another holds the tulle up to the light
Zijing slips on her lace heels beside a turned timber chair, her white gown spilling across a bright blue rug
Zijing tucks back her hair and smiles as a bridesmaid in dusty blue helps with her gown
Two bridesmaids in dusty blue fluff Zijing's tulle overskirt on the veranda, the hinterland hills bright beyond the railing
Zijing laughs and touches her hair on the country house veranda as a red-haired bridesmaid in dusty blue looks on
Zijing sits on a carved timber chair with her white rose bouquet, gazing out over the hinterland forest from the veranda
Zijing glances down at her lace heels, her tulle skirt pooled around the carved chair on the country veranda
Zijing smiles from the carved chair with white roses in her lap, country bush and forest filling the view past the railing
Seen from above, Zijing turns toward the light, her tulle train spread across the blue veranda floor
Zijing sweeps her long veil out across the veranda, the forest falling away down the hills behind the railing
Zijing looks down at her white roses tied with pale blue ribbon, veil trailing behind her on the hinterland veranda above the forest
Zijing hugs her white rose bouquet between two bridesmaids in dusty blue, tall forest trees filling the window behind them
Zijing and a long-haired bridesmaid in dusty blue smile side by side on the country veranda, bouquets in hand
Zijing and her brunette bridesmaid laugh together, a pale blue posy beside the bouquet of white roses
Zijing laughs as her red-haired bridesmaid pulls a playful face, a white and blue posy in hand and country bush beyond
Zijing and her red-haired bridesmaid lean in close by the window, the forest and hinterland hills behind them
Guests and two little girls in pale blue tulle wait on the gravel under tall pines, a picket fence and country paddock beyond
Bridesmaids in dusty blue spread Zijing's veil outside the timber doors of the historic Little White Wedding Church
Zijing stands with the loved one in burgundy holding red roses on the stepping stones outside the heritage chapel, rainforest trees overhead
The loved one in burgundy walks Zijing through the doors of the Little White Wedding Chapel, past ornate white mirrors
Joshua grins by the white arched screen at the front of the heritage chapel as Zijing arrives with the loved one in burgundy
Zijing holds hands with the loved one in burgundy at the front of the Little White Wedding Chapel Maleny as guests raise phones
An older guest with a red walking cane watches from the front row of white chairs in the historic chapel
A smiling guest in royal blue and pearls watches the ceremony inside the Little White Wedding Church, Maleny
A row of guests on white chairs claps and smiles beneath the tall windows of the heritage timber chapel, rainforest green outside
An older guest beams from the front row, the loved one in burgundy nearby, at the historic Little White Wedding Church
Guests along the side wall clap and cheer, a red rose tied to a white chair, in the historic chapel in Maleny's mountain country
Zijing and Joshua sign the register at a little white table with their bridal party inside the heritage Little White Wedding Chapel
Zijing and Joshua kiss in the open timber double doors of the heritage chapel, rainforest trees bright beyond and a chandelier above
Red and white petals fly as Zijing and Joshua walk out of the historic Little White Wedding Chapel Maleny between cheering guests
Guests gather on the gravel drive for one big group photo before the historic timber chapel, ringed by rainforest trees
The whole crowd throws their arms up and cheers on the gravel outside the Little White Wedding Church, Maleny, rainforest canopy behind
Zijing and Joshua stand with an older guest holding a red walking cane before the heritage chapel's tall hedge in Maleny's rainforest hinterland
Zijing and Joshua with five family members, including the loved one in burgundy, against the hedge at the Little White Wedding Church
Zijing and Joshua stand close with a family group, two boys in blue suits at the front, by the historic chapel's hedge and rainforest trees
A family group of six lines up before the hedge and rainforest canopy of the heritage Little White Wedding Chapel
Zijing and Joshua smile with a family group on the historic country chapel's gravel, the loved one in burgundy at one end
Zijing and Joshua with a man in a red tie and a woman in royal blue by the Little White Wedding Chapel Maleny hedge
Zijing and Joshua with an older couple, the woman in a red patterned dress, against the hedge and rainforest trees of the heritage chapel
A larger family line of eleven, with two little girls in pale blue tulle, against the tall hedge of the Little White Wedding Church, Maleny
A big extended family line on the gravel with Zijing and Joshua at the centre, the historic chapel's rainforest green behind
Zijing and Joshua in a family line of ten, a woman in bright pink among them, before the hedge at the Little White Wedding Church
Zijing, Joshua and their bridal party laugh on petal-strewn gravel before the white weatherboard heritage chapel in the mountain country of Maleny
Zijing kisses a little boy in a navy suit at the heritage doors of the Little White Wedding Chapel beside a chalkboard welcome sign
Zijing kicks up a heel with four friends in green, orange, mint and floral dresses outside the historic country chapel doors
Zijing, Joshua, a bridesmaid and two guests in royal blue and a red tie beneath the Little White Wedding Chapel Maleny gable
A smiling man and woman with two little girls in pale blue tulle beside the historic chapel's white weatherboards and country garden bed
Zijing looks back over her shoulder between her two bridesmaids in dusty blue, her long veil trailing across a country paddock
Joshua sweeps Zijing off her feet on a grassy mountain slope in the Maleny hills while both groomsmen crack up
Joshua carries Zijing in for a kiss as his groomsmen grin, fence posts and tall pines on the paddock hills behind
Zijing and Joshua smile as the wind streams her veil across the frame on a mountain paddock under tall pines
Joshua kisses a laughing Zijing on the cheek as the breeze lifts her veil across the grassy country hilltop
Joshua smiles down at Zijing as they walk across the dry paddock grass, her veil and train lifting in the mountain breeze
Zijing and Joshua walk arm in arm toward us across a rural paddock, tall pines and fence posts behind them
Zijing and Joshua grin at each other mid-stride under a stand of tall pines on a Maleny country hillside
Zijing tugs Joshua by the hand through a tunnel of tangled branches, a leafy forest path in Maleny's rainforest hinterland
Family members share a table in the glass-walled hinterland dining room at Tranquil Park, rainforest greenery pressed against the windows
Zijing kisses the cheek of the loved one in burgundy at dinner, the lush rainforest garden green through the glass
Zijing and the loved one in burgundy sit cheek to cheek at a long timber table at Tranquil Park Maleny, rainforest green behind
Joshua sits arm in arm with a smiling guest in royal blue and pearls at the hinterland reception, rainforest plants in the windows
An older couple beams side by side at a long timber table at the Maleny mountain reception, rainforest garden beyond the glass
Zijing gathers her veil and follows Joshua onto the sunset deck at Tranquil Park in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, forest ridges glowing beyond
Joshua and Zijing lean together at the deck railing as the sun sets over the mountain ridges and rainforest canopy
Zijing laughs up at Joshua beneath her veil as the low sun glows through the tulle above the rainforest valley on the mountain escarpment
Zijing and Joshua hold each other on the deck at Tranquil Park as birds cross the golden sky over the Sunshine Coast hinterland ranges
Joshua draws the veil over them both for a kiss as the sun sinks over the hinterland mountains and rainforest below
Zijing and Joshua close their eyes nose to nose beneath the veil in the last warm light on the mountain deck
Zijing and Joshua stand small beneath a big old tree strung with festoon lights in the rainforest garden at Tranquil Park Maleny
Zijing and Joshua smile under the sprawling fairy-lit branches of the old tree, rainforest shadows dark around them
The wedding story

Our Tranquil Park wedding photos: petals at the chapel door, a veil in the wind and a sunset on the deck

Getting ready on a hinterland veranda · Ceremony at the Little White Wedding Church · Petal exit and hedge family photos · Hillside and tree-tunnel portraits · Dinner at Tranquil Park · Sunset deck and a fairy-lit tree

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Rings on the invitation

Our day started small: two gold rings resting on Zijing and Joshua’s invitation, with sprigs of baby’s breath blurred behind them. We shoot details like this close up with a wide aperture, so the names stay sharp and everything else melts away. Joshua was buttoning cuffs and clipping on braces with his two groomsmen, all in navy, and the laughter started early. Then we took the three of them outside into a stand of bamboo and palms, where the dappled green made a natural backdrop, and walked them up a sunny country lane, side by side and grinning.

Lace heels and a steamed veil

Zijing’s lace heels sat on a cloud of tulle with more baby’s breath, and then the morning sped up. Someone held up a compact mirror and caught Zijing mid-laugh, and it became one of our favourite frames of the day: shot over the shoulder into the mirror, it is all smile. By a lattice window, a loved one ran a steamer down the long veil while another held it up to the light. Then Zijing slipped her heels on beside a carved timber chair, the white gown spilling across a bright blue rug.

Gown on the veranda

The gown went on out on a wide veranda with white railings and a view straight into green hills. Two bridesmaids in dusty blue fluffed the tulle skirt and set the front split just right. A veranda like this is a gift for us: the roof keeps harsh sun off faces while the open sides pour soft light in, so we can shoot in almost any direction. Zijing sat on the carved chair with her white rose bouquet, then stood and swept the long train and veil across the floor while we stepped back to fit it all in.

Through the chapel doors

Inside, white chairs lined a timber floor under crystal chandeliers, with ornate white mirrors on the walls. The doors opened and Zijing came in beside a loved one in a burgundy dress, and we framed them through the doorway with the bright garden behind. Joshua waited at the front by a white arched screen, grinning. A small chapel puts every guest close, so we worked the side aisle for reactions: an older guest beaming, a whole row clapping, phones up everywhere. With the bridesmaids and groomsmen gathered round, Zijing and Joshua signed the register at a little white table.

Petals at the door

Before they walked out, Zijing and Joshua stole a kiss in the open double doors. Then the guests lined the path and the petals flew, red and white, while Zijing laughed and Joshua held her hand tight. We stand a little ahead of the couple for an exit like this, with a fast shutter so the petals freeze mid-air. Everyone gathered on the gravel drive for one big group photo with the chapel behind, and the fun kept coming: Zijing kissing a little boy in a navy suit at the door, and kicking up a heel with her friends.

Family against the hedge

For family photos we moved everyone in front of the chapel’s tall green hedge, and it is easy to see why photographers love it: a dark, even wall of leaves that makes every outfit stand out and never distracts. We worked through the families group by group, from a few close relatives to the big extended lines, then the full bridal party. A written family list and a helper who knows everyone’s names keeps this part moving. Afterwards the bridal party lined up in front of the chapel, petals still scattered on the path at their feet.

Veil in the wind

Next we went looking for open space and found a grassy hillside under tall pines. The bridesmaids gathered Zijing’s train, and both groomsmen cracked up when Joshua swept her off her feet for a kiss. The breeze picked up the veil, so we let it fly and shot from low, letting it stream across the frame in front of them. A hillside like this suits a cloudy afternoon, because the cloud works like a huge soft light. We finished with a walk through a tunnel of tangled branches, Zijing tugging Joshua along by the hand.

Dinner behind the glass

At Tranquil Park, dinner was set in a glass-walled room with long timber tables and rainforest green pressed against the windows. We went from table to table while the room was still bright: family members leaning in together, the loved one in burgundy cheek to cheek with Zijing, Joshua with his arm around a guest, an older couple beaming side by side. Glass walls are wonderful for reception portraits in daylight, because the whole room fills with soft, even light. Our Tranquil Park wedding photos needed no flash until well after dark.

Sunset on the deck, then fairy lights

As the sun dropped, we took Zijing and Joshua onto a timber deck above the valley, with ridge after ridge fading into pink and gold. We put the sun just beside them and exposed for their faces, then drew the veil over both of them so the light glowed through the tulle. Birds even flew through one frame. Once it was dark, we finished under a big old tree strung with festoon lights, the two of them small and close in the middle of it, which is our favourite way to end a hinterland day.

Photographer's venue notes

Tranquil Park, Maleny: dinner behind the glass and a pink sunset on the deck above the valley

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From the Little White Wedding Church to Tranquil Park

Zijing and Joshua’s day had two halves. The vows, the red and white petal exit and the family groups against the tall green hedge all happened at the Little White Wedding Church. Then we went looking for open country and found a grassy hillside under tall pines, followed by a tunnel of tangled branches. The second half belonged to Tranquil Park: dinner in the glass-walled room, the deck above the valley as the sun went down, and a big old tree strung with festoon lights to close the night.

Cloud in the afternoon, colour at sunset

A cloudy sky over the hillside worked like a giant softbox, so the wind-blown veil frames stayed gentle with no harsh shadows on faces. Inside at Tranquil Park, the glass walls filled the dining room with even daylight, and we needed no flash until well after dark. Then the cloud broke up at the right moment. As the sun dropped, the ridges faded through pink and gold, birds crossed the sky and the low light glowed straight through the tulle when Joshua drew the veil over them both.

Our spots at Tranquil Park

The deck railing is the place for sunset: we kept the sun just to one side of Zijing and Joshua and exposed for their faces, so the hills held their colour without the couple turning into silhouettes. In the dining room, the long timber tables right beside the windows gave us bright, natural portraits of family with rainforest green pressed against the glass. After dark, the fairy-lit tree works best when you keep the couple small in the middle, so the branches and bulbs frame them on every side.

Tips for a similar day

Do your table portraits early, while the glass room is still bright, rather than waiting until dessert. Keep an eye on the sky during dinner and be ready to step out to the deck the moment the ridges begin to colour, because that window is short. Leave the veil in for the deck, as Zijing did, since it turns into a glowing canopy against the low sun. And save a few minutes after dark for the festoon tree, which gave this couple a calm, quiet ending.

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