Most brides marry in their hometown, and so have a regular hairdresser, maybe have a friend who knows a local photographer, and Mum probably knows the florist down the road and so on.

So, it is not that difficult to arrange the basic requirements for your wedding day yourself.

So why spend that little extra and use a wedding planner?

• By using a specialist wedding company like South Pacific Bridal to plan your wedding, you are dealing with a long established business that has no peer. We contract only the very best suppliers, who have demonstrated to us over many years, their reliability, excellence in their profession, and enthusiasm towards each and every wedding.
• Your wedding planner ensures you are involved in all the decision-making processes during the planning stages of your wedding, which in many cases can be a year before the actual day. During this exciting time, being able to relay your needs and then make a selection from options provided by your wedding planner, saves you precious time and removes the worry of choosing the wrong suppliers. This may be the first large scale event you have undertaken, and as such, can become a little overwhelming. Your wedding planner, because of her extensive experience, can offer suggestions that may not have occurred to you or a way of adding something to your ideas that will enhance the result.
• When we source your requirements, in most cases we are able to obtain a more competitive price than would be available to you; it is simply a matter of volume.
• The day of your wedding, and the immediate days leading up to it should be a time to reflect on the special occasion that is about to occur, share in the joy of your gathered family and friends and relish the precious moments together with your future husband. Your wedding planner makes this a reality. Having gotten to know her so well during the time you have spent in preparation for this momentous occasion, you have complete faith and the utmost trust that she has, and will continue, to take care of every detail.
• Your Wedding planner on the day of your wedding becomes your wedding coordinator. With a detailed running sheet listing the exact timing of each supplier’s arrival, what he or she is bringing, and where to deliver, precision is assured. All our suppliers are familiar with the location and layout of our Chapels and venues, so there are no mistakes. This familiarity is important for elements such as photography. Knowing the venue, geography, lighting, and prime locations for photo opportunities, makes for a more professional result.

Please note: South Pacific Bridal prides itself on having an unsurpassed reputation that has been built up over many years. One of the reasons for this reputation is that our exceptional wedding coordinators direct every wedding. Whether in the capacity of simply helping you on the day if you have arranged your own suppliers and are doing your own thing, to being your wedding planner and fully coordinating every aspect of your wedding, on the day.

Both the chapels occupy a very intimate position within both resorts, especially Angsana.The chapel’s location in respect to the resort’s rooms, mean that sensitivity is always required to maintain the hotel guest’s privacy, and most importantly, to ensure our brides can maximize every aspect of the grounds whilst experiencing a feeling of exclusivity and privacy. Because of our complete understanding of each property and its assets and daily operations, we can ensure that in almost every instance our brides don’t come across other brides during this intimate occasion.

These are but two reasons why we choose not to allow other wedding coordinators or wedding coordinating companies to utilise our chapels.

Take the time to read a selection of some of the many references Gina receives. A small sample, but the recurrent theme is always "on the day, I did not have a worry in the world, because I knew you were there...". This is exactly what your wedding planner aims to achieve for your very special day. Gina and her assistants achieve that each and every time. If there is a time in your life you indulge yourself, that time should be your wedding day.

References for Gina

“We could not have been looked after better”

• I just wanted to drop you an email to say thank you from both myself and Josh for making our wedding day the wonderful experience that it was. We could not have been looked after better or had a more wonderful wedding day. So once again thank you to both yourself and your team for everything that you did. Lourie and Josh June 2010

“You did a fantastic job!”

• Hi Gina, Dave & I would like to ‘Thank you’ for such a beautiful Wedding!!!! You did a fantastic job!!! Thank you again. Leigh & David May 2010

“After meeting with you I knew it would be perfect, and it was”

• Dear Gina + team. Thank you all so much for your amazing work in making our wedding day so special. It was fabulous to know that we were in such safe hands. Yvonne + Sally, thank you for stepping in on the day and managing everything with such care and to perfection. Wayne, thank you for your humour + joy in the face of our nerves. Rachael you worked wonders on us all, thank you for all your time and expertise. Darius, entertainer as well as photographer, you were absolutely brilliant and the photo shoot was one of the highlights of the day. Margaret, thank you for your beautiful performances. The music was superb. After meeting with you I knew it would be perfect, and it was. We are so grateful. And Gina, thank you for coordinating all of this and so much more. Thank you for your patience and attention to detail over the past few months. We are so glad we chose SPB. Best wishes to you all, Emma & Adam Aug 2009

“Absolutely everything went off without a hitch”

• Hi Gina. Just wanted to write you a quick email before I jetted off on my honeymoon to thank you for your great job on the day of my wedding. Absolutely everything went off without a hitch and I had an amazing day and really, truly the wedding of my dreams. Thanks for all your help, the chapel will always be a special place for us. Best regards, Fiona & David Jun 2009

“We could not have wished for anything better”

• Hi Gina. We just wanted to say thank you to you for everything you did for us for our wedding day and for always answering my silly questions along the way so promptly and helpfully. It's quite hard to plan a wedding from a different state, but with everyone's help it was all perfect. We could not have wished for anything better. Thanks again, Stephen & Chelsea Jun 2009

“We were just such a small wedding and you made us feel really special”

• Dear Gina, I am so sorry this has taken so long for me to get this thank you off to you - I'm sure you know what it's like, time just gets away from you :) Massive thank you to yourself, Wayne & Margaret for extending such a warm welcome and fantastic wedding experience for us. We were just blown away - couldnt have asked for a such a wonderful day. You were so helpful in getting everything organised for us considering we were organising the whole thing from Brisbane - Jason & I sincerely appreciated everything. We were just such a small wedding and you made us feel really special, welcome and comfortable in every way. We still cant believe we were blessed with the best weather - had such an amazing day. Thanks again for everything Gina. Warm Regards, Jodie & Jason Dec. 2008

“We count ourselves very fortunate that you were in charge”

• Hi Gina. Wilf and I are extremely grateful and impressed with your organization and guidance on our daughter Tiffany's wedding day. We could not have done it without you. Every fine detail was perfect and. Huge thanks to you and your A-team. The whole day was perfect and all the guests have contacted me to say what a wonderful wedding you co-ordinate. I also wanted to touch base with you about the wedding DVD and photo CD of Tiffany and Toby's wedding. We spoke to the photographer on the wedding day and she told us that she will be happy to supply extra copies. Would you be able to do a costing on these for us? Thank you. Helenne Levy on behalf of Tiffany & Toby Morris Nov. 2008

"Your invaluable presence made everything run to schedule"

• Dear Gina. We just wanted to send you a quick email to thank you very much for all your hard work! Our wedding day was so special and everything was absolutely so perfect. None of this would have been possible without all of your guidance in the months leading up to the day and without your invaluable presence on the day to make sure everything ran to schedule. Thank you so much!! Jodie & Marcus Payne Sept 2008

"Everything went so smoothly"

• Hi Gina. Adrian and I wanted to thank you for all your help and support for our wedding. I'm sorry this is a bit belated, time just fly's and can't believe we've been married more than 6 weeks already! We absolutely loved our wedding day, and would not change any of it. Everything went so smoothly thanks to you and your sister. Please pass on thanks to her also. After our wedding we had a nice relaxing honeymoon, then came back to Singapore. We will get our proper thank you cards out soon, but I wanted to send you an email to say how much we appreciated all your help. Take care Alicia & Adrian Sept 2008

• Dear Gina, I would just like to thank you and your staff for organizing our son Michael & Sheena's wedding at Angsana Palm Cove on the 14th Sept. We had the best time and if you were to wish for the fairy-tale wedding that would have been it. All our guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves and have commented how beautiful everything was. The ceremony and the reception all excellent. I cannot thank you enough for everything. Mike and Sheena are still smiling as they too enjoyed their day. Let me say your company certainly are very professional in what you do, not only how well everything was organized, but also how you made the day very special for all. Thank you so much. Kind regards Jenny & Brian Fitzgerald 24/09/08

• Dear Gina, I can’t thank you enough. We were all so happy with the ceremony and all that you did for us, and our guests. I have got such great feedback from everyone that went they all say best wedding they had ever been to .You made the experience run so smoothly we all had a fantastic time. I would be happy to recommend you to anyone. As you know the wedding went perfectly aside from the rain but all was good. When I get some of the photographer’s photos I will try to send you some. Thanks again all the best. Deborah Warby & Glenn Wynd. 09/02/08

• Hi Gina. Just a quick note to thank you for all of your work in arranging our wedding recently. You made everything so easy and greatly reduced the stress that would have been placed on us had you not been involved. As I mentioned to you at the time – if we did not have your assistance in arranging our marriage it would not have occurred when it did. There is no way we could have arranged our wedding around work and children if it weren’t for you and your team. I love that we were able to arrange it in "our time" via e-mail and the internet. No running around to meet with different suppliers. You just made it all so easy for us but also so wonderfully magical. From hair and make-up, flowers, cake, photography and down to an order of events, greeting guests and shower of flower petals – you had it all under control with the best in the business. I am so grateful that we had your assistance and guidance right through. Every one of our guests have commented on what a wonderful day they had and what a fantastic location it was to have the wedding. And from our point of view, it allowed us to have a casual wedding with the people that mean most to us attending and for us to completely enjoy ourselves. Our only disappointment is that it is now over and whilst we will come back to Palm Cove again and walk past the chapel reminiscing about our day, it is not something we will do again. We can honestly tell you that it was the most fun we have ever had and we really have you to thank for that because you allowed us to completely relax and enjoy ourselves. Gina and team, thank-you. Natasha and Glenn Buttler, Laura, Emily and Kynan. 15/10/07

• Thankyou so much Gina for all your help and support throu the whole planning and day we both really appreciate everything you did. We had the best day of our lives. Thankyou again. Adrian & Kylie Lepke 7/4/07

• Hi Gina, I just want to thank you for all your hard work to make Melissa's and Ta'ane's wedding such a success. You took all the stress out of it for us and made the day such an enjoyable event. Considering we only met up with you twice whilst planning the wedding you managed to put everything together for us perfectly, you where there on the day and it was a comfort to know if we had a problem we only had to shout and you would be there to assist us. We have received the photos from Coral Sea Photography and Melissa and Ta'ane are sorting out the ones they want for the album. The photos came out very well and I am sure it will not be easy to pick the ones for the album. Chey was great with the hair, Melissa did not want to take her hair down, she was so thrilled with the style she created and the makeup Sharwin did was great, Melissa's close up shots look so natural. I have dropped a line to Barbie and Annette thanking them. Barbie gave us a fabulous service it was just what Melissa had dreamed of, it was so relaxed and enjoyable. The flowers for the chapel and bouquets that Annette produced where lovely. The quartet I think may have felt quiet forgotten about but they certainly added to the relaxed feeling of the service and the music played was very well performed. Thank you again for everything you did for us, it was very much appreciated. Yours sincerely, Maureen Parsonage. Ta’ane & Melissa Vanisi 24/3/07

• Gina, Rita & I would like to thank you for the work you did in coordinating our wedding. The Angsana Chapel was a perfect location for our wedding, and we enjoyed it immensely. Thanks again...... Peter & Rita Edwards 5/11/06

• Hi Gina, We just arrived home not long ago and I just wanted to thank you for coordinating our special day and for your kindness. Thanks also for asking Adrian whether he had the keys to our apartment at a particular moment when it may not have been appropriate! I must say it was handy being so close to the chapel... All the best to you in the future. Take care and regards, Adrian & Sonja Schulz 11/4/06

• Gina, Thankyou for your work last Friday. The ceremony ran smoothly and it was reassuring to know that you were there. Thanks again. Doug & Philippa MacDonald 6/10/06

• Hi Gina, Thank you for the DVD, we received it yesterday. It was so fantastic to re-live the day! We just wanted to say a huge thank you for helping us organise a beautiful and memorable wedding day. Everything ran better than expected and that is all attributed to your amazing professionalism and organisational skills. You really made us feel that we were the only people to ever get married - not one thing slipped! Thank you mostly for making it so fun to organise and being so wonderful to work with! We hope to see you again one day soon. Thanks again. Drew & Carol McNally 2/9/06

• Hi Gina, Just a quick email to say thank you again for making our wedding so beautiful. We loved everything about it and still talk about it all the time! We really appreciated all your hard work. Joshua & Kate Woodhouse 10/7/06

• Hi Gina, Just a quick thank you again for all your help for our wedding last November. It was great and we still talk about it all the time. It was a real hit with the guests that attending… All the best & Regards. Rodney & Tanya Skrabanich 12/11/05

• Hi Gina, I know it's a while after our wedding, but wanted to send you a BIG thank you for all your help and co-ordination you did for our wedding. Thank you for looking after us, you made us both feel so comfortable on our wedding day, it was like we had a friend at our wedding. Thanks for making our day so special Gina, you're a star. With kindest regards and many thanks. Richard & Jenny Timms 7/11/05

• Gina, Thank you very much for the great job you did organising our wedding. Kylie and I had an awesome day with no dramas and our guests all commented on how refreshingly relaxed it all was. Thanks again. Daniel & Kylie DeVries 1/10/05

• Finally, thank you for everything you were wonderful to have around on the day - you made everything run so smoothly! Robert & Vanessa Orth 20/8/05

• Thank you for all your hard work over the past year and in particular for making the day truly special and beyond our expectations. Alex & I had such a fantastic time, our guests all enjoyed themselves enormously and the family was thrilled. You were instrumental in our day being such a success and I can't thank you enough for taking such a keen interest in the arrangements and making sure that all our requests were looked after. Your warmth and kindness was truly appreciated and I will have no hesitation in recommending you to any other friends or colleagues who are thinking about a wedding in North Queensland. Alex & Dee Lumsdon 14/5/05

Gina Ford is the South Pacific Bridal's Executive Manager for Australian weddings and their Principal Wedding Planner. Gina has been involved in the wedding industry since 1995, and has planned and designed hundreds of wedding ceremonies from all over the world, from the most simplistic to the most comprehensive of ceremonies. Gina is widely recognised as one of Australians leading wedding coordinators.

So when you have unmatched venues, such as South Pacific have in their Chapels, and truly professional staff, combined with proven loyal wedding suppliers, the most important day of your life will be as you dreamed, and your stepping stones into life could not have been scripted better.

Venera Walsh is a senior wedding coordinator with South Pacific Bridal; she has been involved in the wedding industry in various roles, and is highly qualified in all aspects of weddings; from coordinating to arranging and planning wedding functions. Venera is also a regular leading lady in the Cairns Choral society, so we are very proud indeed, to have someone so talented and diversified with us. Venera specializes in the Lagoon and Esplanade packages ceremonies at the Angsana and Hilton Chapels.

Yvonne Lee is a senior wedding coordinator with South Pacific Bridal; she is also the personal assistant to our principal wedding coordinator Gina Ford, and often works along side Gina with our larger fully coordinated weddings. Yvonne has spent many years in advertising, and also event management, so her special qualifications will ensure that an event as important as your wedding will be perfect, just for you.

Sally Billing has recently joined South Pacific Bridal and will be a wonderful addition to our professional wedding coordinating team. Sally will be a valuable asset in assisting with the formalities of any wedding she attends.