Weddings wins in the Scenic Rim
Hear that? It's the sounds of wedding bells in the Scenic Rim, and love is a booming industry!
The 2024 Wedding Industry Awards – GOLD COAST & SCENIC RIM were held this week, and the recently rebranded Tamborine Mountain Glades took the trifecta, winning Best Wedding Venue – Eco (ahead of O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat as Highly Commended); Best Wedding Venue Coordinator and Best Boutique Wedding Accommodation, as well as being top 3 in the Wedding Ceremony - Location.
Adding to the excitement in the Scenic Rim, Cedar Creek Estate won Best Wedding Venue – Winery, with Kooroomba Vineyard and Lavendar Farm as Highly Commended, while The Secret Garden Estate on Tamborine Mountain won Wedding Venue – Garden.
Highly commended operators included Scenic Rim Wedding Hire and Event Styling in the Best Event Hire category, Bearded Dragon Hotel for Best Wedding Venue Boutique Hotel, Rosewood Estate for Wedding Venue – Farm and Country, and St. Bernard's Mount Tamborine for Wedding Venue – Historic.
Winners now contend the 2024 Australian Wedding Awards on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Crown Towers, Melbourne.
At the stunning Tamborine Mountain Glades, weddings are a booming business. Last year alone the property hosted 208 weddings. Since re-opening after COVID, they have hosted 839 weddings.
"Currently, we have 201 weddings booked for 2024 - we've hosted 64 weddings in the last three months alone – and are still taking calls and looking to 2025, we have 151 booked," said Tamara Gray, Group Sales Manager at Tamborine Mountain Glades. "We're absolutely thrilled to have achieved the trifecta at these awards. A well-executed wedding means so much to everyone involved, and this recognition is a testament to our team's dedication."
Executive Officer of Destination Scenic Rim, Christelle Moller said weddings meant great business for the entire region.
"The wedding industry is excellent business, and brings significant revenue to the Scenic Rim which has over 35 registered venues across the region. Currently the region is hosting two to three weddings at each venue each week. This in turn generates overnight stays of at least one to two nights for guests - extrapolate this out, and overnight stays can equate to 3000 visitors per day to the region for weddings alone," she said.
"The demand for local wedding venues, accommodation, catering, photography, florists, event planners, transport providers, stylists, musicians and other related services stimulates business activities and in turn, supports a network of local vendors and suppliers. Plus we are seeing such a spike in couples asking for locally sourced menus, which is wonderful. Not only that, but weddings also create a sense of wonderful nostalgia, with many couples returning for anniversaries each year," she said.
All information including what to do and where to stay, at visitscenicrim.com.au
ABOUT THE SCENIC RIM:
Since being named by global travel authority Lonely Planet as one of the hottest destinations to visit in 2022, the SCENIC RIM in Queensland has continued to win accolades. Last year delicious. magazine named it in the top 10 places to visit in Australia and this year, Qantas Travel Insider has included it in the Hottest Places in the World to Visit (the only Queensland inclusion)! Just an hour from Brisbane and 30 minutes from the heart of the Gold Coast, the Scenic Rim stretches from Canungra to The Lost World, Beaudesert to Boonah, Tamborine Mountain to Kalbar and is home to the ancient World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforests, six historic national parks, charming towns and villages, adventure parks, farm stays, craft breweries, boutique wineries, ecolodges, tantalising gourmet experiences, world class camping and glamping and breathtaking spaces in between. It's a region of more than 4,200 square kilometres of rich volcanic soil surrounded by ancient mountains and home to thousands of farmers and food creators, more than 30,000ha of parkland, plus three dams - Lake Moogerah, Lake Maroon, and Wyaralong Dam.
