The journal
Five pieces, each answering something a couple or a planner actually asked. The archive was much longer and most of it said the same thing five ways, so it has gone.
Planning
Twelve months, counted backwards from the date, with a note on every point the country up here changes. Guest transport, weather at elevation, and the four decisions worth making before month nine.
Reviewed 20 July 2026
Also in the journal
Where to stay
Where the range actually is, why 2 to 3 months is the booking window, and five places worth a night besides ours. Sunshine Coast Airport is 20 kilometres away, which is a distance rather than a drive time.
Published 6 April 2026 / Reviewed 20 July 2026
Money
No published price, and the reason why. The seven levers that move the number at a rural venue, and eight questions that get a straight answer out of any venue on your list.
Reviewed 20 July 2026
The room
What the Dairy Barn is like across a night, from the window wall at four o'clock to the festoons at eight, and the five reasons couples give for booking it.
Reviewed 20 July 2026
Logistics
Save the dates 9 to 12 months out, invitations 4 to 6 months out, and how guests get from an airport to a rural address after dark. The only piece on the site covering transfers.
Reviewed 20 July 2026
Better than reading
Tours by appointment. Bring the questions the journal has not got to yet.