Maleny in retrospect

Have just returned from a most wonderful weekend in Maleny. Reason for weekend getaway: Shell's hens weekend. Not that we need a reason to go to a beautiful spot out of the city and breathe in some of that sweet, fresh air! Had a lovely dinner affair at the local restaurant Maudy's. Despite such a name, it had some truly decadent dishes. I feasted my taste buds on camembert cheese inside chicken and wrapped in prosciutto. Quite satisfactory. 

Saturday kicked off with us all converging on the township of Maleny to serenade, photograph and entertain the locals with items checked off our Bridal Bonanza Part 1: The Hunt. Basically we were given a list of things to collect/ find/ photograph or make a fool of ourselves doing for a certain number of points. For privacy reasons I will not post any video footage of said shenanigans as I would still like to have a few friends after this post. 

Chany & I in the midst of our victorious scavenger hunt

By mid afternoon, Anna and Roxy had joined the group via skype and participated in some of the activities while yelling out to move their 'head' to the right or left so they could see other people or a different view. 

Shelley 

Sherylyn

Delle- this hat certainly did the rounds this weekend.

Jess on the tyre swing

Sheralyn and I surreptitiously crept over the lawn to have first pick of the mulberry tree. We mustn't have done a very good job as there were soon hourdes of others willing to stain their fingers purple. 

Apparently my car is the perfect photographic muse- easy to shoot and never talks back...

Wishing this photo was in focus- DARN!

Daisy chains on a sunny Sunday morning

Lavender

Jo's beautiful smile

You can tell from this picture that I was not the designated group shot photographer- Jess with tripod has the actual good shots. A quick rundown: Shell, Nicole, Chany, Sheralyn, Jo, Heidi, Stephanie and Delle. 

All in all a successful farewell to Shelley's unwed life.