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Noosa weddings
11:00a.m. 10th July 2009 By Blythe Seinor (Sunshine Coast Daily - Friday
Here comes the bride... to Noosa, with 150 of her closest, cashed-up friends.
It is no secret that weddings are big business, and now Noosa operators have a plan to lure more wedding money to the area.
Photographers, dress shops, venues and caterers have united to form the Noosa Wedding Association, to market Noosa as the number one destination in Australia to say "I do".
President Kim Eibrink Jansen said while Hamilton and Hayman Island still had a strong hold on the marriage market, about 30 weddings were held in the Noosa area every week. Each attracted about 150 guests.
"Most stay for a week and they have to get from the airport, then stay somewhere, eat out, go shopping, do tours," Ms Eibrink Jansen said.
"It's quite a big industry and no one really knows how big."
Ms Eibrink Jansen said the Noosa Wedding Association planned to work out exactly how much money was injected into the local economy from weddings.
"Once we get those figures it might assist the industry to be able to lobby government bodies for funding as well, to promote the region," Ms Eibrink Jansen said.
In the meantime, Ms Eibrink Jansen said the association planned to market Noosa in national campaigns "as a uniform group, rather than (individual operators) trying to achieve something on their own".
Initial marketing would be funded through the association's membership fees, which would be paid by the operators. Ms Eibrink Jansen said despite the economic doom, the wedding industry continued to thrive.
"People are still spending the same amount of money, weddings are not affected too much," she said.
"That's another bonus – if we attract more weddings to the region, even if there are economic issues in the world we shouldn't be affected too much because this is a stable industry."
The Noosa Wedding Association launched at Trio's on the River.
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on 10 July, 2009 at 8:14 p.m.
The launch night at Trios-on-the-river was a huge success with over 60 members signing up in the first three days.
Networking between fellow suppliers who don't often have time to chat to at a wedding was enjoyed by all. Plans were announced to use funds to promote Noosa as a destination and members were invited to supply photos for the website gallery. All Noosa wedding professionals are invited to join the not-for-profit Noosa Wedding Association Inc by filling in the on-line membership form on the web site: www.noosaweddings.org
$75 for Noosa wedding suppliers includes a business listing on the web site. Rhonette Porter: Treasurer NWAinc
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