Aaron & Lisa’s Wedding Video - A Celebration of Love and Joy!

The Wedding Video of Aaron & Lisa’s - A Celebration of Love and Joy!

Here is a snippet of  Aaron and Lisa’s wedding video highlighting the most special and joyous moments of the night! When choosing your videographer, make sure that you are clear with them as to what you would like the wedding video to highlight and portray so that all the magical moments are captured for your kids to watch in 10 years time!

The couple were married at Emu Bottom homestead in Sunbury, VIC on January 3, 2015. This beautiful Australian wedding was full of native blooms and rustic touches to create a warm country feel. The bridal party also brought some surprise entertainment to the night making it a memorable one!

Click play to watch the wedding video!

 

All Things Pink! Hannah’s Pink Wedding Dress and More!

All Things Pink! Hannah’s Pink Wedding Dress and More!

Here’s to the nonconventional bride who dares to defy wedding traditions! Hannah’s wedding is a unique one in more than just her floral pink wedding dress, but also by the fact that her pony, Dudley, walked her down the aisle along with her father! Not to mention, Dudley’s plaited hair adorned with pink bows!

Hannah’s love for pink didn’t stop there, in fact her wedding bouquet, bridesmaids dresses, wedding cake and other parts to the wedding were coloured pink too!

This addition to our Real Wedding series tells the tale of the union of Hannah and Tom. The pair were engaged in the city of love, Paris and celebrated their wedding amongst family, friends and Hannah’s pony Dudley. Here’s a sneak peak of her special day!

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Tell us a little about the proposal and the lead up to the wedding?

Tom proposed to me in Paris on the Ponte Des Arts or love lock bridge. He had a lock engraved with our names and as we bent down to put the lock on the bridge out popped a little box with a diamond!

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What was the inspiration behind your wedding theme / vibe? 

Our wedding was a little ‘central park NYC’ not over the top just great food, good company and a pony!

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Favourite detail and/or moment of the day (besides becoming husband and wife of course! or Wife and Wife, or Husband and Husband!)

I loved getting ready with the girls and having one of Brisbane’s most exclusive hotels babysit my horse Dudley!

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Did you undertake any DIY projects, if so what?

Yes – mum created all the name tags as the gift and we also created all of the styling.

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Any family or religious traditions incorporated into your day?

I wore mums garter from her wedding day and stayed true to something borrowed something blue something old and something new

What does marriage mean to you?

Spending the rest of my life with my best friend

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Talk to us about your dress, where is it from? how long did it take to find etc etc

I hated wedding dress shopping.. loathed it. Until I walked into Wendy Makin Bridal and found my pink wedding dress – this was custom fit to my body and I fell in love instantly.

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Any funny stories in the lead up to or on the day?

Telling my dad he had to share walking me down the aisle the day before with my pony!

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Advice for other couples planning a wedding?

Do what makes you happy – don’t try and please everyone else. Also keep it simple!

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 VENDOR CREDITS

Photos: Dear and Tine photography

Bridal gown: Wendy Makin

Veil / hair piece: Chanel

Shoes: Christian Loubiton

Flowers: Alba Roses

Rings: Diamonds International

Jewellery/Accessories: Grandma!

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Grooms suit: Hugo Boss

Ceremony: Brisbane Botanical Gardens

Reception: Restaurant Two

Cake:Jocelyn’s Provisions

Stationery designer: Jacqui loves Mickey

Hair and Make up Hair: Andrew Stafford / m/up Ginelle Dale

Music: Maddie McHugh

Celebrant: Emily Jade O’Keefe

Transport: My pony Dudley and 4 classic Cobra’s thanks to the Cobra club of QLD

Cinematographer: Short Stack

Client Wedding Inspired by Country Weddings

Client Wedding Inspired by Country Weddings

Country weddings have been a big trend as of late with Pinterest and wedding blogs constantly uploading county inspired themes! One of our recent clients who we had the pleasure of designing their wedding invitations, celebrated their wedding in 2014 with a vintage, country inspired theme! This post is a sneak peak from Cassandra and Ryan White’s special day.

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Tell us a little about the proposal and the lead up to the wedding? Ryan proposed in the lounge room of our house that we bought together. We had been together for 7 years when we got engaged. We knew what we wanted for our wedding and decided to wait to save up. 2 years after the proposal we had the wedding of our dreams.

What was the inspiration behind your wedding theme / vibe? Our wedding was very vintage/country inspired and very relaxed

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Favourite detail and/or moment of the day (besides becoming husband and wife of course! or Wife and Wife, or Husband and Husband!) It’s hard to pick, the whole day was pretty perfect. But I loved the car ride from the church to the reception as we got to have that private moment on the day for just the two of us.

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Did you undertake any DIY projects, if so what? My little sister, one of my girlfriends, my dad and I created our centerpieces as well as the place cards. My Dad created a sign that said “Mr and Mrs White”, and a friend of ours made our cake.

Any family or religious traditions incorporated into your day? My dad and I have a beautiful photo of me and him from his wedding to my step-mum, and we made sure we got the same photo at my sister’s wedding and then at mine.

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What does marriage mean to you? Promising to never give up on each other.

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Talk to us about your dress, where is it from? How long did it take to find? I had an idea in my head of what I wanted and was lucky enough when I found it in my local bridal store after about 2 months of looking. It was lace, tight fitted and it was perfect.

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Advice for other couples planning a wedding? Plan everything well in advance. If you think you have plenty of time…you don’t! And just enjoy it. At the end of the day, no-one cares what your dress or cake looked like, as long as you’re both having fun, everyone else will too.

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Wedding vendors:

Photos- Kendell- Imagine Images

Videographer- Scott Gibson

Bridal gown - Ferrari Formal

Flowers - Bunch it with Country

Bridesmaids dresses - Sweetheart Bridal

Ceremony- St Johns Church Camden

Reception -  Belgenny Farm Camden

Catering -  Belgenny Farm Camden

Cake -  Friend

Stationery designer - Classic Wedding Invitations

Hair and Make up - Friend

Music - Mike

Little Bay Chapel Beach Wedding

Custom wedding invitation for romantic beach wedding

We were thrilled to work with couple Jennifer and Sasha to create custom designed invitations for their special day! Here’s some inspiration and advice from the pair about the lead up and making the most of the day.

Jennifer and Sasha at their beach wedding

Tell us a little about the proposal and the lead up to the wedding?

Sasha organised a lovely trip to France, secretly looking for an opportunity to ask the big question at the right moment. On the last day in Paris, he organised for us to visit Chateau de Versailles. It was actually closed! Thankfully, the beautiful gardens were open, and we took a row boat on the canal. On the water, he asked if I thought Paris was romantic, I said ‘not really, but this place is!’ To my complete surprise, he stopped paddling and asked me to marry him with a ring he’d been hiding in his bag all week.

What was the inspiration behind your wedding theme / vibe? 

I was browsing for invitation ideas (and must have gone through a million), and suddenly, a lovely laser cut of a row boat proposal by CWI. It just clicked. Sasha and I couldn’t go past it. Our little moment was perfectly captured.

Favourite detail and/or moment of the day.

Walking down the aisle – setting eyes on my husband-to-be was amazing. Our little world just stopped when we said our vows. It was just him and me. We married on the winter solstice and yet the Sydney weather could not have been a more stunning spring day.

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Stunning beach wedding venue

Did you undertake any DIY projects, if so what?

Our occupations keep us very busy so I was keen to enjoy the engagement so got the professionals like CWI to worry on our behalf! I did however indulge in things like table numbers and decorating little honey jars which doubled as gifts and a place tag for our guests.

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Jennifer and Sasha at their beach wedding

 Any family or religious traditions incorporated into your day?

We married in a beautiful seaside chapel in a Christian ceremony, as both of us have deep personal faith in God. To respect Chinese tradition, we also held a Chinese ‘tea ceremony’ to honor our elders, which delighted my grandmother.

 What does marriage mean to you?

With the right person, the wedding is a cosmic event that joins two people together. A marriage is the journey of the couple who makes a conscious decision every day to love the other (especially so when the other isn’t having a ‘loveable’ moment!).

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Talk to us about your dress, where is it from? 

I found my dress at Fashions by Farina. I had tried a dozen dresses of my choosing but they didn’t feel quite right. Until the lady who dressed me said ‘I really think you should try that one at the window’. I wasn’t convinced when I saw it, but gave it a go. When I put it on and walked out, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I even got a small applause other shoppers who were just watching. It was the best advice ever. The women there are so experienced with every shape and size, they know what works!

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 Any funny stories in the lead up to or on the day?

Our junior bridesmaid almost had no dress! She lives in Perth and just before her flight, they went to pick up the dress from the alteration place only to discover it was boarded up and closed down. Miraculously, the owner was just picking something up around the same time, and they were able to save the dress.

Oh, and whales turned up at our beach wedding! The chapel looks directly onto the ocean and they rolled about in the water to the delight of our guests!

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Advice for other couples planning a wedding?

Enjoy as much of the engagement period as possible! Don’t get caught up in the details. Cherish each other and look long into the future, not just the wedding day!

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Vendors:

Photos – Linda Truong Photography 

Bridal gown – Le Sposa from Fashions by Farina

Veil / hair piece – Fashions by Farina

Shoes – Jimmy Choo

Flowers – Melissa Morgan Flowers & Styling

Rings – Mondial and Diamond Exchange

Jewellery/Accessories – Rhonda Hemmingway

Bridesmaids dresses – Rebecca Taylor

Grooms suit – Hugo Boss

Grooms Shoes – Windsor Smith

Groomsmen suits – Their own favourite suit of choice

Bow ties / ties - N/A

Ceremony – Little Bay Chapel, Little Bay

Reception – Dunbar House, Watsons Bay

Catering – N/A

Cake - SugaConceptz

Cake topper – N/A

Reception stylist / any decorations / details:

Stationery designer - CWI

Hair and Make up – Le Fabulous

Music – Impression DJs

Celebrant – Keith Mascord

Transport – Australia In Style and LuxCars

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Wedding Advice from Newlywed Juanita Rowe

Wedding advice from a newlywed bride!

We recently had the pleasure of working with clients Juanita and Jake to produce wedding invitations for their special day. Juanita was kind enough to share some wedding advice and stories from her experience as a bride which will prove handy to all our bride-to-be readers. Here is her story and some stunning shots from the wedding!

Wedding advice from Juanita Rowe

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What was the inspiration behind your wedding theme/vibe?

I wanted a very natural and earthy reception venue while still being very romantic. From the first styling session, I was quite determined to have cherry blossoms as a key feature to the styling. It was our wedding planner who suggested making a hanging feature over the guests tables with cherry blossoms hanging down mixed with romantic fairy lights and natural twigs all entwined together. I had also picked the theme colours of mint and a soft cream. Everything else flowed from that. The bridesmaids had the freedom to pick their colour from beiges, creams or mint. I love that they chose mint and they looked so beautiful. The florist who made our bouquets suggested all of the flowers in the bouquet and they turned out so romantic and beautiful.

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Talk to us about your dress, where is it from? How long did it take to find etc.

My dress was 100% the easiest thing I had to do. I knew what I wanted and went directly to Vanessa from When Freddie Met Lilly & explained what I had in mind and if she could do it. With in a week we had a quote and the process was rolling.

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Favourite detail and/or moment of the day

Walking down from the high alter after the ceremony was finished and walking into the cheering and clapping of our guests was an incredible feeling, and a rush of relief almost. The serious part was over and all that was left was to celebrate with our closest family and friends!

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Wedding advice for other couples planning a wedding?

The wedding advice I would give is to enjoy the lead up! Don’t stress about the small stuff and remember why you are doing this. At the end of the day, you are marrying your best friend. Looking back, even with all the amazing moments and all the faults, everything turned out perfect! I wouldn’t have changed a thing!

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VENDORS:

Photos - Milque Photography and Films

Bridal gown - When Freddie Met Lilly

Veil / hair piece - Hair Piece by Shut the Front Door

Veil – My something borrowed, Best friends mums veil

Shoes - Mimosa Pale Mint by Rachel Simpson

Flowers - Magnolia Lane Floral Designs

Rings - Damani Jewellery

Jewellery/Accessories - Mimco

Bridesmaids dresses - Goddess of Nature

Grooms suit - Suits on Q

Grooms Shoes - JULIUS MARLOW

Groomsmen suits - Suits on Q

Bow ties / ties - Suits on Q

Ceremony - St Johns Cathedral

Reception - Sage on Ann Rooftop

Catering - Sage on Ann

Cake - The Flour Girl

Reception stylist - The Main Event Weddings

Stationery designer - Classic Wedding Invitations

Hair and Make up - Hair by Alexandra Woulfe Hair and Beauty Professionals Make Up By SLP Beauty

Music - Rush Entertainment

Transport - 11 seater Chrysler Golden Gate Limousines




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