“I wanted to do something different so we did a nice box of chocolates from Belle Fleur Fine Chocolates and also a “survival Kit” which included a mini can of coke, bandaids, panadol, mints and a Mc Donalds cheeseburger voucher. They were a HUGE hit!”

The reception was held at “The Vintage Chateau Elan. [Our first dance was to] ‘Let’s Make Love’ by Tim McGrath and Faith Hill. Guests left messages in our ivory silk guestbook.”

“All handmade by me, a lot of laser cut paper discs were sewn together to make beautiful garlands. The centerpieces featured an amazing mix of the same flowers from our bouquets. The fragrance in the room was amazing! Our table numbers were us at the respective ages. Cute feedback!”
 

“We wanted a very simple reception, a stand up style party with lots of dancing and food, we had rotating food stations starting with high tea with scones, biscuits and macaroons and as the night progressed a more savoury vegetarian/fish style standing buffets of dishes such as home-cured gravlax and salmon pastrami, sashimi salads with ponzu dressing and cones of fresh fried ffish and chips – all our faves.”ish and chips – all our faves.”

“The styles of the flowers I used were vintage and garden inspired, in the colour palette of white green and pale blue. Flowers we used were garden Roses, Lisianthus, Tulips, Orchids and Hydrangeas. Complementing these flowers was interesting foliage’s and seasonal herbs, I am quite allergic to strong scented flowers, so the herbs were a different touch, and the smell of the herbs on the tables was lovely!”

“Our ceremony was a full Catholic wedding. We had a candle ceremony during the mass to signify the joining of our two families. We wanted to include our mums, as we are both very close to them, so they both lit a candle each at the beginning of our ceremony.

“Iouri and I were fortunate enough to have the help of the talented and delightful Lauren Harrison from Audrey & Angus Weddings and Events ( www.audreyandangus.com ) to help us refine our wedding theme, colour palette and all of our styling details. From the very beginning I had chosen dusty pink as my main colour and knew I wanted my bridesmaids in pink and neutral tones – Everyone was expecting me to be a “bridezilla” and I think I would have been if I didn’t have Lauren to help plan and guide me through most decisions.

Reception: We celebrated the night with a cocktail reception with a three-piece band. Memorable moment was cutting the cake with fireworks and guests were able to leave us a message in our guest book with a fun Polaroid photo.