reallife weddings

Their photographer, EKP Studios was a last-minute step in due to their original photographer cancelling on them. They captured their special day perfectly. Topping off their wedding with a romantic honeymoon in France, Nice, Monaco, Cannes and Paris, Olivia and Minh’s best advice to other couples is to “enjoy the day, it goes so quick!”

Wedding Date: 4th June 2022

• Number of Guests: 90

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• Hair: Meagen Ellise

• Groom’s Suit: Casual Fitters London

• Groomsmen: Ties from Declic Melbourne

• Ceremony: St Pauls Orthodox Church, Woolloongabba

• Celebrant: Fr John Karim

• Reception: Bougainvillea House, Howard Smith Wharves

• Cake: Cake and Bake

• Menu: Italian canapes

• Entertainment: Jazz Band Instrumental

• Florist: Aurora (reception), Mrs Gibbsons (bouquets)

As a wedding planner herself, Brianna had an intimate understanding of weddings – the planning side of them at least. But now it was finally her turn to experience it as a bride!

Brianna and Ben, both Toowoomba locals, met soon after she finished high school when she started working at the Café where Ben also worked.

On their 8th year anniversary, when Ben planned a weekend away together, Brianna had an inkling something was up. Her intuition was spot on, and though she wasn’t surprised by Ben’s proposal that weekend, she says “it was still a surprise how he’d organised an afternoon wine and cheese board at the lake view deck at Spicers Clovelly, where we were staying.”

He had also organised a photographer to capture the proposal, which she admits was “so incredibly special that we have the moment forever!” Though she worked in the wedding industry, Brianna wanted to enjoy and partake in the whole wedding planning experience as a bride-to-be, so she spent time doing her research to see what she really wanted for her own wedding.

They booked Preston Peak Winery soon after getting engaged, and then set about organising their photographer and videographer, flowers and styling, food and beverages, and their wedding attire. They focussed on these elements as they added to the atmosphere of their wedding and would be remembered through their photos many years later. With their date set for just over a year away, Brianna says it was a “really nice amount of time as it wasn’t too long to wait, but also gave us plenty of time to book and organise everything.”