RENEE & LUKE

Congratulations RENEE & LUKE

4 July 2021, Brisbane QLD

Renee and Luke met on Hinge, a dating app. Luke proposed on my birthday, 13 November 2020 on a Venetian style gondola at the Gold Coast. We had dinner, wine and before dessert he read out a birthday card he’d written to me and at the end of it he proposed. It was beautiful.

“We had a snap lockdown during our first wedding so ended up getting married the day after, once the lockdown ended. We had a private ceremony with just our immediate family. We only had 24 hours to plan it. We found out at 12pm Saturday that the lockdown was lifting that night and we were married at 12pm the following day. We got married in Luke’s brother and sister-in-law’s beautiful backyard and had Subway and Sushi platters for lunch afterwards. Our florist used the fresh flowers we had ordered to create a bouquet and ceremony decor. We didn’t wear our wedding outfits. I wore a white skirt and top from my wardrobe. It was a beautiful and intimate celebration. We postponed our wedding celebrations to a month later. Unfortunately there was another snap lockdown on the weekend of our second date. We decided to cancel the wedding celebration because we were already married and didn’t want to have to deal with potentially more lockdowns on a future date. As I hadn’t yet worn my wedding gown, we planned a photoshoot at our wedding venue wearing our wedding outfits and with the beautiful flowers we had ordered.”

“Our wedding theme was boho luxe with a Moroccan vibe. Marrying my husband surrounded by our immediate families despite the craziness of the lockdown week was definitely a highlight. We kept our priorities straight and made it all about our love and our future rather than the wedding.”

“Our advice to other couples planning their wedding during Covid is to talk about all the possibilities of restrictions and lockdowns. Decide what are your priorities and any deal breakers. Will you get married regardless and what guest restrictions are you happy to go ahead with? Make a guest list for different levels of restrictions. Remember that the goal of a wedding is to become married, not to have the most beautiful wedding.”

“We spent our honeymoon at O’Reillys Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park and the Reef View Resort on Hamilton Island.”

Florals

THE FRECKLED FIELD FLORALS

www.tffflorals.com.au admin@thefreckledfield.com.au

Bridal Gown Alterations SKILLED STITCHES

www.facebook.com/skilledstitches.au skilledstitches.au@gmail.com

CEREMONY Attire - Spell (skirt), Op Shop find (top), Connor (suit) Cake - The Cupcake Effect Catering - Subway and Sushi Train Celebrant - Ps Tony Sawrey Photography - Meyer and Co Photography Stationery and Invitations - Zazzle

PHOTO SHOOT Attire - Pronovias, White Lily Couture (dress and jewellery) and Connor (suit) Hair - Hair by Ira Makeup - Claire Louise Leonard Photography - Meyer and Co Photography Venue - The Providence Farm Hall

HONEYMOON O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat Reef View Resort

BUSINESSES NOT USED (DUE TO POSTPONEMENT) Caterer - Clancy’s Hire - The One Day House Hire Place Cards - Lavender Cloud Co (we have gifted these)