KATHRYN & NATHAN

Congratulations KATHRYN & NATHAN

22.5.21

“Our advice for other couples planning their wedding is to be best friends first and always. Enjoy the wedding planning process. Enjoy the day as it goes so quickly, but it’s only one beautiful, magical moment in what will be an amazing lifetime together. Surround yourself with all the people (and furbabies) you love.

“Rather than traditional flower girl and page boy duties, we gave them bubble cannons to walk down the aisle first to set the scene with hundreds of bubbles. My first bridesmaid Alice came next with my German Shepherd Billie who thought the bubbles were a riot and tried to eat all of them, sometimes inches away from our guests!

Kathryn Guerrero and Nathan Bambling met at university when they were both studying Regional and Town Planning. “We had our engagement photos taken at UQ. Nathan was a 4th year and I was a 1st year when we met because my oldest friend Shalini’s (maid of honour) older sister Adrika was in the same cohort as Nathan and she recommended me to join the Organisation of Planning Students (OOPS) of which Nathan was President. We didn’t start dating until my uni friend Meg (bridesmaid) pointed out ‘how nice his butt was’ and asked if I could date him because she was already in a relationship! Our first date included a bit of daring/testing each other and we decided to meet at South Bank in our ‘onesies’ (I was pikachu and he was a dinosaur). Neither of us really thought the other would show up in our onesies but we did and the rest is history!”

“In 2019, Nathan gave me a card filled with clues about my birthday surprise which was almost two weeks later. I figured out he was taking me for breakfast at The Farm at Byron Bay (a favorite place of ours) and then horseback riding on the beach (ultimate bucket list of mine). He was so calm that I was suspicious at first but after breakfast I was like, ‘Nah... this is genuinely just a birthday thing’. I had always joked with Nathan that if he proposed to me with a puppy with a ring tied around its neck, I wouldn’t say ‘no’ and we were waiting for a german shepherd puppy at the time so I had convinced myself he would wait until we got a puppy! We arrived at the riding centre and then rode our horses through the bush to the beach, which was absolutely gorgeous with very dramatic sky and choppy waves as it had been raining nearly all day. It stopped for our ride amazingly enough and we had the trail guide in front on Ledger, Nathan in the middle on Gem and me at the rear on Pilot. Suddenly Nathan was hunched in his saddle and I called out asking if his back was okay as he has muscle problems in his back. He replied it was a cramp and the trail guide suggested Nathan better hop off Gem. She managed to maneuvre Ledger between Nathan and me and went to help Nathan and also slip him the ring. The trail guide then came back to me and said Nathan had a really bad cramp in his leg and I better go rub it for him. I think I snorted at this point because I was just like, ‘I want to ride my horse down this beach’. Nevertheless, I went to Nathan to find him on one knee. I believe at this stage I burst into tears and told the trail guide that Nathan actually didn’t have a cramp. Of course I said, ‘Yes’ then we continued on our ride and when we got back to the stables, we were greeted with champagne and a massive cheese platter.”

“Fast forward to Valentine’s Day 2021. I don’t wear my engagement ring when I am gardening, crafting and dog training, so on Valentines Day Nathan had a ‘simple’ ring made for me to wear for those activities. This time he tied it around Billie’s neck with a ribbon and made her bring it to me since I had always told him if he proposed with a ring around a puppy’s neck, I would never say ‘No’.”

“Nathan and I celebrated our first official anniversary in 2014 with a lovely dinner at Sirromet Wines at Restaurant Lurleens. When the time came, we decided we had to check it out for our wedding venue. We were leaning towards an outdoor ceremony because we wanted Billie and Finley (our dogs) to be part of the ceremony (a non-negotiable for us) and we wanted to have both the ceremony and reception all in one place to make it easier and less stressful for our guests. It was the Barrel Hall that set the tone of our wedding theme. I chose the gorgeous rust colour of the bridesmaid dresses and dried preserved native florals to complement the warm moody tones of the Barrel Hall. Also because I surrounded myself with super-talented vendors, it all came together like a dream. I love doing crafts and wanted to create a lot of elements myself. I created the honey jar giveaways, signs and bridal party flowers and after sending photos to Julie Vine Flowers, she matched the reception styling and flowers beautifully. Nathan jumped in on the cake design with myself and Zoe from Confetti Cake Co. I provided Zoe with some of my home dried flowers and she created a masterpiece. I think overall our wedding style was very much just ‘Us’. I wore wedding sneakers and the groomsmen had funky socks. We had a bridal party of 12 because Nathan couldn’t choose less than five groomsmen. I can’t remember a single second that I wasn’t laughing my head off with my tribe. We had to have the doggies at the wedding and they brought their own magic to the day. A favourite highlight was Nathan tearing up watching me walk down the aisle to the song which was also played during the first dance at my parents’ wedding.”

“We are planning a honeymoon to the Philippines post Covid. We enjoyed a wonderful minimoon at a gorgeous Airbnb property in the Sunshine Coast Hinterlands.”

KATHRYN & NATHAN’S WEDDING CREW

Wedding Dance Instructors BELESTE DANCE

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Accommodation - Sanctuary by Sirromet Attire - White Lily Couturre (Dress - ‘Wanda’ by Nicole Spose), Ella Moda (Alterations), Male Manor Carindale (Suits) Cake - Confetti Cake Co. Ceremony - Sirromet Wines (The Arbour) Favours - DIY Florals - Julie Vine Flowers and DIY Hair and Makeup - Signature Creations Marriage Celebrant - Rachel Green Music and MC - Bassline Studios Band Photography - Dallas Love Photography Reception, Catering and Styling - Sirromet Wines (Barrel Hall) Stationery and Invitations - DIY Videography - Wilson Lowe