GABRIELLE & ADAM

Congratulations GABRIELLE & ADAM

4.9.21

“Our wedding day highlight was probably after all of the official duties, Adam and I were up on the balcony looking down at the marquee and we just took a moment to take it all in. We looked at each other and said this was all for us, all the love down there, all the effort, everything was for us.

Gabrielle McMahon and Adam Wilson matched on Tinder. “However after chatting for a bit, I soon realised that he was the guy that tried kissing me at Schoolies some 10 years back. I kindly declined the kiss back then. Luckily he was persistent.”

“The proposal happened when we were at our family apartment at Tangalooma on Moreton Island with a few friends for a fun weekend away. To set the scene, when we arrived we had soon learnt that there was ecoli in the Island’s water systems which meant no drinking from the taps, showering was sketchy and no swimming in the pools! That afternoon we were all on the deck enjoying a few wines watching some storms roll by in the bay. The storms became more fierce and turned into very angry electrical storms. There were lots of cracks and bangs and then all of a sudden we noticed some smoke coming from further down the beach. We all received emergency text messages from the Council advising that parts of the Island need to start evacuating due to large fires that were started by the storm. Freaking out about the ecoli and the escalating fire situation, I ran down to the store to grab a carton of bottled water. When I arrived back at the apartment, to my surprise Adam suggested that we go for a night fish! Even more surprisingly, everyone agreed! I thought to myself, ‘Are you all mad? The Island is on fire, there’s s**t in the water and you want to go for a night fish?’ I couldn’t think of anything worse however I was outnumbered. So they carried the rods, I carried the water and an emergency bag and off we went for a fish. The night sky soon became an orange glow and Adam pulled me aside. I though he was just pulling me away to reassure me that everything would be fine. Instead, he got on one knee and said those four words every girl wants to hear: ‘Will you marry me?’.”

“Our wedding was held at our family farm in Samford so the theme was automatically a Boho style. All I wanted was a fun and free flowing wedding, which is exactly what we had. My very talented cousin stepped in to create our cake as the original cake was across the border and the borders had just closed on us! I bought custom wine glasses from an online store for our favours.”

“Our advice for other couples planning their wedding is to find yourself a wedding team that you can count on. Find the caterers that understand you and your style. Find a celebrant and photographer that you connect with. These people are the ones that create the perfect scene for your guests and capture every moment of your special day. Wedding planning can be very stressful and you don’t need to be your own worst enemy. Have a supportive team around you and planning the wedding ends up being a breeze! Our day was effortless and we couldn’t have picked a better combination to work with.”

“We were supposed to honeymoon overseas however Covid stopped that, so we went back to Tangalooma, where we got engaged.

GABRIELLE & ADAM’S WEDDING CREW

Florals INNERBLOOM BY SHANE BAKER

www.instagram.com/innerbloom_sb shane@purecatering.com.au

Photography LIFE AND LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY

www.lifeandlovephotography.com.au hello@lifeandlovephotography.com.au

Catering, Hire and Styling PURE CATERING

www.purecatering.com.au catering@purecatering.com.au

Personalised Denim Jackets THE LABEL HOUSE COLLECTION

www.thelabelhousecollection.com.au www.instagram.com/thelabelhousecollection

Accommodation - Mercure Clear Mountain Lodge Attire - Grace Loves Lace (Dress), Politix (Suits), Cake - Isaac Coonan (Bride’s Cousin) Ceremony and Reception - Family Home Hair - Hair by Angela O’Neill Luxury Portable Ensuite - Brisbane Bathroom Hire Makeup - Lira Bahtiri MUA Marquee - Extreme Marquees Marriage Celebrant - Sommer Saunder Celebrancy Music and Entertainment - The Big Duo Band Stationery and Invitations - DIY Videography - After Midnight Film Co.