Ellen & Liz

from BRISBANE WEDDINGS MAGAZINE winter spring 2023

OUR WEDDING TEAM

GOLD COAST HINTERLAND, QLD, 1 OCT 2022

Ellen and Liz met online. “We had both kind of given up on finding something meaningful online, but managed to find each other and since our first date, we’ve never looked back!”

“The proposal took place in our apartment. We were sitting on the floor in the living room playing music and enjoying a glass of wine. All of a sudden it became a really intimate, romantic moment. Liz just kind of stopped and looked at me, and asked me to marry her. We didn’t even have engagement rings at that point, but we just both knew that it was right. It was the easiest ‘Yes’ I’ve ever said!”

“Our wedding theme was Native Australian. We wanted the day to capture the beauty of the Gold Coast Hinterland. We created our floral arrangements using flowers sourced from GC Flower Market. Mostly native florals were used in our bouquets to complement the rustic theme. Our Bridesmaids and Bridesman wore their own choice of outfits - Ellen’s side wore forest green and Liz’s side wore navy blue. Liz’s sister, Olivia Méli, made our fabulous cake. She is the Executive Chef at Luštica Bay Resort in Montegro.”

“Having all of our family and friends together was amazing. We had a significant number of guests who joined us from overseas and interstate. After the pandemic, it was so special to be able to celebrate with loved ones that we hadn’t seen for so long. Our advice to other couples planning their wedding day is to have a wet weather backup plan! It rained literally all day on our wedding day. Our venue was amazing, rejigging the setup for the ceremony by moving everything indoors.”

“We used theknot.com to create a wedding website with info, accommodation options and RSVP details for all of our guests. It was super easy to use and free! We created a QR Code that took guests to our website and included it on our invitations so everything was available online.”

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Our first look was really special. It was so nice to have that moment where it was just the two of us, before the wonderful chaos of the day unfolded.