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BYRCHENDALE - THE PERFECT COUNTRY CANVAS It really is the ultimate country location. Down a tree lined back road on the outskirts of Murchison, Byrchendale is the newest wedding venue in the Goulburn Valley’s very own backyard and has filled a gap in the wedding venue market for the area. Sitting pretty, surrounded by the sweet sounds of birds chirping and the peace of the bush, this pristine property has everything you could imagine. Before you even enter the gates, you and your guests will be wowed but the visual impact of their stunning open air chapel. With hand crafted open windows, grand entry doors and a quaint ceremony platform, the chapel creates a relaxed, magical environment. This unique chapel with its elegant yet simple style complemented by a large wrought iron chandelier captures the formal feel of a chapel yet provides the warmth and informality of an outdoor ceremony. (6)
The cherry on top of Byrchendale is the property’s newly built reception barn incorporating ancient recycled materials, an amazing staircase leading to the upstairs bridal suite, huge chandeliers, gorgeous views and a Chesterfield lounge area. Everything is there for your guests’ delight. The owners of Byrchendale have lived in the area for years and have managed to create a dream wedding venue coupled with their warm country hospitality. The best part… the venue is absolutely gorgeous just as it is, but it also allows you the opportunity of decorating it with your own style if you’d prefer. It’s perfect for those not wanting to go to the trouble of beautifying OR for those looking to add all their Pinterest ideas to a blank canvas. It really is the whole package and if you’re getting married, you absolutely have to check it out!
BLANK COUNTRY CANVAS Photography // Lisa Nardella Photography Suit // Identity Menswear Brides Skir t // Beautiful Bounty Ve n u e / / B y r c h e n d a l e Jewellery // Seven Creeks Pearls H a i r & M a ke - u p / / G l o s s H a i r & B e a u t y B o u t i q u e Flowers // Sim ply Stems Boutique Florist
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Photography // Lisa Nardella Photography Suit // Identity Menswear Brides Skir t // Beautiful Bounty Ve n u e / / B y r c h e n d a l e Jewellery // Seven Creeks Pearls H a i r & M a ke - u p / / G l o s s H a i r & B e a u t y B o u t i q u e Flowers // Sim ply Stems Boutique Florist
Jan Pearce Celebrant Phone: 0447507430
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B R I D A L
A C C O M M O D A T I O N
325 Poplar Ave, Orrvale, 3631 // 0410 561 934 // www.thechurches.com.au
74 McLennan Street Mooroopna // (03) 5825 5170 (24)
AN INDUSTRY AFFAIR - ANTHONY & GRACIE You can only image how hard it is to plan a wedding, with all the appointments, quotes, decisions & bookings it can be pretty overwhelming for the best of us! But what if you were so heavily involved in the wedding industry and trying to plan your very own wedding? Would you feel pressure for your day to be a certain way? Would you feel expectation to have the perfect affair? For Anthony of AJR Films and his now wife Gracie (Congrats guys!), being in the industry was a bonus, the only difficult part for them was living apart while they were in planning mode, and even though that was occasionally tricky, they say it kept them focused. “The hardest part about planning our wedding was being apart during the process. We planned our wedding in 8 months with one of us living in Melbourne and the other in Shepparton. It was tricky at times, but also kept us focused. It actually wasn’t as difficult as we thought it might be. Being involved in the industry exposes you to so many great suppliers it makes it quite easy to identify your personal tastes” Of course everyone wants to put on the greatest soiree and because a wedding
is a super special occasion it brings it’s own set of unique emotions when choosing the style and vibe. For Anthony and Gracie, working in the industry made planning the celebration of their love, easy! “There’s always a desire to host the perfect event, which creates plenty of its own anxiety. I think being exposed to the wedding scene helped as it made it quite easy to visualise how we wanted our wedding to be. The end result. Watching everything come together on the day was such a rewarding feeling. You spend so much time planning; conceptualising and counting down, that when it all works out you’re very content.” Plus now they are man and wife and have experienced the process for themselves they believe it will make their story telling even better (if that’s possible?). “I think it’s actually been a massive help for our own business as we were able to experience things from the other side. We’re now able to relate to the bride and groom in a way we couldn’t before our own wedding”
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BRIDGET + THEO Photography || Nicole Williams Photography Reception & Ceremony || Tallis Wine Celebrant || Jane Harvey Flowers || Flowers on Melville Hair || Ahead of Time Make Up || Provincial Beauty Cobram Dress & Skirts || Michele’s Bridal Bridesmaids Tops || Traffik Catering || Butler’s Pantry Numurkah Suits || Joe Paul Menswear
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“Having everyone come up and congratulate and hug you really s h ow s h ow m a ny a m a z i n g p e op l e yo u h ave i n yo u r l i fe a n d h ow lucky you are to have them there on the day to help you celebrate. It is so overwhelming!�
Lisa Nardella Photography
THE BRIDESMAID DIARIES - CALL OF DUTY Sometimes being a bridesmaid can be a full on job! From Hen’s Party planning to Bridal Shower gaming... reality is, there is a hell of a lot going on in the lead up to a wedding and a bridemaid’s duties are 100% to stop the bride from boiling over in the stress department! There is no doubt in the world that being asked to be bridesmaid for your bestie, or anyone in fact is an honour and a privilege that should not be taken lightly. After all she is asking you to be one of the few people to stand beside her and support her through one of the biggest moments of her life. Today we are getting real and laying it all out on the line, it’s EXHAUSTING! Sometimes you spend months or years consumed by helping your friend find the perfect dress or searching for unique ideas for guest gifts, then it comes to picking songs for the day and organising the order of events for the evening... the list, at times (most of the time), feels endless, until finally you are on the dance floor busting a move at the end of the
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wedding reception and a few short hours later, CRASH BANG your head hits the pillow and you breathe a sigh of relief... its over. May you find comfort in knowing that most of us have been there AND if someone tells you it was the funnest, easiest thing they have ever done they are lying! Firstly protecting your bestie SHOULD be hard work, - being a ‘bestie’ is a pretty big deal! But the truth is …. when it’s over you’ll wonder why you whinged about this privilege so much, you’ll absolutely regret sometimes resenting how much time, effort and money you have spent on one day and you will, despite how tired you are by the time the day comes around, actually enjoy and miraculously form fond memories of the time you got to be your bestie’s bridesmaid! And aside from the whole process being exhausting, you’ll have created another precious memory you’ll never forget together.
www.lisanardella.com.au // hello@lisanardella.com.au // 0448 717 076
www.talliswine.com.au // 0437 825 547 // susanj@talliswine.com.au
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Don’t just buy any ring...
FINE JEWELLERS Harris Scarfe Plaza, Maude Street Mall, Shepparton // (03) 5831 4677 // www.blizzardsjewellers.com.au
AMY - SIMPLY STEMS Amy is one of those all round creative types who can make magic happen with everything she sets her mind (and her hands) to. After studying and working in the fashion industry for seven years, Amy was looking for a new challenge and a position became available at Simply Stems Boutique Florist. She quickly fell in love with working with blooms and her creativity transferred to her new career effortlessly. She is now Simply Stems’ head florist and their go-to person for all things wedding. Her meticulous attention to detail, calm disposition and her experience in her field, makes her one of the best florists in the Goulburn Valley.
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Whilst working with the brides and grooms to realise their wedding flower dreams is undoubtedly her favourite part of the job, Amy also loves the chance to meet, and work with, other creative people like hairdressers, cake decorators and stylists. She attributes them to keeping her continually inspired. When she isn’t surrounded by flowers, Amy loves to paint. It’s her outlet and her calm. Although we haven’t seen any of her works, we’re pretty sure she’s amazing at it. She just one of those talented people. She’s also incredibly nice too. If you’re lucky enough to meet her, you’ll probably want to be her friend. We certainly do!
ANTHONY - AJR FILMS A mad Arsenal fan (thats a soccer team ladies) and a passion for film making don’t really go hand in hand unless your speaking to Anthony of AJR Films. His love for Soccer tends to mess up his sleeping patterns but that means he can kick goals (get it?) by getting lots of editing done late at night - a match made in heaven (oops, there’s another one!). His passion for documentary style film stemmed from his final year at University where he directed a short documentary and found his love of the process of communicating a real life event to an audience in a way that, trust us… will give you Goosebumps!
“I look at each wedding film as a minidocumentary. I like to be as unobtrusive as possible on the wedding day and be well positioned to document what naturally unfolds. It’s important to me that couples are able to re-live the special moments as they were.” he says. Anthony says working in a happy environment, the diversity each wedding brings, the creative freedom and being able to direct an idea and carry it from pre-production to post-production are his favourite parts of the industry. And, apart from his sport, he says he also likes spending time with his lovely wife and never throught he’d enjoy furniture shopping as much as he does now.
When you can custom design your own perfect ring....
FINE JEWELLERS Harris Scarfe Plaza, Maude Street Mall, Shepparton // (03) 5831 4677 // www.blizzardsjewellers.com.au (42)
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MAN OF HONOUR A l t h o u g h h e m o s t l i ke l y wo n t b e j o i n i n g yo u a t t h e t a n n i n g s a l o n o r a g i r l i e a f t e r n o o n o f m a n i - p e d i ’s , t h e r e i s n o r e a s o n w h y yo u s h o u l d n ’ t h a ve yo u r b e s t f r i e n d b e s i d e yo u a s yo u e m b a r k o n t h e n ex t j o u r n ey o f yo u r l i fe … w i fe h o o d ! O n c e f r ow n e d u p o n , we a r e g l a d s u c h s t i g m a s h a ve b e e n a b o l i s h e d a n d o u r fa b u l o u s b r i d e t o b e’s c a n n ow e m b r a c e c h o o s i n g a m a n o f h o n o u r o r b r i d e s m a n t o b e p a r t o f t h e i r b r i d e t r i b e. I n a l o t o f c a s e s , l a d i e s h a ve h a d t h e i r b e s t b l o ke a s t h e i r c l o s e s t a l l y, c o n f i d a n t & a l l r o u n d b e s t i e, t h a t i s b e fo r e t h ey h a ve fo u n d t h e l ove o f t h e i r l i fe. S o i s n ’ t i t p e r fe c t l y f i t t i n g t h ey s h o u l d b e t h e r e t o
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“ u n o f f i c i a l l y � h a n d t h e m ove r, s o m ew h a t l i ke t h e r o l e o f t h e fa t h e r ? Yo u r m a n o f h o n o u r c a n b e s o h e l p fu l i n t h e l e a d u p t o yo u r we d d i n g , a l t h o u g h h e wo u l d p r e fe r t o a vo i d t h e a w k wa r d t a s k s o f g e t t i n g yo u i n yo u r d r e s s , t h e r e i s s o m u c h m o r e h e c a n h e l p w i t h . P l a n n i n g a k i l l e r m a n f r i e n d l y b r i d a l s h owe r, fe t c h i n g l u n c h fo r t h e h u n g r y m o b o n t h e we d d i n g d a y ( m a k i n g s u r e t h e l a d i e s e a t ) a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y t h e i m p a r t i a l v i ew t o l e t yo u ve n t f r u s t r a t i o n s a n d angst about potential opinions and mishaps. S o r a i s e yo u r g l a s s t o t h e we l c o m e d a d d i t i o n t o o u r B r i d e T r i b e s , o u r B r i d e s m a n !
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JACKI + JOHNNY Photography || Ginger + Mint Photography Flowers || Simply Stems Boutique Florist Ceremony + Reception || Kirwan’s Bridge Reception & Winery Celebrant || Suzy Phillips Limon Hair || Kalsum Hair Studio Make up || Maison Belle Bridesmaids Dresses || Shop 221 Cake || Scrumdiddlyumcious Catering || Little Gourmet Food Company Jewellery || Blizzards Fine Jewelers Suits || Talisman Stationery || Quality Teams Photo Location || Asphodel
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“A s w e w e r e s e e i n g e a c h o t h e r b e f o r e t h e c e r e m o n y d u r i n g o u r p h o t o s a t A s p h o d e l G a r d e n s i n To o l a m b a our photographer made Johnny turn his back and I was to walk up behind him and tap him on the s h o u l d e r t o t u r n a r o u n d .�
Georgie James Photography
REBECCA + GRETCHEN - HEN’S TEETH TRADING These ladies ooze charm, and their styling skills… are ON POINT! Gretchen and Rebecca are the lovely ladies behind Hen’s Teeth Trading – a beautiful styling and hire service located in Tocumwal just on the cusp of the Goulburn Valley. With a stong habbit of collecting nice things and an even stronger passion for re-arranging – the girls were born to style! Drawing inspiration from nature and the asthetics of the chosen space is what drives and inspires the Hen’s Teeth look. “We don’t have a favourite style. We love any style that celebrates nature and we find each event has its own aesthetic. We find
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ourselves adapting to our clients style but the end result always seems to have a sense of a Hens Teeth Trading stamp.” Being relatively new to the wedding scene in the Goulburn Valley, Gretchen and Rebecca are excited by the rich history in some of the reigions venues and locations, always discovering and celebrating new things! Both have busy home lives with families themselves and aside from the hustle of running their own business, they try to have balance. Gretchen jokes that she wreaks havoc with her sons lego collection, destroying and remaking for her own pleasure while Rebecca enjoys being in the garden and spending time with the home menagerie.
LOUISA - LOUISA’s CAKE BOUTIQUE Dessert darling and cake queen Louisa - or Louisa’s Cake Boutique is wowing us with her hand crafted goodness in the form of cakes and more intriguingly, beautifully architected and crafted bitesized sweets which you can check out at her Bridal Co listing. After becoming a chef and working locally for some of the valleys leading dining destinations, Louisa realised her passion was for creating the perfect dessert. Going on to study Patisserie and spending her spare time baking cakes for family & friends, Louisa took the plunge and decided to open her very own cake boutique!
Louisa is particularly passionate about creating varieties of sweet treats for the perfect bridal shower or hand crafting the perfect cake to help each of her couple’s dreams come together. She loves more than anything watching her clients faces light up when they see their delicious delights for the first time. “The people you meet and the excitement on their faces when they first lay eyes on their wedding cake really is the cherry ontop of everything I do” she says. Inspired by her passion for creating delicate delights, Louisa opened her cake boutique early 2016 and has built up a following of clients that love to challenge her talents and who love seeing what she comes up with next.
BRIDES RECOMMEND
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BRIDES RECOMMEND...
GOULBURN VALLEY PARTY HIRE
SIMPLY STEMS
Feedback from our couples about their experiences with suppliers! We love receiving feedback about the excellent jobs our GV Vendors are doing! If you have something you would love to share with us about your supplier experience, we would love to hear from you! Email hello@thebridalco.com.au
Goulburn Valley Party Hire were absolutly amazing. They put so much effort into creating the perfect setting for our recpetion and nothing was too much or too difficult for them. They were amazing to work with throughout the whole planning process of our wedding day! - Heidi
Simply Stems provided us with suggestions, recomendations and knowledge that helped us get the flowers we imagined and meet our theme. Working with the staff at Simply Stems was so easy and professional. We would not hesitate in recommending their business to others. - Jackie & Johnny
BLIZZARDS JEWELLERS
HOPS & HARVEST - VINTAGE CARAVAN BAR
GLOSS HAIR & BEAUTY BOUTIQUE
Blizzards Jewellers have helped us since our engagement and have made everything so easy for us from rings, jewellery and bridal party gifts it was such an easy choice for us. Josie from Pelles events also was outstanding as she helped with the process like our wedding planner to ensure everything ran smoothly for us. - Melinda
My husband and I hired Hops and Harvest for our wedding at Byrchendale. Lauren and her team were an absolute delight. They were so professional, kind and hardworking, perfect with the busy crowd they had!! We had so many compliments from guests on their service, especially great getting everyone served when it was so hot! - Kate & Zane
Gloss did my wedding hair & makeup. They had lots of people to get organised. Each one of us were extremely happy with everything. Both the hair & makeup were perfect! The girls made the morning so relaxed and finished with plenty of time for us to relax before the ceremony. Thanks so much girls, I would highly recommend you to anyone. - Briana
Shop 4 - 127 Fryers Street Shepparton // (03) 5831 1377 // info@glosshairandbeauty.com.au
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HEIDI + THOMAS Photographer || Lisa Nardella Photography Flowers || Avonlea Flowers Ceremony + Reception || Avonlea Flower Farm Celebrant || Rev Brian Spencer Cake || Jo’s Cakes Hair & Make Up || Pia Taylor Hair + Makeup Invitations || Taylor Made Print & Design Catering || Two Tarts Entertainment || Catch 22 Band Happy Snaps Photobooth Wines || Murchison Wines Hire & Marquee || Goulburn Valley Party Hire Catering || Two Tarts Videographer || Jason Hodge Films
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“Our first dance which took place on the most amazing d a n ce f l o o r u n d e r t h e sta r s a n d a s e a o f fa i r y l i g h t s d a n c i n g t o f l o r a n c e a n d t h e m a c h i n e s Yo u ’ v e g o t t h e L o v e .
Matty & Jamie
Jay Hum phreys Photography + Desig n
LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC FOR YOUR WEDDING, EVENT OR PRIVATE FUNCTION
www.mattyandjamieduo.com // 0487 349 484 // playthecchord@hotmail.com
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A SWEET PATH. Flower girls traditionally threw flower petals in the bride’s path to lead her to a sweet, plentiful future.
Nicole Williams Photography
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www.ajrfilms.com // 0402 306 995 // anthony@ajrfilms.com
Justin & Jim Photography
HAVE A DRINK WITH US... A GUiDE TO BOOZE SUPPLY With the trend in backyard functions and particularly weddings increasing, we wanted to offer a little help and advice from our friends at Hops & Harvest. Buying and catering for your guests can be a daunting task and one that you shouldnt tackle without some planning! Hops & Harvest Vintage Caravan Bar has put together some handy tips & tricks for supplying the drinks for your wedding. 1. Limit your options to guests, the more variety you have the harder it is to keep up the demand of any one product. Once your friends start drinking a particular kind of drink, it is harder to tell them it is no longer available. 2. You can’t always predict the nights events and you can very rarely predict what will be popular! Sometimes when you are SURE you know what will be the favourite of the night, it can turn out very different!
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3. We suggest 2-3 beers (keeping a light beer option in mind), 2 White Wines, 2 Reds and 1 other, perhaps a cider or pre-mixed spirit. 4. Cocktails are a great idea but keep in mind they are more time consuming, ask for advice on quick and simple cocktails to help keep service smooth 5. On working it all out... Divide your guests into drinking categories. Males, Females, Heavy Drinkers, Light Drinkers etc and estimate to your best ability the types and amount of drinks they will consume. 6. Quite a few suppliers will let you return unopened and undamaged cartons so be sure to check this out when shopping for the drinks. 7. Relax! Having Hops & Harvest at your event means not only will you have an epic night, we will also keep an eye on your stocks and let you know when it’s low!
Vintage Caravan Bar
Photo by Nicole Williams Photography
Give Uncle Johny the night off... We’ll serve the drinks
www.hopsandharvest.com.au // 0475 792 527 // hire@hopsandharvest.com.au
SUPPLIER SNIPPETS NEWS FROM THE BRIDAL CO FAMILY
SIMPLY STEMS
Stay up to date with everything happening with The Bridal Co Family! Exciting new changes in businesses, new service offerings, new faces welcomed to the teams and much more! If you are a supplier and have something exciting to share with the family please email hello@thebridalco.com.au
Heartwood Hire has moved closer to home! The popular hire company has been purchased by the lovely Matine and moved to her base in Euroa. Offering unique furniture, props & lighting. Their style is natural and minimal which works perfectly with their timber furniture. Be sure to visit their listing on the website!
Simply Stems now has a green wall you can hire for your special day! Standing a 2.1m high and measuring the same width, it is perfect for positioning behind the bride and groom at your bridal table. Available to be filled with artificials, fresh flowers, a combination of both or as its own feature. The possibilities are endless!
SEVEN CREEKS PEARLS
IDENTITY MENSWEAR
L.O.V.E by HOPS & HARVEST
Seven Creeks Pearls has a new shop and workshop in the Tower Arcade Shepparton. It’s a fabulous location - just off the Maude St Mall. With an excellent range of genuine pearls. It’s a great place to visit if you are looking for something bespoke or to have a beautiful piece of jewellery custom made. (76)
HEARTWOOD HIRE
Have you noticed that Identity Menswear in the mall has had a makeover and wow-wee does it look shmicko! They stock an amazing range of brands, offer after hours suit fittings, alterations, colour matching of ties to bridal party dresses and a super speedy turnaround time! Great Work lads!
The creators and makers behind Hops & Harvest now have available to hire these amazing little (or quite big actually) LOVE letters. They are a perfect edition to your love fest standing 1.6m high and full of lights! Great for photo back drops and to create that wow factor! Contact the crew at Hops & Harvest for more info!
PHOTOBOOTHS OF ALL SIZES
JUKE BOX & KARAOKE PACKAGES
1966 VINTAGE MUSTANG
www.happysnapsphotobooth.com.au // 0437 225 016 // info@happysnapsphotobooth.com.au
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simplystems.com.au // (03) 5822 4515 // 170 Corio Street, Shepparton
Olivehouse FUN CTION + EVEN T VEN UE
olivehouse.com.au // (03) 5823 5455 // 7230 Goulburn Valley Highway, Kialla West
PICKING YOUR SOUNDTRACK N OT H I N G i s m o r e exc i t i n g a b o u t a we d d i n g t h a n i t ’s s o u n d t r a c k . A l t h o u g h i t s t r u e, yo u c a n ’ t g o p a s t t h e l ove c l a s s i c s l i ke t h e p r ove n l ove t r a c k by S h a n i a Twa i n , ‘ Yo u ’ r e s t i l l t h e o n e’ a n d F r a n k i e S w i t h ‘ T h e wa y yo u l o o k t o n i g h t ’ , i t ’s a l s o b u t t e r f l y t o t h e t u m m y - i l y, exc i t i n g w h e n a c o u p l e t h i n ks o u t s i d e t h e b ox !
N o t h i n g s e t s t h e t o n e a n d e m o t i o n o f a we d d i n g m o r e t h a n ‘o n - p o i n t ’ s o n g s e l e c t i o n - i t r e a l l y c a n m a ke o r b r e a k a m o m e n t . S t a r t w i t h a l i s t o f s o n g s t h a t r e s o n a t e w i t h yo u a s a c o u p l e - i t ’s g o t t o m e a n s o m e t h i n g t o b o t h o f yo u , ( t h e m e a n i n g i s a l i t t l e l o s t i f w i fey - t o - b e p l a ys a s o n g t h a t s h e a d o r e s b u t g r o o m ’s n eve r h e a r d i t ! ) s o s t a r t by g e t t i n g o n t h e s a m e p a g e.
N ex t i s t h e l y r i c s - yo u c a n g o e i t h e r o f t wo wa ys . C h o o s e t o t a ke t h e s o n g l y r c i s a n d m e a n i n g i n t o a c c o u n t o r yo u c a n i g n o r e t h e m a n d g o fo r i t j u s t b e c a u s e i t i s c a l l e d s o m e t h i n g b e a u t i fu l l i ke ‘ Yo u r b e a u t i fu l ’ ( w h i c h i s
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a c t u a l l y a b o u t s e e i n g a n ex - g i r l fr i e n d o n t h e U n d e r g r o u n d i n L o n d o n w i t h h e r n ew m a n . . . k i n d o f s a d r e a l l y ) . W h e n yo u s t a r t d i v i n g d e e p i n t o yo u r fa vo u r i t e s o n g m e a n i n g s i t c a n o f t e n c h a n g e yo u r m i n d c o m p l e t e l y fr o m a d e c i s i o n yo u we r e s e t o n s o t r e a d c a r e fu l l y w h e n e n t e r i n g t h i s t e r r i t o r y l ove r s .
L a s t l y c h o o s i n g yo u r s o n g s i s c e n t r e d s o m u c h a r o u n d t h e m o o d a n d s c e n e yo u wa n t t o s e t a t t h e t i m e, b e i t yo u r a i s l e s o n g , s i g n i n g o f t h e r e g i s t r y o r e n t e r i n g yo u r r e c e p t i o n - e a c h a l r e a d y h a ve t h e i r ow n s i g n i f i c a n c e a n d m o o d fo r t h e d a y b e fo r e a d d i n g a n o t h e r v i t a l e l e m e n t - t h e t o n e.
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P i c k i n g a s o u n d t r a c k t h a t i s u n i q u e l y yo u r s s h o u l d b e s u c h a fu n p a r t o f t h e we d d i n g p l a n , b u t j u s t r e m e m b e r ( n o p r e s s u r e ) o f t h e i m p o r t a n c e yo u r s o u n d t r a c k p l a ys i n t h e e m o t i o n o f yo u r we d d i n g !
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A p a r t f r o m t h e i n c r e d i b l e v i e w a t Ta l l i s , t h e s i g n i f i ca n ce t h e a rea h a s fo r u s, a n d h av i n g everyone we really love in one place, Bruce did such an amazing job. He captured who we both are as individuals and as a couple, it was so special and unique and truly reflected the love we share.
GROOMIE GROOM - THE MORNING OF S o t h e b r i d e w i l l b e b u s i e r t h a n a r o o s t e r i n a h e n h o u s e b u t w h a t ’s a G U Y t o d o ? A f t e r a l l , yo u c a n o n l y s h a ve s o m a n y t i m e s . Key wo r d – R E L A X .
G e t o u t . E a t . D r i n k ( wa t e r ) .
Tr e a t yo u r s e l f. G e t t h e b i g b r e a k fa s t , h a ve a s e c o n d c o f fe e, b u y n ew s o c ks . D o n ’ t b e s h y. W h a t eve r yo u s p e n d , b e a s s u r e d t h e l ove l y h a s s p e n t m o r e. N o t t h a t we’ r e ke e p i n g t a b s r i g h t ? ? ?
P l a y g o l f, b a c k ya r d c r i c ke t , f i s h , wa ke b o a r d , s h o o t a p i g . W h a t eve r.
L i m i t t h e r i s k . S o m a y b e d o n ’ t s h o o t a p i g . We l l , j u s t e n s u r e i t ’s t h e p i g t h a t g e t s s h o t . N o t yo u .
O n l y h a ve p e o p l e a r o u n d yo u w h o m a ke yo u l a u g h .
P u t yo u r b e s t m a n t o wo r k . H e c a n d o u b l e c h e c k t h e d e t a i l s l i ke t h e s u i t s , r i n g s a n d c a r s a r e r e a d y t o g o.
Tex t yo u r l a d y t o t e l l h e r yo u c a n ’ t wa i t t o s e e h e r a t t h e a l t e r. Yo u m i g h t n e e d t h e b r ow n i e p o i n t s i f yo u g e t hurt shooting the pig.
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S h i n e yo u r s h o e s . D o n ’ t u s e s p i t . G e t a c l e a n i n g k i t .
E a t . D r i n k ( wa t e r ) .
M a ke a s e c o n d c o py o f yo u r vowe l s a n d s p e e c h . B e t t e r s t i l l , g e t t h e b e s t m a n t o d o i t fo r yo u .
H a ve s o m e t h i n g n i c e o r g a n i s e d fo r t h e we d d i n g n i g h t . H e r fa vo u r i t e w i n e / c h o c o l a t e s o r f l owe r s a t t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n . Yo u m i g h t n e e d t h e b r ow n i e p o i n t s i f yo u l o s e t h e s p e e c h .
M a ke s u r e yo u k n ow h ow t o t i e a g o o d k n o t . A n d w h e r e t h e b u t t o n h o l e g o e s . G e t t h e b e s t m a n t o l o o k i t u p i f n e e d e d , n o t yo u .
M a ke s u r e s o m e o n e h a s m i n t s . A l c o h o l o n yo u r b r e a t h d o e s N OT g o d ow n we l l , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h yo u r b r a n d n ew i n - l a w s . O r t h e c e l e b r a n t . Re m e m b e r, l e g a l l y yo u ’ r e s u p p o s e d t o b e s o b e r !
E a t . D r i n k ( wa t e r o r L i s t e r i n e ) .
F i n a l l y l o o k a r o u n d yo u - t h e p e o p l e a n d t h e p l a c e. T h i s i s yo u r d a y.
- W r i t t e n by a b l o ke fo r a b l o ke .
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“ M y favo u r i te p a r t o f t h e d ay wa s wa l ki n g i nto the reception with my new husband! It was so incredible to see all the people you love so much i n o n e p l a c e t o g e t h e r t o c e l e b r a t e y o u r m a r r i a g e .�
a memory, is a blink of an eye that should be captured by someone who understands memories last forever...
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www.jasonhodgefilms.com.au // 0402 089 936 // jason@jasonhodgefilms.com.au
DING DONG... Wedding bells are an important symbol of a wedding. Traditionally, it was believed that demons were scared off by loud sounds, so following a wedding ceremony, anything that could make noise was used to create a diversion.
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“ B e fo re o u r we d d i n g d ay i t h a d ra i n e d co n s i ste nt l y fo r ove r a wee k a n d we we re c ros s i n g o u r f i n g e r s h o p i n g t h e r a i n wo u l d h o l d o f fo r t h e b i g d a y. T h e rain held off on the day and as I got to the end of t h e a i s l e t h e s u n p ea ke d o u t fro m b e h i n d a c l o u d a n d s h o n e d ow n o n t h e c e r e m o n y. I t wa s a ve r y s p e c i a l m o m e n t .�
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lizarcus.com // 0407 861 303 // liz@lizarcus.com
Stick to what you love as a couple and you ca n ’ t n ot h ave a g o o d t i m e. O u r favo u r i te fo o d is burgers and having that as our first meal as a h u s b a n d a n d w i fe j u st s ee m e d r i g h t - m a ke i t what you want and you can’t go wrong.
Lisa Nardella Photography
Do what suits your style best! Don’t worry what others think as long as you enjoy the day and plan to what you want eve r y t h i n g j u st fa l l s i nto p l a ce !
Nicole Williams
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Yo u a r e r e l y i n g o n a l o t o f o t h e r p e o p l e f o r y o u r d a y t o r u n s m o o t h l y, u n fo r t u n a t e l y t h i n g s d o g o w r o n g . When these do happen don’t dwell on it because it w i l l r u i n y o u r d a y . Yo u r g u e s t s w o n t e v e n n o t i c e o r i t wo n ’ t h ave a ny a ffe c t o n t h e i r n i g h t .
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VENUE REPORT - THE CARRINGTON The Carrington projects a combination of classic, historic elegance as well as a more modern, cutting edge style. The refined and all-class venue provides fine dining, beautiful accommodation and the perfect place to host your next function. The function and restaurant area is an ideal venue to host the wedding you and your spouse envision. If unsure of any major or seemingly minor decisions that need to be made before your special day, there is available assistance offered in all aspects of planning your wedding. (Including, catering, floral decorations, locations for the ceremony and perfect photographic opportunities) As well as providing the Carrington’s facilities, the business also features one of the town’s most impressively eye-catching properties, ‘The Manor’. The Manor is a unique estate built in the 1980’s. This is incorporated in the Carrington’s business by offering exquisitely stylish and modern guest rooms and suites. The Manor can also
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play many roles in how you would like to use the venue and its facilities to host the perfect high-class event. For instance, the garden includes a gazebo surrounded by fresh and groomed greenery providing a perfectly picturesque scene for your ceremony. If perhaps a garden wedding isn’t quite your thing, or the weather for your set date leaves you with limited options, any room inside the beautiful estate works well for a ceremony, reception and popularly an enchanting setting to take your picture-perfect wedding photos. The Carrington offers a unique and memorable venue no matter what your aimed wedding style is. The choice between a modernly fashioned function room and a classic grand manor ensures that your wedding will be provided with a dream-like venue, hosting the highly anticipated and unquestionably unforgettable celebration. - Katelyn Kalafatis
129 Hogan Street Tatura // 0408 479 944 // louisa_1984@hotmail.com
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“Seeing my bride-to-be walking down the isle. N o wo rd s co u l d ex p l a i n t h e fee l i n g o f l o v e a t t h a t m o m e n t .”
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SUBMIT YOUR REAL WEDDING! We love to hear about real love stories and especially real local weddings ! To be a part of the GV Bridal Co’s feature stories all you have to do is jump online to our website and fill in our online submission form! We want to help you re-live all of the moments of your dream day including first songs, stand out speeches and every special moment.
We don’t mind if your wedding was large scale or small and quaint, we love them all! We are all about showcasing our wonderful local suppliers so be sure to tell us all about your positive experiences! You could be a part of the next magazine edition, one of our weekly blogs or real weddings. For more details www.thebridalco.com.au
“I never want to stop making memories with you…” - Pierre Jeanty