Photographer - Love Bomb Photos BEFORE THE WEDDINGHow did you meet? We meet as two 16 year old's working in the aisles of our local Woolworths. When did you know they were your forever? Stuart – When we got together I had a 13 month old little girl and from the moment I introduced Brie to her, she took her in and always treated her as her own. That’s when I knew this was my forever person. Brie – I feel like I never really had a specific moment in time where I thought this was my forever, rather I feel like with each milestone we hit, like moving in together, building our first home, bringing home our first child etc, I felt more and more steady and safe and that for me made me realise this was my forever. Three things you love about your partner? Stuart – I love the mother that she is to our children, I love that she pushes me to want better for myself, I love her drive and focus. Brie – I love how steady he is, nothing phases him and he is always so strong and sure of himself. I love how hands on he is with our children, the way he just gets on their level and just plays, letting their imaginations take over and just fully immersing himself in their little worlds. I love his love of a full table, he loves to socialize with our family and friends an always spends hours in the kitchen making everything from scratch, I love the joy on his face when he has happy guests. What is something quirky about your partner? Something that drives you a little crazy but you love them regardless. Stuart – Her incessant vacuuming, she literally vacuums 6+ times a day. She keeps our house spotless and I love her for that but it never needs the amount of vacuuming she does. Brie – His ability to be late to EVERYTHING. I literally lie to him about times he is required places or to be ready by because he will always be late. It drives me nuts. Before you booked at The Shearing Shed, what was the vision for your wedding day? And ultimately why did you choose us? We knew we wanted something rustic and somewhat relaxed, somewhat country but not too far away from most of our family and friends. When we walked in to The Shearing Shed the beautiful bar area and sitting area caught our eye. We loved that the bar had two sides so you could access it from the dancefloor if that was your vibe or if you were a more chilled out guest lounging on the couches you could access the bar for a quiet drink. The beautiful courtyard with the festoons was also a big draw card and the ability to have both an indoor our outdoor ceremony if we wanted. We also loved the general grounds and how pretty they were, we knew there would be so many good photo opportunities. We also loved how the staff made us feel, Kaylah never made us feel like any question was silly or any request was too much, everything was an option and it was just easy. We walked away from our viewing ecstatic and never looked anywhere else, we locked in our date the next week. THE WEDDINGWhat parts of you as individuals and you as a couple did you incorporate in your celebration? We wanted our children incorporated in the celebration as they are a huge part of our world and what makes us a family so we made sure they each walked/were carried up the aisle and were acknowledged during the ceremony. We wrote our own vows and made our own promises to each other because we wanted the ceremony to feel like us and be more personal than the standard vow format that we felt were a little outdated for us. Did you plan on a traditional wedding or did you break the mould? The ceremony was relatively traditional in format with the exception of including our own vows, however the traditions of the father giving the bride away/asking who gives this woman was a big NO NO for Brie so we did away with old fashioned things like that. We wanted the ceremony to feel more like the solidifying of us and our children as a family. How did you find the planning process? Pretty easy for the most part. We booked our date almost 2 years in advance and locked in our big vendors like our photographer/videographer/musician etc at the same time because we were planning on a baby so we wanted the bigger stuff taken care of and then we took some time to enjoy our new baby. From about 6 months out things got a little more stressful but all of our vendors were so amazing at calming me (Brie) down and assuring me they were across everything we wanted. The last two weeks were the crunch point and it was super stressful because it was finally feeling real! Did you had any difficulty finding suppliers that understood you and met your needs? We got so lucky and only had a small hiccup with our transport pulling out a few months prior to the wedding and trying to find someone else was hard work as everyone was booked out, so I would always recommend locking in all your vendors as early as you can. We me with all of our vendors in person or via zoom and that was so good for us to get a feel for them all see if we vibed well. They are such a huge part of your day so you need to know that you connect as people as well as clients/vendors. Did you run into any difficulties in the planning process? When we chose our wedding date we were really careful to make sure it was not on a weekend where Phillip Island had any big events/tourist attractions on just so we wouldn’t have any issues with traffic/travel/accommodations. I had the entire day planned down to the minute and three weeks out from the wedding I find out the San Remo Channel Challenge had been scheduled on the same day! The bridge onto the Island was due to be down to one lane for both directions of traffic for an hour and obviously there would be more traffic heading to the island for the event. I had a total meltdown but eventually pulled myself together and made the necessary shuffling to make sure it wouldn’t affect our day, but I worried about it right up until my limo crossed the bridge on the day! What was your most memorable moment of the wedding? The moment the barn doors opened and I saw my husband to be holding our son & daughter and the look of love on all three of their faces is something I’ll never forget. The other moment was at 9pm when all the formalities were over we had a live saxophonist join our DJ and the moment he started and the beat dropped everyone rushed to our dancefloor it was incredible and probably the point of the day where I finally relaxed and just partied! What is your advise to others planning a wedding? Make sure everything feels like you and your fiancé as a couple! If you’re doing something because someone else thinks you should do it or include it in your day or to please someone/people and it’s not something you and your future spouse want then don’t include it! The day is for you and your fiancé and nobody else, you can’t redo it so shut out the noise because everyone will have thoughts and opinions and make sure you do what feels like you. Much LoveThe Shearing Shed Team |
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