 BEFORE THE WEDDINGHow did you meet? Every 14 minutes, somebody finds love on eHarmony – we were part of that statistic! How long have you been together? 8 and a half years. When did you know you had found your soul mate/ the one? We had a horrible travel experience in Cuba, no access to our money, it poured with rain every day, and the hotel charged us double what it was meant to. We were forced to go to the Canadian Embassy for help and whilst waiting for over 3 hours to find out if they would let us access some money, Kris held my hand the whole time and just kept telling me everything would be ok. I was in tears and completely freaking out and when he managed to calm me down, I knew I wanted him to be by my side for everything I may face in the future. What is something quirky about your partner? Something that drives you a little crazy but you love them regardless. Despite having a wardrobe full of nice clothes, he puts on the same things every day as it is always at the top of the pile. He has countless items with tags still attached and have never been worn. Infuriating! What was your first date? We met up halfway between where we lived and went to dinner at Doyle's restaurant on the water at Mordialloc followed by “We’re the Millers” at Southland cinema. Tell us about the proposal story? Kris is a very simple guy that does not often talk about his emotions, so I wasn’t expecting anything over the top. He took me for a sunset picnic (which we like to do a lot) up on Arthur’s seat which overlooks the beach we live at. He insisted on bringing our new puppy Alfie as he wanted the whole “family” to be present for the occasion. e asked me to marry him as the sun went down. THE WEDDINGHow did you hear about us? What made you choose the shearing shed? My parents had their wedding in a barn back in 1971, so I was very set on continuing that tradition for my own wedding. In my search for barn wedding locations in Victoria I came across the Shearing Shed and even though I had never heard of it before it ticked basically every box. Phillip Island was the perfect location as it blends both Kris and my background perfectly. He is from the country and so the rustic feel suited him, and I have lived on the beach my entire life so being on an island was ideal! The venue offers a beautifully established space but still gives couples the opportunity to add their own personality and creativity to it. Which was perfect as I had a vision I was hoping to create that not many existing venues provide. We also wanted a place that offered a lovely backup indoor option in case the weather was unfriendly, and the Shearing Shed has exactly that! How was the lead up to your day? Explain the planning process The planning process was a lot harder than I expected it to be. I had to use a variety of suppliers to achieve the look I was going for and it was much harder to find things than I thought it would be. I was very organised from the start, booking in all major suppliers within the first 2 weeks or so of being engaged. After that I just chipped away at the little details. But no matter how organized I was nothing prepares you for the random crap that comes at you in the few weeks leading up to the day. People let you down, change plans, charge you more than you expect, and generally make your life super difficult! I used to think I would make quite a good wedding planner, but having experienced it first hand, I will now be crossing it off my list of future careers. Any funny stories or disaster leading up to your big day? A few minor disasters for sure – COVID obviously played its role in stressing me out. But the main one was probably the fact that my sister didn’t get her bridesmaid dress and shoes until she stopped in at a shop on the way down to Phillip Island the day before the wedding! I very nearly had a naked bridesmaid. Did you include any of the typical wedding traditions? Yeah I had to keep a few of the classics in there – we didn’t want to see each other until I walked down the aisle, we gave the guests confetti to throw (eco-friendly of course), we did a first dance etc. But we wanted to wedding to be pretty chilled so went light on a lot of the formalities. What was your most memorable moment of the wedding? I had two moments that really stand out for me. Standing arm in arm with my dad before we turned the corner to walk down the aisle was really special. I could see he was very excited and emotional which meant a lot. Secondly, when one of my favourite songs was played late in the evening and nearly every guest was on the dancefloor singing at the top of their lungs. Being surrounded by so many people I love all celebrating the same moment in pure joy was everything I was hoping my reception would be. Pinterest was probably your best friend! What was the inspiration behind all the styling/concept? It’s hard to nail down a term for the style I went for – I wanted a sort of modern boho feel but with colour. I could never do neutrals/whites, it’s just not in me! I also wanted something people hadn’t seen a hundred times before, so unique personal touches were really important. Words of wisdom for others planning a wedding? You will be pushed to your emotional limit in the lead up to the wedding. And everyone will tell you it will “all be worth on the day” – and they are 100% right. You will forget everything that has gone wrong and stressed you out and you will be so happy you could burst. Take a moment to hold you partner’s hand and look at each other, without anyone else around. Be true to yourself and don’t let other’s influence your decisions, you will be happy you did.                    |
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