Real Wedding - Jydon & Britt

I'm a true believer of when you know, you know. It's the little things that remind me that he is the one. Like looking at him for no reason with a big grin on my face thinking 'I just love him so much'

Jydon waiting for his bride with baby Wynter.

If love had a look...

Jydon and I have always been best friends. He was always the true friend I turned to for absolutely everything. He used to tell me he had feelings for me but I thought our friendship was far too special to start a relationship. I finally caved after many years and we haven't looked back.

Jydon proposed on a birthday weekend away at Stewarts Bay Lodge. It's the most amazing spot surrounded by nature and wildlife. The romance started when we pulled up in the car and he came around to open my door. We walked through the front door to find rose petals scattered over the floor with a trail leading to a closed door.
I walked in to find the whole room covered in candles, red roses and a rose petal love heart on the bed. I turned around to give him a kiss for  what I thought he had done for my birthday to find he was down on one knee He asked me to marry him! It was so romantic and out of the blue, it was beyond perfect. 

Shortly after we were engaged, we found out we were expecting which put our wedding plans on hold and changed our minds in regards to what we had planned. We decided on a destination wedding, inviting our nearest and dearest to travel with us. We found The Shearing Shed on Wedshed and I just knew it was going to be our perfect destination wedding venue.

We wanted the day to be authentic and represent us. We wanted to make sure our guests had a great time and were looked after from the minute they arrived. We had the bar open straight after the ceremony and a huge grazing table ready to nibble at. It was such a happy, fun, relaxed and memorable day and we really felt so much love from everyone.

We chose a feasting package as this felt like our style of food and reading the menu made our mouths water. We were married in January and to this day our guests are still raving about the food, it was so good.

I bought a few styles together for our wedding; country, boho and rustic. I found inspiration on Pinterest and with the help of local suppliers exceeded my own expectations.

The most memorable part of our day for me was walking through those doors to start walking down the aisle. I was arm in arm with my dad and he also had my little girl on his hip. From that moment myself, my husband-to-be, my dad and everyone else in the room had tears in their eyes. There wasn't a dry eye to be seen. This just goes to show how important each and every guest at our wedding was to us. It was such an emotional happy time, it was beyond amazing.

If I could pass on one piece of advice to future brides it would be; be completely present in the moment on the day. It goes way too quickly and you want to cherish every second. 

From the moment I found The Shearing Shed and contacted Abbie I knew it was our venue. The first impressions of the venue through photos and talking to Abbie were beyond anything I had expected and when I got on the boat from Tasmania to Melbourne I was just so ready to marry my best friend. I can't recommend The Shearing Shed enough, our day reflected us perfectly because of the venue.

my wedding tribe:

Photographer: The White Tree
Florist: Flowers of Phillip Island
Event Stylist: Over The Top Events
Bride’s dress: Grace Loves Lace
Bride’s Accessories: Grace Loves Lace
Bride and Groom’s Wedding Ring: Golding & Son
Wynter’s Flower Girl Dress: Vintage Totts
Bridesmaids dresses: Shona Joy
Hair and Makeup: Beachside Hair and Beauty
Grooms Suit: YD
Entertainment: Ricki Wood
Transport: Hot Rod Heaven
Cake: Elaine’s Cakes
Celebrant: Pam Lewis