Wedding at Factory 51, Coorparoo

With family health issues emerging, Ashley put her organisational skills to work and planned an epic wedding day within a three month timeframe.

The couple chose the venue Factory 51 at Cooparoo for both their ceremony and reception. The central location made it easy for guests planning a big celebration to be dropped at the door by their designated driver. The industrial building features internal brick walls, giving it a funky, yet rustic vibe. A giant chandelier drops over the ceremony area.

When chatting about the colour schemes for their wedding, and I mentioned that I would dress to suit their colour scheme, Ashley quickly requested black for my colour. I don't usually wear black to a wedding, however, with the groom and groomsmen wearing white jackets and black pants, and the bridesmaids wearing champagne. black seemed to be the perfect colour to blend in.

Ashley was absolutley stunning in a fitted strapless dress, which hugged her curves. Her platinum hair was curled, and her smile throughout the entire ceremony was just dazzling. She walked into the ceremony on the arm of her dad, Eric.

Ryan vowed to stand with Ashley against any troubles, and Ashley told Ryan that he has taught her to enjoy life, because you never know what might happen tomorrow. She also promised to never speak to him during a Bronco's game! I'm guessing Ryan will be holding her to that one.

Ryan and Ashley asked for a light ceremony, which acknowledged, but didn't dwell on factors beyond their control. They wanted to enjoy the evening with their guests and make the night one that they would always remember.

Venue: Factory 51

Celebrant: Cheryl Landsberry - Marriage Celebrant

Professional Photos to come: Dreamlife Photos & Video - Brisbane

DJ: RJ Unplugged

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A most beautiful wedding at Gabbinbar Homestead, Toowoomba

 After eight years together, Arna and Brett's wedding at Gabbinbar Homestead was the culmination of much planning and dreaming. They fell in love with the wedding venue at Toowoomba, and could picture their ideal wedding day falling into place.

Toowoomba is a couple of degrees cooler than Brisbane, making Gabbinbar Homestead the location of choice for Governers of Queensland to spend their summers in days gone by.

The homestead at Gabbinbar features exquisite workmanship, with wide verandahs, decorative mouldings, polished floorboards, and wide skirtings. My tradie husband lights up like a kid in a candy store viewing the craftsmanship displayed.

The gardens are also beautifully manicured at Gabbinbar, and are fitted out with festoon lighting for evening soirees.

To top off the heritage buildings and cultured landscapes at Gabbinbar, the service of the professional staff is really top class.

We started the wedding celebrations of Arna and Brett with a rehearsal at the venue on the afternoon before the wedding. The wedding party and their families were buzzing around, arranging last minute details, so the rehearsal was the perfect time to pause and focus on the ceremony and visualise how it would all come together. The venue staff played the ceremony music through their PA system, and the bridesmaids were able to practice their walk in.

After the rehearsal, the couple, their attendants, and families had a few more items to tick off their lists before checking in to their BnBs and enjoying a dinner together.

I checked into my accommodation at https://www.toowoombacentralplaza.com.au/ before dinner at nearby Vapianos, and watching a wedding movie in my room. I did take a book to read - but ended up falling asleep by 9pm.

The sun rose on the wedding morning to a cooler day, with a little cloud cover. This was most welcome with the recent run of hot days we had been having. I stopped into my favourite hairdresser at Toowoomba https://www.facebook.com/millenniumhairstudiotoowoomba where Gayle is a master at the classic French roll.

After a quick lunch, it was time to head to Gabbinbar, where Arna and her bridesmaids were getting ready in the bride's retreat.

Arna wore her hair in a simple pony tail, and walked down the aisle on the arm of her dad to, "Made for you" by Jake Owen. She wore a fitted white dress, with a lace bodice and silky skirt. Her three bridesmaids wore ivy coloured fitted dresses. Groom, Brett, was country casual in dark denim jeans, with a crisp white shirt. He wore an oat coloured jacket for the ceremony.

Neither Arna nor Brett wanted to be the centre of attention, so their ceremony was short and sweet, and left them with plenty of time to celebrate afterwards with their guests in the Gabbinbar Gardens.

Venue: Gabbinbar Homestead

Celebrant: Cheryl Landsberry - Marriage Celebrant

Photographer: https://www.instagram.com/matthewgillamphotography/

Videographer: Meg Fowler Productions

Makeup: https://www.facebook.com/mirrormirror.toowoomba

Wedding on North Stradbroke Island

Steph and Nic met in a pub in London over fifteen years ago. And that was it. They became a couple from that moment on.

For their wedding day, this personable couple knew they wanted to put a twist on the traditional wedding.

Nic wanted to wear a custom tailored tartan suit, and Steph decided to wear an black dress. To tie the two outfits together, Nic donned a black shift under her suit, and Steph added a tartan headband.

Guests from around the world gathered to watch the two make their vows to each other. The couple's labrador, Riley, was the official guest of honour.

Ceremony location: Home Beach, North Stradbroke Island

Coordination: Elope Stradbroke

Celebrant: Cheryl Landsberry - Marriage Celebrant

Photographer: Romana Saeheng Photography and Graphic Design

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Wedding at Redland Bay Golf Club

One of the trends I'm noticing for 2024 is couples spinning their own twist on wedding traditions.

Not everyone wants to be the centre of attention on their wedding day, and couples are looking at options to have both an intimate ceremony and a party with all their family and friends.

Liz and Benny decided to have a secret wedding ceremony on a Saturday afternoon, with just their families and a couple of close friends present.

Later that evening, they surprised all their guests at their engagement party with the news that they had already tied the knot.

Win/win!

We started working on their ceremony wording three months before their wedding day. With a few tweaks, we had the ceremony perfectly reflecting the two of them, with a touch of sweetness, and a little humour. So many guests commented on the day that the ceremony was so personalised for the couple.

Liz left a beautiful recommendation: "Cheryl was a wonderful celebrant for our perfect day. She was so easy to contact and speak with regarding all details leading up to and the day of the ceremony. Cheryl made our ceremony so personal and special to us, that I cannot thank her enough for this. She created the perfect atmosphere for who we are and the adventure we were about to enter. Thank you again Cheryl for all of your hard work!"

Venue: Redland Bay Weddings

Photographer: Evoke Studios - Wedding & Portrait Photography