Intimate Choices
Tue Jun 15th 2010
| Their Perfect romance: |
| Even though we had known each other at high |
| school, Luke only got really interesting when |
| we met again when I went home to Gladstone |
| one Christmas. The night Luke proposed, |
| we were staying on the Gold Coast for the |
| weekend. Luke organized a treat at the day |
| spa for me. He had booked me for four |
| dreamy hours of pampering. Then we went |
| to dinner at Horizons restaurant and when |
| the waiter brought my dessert out on a silver |
| plate with a cover over it, I decided to wait |
| until Luke’s dessert came before starting. |
| I didn’t have a clue. Luke kept saying, ‘You |
| start, don’t wait for me’ but I was happy to |
| wait. Finally, he got up, lifted the cover to |
| reveal a little box surrounded by rose petals, |
| then got down on one knee and proposed in |
| front of everyone in the restaurant. |
| Their Ideal Wedding: |
| Part of our wedding ceremony |
| was a candle lighting |
| dedicated to family members, past and |
| present. My grandmother and Luke’s |
| grandmother each lit a candle then handed |
| the candle to us and together we lit just one |
| candle symbolizing of our marriage uniting |
| both families. |
| To conclude the ceremony we released 6 |
| butterflies. I love butterflies and that seemed |
| a really nice way of expressing this new |
| season that Luke and I had now embarked |
| on. I also had butterflies as part of my |
| wedding cake decoration. |
| Their unique Choices: |
| We got married at Cedar Creek Winery and |
| because we only had a small wedding of 30 |
| guests we went with the ‘Intimate Package’. |
| This included arriving in a horse and carriage, |
| the use of the chapel, celebrant, flowers, |
| cake and a harpist! I left everything in the |
| capable hands of Kylie the wedding planner |
| and had a trouble-free wedding day. |
| I had found the dress of my dreams but not |
| my budget and was settling for second-best |
| when someone told me about a website that |
| sold absolutely everything bridal and there |
| was ‘my’ dress at more than half the price! |
| That made it really special. |
| Our photographers were sonia and Chris |
| from sterling studios and they took full |
| advantage of the horse and carriage and the |
| release of the butterflies. Our wedding day |
| was truly fabulous and sonia and Chris were |
| a significant part of the fun and enjoyment |
| of the day. |
| After the wedding, we spent a few days at |
| the sheraton Mirage where it all began. That |
| was just a preliminary honeymoon. We are |
| saving up and going to Montreal for the real |
| thing, later in the year. |
| Their Bridal Insights: |
| First, let me say don’t leave things to the |
| last minute. upon reflection, a lot of early |
| planning would have been a wise move. If you |
| can involve your family in any way, do it. We |
| have some really great memories. • |
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