Real Life Bride - Sarah & Steve
Mon Nov 1st 2010
Their Perfect Romance |
| I am an engineer and two years ago, my firm posted me to Wyhalla. |
| There were no other females there working at my level of expertise, |
| so my social network was made up of the other male engineers and |
| professional contractors. One of them was Steven. Most of the time |
| I was covered in dirt, wore a hard hat, workclothes and safety boots, |
| so I know the attraction was deeper than the surface! Just before |
| Christmas we visited Steve’s brother in California, and also treated |
| ourselves to a white Christmas in New York. We did everything |
| you see in the movies: ice skating, riding in a horse and carriage, |
| shopping, theatre and shows. We even stayed at Roosevelt’s. |
| Christmas morning, Steven handed me a little box and while I was |
| unwrapping it, he started to list all the things he loved about me and |
| why he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and when the |
| ring was revealed he asked me if I wanted to spend the rest of my |
| life with him as his wife. |
| Their Ideal Wedding |
| Our wedding took place at Maleny on the lawn of the restaurant |
| where our reception was held. The views across the Glasshouse |
| Mountains to the ocean were stunning. |
| I arrived too early in my vintage midnight blue limousine. The |
| chauffeur pulled up out of sight and cracked open champagne and |
| took some candid photos to fill in the time. |
| My dad and I walked down a rose petal covered aisle. It was important |
| for us to show our friends and family how much we meant to each |
| other so we chose everything about our day to reflect our love. It |
| was romantic and elegant with lots of orchids, roses and lilies. Duetz |
performed our music from the ceremony through to the reception.
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| Their Unique Choices |
| My wedding dress was by Hills in Hollywood. It was very detailed, |
| very romantic and perfect. My bridesmaids wore midnight blue and |
| the men were in classy pin striped charcoal suits. |
| We wrote our own vows, and included a sand ceremony. I grew |
| up in Mooloolaba and Steven came from Brighton In Melbourne. |
| To symbolise the two different families we chose sand from both |
| those locations and mingled brown and green sand to show that our |
| families were now a part of each other. |
| While our photos were being taken, special platters from local |
| produce makers were provided and Duetz kept the guests |
| entertained. Jess Marks was our photographer. I came across her |
| website and loved her photographic style. We arranged to meet and |
| the three of us just clicked. We had our photoshoot at an agapanthus |
| plantation just as the sun began to set. |
| Our guests received tape measures inscribed with “Our love will |
| go the distance”. Given our professions, we thought them ideal. |
| The cake took ages to decide. We went with a tilted tier cake from |
| Ideas in Icing. • Thank you for your story - Ideal Bride |
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