Real Life Wedding - Corinna and Rupert
Mon Oct 11th 2010
Their Perfect Romance |
| We met at the Rocks in Sydney at a mutual friend’s farewell party |
| where we discovered that we lived a block apart. The natural thing |
| was to share a taxi home. Rupert asked me on a date and that |
| was 2005. In January 2009 we were back in Sydney as part of |
| a Christmas holiday break. The first morning Rupert convinced me |
| that it would be a great idea to go out and reconnect with Sydney. |
| We walked towards the Opera House, and when we were about |
| opposite from where we first met, Rupert asked me to marry him. |
| I was so excited. We grabbed the first person walking by and got |
them to take a photo of us. |
| Their Ideal Wedding |
| We were married in the All Saints Church on Wickham Terrace in |
| Brisbane. We both loved our priest. He understood our need for a |
| modern ceremony with a traditional heart, yet keeping it intimate for |
| our small number of guests. The church ladies matched flowers to our |
| wedding colours for the church. It was a surprise and we were touched |
| by their thoughtfulness. A friend who is part of Opera Australia sang |
an opera ballad as we signed the register.
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| Their Unique Choices |
| We had one attendant each. I also had three friends stay the night |
| in the city with me and they all contributed to helping me get ready |
| and were included in the official photos. |
| I bought my dress from Hills in Hollywood -I did not realise how |
| long I would have to wait if I ordered one. But the one I found was |
| perfect. I also bought a fur stole for a vintage look and a bit of |
| warmth later in the day. We kept the theme of the wedding vintage |
| and classy. The guys wore tails and the colour scheme was ivory |
| for me, and burgundy for my bridesmaid. We carried burgundy and |
| ivory tulips as we arrived in an old Mercedes. I wasn’t living in |
| Brisbane so I arranged for a 6 week break and flew up for the |
| Ideal Bride Expo. We had a list and began the search. We grabbed |
| brochures, spoke to as many people as we could and ended up |
| choosing Richard from Outlook Photography, not just because |
| we loved his style but he was happy to work around my work |
| schedule. We didn’t get to really connect until a couple of days |
| before the wedding. |
| Our reception and photographs were at Boulevard Gardens in |
| Indooroopilly. A highlight for me was our croquembouche wedding |
| cake. Instead of cutting the cake, you crack the top profiterole. It |
| was a lot harder than we thought and took a few goes. |
| As the reception was small we chose round tables, even the bridal |
| table. We had spare chairs at our table for friends to talk to us. |
| Our table decorations were lots of crystal, L.E.D. lights floating in |
| glass bowls. |
| Our bridal dance was the tango. I used to be a dance teacher and |
| came up with an easy routine that Rupert could handle. |
| Our honeymoon was at Noosa, sampling the cuisine of the |
| restaurants each day and taking life easy. • |
| Thank you for your story - Ideal Bride |
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