Showing posts with label Blue Mountains Weddings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue Mountains Weddings. Show all posts

30 March 2015

Beautiful Mountain Gardens Wedding

When I first met Tamara and Josh, they told me they had fallen in love with Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens in the Blue Mountains, near Bilpin and wanted to make their vows there, followed by a reception at home. Their wedding was held on a perfect spring day and was the prettiest wedding you could imagine.  The wedding party was a picture, with Tamara in white with pink and white flowers, and her bridesmaids in soft pink.

They chose a reading A Lovely Love Story  from the whimsical writings of Edward Monkton.  The first few paragraphs are;
"The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice. Although it was cold he was happy in there.  It was, after all, his cage. Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.  The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur's cage with kind words and loving thoughts. I like this Dinosaur, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny. He is also quite clever although I will not tell him this for now. I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur, thought the Dinosaur. She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice.  She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a Dinosaur."......................
Tamara's mother escorted her
Husband and Wife - sealed with a kiss!


First stroll as husband and wife.


Josh's two brothers were his groomsmen - it was a bit hard to pick them apart!






Here's a note I received from Tamara and Josh after they returned from their honeymoon.




"Hi Elaine,
Our honeymoon was great fun and an experience to remember. So many places and all so different to one another.
Thank you so much for your services. You were fantastic and everything we wanted for our celebrant. We were so lucky to have found you. 
Thank you for thinking our wedding was beautiful, we thought so too, we loved the gardens and the weather was perfect. It couldn't have been any better and our reception was fantastic as well. The day went too quickly. 
We have also received our marriage certificate. 
Thanks again you really helped make our day special. 
Kind Regards
Tamara and Josh
Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens, 11th October, 2014"

11 September 2013

Misty, mountain magic

Everglades historic house and garden was chosen by Peter and Tanya for their wedding day in April. Being mountain lovers, the choice of the beautiful gardens at Everglades for their ceremony was easy. Solitary Restaurant on the road between Katoomba and Leura was chosen for the reception. 
However, their plans for a garden wedding had to be changed, when that mountain mist became steady rain.  Their wet weather option was Everglades house  for the ceremony, and they had wonderfully atmospheric photos taken in the gardens after the ceremony. Their guests kept dry and enjoyed a champagne and canapes inside Everglades house, before heading off to the reception.
Doesn't Tanya look just exquisite in her lace gown.

Looking down the stairwell of the historic, Art Deco house.

A champagne and a kiss for the newly-weds in the garden.

22 December 2012

Blue Mountains wedding with a difference The Turpentine Tree at Kurrajong

Eric looks with happy anticipation as Michelle arrives for their wedding ceremony.
When Michelle and Eric planned their wedding, they really wanted it to be inclusive of their family and close friends, to be fun and reflect their personalities, values and sense of humour, to reflect Michelle's Buddhist beliefs and to be a sincere and lovely statement of their loving commitment to one another. These lovely photograph are by Julian Beattie.  Thanks Michelle and Eric for making me a part of your day!
The start of the ceremony under the Turpentine Tree.



Michelle and Eric exchanged kurtas to honour Michelle's Buddhist beliefs
Husband and Wife - the happy couple accept congratulations from family and friends
They had a refreshing cup of tea with their bridal party following the ceremony

I loved the bride's exquisite gown and her bridesmaids in bright florals


One of my favourite photos of a couple who clearly adore each other

13 October 2011

More Spring Weddings



Sarah and Nick married at the Village Hall in Mount Wilson moving from Windyridge Gardens http://www.windyridge.com.au/ due to the rain. It was a beautiful wedding with peacock colours for the bridesmaids and an exquisite gown for Sarah from Peter's Trends. http://www.petertrends.com.au/contact.asp 

Top pictures are of Angela and Dave's wedding at Watson's Bay in the late afternoon sunlight and of Amy and Garry's wedding in the Rumsey Rose Garden in Parramatta Park.