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Starting The Journey to Find Your Ideal Wedding Dress

Saying ‘Yes!’ to the dress isn’t always the easiest decision. Couture wedding dress designer Sonia D’Ochoa shares her tips for when you’re starting on the journey to finding your perfect wedding dress. By Belinda Jackson How do I know what is the dress for me? Photos and magazine clippings are a good start for creating the ... Stories

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Riverstone couple in thee sun

Seasonal Snapshot

Looking ahead – an autumn wedding

The colours of autumn are perfectly suited to a wedding. Golden tones shimmer in lemon curd tarts, and oyster pink flashes from the underside of wild mushrooms foraged from the forest floor. Shimmering fireflies make magic on midnight blue skies, and under our feet the world is carpeted in the crisp orange leaves of the ... Looking ahead – an autumn wedding

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Trends

The Bride Tribe Re-imagined

Today the only rules for selecting your Bride Tribe are anything goes. Best friend is a guy? – no problem, want a mixed wedding party? – sure, or no attendants? – that’s fine too. There is more space for individuality and flair. Brides are less insistent on everyone being the same and will encourage their ... The Bride Tribe Re-imagined

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Photography

Photography by the Water

The sound of rushing cascades invigorates the air and creates a soft mist that is cooling on even the warmest of days. If a wedding by the water sounds like a fresh way to get hitched, the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges has a range of options you can consider. Waterfalls are found in lush ... Photography by the Water

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Annabelle and Chris get hitched

Real Weddings

Annabelle and Chris get hitched

Chris Hazlett and Annabelle Hale Meet the couple Chris Hazlett is an editor/cameraman/producer for Parable Productions, who produce TV show ‘What’s Up Down Under’, a caravanning, campervan and lifestyle show. Annabelle Hale works as a freelance illustrator, teaches swing dancing and does disability support work. The couple met on Tinder. Annabelle was carefully reading through ... Annabelle and Chris get hitched

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Seasonal Snapshot

Summertime wedding love

Summer dreams, summer themes, celebrate your day, your way. Chase the evening stars, sip sparkling wines and embrace an al fresco setting under big country skies. Cool breezes whisper through summer vines and provide sweet relief when the temperature rises. Embrace the season with a relaxed dress code that favours comfort and class. Bare shoulders, ... Summertime wedding love

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Real Weddings

Marc and Mel’s intimate wedding

A small intimate gathering of those closest shows how big love is when it is shared with others. Meet the couple Marc and Melissa are outdoor lovers and food enthusiasts. Marc is an audio and lighting technician and Melissa works for a local not-for-profit. They met while living in London. “We had so much in ... Marc and Mel’s intimate wedding

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summertime wedding Yarra Valley

Summertime Love

What makes summertime in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges such a perfect time to get hitched? Getting out of the city in summer holds enormous appeal for couples and their guests. Out into the cool green landscapes of mountains and forests, vineyards and fields. Places where there are shady glades that provide a cool ... Summertime Love

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Lisa newman yarra valley weddings Dandenong Ranges

Trends

Wedding Day Etiquette – Tradition is optional…

It’s a whole new world for weddings these days with many people choosing non- traditional ceremonies – from bridesmen and best girls to having wedding arches made from sticks! As a Marriage Celebrant here in the ever- changing, picturesque Dandenong Ranges, I’m surrounded by traditional venues with a glorious array of gardens, gazebos and chapels. ... Wedding Day Etiquette – Tradition is optional…

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jess and carly Wilde double proposal yarra valley weddings

People to Meet
Real Weddings

Will you be my one?

Jess and Carly Wilde’s double proposal A romantic candlelit dinner in a Balinese resort was an epic location for a proposal and when Carly asked Jess to be her wife in November 2016 the couple, who were both vets when they met, easily embraced the life of an engaged couple and started planning their big ... Will you be my one?

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