We were lucky enough to work with an incredible couple late last year to
create their dream wedding. It was important to the couple to bring together
their traditions, beliefs, heritage, sense of fun and most importantly their
love of travel and food on their special day.
The bride and groom wanted to make their wedding the ultimate party for
their 200 guests, while still respecting the traditions of marriage. They also
wanted the event to reflect their upbringing - the groom from the country and
the bride a city girl who spent a part of her childhood in the English
countryside where her mother was from.
And so the goal was to create a Country
Wedding in the City, and they had their hearts set on the picturesque
Lachlan Swamp in Sydney’s Centennial Park. After gaining approval from the
Parklands to build a temporary structure in the swamp, it was time to focus our
efforts on taking their inspiration boards and turning them into reality.
This included an outdoor ceremony and dance floor, live music, loads and
loads of food, the bride’s family famous banana rum, tongue-in-cheek royal tea
towels, and plenty of colour on this September evening . . . in a swamp!
We faced a number of challenges,
to say the least! We were experiencing some unseasonal rain, coupled with the
need to fit a marquee in a designated spot without damaging any of the hundred
year old paperbark trees (in particular their extensive root systems!) and this
was all before the big day had even arrived, which happened to coincide with
the park’s busiest day of the year.
It was certainly a challenge, but well and truly worth it when on the
day the clouds parted to leave a perfect spring day in Sydney, with plenty of
sunshine for the outdoor ceremony, and a party that went well into the night.
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