your wedding day! what was it like?

**berrme** · June 16th, 2009, 01:51 PM

What was your fave thing of the day? Hearing my husband say how much he loved me in front of so many people.

What would you have changed if anything? Tightened my lace up dress before the waltz so I didn't feel like I was going to stand on it.

Where did you get married? We got married in Cairns; both DH and I grew up there. The ceremony was in a church, my DH's grandfather married us. The reception was in the ballroom at the Shangri-la hotel on the esplanade.

Did you have a wishing well or gift registry? or presents? Gift registry

How many bridesmaids did you have? what dresses did they wear? 2 bridesmaids, my little sister and my best friend since highschool. They wore sage green, long, strapless dresses.

What were your table centre pieces? Native flower arrangements.

Did you have a bonbonierrie? if so what was it? yes, I made little fold up boxes printed with leucodendrons (flowers) and the guests names (doubled as place cards) and filled them with hand made truffles that a chef friend of mine made for us.

What did you invites look like? did you make them or get them made? Invites were long and thin. They were green like the bridesmaids dresses and had a leucodendron on them. The writing was on a transparent cover that was pinned over the top. I made them too.

Did you have a real or fake boquet? what flowers were they? Real flowers, natives. Mostly proteas and leucodendrons. My boquet was in creamy colours and the bridesmaids were in pinky red shades.

Anything else you would like to add feel free or even add photos. The link below goes to my facebook wedding photo album.

Melanie Berry's Photos | Facebook

**NaeNae** · June 16th, 2009, 02:13 PM

What was your fave thing of the day? Horse and carriage ride and seeing DH face as I walked down the ailse

What would you have changed if anything? My photographer

Where did you get married? church? garden? registry office? eloped? Lyrebird Falls in Kallista had a little chapel and reception area all in one

Did you have a wishing well or gift registry? or presents? we had a registry and gifts

How many bridesmaids did you have? what dresses did they wear? Two bridesmaids, they wore black dresses in different styles.

What were your table centre pieces? TBH I can't remember I think there were flowers that came as part of the package for the venue

Did you have a bonbonierrie? if so what was it? little white boxes with black and silver ribbon containing a Ferrero Rocher Raffealo and silver belgium choc heart.

What did you invites look like? did you make them or get them made? We hand made ours, card cover was white with black and silver ribbon there was a silver heart on the card. Inside we printed the writing bit on this clear paper that had silver hearts.

Did you have a real or fake boquet? what flowers were they? Real bouquet, Girls had round posies with pinks in roses and lisianthas, I had a tear trop with Dolce Vita roses and freesias and white lisanthas.

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**luna moth** · June 16th, 2009, 02:38 PM

Ours was very DIY - I made the dress, the veil and the cake. DH made our cake stand, the beer that we served during the ceremony, the money house for our donations. We did the invites together, and did our own music by putting together a playlist and having our own sound equipment.

What was your fave thing of the day?
Cartwheels in my wedding dress!

What would you have changed if anything?
My hairdresser

Where did you get married? church? garden? registry office? eloped?
Beach at sunset

Did you have a wishing well or gift registry? or presents?
Donations to our sponsored child in Africa

How many bridesmaids did you have? what dresses did they wear?
One, my sister. Dress that I didn't see until the day! Apple green with embroidered organza applique to match my dress. One flowergirl, who was sensational.

What were your table centre pieces?
We had a ****tail reception, so no tables

Did you have a bonbonierrie? if so what was it? No.

What did you invites look like? did you make them or get them made?
Green metallic backing, with pearlised paper. Child's drawing of us with our names on left side, details on right. Strips of tulle from my veil tied around the middle.

Did you have a real or fake boquet? what flowers were they?
Real. Fresh organic flowers from a local farm, and it was an enormous bouquet, but got so many comments!

My Facebook album(may or may not work!)

**briggsy's girl** · June 16th, 2009, 02:58 PM

What was your fave thing of the day?
celebrating our love with our friends and family. we had the most awesome reception!

What would you have changed if anything?
nothing that i can think of - was pretty damn good day

Where did you get married? church? garden? registry office? eloped?
Garden at DH's besties place - which is where we initially met - so it was noice AND it had meaning

Did you have a wishing well or gift registry? or presents?
wishing well but asked for vouchers for Bunnings rather than cash - we had moved in together and had two houses full of stuff so we were sorting and getting rid of stuff so didn't need to add more - the house was in desperate need of painting and stuff, so we got the vouchers for that - got the pain for the whole house (inside and the trims out), as well as fencing material. we've just been renovating slowly!

How many bridesmaids did you have? what dresses did they wear?
two - my SIL and one of my friends. both wore deep blue dresses - i just picked the color and sent them shopping together. they hired as both figured they'd never wear them again. i was planning on wearing a silver dress that friend was going to make, but SIL found a dress similar in design in white, and got me to try it on - fell in love with it so that was that! the dress had lots of embroidery and beading on sleeves, bodice and train - loved it to bits!

What were your table centre pieces?
glass bowls with floating candles

Did you have a bonbonierrie? if so what was it?
CD of the music from our wedding per couple, and chocolate hearts for everyone

What did you invites look like? did you make them or get them made?
i made the invites myself - DH's brother passed away only days after we became engaged and we were caught up in something of a horrible legal catastrophe for months so making our invites was my stress relief! they were the same blue as the girls dresses, A4 folded in three. on the inner middle panel was the invite in either gold or silver with contrast pins holding them in - on the left panel was a little pocket containing RSVP card and wishing well poem

Did you have a real or fake boquet? what flowers were they?
real - the bridesmaids had 18 white roses each - as DH and I got married on the 18th - i had a mixture of red and white roses - 14 red (we got together on valentines day) and 16 white (engaged on june 16). i had red roses in my hair, the girls had white. DH a red rose on his lapel and silver "kerchief" - the groomsmen white rose and gold "kerchief"

Anything else
we had three child attendants - our two nieces and nephew - the girls were in white dresses with gold stars on them, our nephew in black pants, white shirt and a gold vest - he was our ring bearer (unofficially - we didn't give him the ACTUAL rings cos he was only 3!) - silver and gold cushion embroidered with our names and date of marriage. eldest niece carried a purple and yellow rose as part of our ceremony had us exchanging roses

cake - we had chocolate mud muffins for everyone to take home themselves and one larger cake that we cut. had a crystal moon and star topper. all the tables had blue gold and silver star and moon sprinkles on them.

our reception was awesome - had a band playing and we all just chilled out. was fantastic. we've been asked each year since our wedding when we're getting married again so that we can throw another kick ass reception!

**kawazuki** · June 16th, 2009, 03:00 PM

I thought that everyone could share there magical days with everyone

What was your fave thing of the day?being on a tropical islandw with my man and kids and family

What would you have changed if anything? nothing

Where did you get married? church? garden? registry office? ?we eloped to fiji with family, got married on the balcony at sunset over looking the ocean and a secluded island

Did you have a wishing well or gift registry? or presents??wishing well

How many bridesmaids did you have? what dresses did they wear??none lol only my little girl was flower girl adn step son was ring bearer

What were your table centre pieces??had square plates with sand and candles on them, we had teh reception at home a month after we got married at the local surf club

Did you have a bonbonierrie? if so what was it??nope lol budget wedding here

What did you invites look like? did you make them or get them made??i made them myself, they were pink and white with frangipannis and silver ribbon very cute and sweet

Did you have a real or fake boquet? what flowers were they??fiji had real frangipannui tear drop style, at home had roses and gerberas in a round boquet style

Anything else you would like to add feel free or even add photos

**feeb** · June 16th, 2009, 03:04 PM

NaeNae You got married at same place as me!!! and I think from your pics you had same horse and carriage people and stayed night before at same place as me!!!!!!!!

**NaeNae** · June 16th, 2009, 03:07 PM

NaeNae You got married at same place as me!!! and I think from your pics you had same horse and carriage people and stayed night before at same place as me!!!!!!!!

Belle Warren and Briserenia Gardens?? Was yours a winter wedding as well?
Aparrently the next day after our wedding the venue ripped up the floor and made some changes so I bet it doesn't even look like that any more

An old work colleague always said the best people go married there

**feeb** · June 16th, 2009, 03:09 PM

Belle Warren and Briserenia Gardens?? Was yours a winter wedding as well?
Aparrently the next day after our wedding the venue ripped up the floor and made some changes so I bet it doesn't even look like that any more

An old work colleague always said the best people go married there

Yep yep thats right!!!! hehe we had the cottage that you pic is in front off plus the one joined on back of it plus the 2 over past the reception of briserinia gardens!!!

yep 20th may wedding 2006.

Was the best day staff were amazing everything perfect!!!

All our guests still til this day say it was best wedding they have attended including my matron of honour prefered my wedding to hers!!

where did u spend wedding night?? we had a tree top house 3 story thing at Lochiel in Olinda

**NaeNae** · June 16th, 2009, 03:18 PM

we booked the spa cottage at Briserenia, I wanted to go somewhere else but couldn't be bothered organising yet another thing by myself

We booked the entire property on the wedding night and had a few relo's stay as well.

Loved it up there, the staff were indeed amazing My dress got black with mud 3 times and 3 times we had bottles of soda water and hairdryers galore going and it was all the staff doing it.

**feeb** · June 16th, 2009, 03:22 PM

ah ok my parents and brothers and my cousin and matron of honur her DH and DS stayed there wedding night as i wanted to be away from everyone!! we saw my family next day for breaky as my cousin was over from Scotland for wedding and i wouldnt see her again before she went home as we were 2 night at lochiel and then home 1 night and off of honeymoon for 2 weeks.

Brisserina staff also went organised lunch platters for me for family and the girls for lunch on wedding day and picked them up from where they had organised them!!

when was your wedding?

**Claire_A** · June 16th, 2009, 04:14 PM

What was your fave thing of the day? - Marrying the man of my dreams!

What would you have changed if anything? - My sister's husband was in charge of the music - big mistake!

Where did you get married? church? garden? registry office? eloped? - Fitzroy gardens

Did you have a wishing well or gift registry? or presents? - Myer registry and wishing well

How many bridesmaids did you have? what dresses did they wear? - 1 bridesmaide, we had a '50s theme so she wore a gorgeous red vintage dress.

What were your table centre pieces? - White roses and short chunky white candles

Did you have a bonbonierrie? if so what was it? - No

What did you invites look like? did you make them or get them made? - We made them. We took a black & white photo of the two of us in a photo booth and enlarge it slightly. Then we sewed the front and back covers of the invites together with red cotton.

Did you have a real or fake boquet? what flowers were they? - Real boquet of red roses.

**NaeNae** · June 16th, 2009, 04:16 PM

when was your wedding?

Feeb - 2nd July 2006 - great year that one

**trini246** · June 17th, 2009, 12:51 PM

wow what a small world getting married at the same place in the same year hahaha

I am getting more & more excited about my wedding everyday

**Jaycee** · June 17th, 2009, 02:38 PM

What was your fave thing of the day? Marrying the man of my dreams and getting to be a princess for a day!

What would you have changed if anything? Yep, I really regret not having our wedding video'ed, I only have my memories now.

Where did you get married? church? garden? registry office? eloped? Beautiful garden at our reception venue

Did you have a wishing well or gift registry? or presents? Wishing well and presents

How many bridesmaids did you have? what dresses did they wear? 2 bridesmaids, who wore a fuscia ****tail style dress, they were gorgeous and I wanted something that they could wear again. I also had 2 flower girls and 2 page boys (neices and nephews - and they were gorgeous!)

What were your table centre pieces? Lantern style - can't remember the name now, but they were beautiful and big candelabras and flowers for the bridal table

Did you have a bonbonierrie? if so what was it? We went for the traditional sugar coated almonds

What did you invites look like? did you make them or get them made? Had them made, they were a creamy coloured with gold embossing, very classy but simple!

Did you have a real or fake boquet? what flowers were they? Fake, which were mady by my SIL and gorgeous, I had a tear drop with lillies and the girls had a small boquet of lillies

**Laranna** · June 17th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Well, we aren't married yet, but our wedding is in August so not long to go. Some of our ideas....
My dress is black and white. I'm having 2 bridesmaids who'll be wearing black. There will be 3 flower girls. DF is having just the 1 groomsman. We're getting married in a garden and our reception is at the same venue in a marquee. Our flowers are going to be ruby red roses and our centrepieces will be tall cylinder vases with a bunch of red roses on a mirror with tealights surrounding it. I've made the invitations which are square, the bottom layer is black, the middle layer is a black damask patterned paper and the top layer with the writing is a bright white. There is a black satin ribbon with a diamonte buckle around the top too. Our bonbonniere is going to be toblerone bars wrapped with the same paper as the invites with the guests name printed on one side to double as the placecard. Can't wait. Here are a few pics of a few things so far.