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Sophisticated Outdoor Byron Bay Wedding

November 15, 2016 | Junebug Weddings

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This Byron Bay wedding at The Fig Tree features sophisticated rustic décor, tons of classic white and green florals, and a mobile teardrop trailer bar! Chelsea and Adam knew they wanted a special destination wedding, so the relaxed vibes and organic beauty of Australia’s Byron Bay naturally called to them. Photographer Zoe Morley captured every moment of Chelsea and Adam’s wedding beautifully, including their fabulous reception décor, Chelsea’s minimalist Pronovias gown, and luxe wedding favors for their intimate 60-person guest list.

The Couple:

Chelsea and Adam

The Wedding:

The Fig Tree, New South Wales, Australia

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We were looking for a destination wedding but something different to Bali or Thailand as we have been many times. We considered Hamilton Island and north Queensland as the weather in September is quite nice then visited Byron Bay over the Christmas holidays and fell in love with the relaxed nature of the town. It encapsulated everything we wanted our wedding to be. 

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While we were in Byron, we checked out a few venues with Byron Bay Weddings and The Fig Tree was actually the first one we saw. There are so many beautiful properties but we loved that this venue overlooked the lighthouse and beach, had beautiful gardens and an adorable restaurant as a wet weather alternative. It’s just beautiful. We only looked at three venues whilst over there and booked The Fig Tree as soon as we got home.

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We wanted the wedding to be quite intimate and casual whilst still having a level of sophistication about it and our selection of vendors worked out perfectly. The decorations were very minimal but with a vintage style.

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I was a little overwhelmed with the idea of having to select a wedding dress so my mum bought me a few wedding magazines to look through. I found a Pronovias ad in one of the magazines and loved the minimalistic style of it. I went to two bridal stores. One was filled entirely with lace and bling and I didn’t even try on one dress in there. Then we went to Samantha Wynne and I tried on a few minimalistic dresses which were short and long sleeve.

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So glad we planned a destination wedding. We loved everything about our wedding. It made it so much more than just one day and we all have memories for the week surrounding the day. It gave us so much more time to spend with everyone and while everyone was in holiday mood. It was awesome and we wouldn’t change a thing. We are also really glad we had a small wedding. It becomes overwhelming trying to invite everyone you know and by keeping it small (60 people), we were able to socialise with everyone and have all the extravagances we would have had to forfeit should we have had more people.

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Our favorite details of the day were the wedding favours. As all of our guests had to travel to the wedding, we bought them each a personalised leather luggage tag from The Daily Edited. Each one was embossed with their initials. We couldn’t wait to give them these.

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The Wedding Team:

Photography – Zoe Morley
Event Planning & Styling – Byron Bay Weddings, The Wedding Shed
Venue & Catering – The Fig Tree
Floral Design – Poppy & Fern
Cake – Chelsea Davidson
Officiant – Benjamin Carlyle
Live Music – McGee Entertainment
Invitations – Xsight Graphic Design
Makeup & Hair Artist – Alex Ouston
Wedding Dress – Pronovias via Samantha Wynne
Bridal Accessories – Valentino
Groom’s Apparel – MJ Bale, Calibre, Two Guys Bow Ties, Alexander McQueen
Accommodation – Byron Bay Holiday Rentals
Rings – Hardy Brothers
Rentals & Calligraphy – The Wedding Shed
Transportation – Xcede
Favors – The Daily Edited

 

Congratulations to Chelsea and Adam, and a huge thanks to Zoe Morley for sharing their wedding with us. Want more Australian wedding inspiration? Then you’ve got to see this fabulous rustic Australian wedding at Melross Farm!

xoxogabby

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These Wild Portraits in Glencoe Look Like the Couple Has the World to Themselves

November 14, 2016 | Junebug Weddings

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Cheryl and Scott’s couple session played off Scotland’s naturally foggy, moody vibes to create adventurous and perfectly wild portraits. Their Glencoe session features a gorgeous blend of sophisticated and outdoorsy outfit elements, like a patterned blanket used by Cheryl as a shawl and a heather jacket on Scott. Photographer Sean Carr captured this couple’s portraits with all of the enchantment and mystery of the Scottish Highlands in mind.

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A very special thanks to Sean Carr for sharing these perfectly wild portraits with us. Want more outdoorsy portrait inspiration? Then you’ve got to see these impossibly adorable Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend engagement photos!

xoxogabby

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This Oceanside Wedding at Shelter Cove is the Epitome of Laid-Back Chic

November 14, 2016 | Junebug Weddings

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Anni and Rich are originally from opposite ends of the world, but when it came time for them to choose a wedding venue, California’s Shelter Cove called to them. Being a wedding photographer herself, Anni knew she wanted a low-key wedding weekend that included events and details that are special to her and Rich’s past, present, and future! The couple held a traditional Baci ceremony as well as an intimate Black Sands Beach ceremony to reflect their cultures and honor their family and friends. Photographer India Earl captured Anni and Rich’s Shelter Cove wedding weekend with the newlywed couple’s adventurous spirit in mind.

The Couple:

Anni and Rich

The Wedding:

Black Sands Beach & Seadance Vacation Rental, Shelter Cove, California

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The night before our wedding, we had a Baci ceremony which is a traditional Lao blessing ceremony used to celebrate important occasions. During this ceremony Rich‘s dad, and our officiant, unites our khwan (our souls) as our heads touch together. Then everyone is given a white, cotton string to tie on our wrists to wish us good luck and well being. It was such a deep, emotional, and meaningful moment shared with all of our friends and family. I get emotional just thinking about it!

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Rich grew up in Laos, and I grew up in India, so we wanted to incorporate some meaningful cultural traditions into our wedding. The whole weekend we ate Lao food and Indian food, drank chai and danced to Bollywood music! Our wedding didn’t break our banks, and we had such a fun, meaningful time with everyone.

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Having grown up in India, I definitely wanted to wear some Indian looking accessories. My anklets, earrings, bangles, and nose ring was all Indian influenced. My dress was from BHLDN, I ordered it online 1 month before the wedding, and it fit me like a glove.

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We wanted our wedding to be really simple and intimate. We didn’t want to get caught up in details that didn’t matter, or feel like we didn’t get to see and spend time with any of our guests. So we rented a couple beach houses in one of our favorite places on the coast and spent the weekend together! Rich and his groomsmen actually backpacked for four days to the location as his bachelor party.

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My bridesmaids and I went out and picked all the greens and flowers for the decor. I wanted everything to be really organic and natural. The only flowers we found for the bouquets were pink (and I never wear pink), but we laughed and made them look really tropical, I loved it! All of us had some funny rashes and allergic reactions too from one of the plants which we was pretty hilarious.

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My bridesmaids chose their own dresses according to a color scheme, and coming from 3 different countries, they looked surprisingly coordinated!

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Shelter Cove is a tiny fishing town in the middle of the Lost Coast Trail. A few years ago, we backpacked 100 miles down the Lost Coast and it is our absolute favorite trail to date. We had our ceremony on Black Sands Beach in a little cove that we had all to ourselves.

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As a wedding photographer myself, having a photographer that I trusted and fit in with our small gathering was really important. India was truly amazing, she was so flexible and up for anything, and gave us knock out images that captured all the feeling and emotion from our weekend, and I felt like she was more a friend than a paid vendor.

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We had our reception at the most incredible vacation rental right on the beach called Seadance. The owner was amazing, he bought tables, chairs, plates, glasses and silverware just for us to use! The ocean was such a peaceful, calming presence the entire weekend.

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Remember that a wedding is really about your community of friends and family coming around you to support you in this major life event. It’s tempting to focus on what your wedding will look like, or feel like, so get a wedding planner or get your friends to help, so you can really focus on what this day really means. We wanted to spend the whole weekend with all of our wedding guests so we could really enjoy the moment, because it really does go by so fast.

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The Wedding Team:

Photography – India Earl
Ceremony Venue – Black Sands Beach
Reception Venue – Seadance Vacation Rental
Videography – Shannon Breen
Makeup Artist – Mariya Krutikova
Wedding Dress – BHLDN
Bridal Accessories – Free People, Forever 21
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – Lulu’s
Groom’s Apparel – Articles of Style
Rings – Heidi Gibson

 

Congratulations to Anni and Rich, and a special thanks to India Earl for sharing their wedding with us. Love the idea of an intimate, low-key ceremony? Then you’ve got to see this low-key couple’s Venice Beach ceremony location that they picked on the spot!

xoxogabby

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