Rain and lightening couldn’t ruin Anna and Tom’s fun and relaxed, yet incredibly stylish, wedding day at Wamboin. Anna takes us through the gorgeous day.

Getting ready

I got dressed at my parent’s place, did my own make-up and then we headed out as a family to the venue and the rain was pelting down as we drove down the Federal Highway.

Tom and I saw each other and had our photos together before our wedding, which was really special.

In the days leading up to the wedding, Tom and I (and our families) spent lots of time setting things up for the wedding (picking up the portaloo, setting up the marquee, collecting lighting/decorations and helping family members with different tasks, such as putting together the flowers and preparing food.

My mum spotted my wedding dress (and hairpiece) at ‘The way we wear vintage’ fair at Albert Hall. It’s an original 1950s dress, sold by Couture Vintage. I loved the colour of the dress, the gorgeous big skirt and the fact that it was so different to the more traditional wedding dresses I had tried on.

the ceremony

On the day it rained heavily and almost non stop, except for 15 minutes at our planned ceremony time. It meant we were able to have the ceremony outdoors in the beautiful garden – such amazing luck!

We had our wedding at Tom’s mum’s home in Wamboin. We wanted to have a relaxed, backyard vibe to our wedding and be able to jump straight from the ceremony into the celebrations.

the reception

The heavy rain (and lightning) also created a ‘we’re all in this together’ feel inside the marquee, which was really awesome.

We had heartfelt (and hilarious) speeches from our parents and ended the night breaking it down on the dance floor to the Spotify playlist I had spent ages putting together.

Our wedding was such a joy and was only really possible because of the huge effort from our family and friends. Everyone helped out – from putting up the wedding arch and hanging the fairy lights, to brewing the beers and making the bunting.

Our mums were particularly special, with Tom’s mum preparing all the food (!) and my mum looking after the flowers. On the wedding day itself, our friends jumped in to help set up the tables with zero notice.

 

Our photographer, Lauren Campbell, was amazing and really captured the joy and laughter of the day.

People commented on how funny and joyful our ceremony was. We wrote our own vows and our fabulous celebrant, Judy Aulich, brought the whole ceremony to life.

I was grateful for the advice of my sister in law, who mentioned that although the wedding was in December, it would be worth considering getting something to stop the floor of the marquee from turning into a mudpit if it rained. As a result, I hired artificial grass, which was just as well given the amount of rain we had. Despite the grass, we still ended up with a small pond under one of the tables!

The little details

Ceremony and reception venue: Family property at Wamboin 

Photographer: Lauren Campbell

Celebrant: Judy Aulich

Dress: Not sure on the brand. Original 1950s dress.

Bride’s hair: Cataldo’s Salon

Flowers: Mother of the bride

Cake: Tom’s mum

First dance song: Kiss me, Sixpence None The Richer.