Real Wedding: Rhiannon and Adam

Posted on 27 July, 2017

The Senate Rose Gardens at Old Parliament House served as the perfect backdrop for Rhiannon and Adam’s whimsical, English tea party themed day.

Getting ready

Adam got ready at our house with his groomsmen, and I got ready in a suite at the Peppers Gallery Hotel in NewActon.

My dress was a Fiore Couture design, called the Aspen dress. I did not really have a specific dress in mind when I first started looking and, to be honest, my preferences changed frequently throughout the searching process. But when I tried on the Aspen dress I knew that it was the right one as it made me feel like a princess!

The Ceremony

The Senate Rose Gardens at Old Parliament House are beautiful, very relaxing and filled with lots of greenery, open spaces and nature. We wanted our guests to experience an outdoor “old English” style afternoon tea party. We also wanted a relaxed event in the sunshine and felt that the gardens hit all the criteria. We hired sun parasols for our guests so that they could stroll through the gardens without fearing sunburn—they were a great hit.

The Reception

We styled the reception ourselves and hired a wedding coordinator for a few hours to ensure the day ran smoothly. We had a gold and blush colour theme and I put in a lot of work making all of the centerpieces myself, tracking down suitable blush pink or gold decorations.

We had asked our guests to bring along a “platter of food to share” in the style of a pot luck (family dinners where every family member brings along a dish to share.) Guests were very pleased with all the food and we had several comments on how nice it was to eat a lot of delicious home-made food and treats!