It is literally impossible to put down in words the sheer joy and emotion of our wedding day. I have wanted to share our big day with you, my dear readers, for months and months but every time I try to put pen to paper I come up blank. How do you describe the best day of your life?
We chose to have a very intimate wedding with only 34 guests including our close friends and family. Every single one of our guests came with such wonderful love and happiness and this injected immense energy and passion into the whole day. Here are some moments from our day. (Note all photos are copyright and by Julian Wainwright)
I booked Lisa Allen for my hair and make-up and I cannot sing high enough praises for her and her team’s professionalism, kindness and talent. Her calming influence and total focus on perfection for her work is something to be admired. Thank you Lisa!
Our photographer Julian Wainwright was truly a master at work and I was amazed at how quick he was at capturing each moment. I love his photojournalism style; I never wanted a bunch of posed stiff plastic images. I wanted photos that would take me back to the emotions and experiences of the day. Whilst I have avoided including any photos of our guests for their privacy, you can still feel how successful he was at achieving my wishes from these images.
Our ceremony was held at our Andara Resort Villa. They placed a podium out on the infinity pool allowing us to be surrounded by the most incredible views as we pledged our love to each other. It was like something out of a fairy tale. No detail was left over looked and every staff member from Andara worked around the clock to ensure our day was perfect.
The night before the wedding we were sitting out in the sala overlooking the ocean with my family and bridal party. Trying to kick back and relax as much as one can the day before one’s wedding, we could see out in the distance a number of glowing Sky Lanterns or “Kom Loy” being released. I had already gone well over budget for the wedding so I had chosen not to have these for our wedding. As my Dad watched these gorgeous beacons float off into the sky he turned to me and said “What do I have to do to organise some of these for tomorrow?” Isn’t he the best Dad in the world? So thanks to my father, after our villa wedding ceremony we journeyed down to the beach front and released our own family of flickering lanterns up into the night sky before heading back to Silk restaurant for our Reception.
We arranged to have our own personalised wedding dance choreographed to Muse’s Dark Shines by dance instructors Kate and Craig from Ceroc Perth. Ever since we got engaged I envisioned this track being our first dance however as neither of us dances I wasn’t sure whether we would be able to pull it off. In the weeks preceding our wedding day our dance practice became a roller-coaster ride of success and failure as we kept repeating it over and over in the hope we could perfect it. On some occasions we achieve this but more often than not we would keep making mistakes or forget our moves. You can imagine our nerves by the time it came to the actual dance on our wedding day! We both walked in silence out onto the dance floor and it was like there no one else was in the room. Focused, elated and totally in sync we became one united force and completed the performance from beginning to end without pause or hesitation. What an incredible, bonding experience.
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Such a beautiful wedding darl!! Wish we could have been there. You look absolutely stunning and yep you always have words so to be speechless, Norm did very well 😉 xxx
Thanks babe! We wish you could have made it too. And as for being speechless…it is a rare event to have that effect on me! xx
Congratulations, Martine! Your wedding photographs are lovely and you look so beautiful and happy. I wish you many years of wedded bliss.
Thank you Christina, you are so kind. See you soon at EDB4! x
Congratulations on the wedding. These photos are just sensational – I love the one of you holding the bouquet in the air and of the one where people are watching the fireworks. It’s all so so soooo beautiful. It looked like it was the perfect wedding every girl dreams of xoxo
Thanks Tina, it really was. Reliving it all over the weekend while I wrote this post reminds me how grateful I am for it being everything I could have every dreamed of.
Congratulations on your beautiful wedding. Loved all the pictures, they do capture the moments of the day really well. I love the one where you guys are dancing, you both look so happy and seem to be having a blast. Wishing you the best for the future
Thank you so much! Im glad you enjoyed the photos, and thank you again for your well wishes.
Wow wow wow – your wedding photos are just gorgeous. And you looked absolutely stunning in the dress. Definitely a dream wedding – congratulations!
Thanks Mei, its hard to believe its all over! Such an incredible day.
Simply gorgeous, been hanging out to see some photos, congratulations! Couldn’t ask for anything more picture perfect!
Thanks babe. Thought you might enjoy these ones!
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Oh my goodness your wedding was absolutely breathtaking Martine! You make an absolutely stunning bride and you can see how happy you both are in these pics.
I could swear that I looked on your blog yesterday for these pics but I didn’t see them! Maybe the page was cached!
Thank you so much Lorraine! I understand now what people mean when it’s the best day of their lives!
Hello Martine
I think it’s the first time I’ve visited! You have a great blog and I love your photos! This was such a beautiful blog post to read and I loved the video at the end! You’re looked amazing!
Hi Daisy! Thank you so much for stopping by! Glad you loved the post….it was so hard to capture the magic of the day but it seems I have manage share some of the joy successfully!
I know we had a great catch up and chin wag about your gorgeous day, but seeing the photos, reading you post, and lastly watching your unbelievable video just brought it all together. Sending you and norm lots and lots of love. x
Thanks hunny, you are so sweet xxx
You looked absolutely amazing on your special day and it sounds like it was an unforgettable day. Well done on all the hard work you must’ve put in to make it all happen!
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I can’t believe I am only seeing these for the first time – what a gorgeous wedding! I particularly love your cake but really everything looked perfect. Did they set off the fireworks just for you?
That photo at the end is a keeper, too.xx
Thank you Erin, so sweet. The fireworks were just for us, we kept it a secret from the guests and had them set them off the moment our knife hit the bottom of the cake!
I can’t believe I missed this post and am only seeing it for the first time now. Wow, what a gorgeous place to get married and how stunning you looked! I can’t stop staring at the photos.
Thank you Aga! Glad you enjoyed it! Was such a magic place, hard to believe its all over.
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