Emily and Pierre’s wedding could not have been any more gorgeous (Emily was one of the bachelorettes from ‘The Bachelor’ show in Australia)! These two lovebirds chose to have a wedding full of glamour, shine and soft color tones. We fell in love with the bride’s style which was incredibly chic, delicate and feminine. Their wedding held at The George Ballroom, a stunning reception venue with a royal architecture and luxurious atmosphere. They enhanced this elegant venue with some bouquets of fresh flowers, olive leaves and gold, shiny details and we must admit that the result was simply amazing! Go ahead and get lost in these daydream inspiring images!
Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
The bride shared with us: “Pierre and I first met at Pontoon, a trendy bar on St Kilda beach (the old Riva). I went there with my friend Anna (one of my bridesmaids), and as soon as we walked in, she said, “Oh there’s my friend Pierre at the bar!”. Turns out she used to be very good friends with a girl that dated Pierre for 2 years, about 9 years ago.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“Pierre’s birthday is the 14th of February, Valentine’s Day, and I had arranged to take him out for dinner at The George on Collins. He suggested we get a nice photo out the front before we go in. So, we asked a nice passerby if they could please take a photo for us. He then turned to me and proposed. The lady taking our photo, switched it to video mode, so we have both photos and videos of the gorgeous moment.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“I suppose the only thing considered unusual was that our wedding was very bitter sweet for us. My beautiful older brother had taken his own life only 3 weeks prior to our wedding, so it was incredibly difficult, and when it first happened, I couldn’t even comprehend the thought of a wedding. But I like to think he was there, shining down on us. It was also the only day that week of really beautiful weather (for the middle of August!), and I like to think that was Michael’s doing.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“My gown was designed and made by Tanya Didenko Bridal Couture. I have dealt with Tanya for 3 years now. She has made me some stunning dresses to wear to various events over the past few years, so it was a no brainer that I would go to her for my wedding dress. I never tried on any wedding dress at all. I went to her with photos of different designs that I liked and took inspiration from each of them. She knows me quite well now, knows my body shape and knows my style, so it all worked really well. The groomsmen’s suits were made by Remy, who is actually Pierre’s youngest brother. He owns a bespoke tailoring business, situated in Sydney. The bridesmaids’ dresses were all designed by Love Honor. I sent them through a number of inspo shots, and they made them exactly as we had discussed, and they fit the girls perfectly.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“Our ceremony was on the balcony of the Melbourne Town Hall. I loved the columns, and I found it in keeping with the style of The George Ballroom. I really wanted everything to flow nicely. Our reception was at The George Ballroom in St Kilda, with 100 guests. The George is simply amazing. It is by far the most beautiful venue I think I have seen in Melbourne. The way they have restored it is so divine, it was the perfect setting for our wedding day…”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“I was always very clear about what I wanted for our wedding, and Pierre likes my taste, so he trusted me in choosing everything. As we only got engaged in February, and our wedding was August, we decided on things very quickly. The style I went with, was glamorous and a sort of antique feel. I tried to stick with a glamorous, old world sort of theme. I was adamant about there being no black, and there wasn’t any at all. Everything was white, cream, soft pinks and rich, deep pinks. The florist really outdid herself! The cutlery, the napkins, everything just worked exactly the way I had hoped it would.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“The highlight of the day was definitely when we first saw each other down the aisle, and walking down the aisle with my dear old dad. It was a beautiful moment, and one I will never forget.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“The George Ballroom where our reception was, is simply stunning, so not much needed to be done to the room. We had simple garlands down the centre of the long tables, and arrangements around the welcome sign, seating chart, bar and wedding cake. I did find all of the planning incredibly stressful at times, as I was doing everything by myself. It is like a full-time job! So much coordinating, and of course every bride wants it to all go perfectly, so the stress of that all adds up.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“I told the lovely Nat from Foxy Evergreen, that I didn’t want standard flowers. I can’t stand your average old rose. I was quite specific about that. The one flower I told her I absolutely wanted, was phalaenopsis orchids in a magenta sort of colour. And no Australian natives! All whites, soft pinks, deep pinks and lots of greenery. I also told her I didn’t like a posy of flowers. I like the cascading sort of look. We couldn’t have been happier with her work.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“Ramy from Ateia was amazing. He was so easy to deal with, from start to end. I think may words to him when we first met were, no 90’s style glamour shots please! I’ve seen so many bridal shots that seem to go for this look, and that is definitely not our style. I wanted it romantic, glamorous and fashionable, without looking dated.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“We chose a cake from Nikos Cakes. We went for 2 different layers, one vanilla citrus and one vanilla berry. We opted against chocolate cakes, as we had some chocolate and coffee dessert canapés. We chose the 3-tier cake, mostly because Nikos suggested that because both Pierre and I are quite tall. I wasn’t sure what difference it made, but it did look great! We had a white rendered cake, with gold foil on the bottom and top tier.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
“We chose Main Entertainment for all of our music. We found Isaac via a Google search, and he was outstanding. He has a beautiful voice and sung live acoustics for our ceremony and during different parts of our reception. He then turned into a DJ later on in the night. I can’t recommend him highly enough. Not only is he incredibly talented, he is also a fantastic guy and great to deal with.”
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Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
Photography : ATEIA Photography & Video
Advice to a bride-to-be: “My best advice is to make sure you know what you want, before you go talking to suppliers. Scour the net, Pinterest etc, for inspiration. If you don’t know exactly what you are after, then I feel this is where confusion can start to creep in, and you become unsure if you’ve chosen the right thing or not. You need to be clear and concise, so that you don’t feel disappointed on your big day. Think about yours and your partner’s taste and try your best to emulate that on your wedding day.”
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Wow, what amazing and fabulous photos. It was an absolutely beautiful wedding in all aspects. It was an honour to be there to help celebrate the wedding of Emily, our gorgeous niece, and her forever love, Pierre. We wish both Em and Pierre a lifetime of love, good health and happiness.