the wedding day
diary of a bride-to-be
“Our ceremony time came
around before I knew it
and the moment had arrived
to prepare for the walk
down the aisle.”
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May 17th 2009 - The Wedding Day
When we arrived at Maleny Manor to begin getting ready,
Terrianne from Mondo Floral Designs was already there with
all of our flowers so it was very exciting. I had my mother,
my bridesmaids and other family members helping the team
from Mondo Floral Designs to set up all the flowers. As you
can imagine we had flowers everywhere and I was so excited
to see the designs all come together. I was a typical handson bride and was busy with the set up all morning until the
hair and make up girls ordered me to stop, sit down and be
a bride!
Getting ready was exciting, although that was when the
nerves started. I had all my bridesmaids, my mum and my
aunties around me, making sure I was hydrated, that my
lipstick wasn’t smudged, and to help me get into my dress. It
was mayhem for a while there but I managed to take a deep
breath, close my eyes and prepare to be married!
Our ceremony time came around before I knew it and the
moment had arrived to prepare for the walk down the aisle.
That moment really hit home! We were all standing in a line
waiting to walk down the aisle and the emotion of the day
really started to sink in. My younger brother Robbie who
was 19, walked me down the aisle. It was so very special to
have him on my arm for support. I wore a locket around my
neck that had a photo of my mother and late father in it. I
also wore a strand of pearls that were my grandmother’s
and a delicate bracelet of my mother’s around my wrist.
Seeing Brett smiling, and waiting at the end of the aisle for
me was so exciting. We were about to be married and all the
preparations of the past ten months lead to this moment!
I managed to hold it together until the time came to say my
vows. I was a little overwhelmed with emotion but with the
help of my sister Alice by my side with a handkerchief, and
Brett on my other side doing an impromptu dance move that
made everyone giggle – I managed to get through the vows.
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The Reception
The reception was just as we had envisaged – all of our loving friends and
family together, an abundance of flowers and candlelight, and a warm, joyful
atmosphere.
The Maleny Manor team were just extraordinary on our wedding day. Nothing
was too much trouble for them, everything ran to schedule and we had so many
comments from our guests about the outstanding service, food and wine.
The level of personal service that Maleny Manor provided exceeded our
expectations and we felt so looked after - which is just what any bride and groom
wants on their wedding day.
Louise and Brett were married
under the magnificent old Ash tree in
the grounds of Maleny Manor.
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“Inspired by a
delicate theme
of A
‘ utumn,
lace and flowers’
Louise couldn’t
resist the
opportunity to
create a floral
wonderland as
a feature for her
wedding day”.
The Flowers
Being a florist, the flowers at our wedding were a big part
of my wedding day. I spent a lot of time going over different
design styles and floral themes but ended up coming back
to what I originally envisaged. I had thought about creating
innovative, modern designs for our wedding but decided
that although it would be exciting and something a bit
different – it really didn’t fit our theme. I really did want the
floral designs to have an earthy, natural feel, at the same
time representing soft and romantic styling - yet still slightly
rustic with vintage detail.
If I wasn’t a florist, I would have had a lot more time to relax
in the days before our wedding; however, I loved that I had
the opportunity to personally create the bouquets and
make Brett’s buttonhole. Together with my mother, sister
and the team at Mondo Floral Designs we spent all day
Friday and most of the day Saturday creating the bouquets,
buttonholes, ceremony and reception flowers for our
wedding.
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For the bouquets, I wanted to feature my favourite rose ‘the
Sahara’ but I also wanted to incorporate different textures
and various other flowers. To complement the creamy
apricot Sahara roses, I decided to use cream miniature
roses, a small pale green/pink leucodendron, miniature
green succulents, chocolate magnolia foliage and a touch
of small berry and dodder vine. I also included some green
roses in the bridesmaids’ bouquets.
The reception was an area that I really wanted to enhance
with gorgeous flowers and I decided that we would have
multiple vases per table with a selection of different flower
varieties featured. Each design represented the tones of
the colour palette and these designs were placed on lace
tablecloths on each table.
The week before our wedding though, I had to change a
few things as mother nature decided to throw a spanner
into our preparations and not everything I had ordered was
available. I was a bit disappointed but this is something that,
as a florist, I probably understand better than most brides!
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CEREMONY & RECEPTION: Maleny Manor, www.malenymanor.com.au
PHOTOGRAPHER: Calli B Photography, www.callibphotography.com.au
FLOWERS: Mondo Floral Designs, www.mondofloraldesigns.com.au
HAIR: Evalyn Parsons Hair, www.evalynparsons.com
MAKEUP: Kim Image Specialist, www.kimimagespecialist.com.au
STATIONERY: Invitation House, www.invitationhouse.com.au
PAVILION FURNITURE: Events by Design, www.eventsbydesign.com.au
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