The couple gave Georgie their budget, a date, and a guest list to work with and walked away. Georgie then planned every last detail, and on the day, the couple didn’t even know where their wedding would be held! 

The surprise location was the Apollonian Hotel at Boreen Point, and Katja Anton was the photographer intrusted with the task of capturing all the joyous moments of the day.

“(We were engaged) about four years… first we wanted to get married in New Zealand, then Bali; it was a big wedding, then a small wedding, then it was all too hard and we decided on nothing! One day out at a friend’s house, Leory just said that he was fed up of this whole wedding decision making all he wanted to do was to call me his wife… a good friend, Georgie, said she’d organise it, all we had to do was turn up! What started as a joke became the wedding of the year!”   

“Dancing down the isle with the bridal party was awesome. We used to do jazz-ballet growing up together and choreographed something the night before – the groomsmen were all dancing too!”     “The girls started (planning) in February and the wedding was in September – I wanted lots of colour and fun!”   

Wedding Secrets 

Biggest splurge: Clothing for everyone. 

Best money-savers: Many of the suppliers were friends and happy to help out. 

Bridal gown: Erin Clare Couture – I did all the fittings blind-folded and only saw the dress the day before and absolutely loved it!

Accessories: Head piece from Etsy

Bridesmaid dresses: They got their own – all peachy colours to match the colour theme

Groom’s & groomsmens’ shoes: 1950’s two-tone old school dance shoes from America

Groom & groomsmens’ suits: Roger David

Rings: Lee Brennan

DIY: Flowers, wishing well, ceremony backdrop, pom poms for the guests to cheer with, invitations, circuit of games, photo props for the guests to have fun with, such as a blow-up boat with a photo of a sunset behind it, and jump for joy trampoline. 

Number of guests: 80

Wedding budget: $15,000

Photographer: AKA Weddings by Katja Anton / Caterer: Apollonian / Transport: Old Skool Kombis Noosa / Makeup Artist: Quincy Jenna / Hair Stylist: Andrea Lenore / Decorators: Confetti Events / Entertainment: DJ Leatherlab, Shaun Harsent, Nathan Martha / Celebrant: Liz Sinclair 

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Many brides and grooms are choosing to do it their own way, but make still it special and beautiful by getting a professional planner and stylist on board, such as Hayley from Wholehearted Studio. 

Recently Hayley had the privilege of styling a picnic surprise wedding for Samantha and Michael. She created for them such a beautiful day! Held at a private residence on the Sunshine Coast, they wanted a laid back wedding that was entirely stamped with accents of them and their style. So with  Love My Food on board for picnic hampers, and Big Love Weddings there to officiate the ‘I do’s’, a very unique and special day was had by all. 

Photos by Aaron Shum Photography

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