Max & Kieta in the Arlo

A woman with a romantic, free spirit that looks for things that represent who she is in the most magical light.

I was very lucky, I was in Byron Bay looking at a venue for our wedding, so I was able to nip up to the Gold Coast showroom to try it on. My bridesmaid lives on the GC so it was amazing she could come with me. We sipped champagne and played dress ups, all with my mum and sister watching on Facetime.

We got married in Byron Bay, a very special place to both my husband and I. We knew exactly how we wanted our day to flow as we had spoken about it long before we got engaged, so we actually booked everything and got married within 4-5 months of Max popping the question. Everything that was meant to be for that day, magically fell into place.
Our style for our wedding was to make it a beautiful, fun, intimate love fest with everyone’s favourite food, champagne, music and view. We just wanted to spoil our guests and make it the happiest day for everyone.

Because we fell in love and got together on the Amalfi Coast in Italy, we wanted to bring a little bit of Italy to the day. For our ceremony we choose the beautiful Victoria’s in Ewingsdale. We created that soft Italian garden wedding vibe and chose lots of gentle white and natural tones , against the backdrop of the Tuscan villa like setting. For our reception we choose our favourite Italian restaurant Beach Byron Bay. We literally needed to do nothing to the venue, as it’s so stunning being the only restaurant on the beach. We had the roof off with hanging globes, flowers and white linen and candles, so we could all eat, drink and dance under the stars. Bryon is a magical place to get married.

I was very lucky, my hair and make up artist was done by my very close girlfriend Georgia Hull. Georgia did an amazing job. I rarely wear make up, but when I do, I love a red lip and mascara to make my lashes flick back. I know wearing a red lip is very risky (yes when we kissed, I put red lipstick all over Max, it was hilarious), but it’s something I love to wear. So it was a very minimal make up look, just dewy skin, with emphasis on the lip and lashes. Georgia nailed it! I love my hair being up, so we did a tamed messy bun. Which was perfect of anchoring my veil. And for my accessories, beside my veil, I wore some Christine Nicolades earrings that my husband gifted me to match my emerald engagement ring. Also, I wore my gold bangles that I was given from my mum when I was teenager, that she brought back from her birth country. When I have children, I will be melting down that gold for them to make their wedding bands. Just like I did with my grandmothers gold bangles for ours.

Just knowing I got to marry my soul mate in front of all the people we love, it doesn’t get any more special than that. Also, our written vows and wedding speeches, the most emotional rollercoaster of my life, hahaha. We laughed and cried so much, because words from the heart are just so special.

I loved doing a pre-wedding welcome drinks event the night before. That way I got to see all my guests before the wedding, and catch up with them one on one, with out having any restrictions. It took so much pressure off the next day at the wedding, because we’d already had our chats and catch ups, so we could just enjoy the day and focus on dancing the night away. It’s also great for guests, as they’ll already be familiar with everyone attending.