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Our wedding day was magical! We held our ceremony and reception at Glengariff Estate (Dayboro, QLD). The weather was perfect! Our ceremony looked out over the rolling hills of Dayboro. We released white helium filled balloons with notes to our loved ones who have passed away. We exchanged simple but heartfelt vows and then our kiss...! We made sure our guests were taken care of with drinks and canapes being served straight away as we had our photos taken. The reception was a 5 hour affair and was so much fun!! The meals at Glengariff were HUGE so no one went hungry!! And I truly felt so special - my hair and make up took on a slight Dita Von Teese look which was set off by my Swarovski Crystal encrusted bird cage veil. And my dress, a beautiful champagne sweet heart neckline strapless with a lace and Swarovski crystal detailed bodice and beautiful full skirt! My new husband looked amazing in his matching champagne suit!! We felt amazing!! My bridesmaids wore Mr K one-shoulder full length dresses in the colour 'cosmo' (think cranberry) and looked stunning!! The boys wore dark chocolate suits with ties to match the girls. It was a wedding where everyone dressed formal but the atmosphere was relaxed and fun! We had our first dance as man and wife on the terrace under the stars with tiny laser lights dancing around us! My advice to any brides-to-be would be to make sure the staff at your venue have good communication with your MC, and don't be afraid to ask questions like - "what do you do when you cut the cake", "where will I throw my bouquet" etc to avoid confusion on the day! But most importantly don't stress the small stuff and enjoy every second

Our day was the most perfect day ever. We both got photos before heading to the church which helped the mounting excitement. Then the girls and I hopped in our hummer and headed off to the church where the boys were waiting. I was so overcome with emotion when it was my turn to walk down the aisle. I was crying happy tears and couldn't wait to get to my husband at the other end of the aisle. We all had some much fun taking photos after the ceremony all mucking around like little kids. The reception was beautiful, the speeches were amazing and we partied like no other. Guests later told us that it was the most emotional wedding they had ever been to, the reception was the best reception they'd been to and the speeches were the best wedding speeches. Not a bad wrap! Ash and I always said that the thing we were looking forward to most about being married was not the big wedding day but the rest of our lives together as husband and wife.

The wedding day was gorgeous! And even better we didnt have any problems with anything! We were a bit worried about the weather in the lead up to the day as there had been some rain but the sun was shining, there was a slight breeze so our guests didnt get too hot during our outdoor ceremony and the boys didnt get too hot in their suits. Us girls got ready at the Crown Plaza Terrigal (where David and i stayed that night) and the boys got ready at my parents house. We had the ceremony at a friends house at Forresters Beach (where i grew up) and then we had photos on the beach and at Terrigal Haven. The reception was at the reef and again everything was perfect. The theme of the wedding was "white with texture" but it kind of ended up being a bit more "white with sparkles" but it was perfect and it wowed all of our guests. The other thing that wowed our guests was our first dance, David and I had a hard time choosing what song we should have (Davids a musician) and as we went through our iTunes the decision just got harder and harder. We ended up choosing (with lots of pleading and giggles from me)Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love'. A good friend of ours is a dance teacher and a week before the wedding she helped us come up with some pretty awesome moves! All in all it was a wonderful day full of celebration being surrounded by people we love.

The day was absolutely perfect, we could not have wished for anything else. The weather had threathened to rain all day but held off until 10pm that night. The ceremony was beautiful and walking down the aisle to see that special person who you want to spend the rest of your life with - Luke standing there was amazing, such a beautiful moment. Everything went exactly how we both imagined it and was a great day to spend with all our family and friends.

Our Wedding Ceremony and Reception was held at Clio's of Palmwoods. My Bridesmaids were my two beautiful sisters and Adam's groomsmen were 2 of his good friends we had our adorable 3 year old daughter Tara and 4 neices for our flowergirls. 80 guests attended the ceremony and reception.Our colour theme was purple and silver. We had Sheaths of white orchids for our flowers. My dress was a strapless A line oyster ivory lace with pearls and crystals.We had a wonderful day everything was just perfect.