Toni & Matthew | Real Weddings Queensland

Meet Toni & Matthew

We met through a collegue at my work who Matthew was doing some work for. I mentioned to a mutual friend that I thought he was quite nice and soon enough he came and asked me out on a dinner date!

The proposal

We had a trip to Hervey Bay planned for quite some time and were really going just to use a voucher we had won. On our first night while sitting on the balcony enjoying wine and cheese (me with no make-up and with swimmers and a towel still on), he went into the apartment to get the ring and came back out looking very nervous and got down on one knee! He had planned a more elaborate proposal the next day but the excitement got the better of him.

Your Wedding Day

We wanted a really simple wedding that included our closest family and friends and was a reflection of us. We also didn’t want to spend a lot of money as we were renovating our house at the time and could think of more important ways to spend the money. At the outset we both agreed that the main thing we didn’t want was a sit down dinner. We really just wanted to do something different. We had already chosen our wedding venue (Preston Chapel) some time before, so it was a matter of making bookings and locking in a date. We ended up having a stand-up cocktail function at our favourite local cafe with about 60 guests, a live musician and I made my own cake! The wine and beer flowed and everyone danced and sang the whole night. The Chapel was gorgeous (as it always is), our photographer was amazing and my dress was just perfect. Oh and the new husband was quite alright too! No matter how much I wanted to keep it simple and not stress too much, there was still so much to do and organise. In the end however, everyone had a great night and I couldn’t have asked for anything more.