Journey to the Aisle............Jayde & Aaron

This couples journey with Carte Blanche Wedding Design began when I first received a ph call from the brides sister who lived in Tom Price on New Years Eve 2011. From that moment I knew I had my work cut out for me as we only had 3 months to organise this wedding and with the groom working away at times ,the bride having a 2 year old & her family living up north it had to be "all hands" on deck with this one!

After our initial consultation down in Waikiki it was clear to me that the bride was going to be very hands on ~ which is great; however with such a short time frame decisions had to be made pretty quickly! So with that in mind I set about finding a celebrant. I had approached one of my celebrants that I was using for another one of my weddings; but unfortunately she was booked, so what to do? It was quite by coincidence that Ann Lord had emailed me that week or so to meet me as a potential colleague and low and behold she was available for that date and so began the wedding process and a friendship with Ann!


As I mentioned earlier, with Jayde being a "very hands" on bride to be she undertook some of what was on our to do list with gusto! By this stage the couple had already chosen Caversham House ~ a venue I had not worked at before so was excited to meet a new place in the Swan Valley. As time ticked away with the festive season we were well on our way to wedding day creeping upon us. Jayde was quite particular with what she wanted and was relentless in her pursuit of "perfection". By this stage it was up to me to basically fill in the blanks and get the show on the road!


With all suppliers/vendors booked for the big day it was time to get the show on the road with our rehearsal to be held at the Hidden Gardens ~Caversham House. Having a rehearsal with a 2yr old in tow was quite interesting to say the least but we managed! We did in fact get a little scare when we nearly lost the celebrant Ann, when she tripped over her sandal on one of the many step limestone steps leading to the ceremony site ~ however in true "trooper" style, she managed to dust herself off and off we went :)


The day of the wedding was April Fool's day and yes lots of jokes got bandied around ~ much to the brides dismay! The bridal party got ready at the lovely Brookleigh Resort in the Swan Valley and for a while there it was touch and go with the weather; which was beginning to worry the bride a bit ~ but hey not even a few raindrops could have dampened the impending nuptials and as they say" the show must go on"!


I saw the limo finally turn up at Caversham House and as I eventually spoke to the groomsmen they all told me that the groom was rather anxious ~ an affliction often felt by some at this time, nevertheless after having a little nip of "courage" all was good :) It was now time for the bride to arrive and the ceremony to begin. 2yr old Teliah was cute as a button but as most of you would know 2yr olds kind of run on their own schedule and that she did; although it did make the ceremony more personal!

One thing I must mention was the fabulous food! Here is a picture I took of the delicious morsel that quickly passed my lips ~ yum:) This entree was: Exmouth Prawns served with marie rose sauce, avocado timbale, lemon dressing & melba toast ~ just delish!

After having quite a delicious meal it was time for the revelry to be underway with DJ Stephen calling some of the games that were quite hilarious which definitely got the crowd moving! However I must not be remiss in mentioning that to my surprise and I can safely say that of the guests and staff at Caversham we were all in awe as the song played by the group LMFAO "sexy & I know it" came on; the bride strutted out  gown & all onto the dancefloor with her groom wearing the robot head shown in the video clip ~ it was hilarious to say the least and cannot wait to get the pictures from the photographers to show you all ~ a memorable moment for sure.


Well, what can I say except that this wedding was rather interesting and having it done in 3mths was a feat but happy to report Jayde & Aaron rode into the sunset to begin their life as husband and wife with a honeymoon in Port Douglas for 10 days.


Until next time..............remember to always


Honour~ Love~Cherish & PLAN