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Just when Jacklyn and Matthew thought everything was in
place for their nuptials, disaster struck. The day before their
wedding, Cyclone Debbie hit. The couple was forced to
hold their wedding rehearsal indoors as wild winds ripped
through Noosa.
As nightfall approached, the extent of their predicament set
in. While the plane bringing members of Jacklyn’s family to
the Sunshine Coast was redirected back to Melbourne, Jacklyn
and Matthew’s hired house lost power. With no electricity, the
couple was forced to prepare for their wedding in the dark.
“The funniest moment was the night before the wedding,”
Jacklyn says. “I had a shower in a pitch black house with only
a tealight candle.”
However, the sun reappeared the next morning. “It was
stunning,” she says. “Perfect blue skies and sunshine. It was
honestly a blessing.”
But Cyclone Debbie had left a mark, and Jacklyn had to pull up
her wedding dress and clamber over fallen trees simply to reach
the wedding car. When she arrived at the northern end of Noosa
Main Beach for their ceremony, Jacklyn spotted her mother
and sister running through Noosa Woods, having arrived from
Melbourne just in time.
WEDDING DAY
ROLL CALL
RECEPTION
Noosa Waterfront Restaurant & Bar
noosawaterfrontrestaurant.com.au
CEREMONY
Hidden Grove, Noosa Heads
PHOTOGRAPHY
Stu Morley
stumorley.com
CAKE
Sweetness Contained
sweetnesscontained.com.au
DRESS
Amaline Vitale
amalinevitale.com.au
FLOWERS & STYLING
First Class Functions
firstclassfunctions.com.au
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