Cosmopolitan Bride Magazine Australia - Summer 2014-2015

THE DETAILS
DATE July 1, 2014.
PHOTOGRAPHER Roger Castellon (roger
castellon.com). “They did an amazing job,
and I loved the artistic slant they took.”
DRESS & VEIL Matador Couture (matador
couture.com). “I loved the beading – I
wanted something to stand out in the
bright Spanish sunshine.”
JEWELLERY Earrings from Taara (taara
jewelry.com), and bracelet from Lulu
Splendor at Etsy (etsy.com/shop/lulu
splendor). “I stuck to a handmade theme.”
HAIR & MAKEUP Hair by MiMi (mimijavea.
com). “We spent the morning in the supercute
salon having lunch and champagne.
My best friend did my makeup.”
GROOM SUIT Suit from Il Sarto (theilsarto.
com), bow tie from Alexander McQueen
(alexandermcqueen.com/au), and shoes
from Meandher (houseofmeandher.com).
“All the men were asked to wear bow ties.”
BRIDESMAID DRESSES “All nine were
made by a Hong Kong tailor. The style
was suitable for all different body types.”
PLANNER Marcella at Your Dream Wedding
in Spain (yourdreamweddinginspain.com).
“There are lots of hoops to jump through to
get married in Spain. Thanks to Marcella,
the process was seamless.”
STATIONERY Josie Ling (scribble-andscrawl.com).
“Our friend from Hong Kong
did brilliantly with our ‘Splendour in the
Barn’ theme. Everything was so colourful.”
FLOWERS & DECORATIONS Heidi Francis
Designs (heidifrancis.com), bunting from
Mexican Sugar Skull (mexicansugarskull.
com). “Blooms were bright and summery,
and included dahlias, sunflowers, gerberas
and gypsophila. Our bunting was custommade
and featured our names and wedding
date – it looked great.”
CEREMONY Parroquia de Nuestra Señora
de Loreto, Javea, Spain (parroquiadelmar.
com). “The church is in Craig’s family’s
hometown. Its design is spectacular.”
RECEPTION Casa Santonja, Alicante, Spain
(casasantonja.com). “Being outside in such
a beautiful setting made it a great night.”
CATERING El Poblet Catering (eventosel
poblet.com). “The service was incredible.”
CAKE Cake Fairies (cakefairies.eu). “Craig
and I collect ornamental skulls, so Janet
and Sarah worked that into it. It was a
banoffee and chocolate-fudge flavour.”
ENTERTAINMENT Music by Strikland
(strikland.info), DJ Milly from The Faders
(thefadersdjs.com), outside lighting from
Mark Laser Light Walker (+34 616 628 829),
disco lighting, smoke machines and sound
system by DJ Darrell (studioingata.com),
and photo booth from The Photo Lounge
(thephotolounge.es). “The evening was
insane and it genuinely ‘went off’.”
GUESTS 172.
OVERALL COST $64,750.
Worldmags.net
“We wanted our cake
to be extravagant
and unique. It was
certainly ‘off-piste’!”
“During our first
dance, we ended
up on everyone’s
shoulders!”
“Dinner was held
under trees that
were decorated with
festoon lighting.”
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