Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love…
Dwayne runs his own tennis academy and Gaby is a registered nurse working in urgent care. Covid took away one of our main loves – travel – and with it the honeymoon.
I had seen Westney in a lecture at uni and knew I had to meet her. It took almost a year to finally talk to her and introduce myself properly.
Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love…
We live on the sunny Gold Coast and both appreciate the outdoors – I love to surf, Ash loves four-wheel-driving and we both enjoy camping and a good David Attenborough doco! Ash is a carpenter-turned-director of an addiction-recovery program, and I’m a Paediatric Nurse.
Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love…
(Jake) Mitchell and I are both working professionals, we are an extremely hard-working couple and are extremely career-driven. Mitchell loves watching anything sports and enjoys playing any sport he can join. I love to meet with friends, go out socialising and going on adventures.
Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love, what is unique about you and relationship:
Let’s start from the beginning! 2 kiwi kids that both enjoy health and fitness which made absolute sense that we met at the gym (crossfit gym). Bizarre that we found each other across the ditch.
Living in New Zealand, Sam and I were very lucky that the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t impact our wedding plans too much, though we were devastated that some of our guests from Australia and the UK couldn’t make the ceremony.
Anyone who’s been involved with a wedding knows that beneath the romance, the glamour, the joy and the tears is a super organised support network. And so it is with the modern bride. You want to glide down the aisle and let loose on the dancefloor like there’s no tomorrow.Â
I work in sales and Jonny is a project manager at his family business. We’re relatively low-key people so the idea of organising a day purely to celebrate us was hard to wrap our heads around at first.
Marie: I’m Georgian and Michael is Egyptian. While our cultures are seemingly different, there are lots of similarities – like the prospect of our families physically combusting if we were to live together before marriage. Oh, the horror!Â
The world that we are living in today is almost entirely different to that of two years ago and during that time, weddings and celebrations have adapted and evolved to suit, although not without it’s challenges. So we thought it was about time that we sat down with some of our leading wedding brands to get their perspectives as well as a few pieces of advice for couples currently planning their weddings.
None of your senses can spark a memory the way scent can. Your perfume, your bouquet and the candles you light will each cast their time- travelling spell for the rest of your life. This might sound a little fantastical but it actually boils down to science. Your olfactory receptors are located near the part of your brain that stores memories. It’s a powerful neurological connection and no one understands it better than Ecoya.
A golden Queenstown elopement featuring snowcapped mountain landscapes, adventurous locations and undoubtedly breathtaking views.
