Horizons Byron Bay Wedding Photography, Hayden & Shayna

As we arrived to The Horizons in Byron we were in awe by our surroundings. Sitting atop a hill ,Horizons looked out east over the rolling plains down to the world famous Byron Bay. We were greeted at the door by the managing director and shown around the establishment, this place was truely something special. Before long we bumped into Shayna in the lounge room, as the make up artist was applying the finishing touches. After a short chat Shayna moved along to get her hair done, the clock was ticking.. Jimmy and I moved around to scout more of the location, finding spots to shoot the wedding dress and rings. It wouldn’t be hard here..

Soon enough Hayden was back, along with a trickle of wedding guests slowly turning up. We were in the master bedroom shooting Shayna putting on her dress and making the finishing touches with the helping hand of her mother and sister, while everyone starting to congregate around the ceremony area, just next door. The time was near! Once Shayna was ready we took a few beautiful bridal portraits just before we headed next door ahead of her to await her arrival. The music started and everyone stood up in anticipation, slowly Shayna walked around the corner in sync with the soft music.. Hayden couldn’t take his eyes off her. Slowly, step by step Shayna made her way to the alter towards her husband to be, in the most beautiful picturesque environment a woman could ever hope for. A dream moment never to be forgotten..

After the ceremony we moved everyone over to a rather large open grassy area looking out over the surrounding landscapes for some group shots, before we took Hayden, Shayna and the kids for a walk through to rolling meadows for some couple and family photos. Such a beautiful kind hearted family, who truly seem happy with the lives they’ve created for themselves. Once we were finished down in the valley we walked back up to the venue. the celebrations were well and truely underway, the champagne was flowing and the tapas were incredible. Friends and family alike brought together, reunited once more on this momentous occasion. By love.

Before long the first dance began, a passionate performance by the couple, emitting their true love for one another. With speeches to follow and a little bit of house keeping, more drinks were served before we heard the Magic Bus coming up the driveway. This was a sign the day was drawing to an end, this was the party bus to take everyone back to byron. Before it did though we took the opportunity to take a few fun shots of the family inside, so much cooler, so much fun! Once everyone said their goodbyes, before long the bus was en route back to byron. Leaving just the immediate close family and friends behind. Time to get ready for dinner! Setup in the lounge room was a beautiful array of tables and chairs ready to take the celebrations on into the night. This is where we took our final family photos around the table and we left this amazing family to enjoy the rest of their special day. From start to finish the day ran incredibly smoothly without any stress, just good vibes all round.

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Email: www.byronbayweddings.com

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Adress: 4 Sunrise lane, Ewingsdale NSW 2481

Paradise Country Wedding Open Night with Wishes Events

We here at J'adore Weddings where recently invited to take some images by Wishes Events, In the process we discovered the Gold Coast's hidden gem, A great place to create memories with a wedding on location at Paradise Country.

With a unique rustic charm to the location, this venue is ideal for both your ceremony and reception and with a large number of photo locations, you’d be thrilled with the amazing photos you would capture on the day.

Styled by one of the premiere Gold Coast’s Wedding Stylists, Wishes Events has been operating since 2007 and specialises in creating unique designs with a clientele focus. Director Cindy Paterson is well known on the Gold Coast for her distinctive style and creative flare and the Wishes Events team believe that life is meant to be celebrated in style.

Always delivering an amazing event, helping you to achieve your event goals by designing décor and decorations to suit your theme and individual touches for your special day.

The Wishes Events team come from a diverse background including wedding, event and conference sales at a five star international hotels and this experience working with world class brands has put them in great stead to deliver the highest quality standard of wedding styling.

For further information visit their website www.wishesevents.com.au or search for ‘Wishes Events’ on Facebook.

Wishes Events knows weddings, and we deliver stress free creativity…on time, on budget and beyond your expectations!

We hope you enjoy our photography here at J'adore we class our-selves as being the Gold Coast's premiere wedding photography & videography services. 

 

Rob Bampton

Dean & Dijiana's Wedding Photo & Video Gold Coast

In life there come certain times known as “lightbulb” moments. Its when the light switches on in your head and you can see something so clearly that right away, it all makes perfect sense.

Preparing for Dean & Dijiana wedding day as exciting yet nerve wracking, at this stage we'd never seen even what a Serbian wedding entailed, so we were going in pretty much blinded. Still our enthusiasm to get the best photo/ video footage propelled us forwards. A Serbian wedding is great tradition with a lot of interesting and symbolic “rules”.  The Groom and bride spend the day before the wedding partying separately with their own friends. Groom’s guests come early in the morning at groom’s house usually around 9am. The bride’s guests come at the same time at bride’s house. Car from every guest has to have colourful towel or blanket tied onto the car’s mirrors. The bride and groom’s car, the main and the first car in the column of all guests’ cars, is all in flowers and decorations.

Helping Dean prepare for his big day was his three other Groomsmen all done up in black and white suits and a white bow tie to complete a look of sophistication.

Also, groom’s brother carries the Serbian flag. After serving a little food and usually a lot of Rakija, they form a column of cars with the bride and groom’s car in the front, and they then go to purchase the bride. All the way towards bride’s house cars from column don’t respect traffic rules and honk all the time.
When they arrive at bride’s home, the groom has to use the weapon and try to shoot the apple from great distance to show that he has become a man, and that he deserves a bride. Also, hitting the apple is permission for the guests to come into the yard or house. If he misses the guests join him with their weapons until they blow up the apple. When they come into the house, the bride is locked in the room and groom’s the brother goes to negotiate with the bride’s brother about the price.

When groom’s brother pays for bride he walks out with her to the yard. In the yard guests can enjoy Serbian food, a lot of Rakija, and guests usually dance to a Serbian national dance called “Kolo”, then they all go to groom’s house. There the bride has to throw a colander full of wheat and candies on the roof of the house, and if it stays on the roof; the bride is going to stay. Wheat in the colander symbolises fertility of the bride, and candies symbolise a sweet, beautiful life.

Bride also has to throw little child called “Nakonjce” in the air and catch him a few times to show that she is strong enough to give birth and raise children. After getting Dijiana ready with her three bridesmaids in tow wearing strapless light blue gowns, they all waited for one of Dean's groomsmen to deliver Dijiana a shoe before venturing off to the Serbian Orthodox Church in Arundel where everyone had to stand. 

The priest started the ceremony with the preamble, and continues with putting crowns on both Dean and Dijiana's heads, and ties their hands together with a piece of cloth which symbolise unity in their marriage. In one part of the ceremony they go around the priest, three times around table which symbolises the Holy Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and the godfathers followed them with candles in their hands. When priest pronounced them as man and wife if bride step onto groom foot, she is going be in charge for everything, she is going to be the head of house and vice verse, and then the groom kisses the bride. 

We were then fortunate enough to be able to view the best man throwing a bag of coins out onto the ground for all of the children to run in grab, this was done in a sign of good will, and running the bad spirits aways from this holly union of all days. The traditional Serbian music and dancing started to take place outside of the church's doors where dean and Dijiana shared their first kiss.

 

We flash forward to the photos sections for both photography and videography, and we were simply amazed by the footage we managed to get from this weddings, we couldn't have been happier with the bridal party, as they were full of jokes and smiles. Our next location was Emerald Lakes at the french quarter. 

As we get to the reception where it was held at the Mecure Gold Coast Resort, it was time to get into action as the night quickly sped up with a wild party brewing. With lot of food, luxurious cakes and home made cookies. Drinks like great Serbian plum homemade Rakija called “Sljivovica”. Also, there is lots of dancing and Kolos. We party until dawn; sometimes we party all night and all day tomorrow.