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A simple, carefree elopement for two free-spirited country types in love.
Written by Cheryl Landsberry Celebrant Photos by Romana Saeheng “Taila had butterflies in her tummy when she first laid eyes on Trevor. Trevor thought Taila was just gorgeous, and he instantly wanted to kiss her. As they chatted, Taila noticed how gentlemanly and softly spoken Trevor was. She knew straight away that he was the one for her.” Taila and Trevor were planning a big, rustic styled wedding. Then they started thinking about what was really important to them. And decided, instead, to just get married straight away. They contacted the team from Elope Brisbane, completed the legal Notice, and asked a couple of special friends to be their witnesses. …
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Fur babies are a VIP guest at our weddings
Criona and Michael had just one request for their micro wedding at Kangaroo Point – they wanted their pup, Fenton, to be included in the ceremony. This was no problem for the team at Elope Brisbane, who are always delighted to work with furbabies. Stylist, Miss Weddings, created a circular seating arrangement for ceremony guests with the Brisbane River as the backdrop, on a glorious afternoon. Criona’s family, all still in Ireland, watched the ceremony via Zoom, and the couple can’t wait to jet back to Ireland as soon as they can to celebrate their wedding twice over. Celebrant Cheryl told the story of the couple’s meeting at a beer…
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Covid and your Plan B (or Plan C) wedding
You can get mad at Covid for ruining your wedding masterplan… but then GET EVEN by getting excited by your different but NEW wedding plan B or C #winning #kicka$$marriage In the wedding industry, we normally refer to a wet weather plan as ‘Plan B’, but in the past year, the term ‘Plan B’ has increasingly been used when Covid restrictions have played havoc with the ‘wedding masterplan’. Perhaps we should call it ‘Plan C’?? This year our Elope Brisbane inbox has been filled with emails from distressed couples… “Due to covid, we cannot travel to [insert interstate address] for the wedding we have been planning for over a year.” …
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A beautiful family elopement
Written by Ketrina Coffey Rumbi & Chinedu’s beautiful Elopement ceremony was the perfect family affair. Nestled into the foot of Mt Coot-tha surrounded by bushland and feeling like we’re miles away from it all, their momentous occasion was filled with love, heartfelt commitment and some serious merrymaking. Contrary to their African culture where literally everyone you know are invited to join the celebrations, Rumbi & Chinedu decided on smaller gathering. A gathering to suit their budget, time deprivation and young family. Elope Brisbane were delighted to step up and put together a wedding they would cherish and enjoy. Oh!!! And what a joy it was. Only a short drive from…
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Brisbane City Elopement
Written by Cheryl Landsberry A simple, fuss-free legal ceremony in Brisbane… so easy, but so beautiful! Jo and Tim knew exactly how they wanted to be married – a simple, fuss-free, legal ceremony in Brisbane city, followed by a series of celebrations with each of their family and friends. They planned their Brisbane city elopement with the team at Elope Brisbane, and were met at Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park by celebrant Cheryl and photographer Romana. Jo’s beautiful wedding dress was from the Bridal Company at Helensvale. Even though their ceremony was short and sweet, it was still memorably special, and Jo left this recommendation for celebrant Cheryl, “My partner and…
