Kate + Lars’ Chateau Doré Wedding

The Event

Kate + Lars decided on a peaceful french provincial inspired Chateau Doré Wedding to celebrate their love and their family.

As family & friends gathered from as far as Germany, Kate & Lars’s ADORABLE baby boy Sebastian arrived dressed in the cutest traditional ‘Lederhosen’ to the absolute delight of person present!

Grateful for my mother’s Austrian heritage, I was thrilled to be able to welcome Lars’ family in their mother tongue as well as incorporate a few German phrases into the ceremony itself!

The Meeting

Kate and Lars’ first meeting in Spain was one of those real ‘sliding door’ moments in life, when Kate stopped in Spain at the beginning of a 12 month world trip to join a Spanish language class, and met Lars a few days into her extended stay.

Kate thought Lars looked like a school boy swinging on the back of his chair in the Library, and Lars thought the same thing about Kate after spotting her strolling through the streets with her cute little backpack on! But when they were both invited to join a mutual friend for lunch, they hit it off immediately, and Kate cancelled her other travel plans to spend as much time in Spain with Lars as possible.

Six weeks later, Kate was obliged to continue on her world tour, but both she and Lars knew that their time together was so much more than just a summer romance, and Kate made arrangements to meet Lars on his home ground in Hamburg on December 12th 2009 – six years exactly before they married at the beautiful Chateau Doré in country Victoria.

The Vows

Kate said that she loved Lars’s “genuine & pure love of life and that he sees the very best in every person he meets”, and Lars said that Kate “makes everything you do, feel & experience together absolutely amazing”.

After exchanging rings with a mixture of both German & English vows, Kate & Lars shared one of the most passionate first kisses that I have ever seen to the loudest of cheers!

The Photographer

One of my favourite industry pros, Alli Oughtred, was there to capture it all xx

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

Chateau Doré Wedding

 

Kate + Lars | 12.12.2015

Celebrant: Meriki Comito
Ceremony & Reception Location: Chateau Dore
Photography: Alli Oughtred Wedding Photography
Flowers: The Eternal Vase

 

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Belinda & Paul’s Labassa Wedding

Belinda and Paul chose to have a beautiful 19th century, heritage listed mansion Labassa Wedding on a perfect sunny Winter’s day,

In the presence of their nearest & dearest, Belinda revealed that Paul was the loveliest, most ridiculously loving person she had ever met, with Paul proclaiming that Belinda was just “amazing in every way”.

With the newlyweds finally pronounced husband & wife, to the clear delight of every person present, one of the couple’s close friends, Paul, came forward to present the final reading of the afternoon – the lyrics of Ben Fold’s “The Luckiest”.

After taking the mic however, Paul informed us that he hadn’t been able to figure out how to perform the song as a reading and had decided to sing it instead! What resulted was an amazing, heartfelt A’Capella performance that touched the hearts of every person in the room. I believe that even the lovely ladies from the Four Seasons string trio were impressed!

A most romantic wedding for the most delightful couple, and then a big red double decker bus transported them all to Friends Of Mine to party the night away!

 

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding Ceremony

Labassa Wedding Ceremony

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Labassa Wedding

Belinda & Paul | 30.08.2014

Celebrant: Meriki Comito
Venue: Labassa
Photography: Duuet Wedding Photography
Ceremony Styling: Weddings of Distinction
Bridal Gown: Maggie Sottero
Florals: Botanics
Ceremony Music: Four Seasons Quartet
Bridal Car: Triple R Luxury Car Hire
Wedding Guest Transport: Dee Decker Tours
Reception Venue: Friends of Mine