04 Feb Amber + Thomas
Amber and Thomas
Married on 21 November 2023
The Proposal
During the most amazing winter holiday in New Zealand, Tom, lead me up to a stunning secluded waterfall lookout, just us two surrounded by nature and in our own bubble. While I was admiring the view, he got down on one knee behind me, and when I turned around he had my dream engagement ring and asked me if I would marry him!
Why we chose our venue
We chose to get married in Boranup Forest. Being in nature has always been an ongoing theme in our relationship & we both feel at home being surrounded by the outdoors. We love the Margaret River region & when we visited Boranup Forest we just knew it was the place we wanted to say I Do to each other.
Our Style
We have always wanted a really intimate wedding, one with just our closest friends and family. And like the location suggests, we really wanted to incorporate our love of nature and the outdoors into our wedding theme.
Fragrance
For myself I chose to wear Goldfield & Banks Ingenious Ginger while Tom wore Goldfield & Banks Pacific Rock Moss. Both of these are from their Native Collection. As well as incorporating our nature theme we loved that it was an Australian based perfume & we wanted to support and Australian business.
Best Moments
I think the highlight of the day was definitely the ceremony, getting married amongst the amazing Karri trees surrounded by our family. We also loved the fact we were able to incorporate our daughter, Autumn, as well as our golden retriever, Crumpet, into our wedding day.
Advice for future couples
We had originally started planning a bit of a bigger wedding but found we were compromising on a lot of aspects that we really wanted. We decided to sit down and reflect & decided if there was anytime to be “selfish” it was on our wedding day. Making this decision lead to our dream wedding with not one compromise in sight. Do it for you, not others.
Meet the Vendors
Cake Harlequin Dessert
Celebrant Weddings by Kate
Ceremony Boranup Forest
Engagement Ring Sarah Gardner Jewellery
Wedding Rings The Diamond Club
Wedding Gown Teuta Matoshi
Suit MJ Bale
Florist Earth Blooms Bridgetown
Hair & Makeup Stylist Samantha Oliphant
Photographer Victoria Baker
Planner The Wild Elopement Co
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