Megan and Frankie envisaged their wedding day to be a relaxed, classic day, with the focus on their future marriage rather than just the first day of it.Careful to avoid a ‘photo-shoot’ feel, the couple chose a simple black and white theme which reflected their personal styles, and involved as many of their friends and family as possible to create an intimate atmosphere.
A 1pm ceremony at St Aidan’s Anglican Church in Annandale was followed by an afternoon tea celebration catered by friends for our 300 guests. The reception was a sit-down dinner for 100 of Megan and Frankie’s nearest and dearest at Sugaroom restaurant in Pyrmont.
From Megan on her gorgeous wedding dress:
“I am fortunate enough to have a seamstress for a grandmother! Though initially I wanted lace, when my mother and I went to the Vietnamese fabric shops in Cabramatta we stumbled upon the pintucked Dupion silk and knew we’d found ‘the one’! We travelled up the coast to my grandma’s house a few times for fittings, and I discovered there is no better feeling than having a dress made especially for you!”
Her fixation with bows!:
“I wore black Kate Spade heels with a bow that I fell in love with on a trip to New York last year and I silver bow and pearl earrings bought from Etsy”
The Flowers:
“We were thrilled, the flowers were exactly what I had envisioned. The owner [of Florist, Red Fragrance Floral Design] Charlie is a friend of a friend, and was so enthusiastic, easygoing and helpful! I had a simple bouquet of white carnations bound in ribbon made from my dress material, the girls had posies of pink and white carnations, and the boys all had boutonnieres of green succulents.”
Special memories:
“Especially for our wedding day, my uncle restored the Rover that my nana and grandfather drove in the 60s! They have both passed away now so it was a lovely connection to drive to our wedding in their family car. [I also] wore my nana’s diamond wedding ring set that she left me when she passed away.”
Staying on budget:
“Keeping to a small budget was a priority so we DIY’ed as much as possible and loved the chance to be creative! The whole family was involved in drinking 100 Italian juice bottles that were used as individual vases/place settings at our reception. My mum and I arranged the flowers and other decorations at the ceremony and reception. My mother-in-law Tina is a graphic designer and helped me produce the invitations and all the stationery for the whole wedding which all featured a tandem bicycle motif. We also designed our own engagement and wedding rings. Our wedding was a real collaboration of all our family and friends’ talents!”
The Music:
“I walked down the aisle to ‘Strawberry Swing’ by Coldplay and we walked out to ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ by the Beach Boys. A band of friends from our church played the hymns in the ceremony, and our friends Emma and Will played ‘The Swan’ by Camille Saint-Saens on piano and cello while we signed the register. We kept it simple as we are both classical musicians and didn’t want too many of our muso friends to have to ‘work’ on our wedding day!”
Favourite Memories:
“After the busy preparations, I just loved feeling so relaxed all day, and so happy to be with our loved ones, many of whom had travelled a long way to share the day with us! Our favourite memory, besides saying our vows and sealing the deal, would have to be floating away from the reception in a water taxi at the end of the night, waving goodbye to all our friends and family on the shore then turning to each other and really realising we were married! It sounds so clichéd but it was the best feeling!”
Megan & Frankie’s Wedding Style Guide
Venue: Sugaroom
Photographer: Nerida McMurray Photography
Florist: Red Fragrance Floral Design
Bride’s Shoes: Kate Spade
Groom’s Suit: Herringbone
Cake: Adriano Zumbo
Hair: Emma Attenborough
Make-Up: Hayley Dutton
