I thought you would like to see some photos from my own wedding day. Perhaps something from my wedding will inspire someone else.
Mari Gourlay wedding dress
Wedding dress detail
Bouquets and buttonholes arrived in their box
‘Something old’ – my great grandmother’s brooch, which she wore on her wedding day. I pinned it to my bouquet 🙂
Ceremony programme fan
Me in my wedding dress
Me!
Petals in petal cones, for guests to throw at the ceremony’s conclusion
Pomander/kissing balls I made, hanging in the trees in the ceremony area
Waiting to walk down the aisle
Just after our first kiss 🙂
Me and my husband
Just married!
Walking back down the ‘aisle’, with guests throwing rose petals on us
Everyone deserves to have a mum who is this happy on your wedding day 🙂
In the Stonyridge Vineyard, on Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Stonyridge Vineyard, Waiheke Island
Stonyridge Vineyard wine cellar
Me on Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island
Us on Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island
On Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island
Me and my bridesmaids
Groom and groomsmen get airborne
Me and my bridesmaids
Wearing the groom/groomsmen’s suit jackets, because it was a bit cold!
Wedding cake
Head table
Place setting: I found a different love-related quote for every guest. Menus were rolled up inside the place setting.
Our reception at Stonyridge Vineyard, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
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