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No Fuss, No Frills: Intimate Vintage Wedding with a Surprise Annoucement

Kat

Flames in Frame

August 21, 2026

Apart from her shoes, Lucy’s entire outfit, including her dress, veil, jewellery and bag, was bought second-hand. On the morning of the wedding, she did her own make-up and got ready without a huge group of people around her. That pretty much sums up Lucy and Aydin, a low-key couple who just wanted to celebrate with their favourite people without spending a fortune to do so.
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Colourful High School Disco Meets Mardi Gras

Kat

Andre Meloni

July 17, 2026

Alexandra and Matthew discovered that wedding planning became much easier once they stopped trying to plan a wedding at all. Instead, they created a day around the things they actually cared about. They knew they wanted their dogs there and most importantly, they wanted their friends and family to have a good time, good food and lots of drinks. Everyone could wear what made them feel comfortable and the whole thing would be over in time for dinner.
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Whimsical, Retro, Camp & Kitschy: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Wedding at Cherry Bomb Chapel

Kat

Red Eclectic

January 23, 2026

Georgia and Nathan’s wedding grew out of the life they already share and featured many of their favourite things: The arcade they go for date nights, the board games and Lego they loved to play together, and a shared fluency in internet jokes and pop culture references. The brief was never about landing on a single theme. "Whimsical, retro, camp, kitschy, Vegas-ish and arcade culture" was their reference point, as well as creating a day that felt manageable and comfortable for the neurodivergent bride.
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Retro Kitsch Wedding with Fake Jelly Centrepieces, DIY Flowers & A Fully Vegan Menu

Kat

Ceremony by Charlie

September 9, 2025

Kara and Ed’s Melbourne wedding was stitched together by their own hands. Every detail was pulled from their own creativity and a desire to create a day with retro heart and style. The bride made her veil, customised her shoes, and sewed velvet banners with their favourite love song lyrics on them. She even turned fake jellies into glowing centrepieces. They picked their own flowers on a farm, cooked the food themselves, and designed the whole thing around a bold pink and red palette with splashes of green.
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Second Time Lucky: A Dark, Urban & Industrial Wedding

Kat

Amanda Downie Creative

July 24, 2025

Jodie and Billy’s wedding wasn’t their first. Back in 2011, before same-sex marriage was legal in Australia, they held a commitment ceremony. They tried to make it traditional, but later realised most of it hadn’t felt right. After eight years apart to figure out who they both were, they reconnected and wanted to marry again - this time with the same rights as straight couples. They were also really clear on what they did and did not want from a wedding.
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Colourful & Quirky Wedding at a Motorbike Repair Shop

Kat

Todd Hunter McGaw

April 16, 2025

The venue for Summer and Iby's wedding, Smoked Garage, is an old motorcycle repair shop tucked away in the heart of Brisbane. It still houses bikes between the furniture, so it was a truly fitting setting for a car-loving groom and an artist bride. “We wanted something colourful, unique and a little bit vintage,” Summer told us. “Smoked Garage suited our style perfectly and let us and our guests relax – nothing too fancy.”
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