A moment of your wedding day you will never forget?
There were so many unforgettable moments to choose from, but if I had to pick, it was seeing my dad getting the party started and busting a move on the dance floor as soon as dinner service finished!! Throughout the wedding planning process, one of the things we were dealing with as a family were some serious health issues for my dad, so to see him not only make it to the wedding but lead all my guests to the dance floor is a memory I will cherish forever.

One thing you wish you knew as a new bride? What advice would you give to future brides?
You can plan to the nth degree, but on the wedding day there are a lot of moving parts to coordinate and something will inevitably go wrong. It is how you react, remain calm, and focus on the bigger picture (i.e. getting married to the love of your life) that makes the difference. My advice to future brides would be to stay true to yourself, your style, your aesthetic, and what you as a couple want for your special day. It is easy to get swept up by other opinions, but remember that at the end of the day, this celebration is about you.

A detail that made your wedding special/unique?
We had an extremely intimate wedding, 19 people in total including us, and the entire group stayed at our gorgeous venue Chateau de la Couronne for 3 nights in the south of France (we are from Australia). We wanted to celebrate with only our nearest and dearest and this was the best decision. The weekend was filled with love, fun, and uninterrupted partying. Our guests departed with hearts full and this was undeniably the best weekend of our lives.

What was your favorite part of the wedding to plan/what were you most looking forward to?
The cake and the fireworks. I am a huge foodie and I wanted the cake to be both delicious and gorgeous. We ended up going with a large tart that was 1 metre in diameter and was divided into 4 flavours, and as part of the reveal there was an interactive element where all the guests decorated the cake with edible flowers, nuts, choux pastry puffs, and much more. We engaged Benjamin and Adelina, who were contestants on the 11th season of Meilleur Pâtissier, and they were amazing.
I also have a huge obsession with fireworks, and getting them approved was a labour of love (it required mayoral approval and was a bit touch and go for a while). We ended the formal part of our wedding dinner with a firework display that wowed our guests and made my dreams come true. Credit goes to Lucy and Ben at the chateau for pursuing this and making it happen for us.

How did you meet your husband? How did he propose?
I met my husband 12 years ago when we were both in university. Over the next 5 months our friendship blossomed until we shared our first kiss in November 2013. Since then, we have shared many adventures together and practically all of life’s milestones.
My husband proposed in April 2022 at the Shangri-La in Paris on our first holiday post COVID. He had told me we were going out to dinner, but as we stepped out of the hotel, a limousine awaited to take us to our destination. Upon arrival, he proceeded to blindfold me as we went up the lift. He guided me to what I assumed was an entrance and asked me to wait about 30 seconds before removing the blindfold. When I did, I found myself in a gorgeous hotel suite and my husband was standing on a balcony covered in white flowers and petals, pillar candles framing a “will you marry me” sign, a violinist, and the Eiffel Tower in the background. What he said to me was a bit of a blur, but I obviously said yes and after a glass of champagne, we were whisked away for a photoshoot and returned to the suite for a private degustation. It was the best night.