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A heartfelt and meaningful wedding ceremony at Shafston House

on May 24, 2014 · 5 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

It was such a beautiful day for this heartfelt and meaningful wedding ceremony at Shafston House. The bride and groom became husband and wife inside this historic riverside wedding venue before making the most of the fantastic blue skies and sunshine and having photos taken outside.

Bride and Groom bubble shower at Shafston House by Sheila Sissons Photography

Bride and Groom bubble shower at Shafston House. Image by Sheila Sissons Photography

Wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate at Shafston House by Sheila Sissons Photography

Congratulations and best of wishes to the new Mr and Mrs!

Thank you for choosing me to be your Shafston House Wedding Celebrant.

Jamie Eastgate – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this romantic Shafston House wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Private Property Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate at a spectacular residence

on May 18, 2014 · 5 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

Bride and Groom: Louise and Owen
Wedding Date: 8 March 2014

Ceremony Location: Private Property Wedding, Tallai, Gold Coast
Tell us about your Ceremony:
Our Ceremony was personal and intimate. It was in a little garden with a big view.

It was important to us for our guests to feel relaxed and involved, and upon reflection, we achieved that (and more!) with the help of Jamie Eastgate our Celebrant, it really felt like “us.”

Relaxed and fun wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate: Image Andrew Sun Photography

Reception Location: Private Residence, Tallai, Gold Coast
Tell us about your Reception:
Our Reception was at the same venue as our ceremony, however, the reception was held on the (huge!!) deck overlooking Surfers Paradise.

Our main aim was for the reception to feel relaxed and happy. We didn’t have any formalities, so the evening just flowed perfectly from beginning to end.

What we loved:
We honestly just loved that we were surrounded by our loved ones on our special day.

The less people you invite, the more intimate and relaxed the day is. We had approximately 55 guests, which was perfect for us as it was just close friends and family. We felt so loved.

Describe your experience with Jamie Eastgate from Brisbane City Celebrants:
Jamie was perfect. He told ‘our story’ so well and he really helped put us at ease!

He even called the day before to iron over any last minute issues/ concerns, which really helped ease those ‘pre-wedding worries!’

He truly has an aura of love and happiness. Throughout the reception, our guests commented about what a great job he did. We can’t thank him enough.

A relaxed and intimate wedding ceremony with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate.
Image: Andrew Sun Photography

Wedding Suppliers we were impressed with:
We hired all of our furniture, glasses, urn, bins etc through Gold Coast Events and Party Rentals. They were fantastic. They were very reliable and they gave us a great deal.

Also, I can’t praise Amelda Webster from CloseUp Makeup and Hair enough! She was fantastic and really put me and my bridesmaid at ease. She was happy to do a trial prior to the wedding to make sure we were happy with everything. She made us look and feel beautiful!

Our Advice to Brides and Grooms to be:
Relax and enjoy it! Don’t sweat the small stuff – it’s just not worth it. If you can get away with inviting less guests, we would definitely recommend it, as it really helps to provide that intimate, personal vibe.

Also, just accept that you will cry during your ceremony – don’t try to fight it!

Congratulations to the newly weds married at a private residence by Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

Congratulations to the lovely newly weds married at a private residence by Celebrant Jamie Eastgate.

Beautiful images by Wedding Photographer Andrew Sun Photography

If you enjoyed hearing about this private property wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

A surprise Brisbane wedding at Fix Restaurant

on May 12, 2014 · 9 Comments

With Celebrant Cara Hodge of Brisbane City Celebrants

Bride and Groom: Justine and Andrew

Wedding Date: 12th May 2013

Wedding Ceremony and Reception Location: Fix Restaurant and Bar (Port Office Hotel)

Tell us about your Ceremony and Reception:

When we thought about how we wanted to get married, we kept coming back to just wanting a big party with all our family and friends; so to do that, we had an engagement party/ surprise wedding.

We wanted it to feel like a party from start to end, only stopping for a short meaningful ceremony in the middle. Our engagement party was a black and white cocktail theme with a splash of colour. I (the bride) started the night in a black dress and 90 minutes in, I snuck away to change in to my knee length white wedding dress, wearing a pair of electric blue pumps with both dresses. While I was out of the room my then fiance mingled with the crowd, there were enough people there it was assumed I was just off talking to someone else, plus allowing the guests 2 hours until the actual ceremony gave ample time for the late comers to arrive in time for the big surprise.

At 6pm the Wedding Coordinator (who also happens to be my sister) gathered everyone together for the ‘speeches’ to start and asked where I was, but really this was just code for the very few in the know that the ceremony was about to begin. The band started playing Pachelbel’s Canon, I appeared from a door at the back of the room and the guests were surprised and delighted to see the engagement party had just become a wedding. There were lots of gasps, cheers, clapping and a flourish of tears. The reaction was better than we had ever imagined and quite unlike the usual response you normally get to a bride walking down the aisle.

Our actual ceremony would have been around 10 minutes from start to finish, but in that time we included our unique meeting story, some meaningful vows (with a couple of humorous ones thrown in), exchanged the rings, and of course included all the required legal wording. To us, it was just perfect!

Engagement party turned surprise wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Cara Hodge

What we loved:

The venue was set up superbly, the existing decor is dark leather and wood, and the elegance was enhanced by little lantern lighting placed throughout the venue. To top it off the centre piece of the room was an amazing 3m tall, cherry blossom LED tree – it was definitely a talking point, and a perfect backdrop to the ceremony.

Fix Restaurant surprise wedding ceremony with Brisbane Celebrant Ciara Hodge

We also loved the laid back feel a surprise wedding had, everyone was having fun from the moment they walked through the door – only helped by the amazing band. We both really loved having kids there too, they entertained themselves for a lot of the night, at one stage the band gave them instruments and had them involved in one or two songs – it was fantastic. But overall my most favourite part was seeing everyones reaction to the ‘big surprise’. I will never forget that!

The magical moment Justine and Andrews Fix Restaurant surprise wedding was unveiled.

The magical moment Justine and Andrews Fix Restaurant surprise Brisbane wedding was unveiled.

Describe your experience with Cara from Brisbane City Celebrants:

As mentioned earlier my sister is a Wedding Coordinator, so she has seen a LOT of Celebrants in action, so I knew the moment she recommended Cara to be my Celebrant, that she was going to be fantastic.

I was always imperative from the start that we thought Cara could successfully help us ‘pull off’ the surprise component – and she was really an integral part. She gave us guidance from start to end, but also allowed flexibility for us to put our own touches in to the ceremony.

Cara also allowed us to prepare everything in our own time, so we never felt any unnecessary pressure. It really was an easy, stress free experience – and for that we are very grateful!

Tell us about any wedding suppliers that you were impressed with and why:

The following suppliers were exceptional:

– Emma Stephenson at The Port Office Hotel was outstanding even though we are sisters she treated me as she would any client, she was thorough and professional. There was nothing that was not thought of, planned, or executed perfectly. The staff serving us on the night also need to be congratulated.

– Benjam (band) if you ever wanted the most outstanding wedding band in Brisbane these guys are it. They add to, and create the perfect atmosphere. You can choose between having 1, 2 or 3 band members for differing prices, but we went the whole 3, and it was outstanding. You can indicate the kind of music you want, but apart from choosing the ‘walking down the aisle’ song and the ‘bridal waltz’, we left the rest up to them, they really knew what they were doing. The bridal waltz song we wanted wasn’t very mainstream, but they happily learnt it and executed it fantastically.

– LED Tree Hire by Creative Loop, hiring the LED tree helped us add that point of difference to our wedding. The amazing cherry blossom tree stood 3m tall and really became the centre piece of the room. I am still hearing really positive comments about how amazing it was. They came in to set it up and took it away at the end of the night, so all we had to do was enjoy it’s beauty.

– and of course Brisbane City Celebrants Cara Hodge, she was just amazing.

The newlyweds enjoying a moment following their seriously awesome and super sweet Fix Restaurant surprise wedding.

Your advice to bride and grooms to be:

Our advice is…… a wedding doesn’t have to be a long, drawn out, overly expensive, or stressful affair. If you choose professional suppliers, they will take care of all the stuff that bogs some couples down. We were the hosts of the engagement party/ surprise wedding, but we just showed up and enjoyed it like the rest of our guests. Although we always knew we were going to have a surprise wedding, we only gave ourselves 8 weeks to prepare, but to be honest over 90% of it was organised in less than 4 days.

We would highly recommend a surprise wedding too, there were no preconceived ideas of what should happen, we had no pushy opinions, we saved quite a lot of money and we didn’t need to organise things that often get forgotten e.g. table arrangements, what colour the napkins are, bonbonnieres etc.

We just wish we could do it all again!

Surprise Wedding at Fix Restaurant with Brisbane Celebrant Cara Hodge.

Images courtesy of Max Loxton Photography.

If you enjoyed hearing about this surprise Brisbane wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Cara would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

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Victoria Park Golf Real Wedding on the Ballroom Terrace

on April 30, 2014 · 6 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

Victoria Park Golf Real Wedding with Jamie Eastgate, Brisbane City Celebrants

We love receiving real wedding testimonials from our brides and grooms and this Victoria Park Golf Real Wedding with Brisbane City Celebrants Jamie Eastgate, which took place on the Ballroom Terrace was no exception.

Bride and Groom: Lauren and Ben

Wedding Date: April 5^th 2014

Ceremony and Reception Location: Victoria Park Ballroom Terrace

Tell us about your Ceremony:

Our ceremony was perfect. Rows of white tiffany chairs with small bunches of baby’s breath on the ends, a cream aisle runner leading to a beautiful archway.

Jamie was fantastic at officiating. He kept the mood light and comfortable, shared jokes with our guests and always looked completely at ease.

Vic Park Golf Club Real Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate. Image Chris Hall Photography

Tell us about your Reception:

Our reception was exactly as we had pictured it. Large chandeliers, candle lit tables with beautiful Singapore orchids in the centre. We had round tables with black chairs to suit our theme, each table was named after a famous cricketer. This was the Grooms idea.

Victoria Park Golf Club Wedding Reception. Image Chris Hall Photography

What we loved….

We loved the quality of service we had at our wedding. Every vendor went above and beyond to make our day special. Both the ceremony and reception were perfect and every effort was made to make our guests feel comfortable. Our wedding went off without a hitch.

Describe your experience with Jamie from Brisbane City Celebrants:

Jamie was wonderful. From the moment you meet him, he makes you feel comfortable and puts you at ease. He was always organised and more than willing to provide ideas on any aspect of the ceremony.

We found Jamie to be highly professional and very comfortable in front of an audience. We would definitely recommend Jamie and Brisbane City Celebrants to anyone getting married.

Victoria Park Golf Real Wedding with Brisbane Marriage Celebrant Jamie Eastgate. Image Chris Hall Photography

Tell us about any of your wedding suppliers that you were impressed with and why:

We had such wonderful suppliers.

Photography- Chris Hall photography. These guys are extremely competent and highly skilled in wedding photography. Justin makes you feel great and seems to capture every moment perfectly.

Cake- Allmixedup cakes. Sonja from Allmixedup Cakes designs and creates beautiful cakes. She delivered and assembled the cake at our reception and sent us images of what it looks like before we arrived.

Dress- Wendy Makin Bridal Designs- Wendy and the team have an amazing ability to make you look and feel beautiful. They catered to my every need and request and were able to suggest suitable jewellery for the big day.

Ceremony and Reception- Victoria Park Golf Complex- Vic Park do the most amazing weddings. We had a clear idea of what we wanted and the girls in the functions department went out of their way to create our perfect wedding. They answered every email and every question we had on any detail no matter how big or small and sort to make our wedding as cost effective as possible.

Victoria Park Golf Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate. Image Chris Hall Photography

Victoria Park Golf RealWedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate. Image Chris Hall Photography

Your advice to bride and grooms to be:

Be organised. We found that once we got ourselves organised and knew what we wanted suppliers and vendors were able to make it happen. You can’t control everything that happens on the day but having a solid idea of what you want and how you want it to come together helps to make the day run smoothly.

The other piece of advice we found helpful was to take some time to enjoy the day as husband and wife. With everything that’s going on and all the attention people are giving you, time will go very quickly. Try and steal a few minutes after your ceremony or during the reception to spend a quiet moment together and take in the significance of what is happening.

This is a whole new chapter of your lives.

Victoria Park Golf Wedding. Image Chris Hall Photography

Victoria Park Golf Real Wedding. Image Chris Hall Photography

Congratulations Lauren and Ben and thank you for giving me the honour of being your Celebrant for your special day. I really enjoyed every moment, your guests were so much fun I just knew you were all in for a fantastic evening. Thank you for sharing your ‘Real Wedding’ with us.

Wishing you both all the very best for your future together.

A special thanks to Justin of Chris Hall Photography for the images, Justin is always fantastic to work with.

Jamie Eastgate – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this Victoria Park Golf Club wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

A happiness filled New Farm Park Rotunda wedding ceremony

on April 19, 2014 · 4 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

It was such a privilege being asked to be the Celebrant for this incredibly loved up bride and groom, particularly as the bride is my cousin!

Looking radiant, the bride was walked down the aisle and given away by her whole immediate family. They enjoyed a short, simple and meaningful wedding ceremony and wrote their own heartfelt vows to each other.

New Farm Park Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

As a Celebrant it’s always great seeing couples nerves turn to excitement which is exactly what happened here. I love how genuinely happy they look in all their photos.

: New Farm Park Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

After they shared their first kiss as husband and wife, the happy couple and their guests took a short walk to the Brisbane Powerhouse where they celebrated with drinks and a sit down meal. Before jetting off on a 2 month honeymoon around Europe!

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Jamie Eastgate, New Farm Park Wedding Celebrant

The groom reading the vows he has written to his bride. New Farm Park Wedding with Brisbane Marriage Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda Wedding Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda Wedding Decor by Brisbane Wedding Decorators

If you enjoyed hearing about this sweet New Farm Park Rotunda wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Wedding Kiss

on April 18, 2014 · 2 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

I couldn’t resist sharing this couples incredible wedding kiss as they became husband and wife at their New Farm Rotunda wedding.

These super sweet newlyweds became husband and wife in a meaningful and intimate morning wedding ceremony at New Farm Rotunda in Brisbane, the groom was so excited when Jamie pronounced them as husband and wife for the very first time, that when it came to their first kiss as husband and wife, being the romantic he is, he picked up his petite bride and twirled her in a spin as they locked lips to the applause and happiness of their guests.

Such a magical moment and an amazing wedding kiss to start their life together as a married couple.

Wishing the happy couple all the very best for their future together.

Jamie Eastgate – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this romantic New Farm Park Rotunda wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Tears of joy at this Broadway Chapel wedding

on April 13, 2014 · 4 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

One of the things that makes many weddings beautiful are tears, of course I’m referring to happy tears. Let’s face it, it’s not often that you see a grown man cry but there was no stopping them at this super sweet wedding ceremony delivered by Jamie at Broadway Chapel.

While there may have been a few nerves in the air for this young couple, the incredible connection they shared completely shined through and made way for one of the most emotional ceremonies I have ever seen.

The arrival of the bride at Broadway Chapel

This cute little fella is the grooms younger brother and he was asked to present a reading. He hopped up on the stage and began presenting the reading in an exceptionally strong and confident manner, very impressive for a boy his age. He was about 3/4 of the way through the reading when he looked up and caught his brother (the grooms) eyes. Both began to well up, quickly he raced through the rest of the reading but not before the tears had started to flow.

The grooms young brother presenting a reading at Broadway Chapel

Before we knew it, the groom had tears rolling down his cheeks, the bride began to shed tears too, followed by the entire front row of the chapel. All the emotion and happy tears resonated throughout the chapel, as guests sniffled through proud smiles as they reached for the tissues.

The bride lovingly wiping the grooms happy tears

The bride lovingly catching the grooms happy tears

Thankfully the Celebrant held it together and while they remained on the verge of emotion, he guided them through the rest of the ceremony to pronounce them husband and wife. What a beautiful heart felt and emotion filled ceremony.

Broadway Chapel wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

If you enjoyed hearing about this emotional Broadway Chapel wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

A happiness filled wedding at Broadway Chapel

on April 10, 2014 · 6 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

Every time we catch a glimpse of the photos from this Broadway Chapel wedding we can’t help but smile from ear to ear.

We love the elegant atmosphere of the beautiful chapel, we love that they gave their grandmothers the honour of being their official witnesses and joining them in signing the marriage documents, we love the excitement of the bride and groom as they are pronounced husband and wife and exit the chapel, we love the special moments have been perfectly captured by Ruth Ryan Photography and of course we love the amazing feedback from this happy bride and groom as they share their day in a ‘Real Wedding’ testimonial.

Broadway Chapel wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate: Images: Ruth Ryan Photography

Bride and Groom: Kelly and Patrick

Wedding Date: 10th of September 2011

Wedding Ceremony Location: Broadway Chapel, Woolloongabba

Tell us about your Ceremony:

We chose the Broadway Chapel for our ceremony location. It is a beautiful old converted chapel that provided wonderful photos opportunities both on the inside and the out. Jamie Eastgate from Brisbane City Celebrants was our chosen celebrant for our special day. We first saw him on the Four Weddings Australia TV show performing a wedding and we knew his easy going personality was exactly what we were looking for in a celebrant.

Jamie made the process leading up to our wedding very easy. He was always willing to provide advice for us on how things would best run on the day.

Reception Location:

Our reception was at the United Service Club of Brisbane (on the corner of Wickham Tce and Upper Edward St, Spring Hill).

Tell us about your Reception:

The United Service Club is an amazing, heritage listed building which provided a quality of service that surpassed our expectations. The food was exquisite, the staff were extremely professional and the classical old features of the building intrigued our guests right throughout the night.

What we loved……

I’m not sure how to sum up all of the things we loved about our wedding day. Let’s just say that if it weren’t for our loving family and friends being there with us, the day just would not have been the same. We also loved our choices in wedding professionals.

From our amazing Marriage Celebrant Jamie Eastgate to the flowers (Ballinger and Shaw Botanics), the custom made dress (Penny lane Bridal), the amazingly delicious cake (Sweet Fix Cupcakes), the fun loving photographer (Ruth Ryan photography) and Videographer (Gary Ratchford Filming) and of course both the ceremony and reception venues, our day was definitely one which we will never forget.

Describe your experience with Jamie Eastgate from Brisbane City Celebrants:

Jamie Eastgate is a highly professional, easy going Civil Marriage Celebrant who took the time to sit with my husband and myself in order to make our day exactly what we wanted it to be. He was very adaptable and was always willing to suggest options that might have suited our day a little better.

Broadway Chapel Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate Image: Ruth Ryan Photography

Broadway Chapel Wedding Celebrant Jamie Eastgate
Image: Ruth Ryan Photography

Your advice to bride and grooms to be:

Relax and enjoy! (Well, try to relax and enjoy). My husband and I don’t regret anything that happened in preparation for our wedding, however we only wish we had the time to enjoy our engagement and the planning of the wedding a little more. Unfortunately for most brides and grooms, families tend to put a lot of pressure on planning a wedding. Just make sure your wedding really is YOUR wedding!

If you enjoyed hearing about this happiness filled Broadway Chapel wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Wedding at Henzell Chapel – The cutest wedding chapel

on April 9, 2014 · 3 Comments

Wedding at Henzell Chapel – The cutest little wedding chapel you ever did see!

With Celebrant Cara Hodge of Brisbane City Celebrants

I loved everything about Lisa and Simon’s beautiful wedding at the super cute Henzell Chapel at Mt Pleasant. This was the first time I have performed a wedding at this chapel and having seen photos of this wedding chapel I was super excited about this ceremony venue.

Lisa and Simon were kind enough to organise transport for their guests to the Chapel which is approximately a 1 hr drive North of Brisbane, and they were super sweet in also providing me a seat on the bus that they hired through Rolo transport.

When we arrived we were greeted by the amazing sight of the cutest little stone chapel you ever did see, surrounded by panoramic views of rolling hills and lakes, you couldn’t imagine more beautiful surrounds, it felt so peaceful and serene and perfectly suited this couples wedding theme, as Lisa mentioned to me a few days prior, their theme for the day is ‘relaxed’. What a great state of mind for enjoying your own wedding day!

Henzell Chapel Wedding with Celebrant Ciara Hodge

Henzell Chapel Wedding with Celebrant Cara Hodge

The Chapel was the perfect size to comfortably seat all of their 44 weddings guests. The bride and groom decided on having no bridal party, which gave the groom the opportunity to pick his own outfit and colours as he didn’t need to be matching anyone else. In keeping with tradition while the groom was yet to see what the bride was wearing, she was also about to be surprised in seeing what he had picked.

The bride was beaming as she arrived wearing the most beautiful lace wedding dress with a keyhole back as she was walked down the aisle by her mother while the groom managed to hold back the tears (just!). With much enthusiasm, the brides whole family ‘gave her away’ and the short yet relaxed and enjoyable ceremony commenced and included some really great interaction with the guests.

After they shared their first kiss as husband and wife, we made our way outside to the signing table, positioned perfectly on the top of the hill, taking in the amazing expansive views. Where I pronounced the bride and groom as husband and wife and they were congratulated by their equally happy and excited wedding guests.

The wedding ceremony was followed by an afternoon tea outside which included some delicious home made baking by the couples friends, before the bus headed back to West End for the reception which took place at the funky Gun Shop Cafe.

Here is some lovely feedback from this Henzell Chapel bride:

“Thanks Cara, We had the most perfect day we could ever have dreamed of!

Thank you for a beautiful ceremony, it was perfect, exactly what we wanted. Lisa Xx”

It was such a pleasure being the Celebrant for this couples Henzell Chapel wedding and I wish them every happiness for their future together.

Cara Hodge – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this Henzell Chapel wedding and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Cara would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Mirra Private Dining – a stunning and unique wedding venue

on March 29, 2014 · 4 Comments

It was such a pleasure being the Celebrant for Cathy and Shaun’s wedding at Mirra Private Dining and Events in Fortitude Valley.

This lovely couple, traveled all the way from Melbourne with an entourage of family and friends to enjoy an outdoor wedding here in Brisbane, and despite the out of the norm constant rain over the past week, and after a huge down pour earlier that afternoon, miraculously the clouds parted and a clear blue sky made their dream of an outdoor wedding a reality.

Mirra is a stunning and unique Brisbane wedding venue

The Courtyard at Mirra where wedding ceremonies take place.

Mirra is such a fabulous venue, it oozes style and elegance and certainly has that wow factor. It is also situated beside a busy railway track and there is no mistaking the sound of the passing trains from outside in the courtyard where the ceremony took place, but instead of being perturbed by this, Cathy and Shaun completely embraced this and had fun with it by incorporating a London underground train theme in to their reception styling. The tables were named after the London underground stations, cards from the guests were ‘posted’ in to a British style ‘Royal Mail’ letterbox and even the biodegradable confetti carried the train theme.

While we did hear trains passing during the ceremony, thankfully my good strong PA System worked it’s magic and the ceremony wasn’t interrupted.

The bride and groom were seated at a ‘sweetheart’ table which is a huge wedding trend in the states, I think this seating arrangement is really cute, plus it allows the bride and groom to have that time to themselves and take it all in.

This sweet couple provided a donation to charity (the Cancer Council) in place of favours for all their guests which goes to show that they are just as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside. What a lovely gesture and a charity that everyone is touched by.

Charity donation in place of wedding favours

I loved being the Celebrant for this wedding at Mirra Bar in Fortitude Valley and wish this gorgeous couple every happiness for their future together.

Cara Hodge – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this contemporary wedding ceremony at Mirra Bar and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Cara would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.