Happily ever after: Natalie and James’ fairytale rustic wedding

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Updated on: March 17, 2022

Natalie describes her relationship with James as like a fairytale romance.

“Just like any fairytale story it was not without difficulty… but my hero prevailed, gained my father’s blessing and asked me to be his wife,” Natalie, 21 says.

The relationship was the first for them both and after James, 22, popped the question they began planning their rustic wedding in the bride’s hometown of Toowoomba.

The couple wed in the bushland setting of Preston Village Chapel in front of 80 friends and family on January 20, 2018.

Preston Village Manor hosted the couple’s relaxed reception, with Natalie and James doing a lot of the decor themselves.

“Our wedding was low stress to organise (it was mostly organised in the first three weeks), much was hand-made, low budget and ‘the best wedding’ most of our guests had attended,” Natalie says.

“The wedding was perfect, and our rustic theme could not have suited us more. And the best bit? We all lived happily ever after!”

Photos courtesy of Starlight Productions.

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Natalie discovered her dress at Ferrari Formalwear and Bridal. “The dress was actually a bridesmaids gown in white, it fit perfectly off the rack, and looked stunning,” she says.

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The couple travelled in style in some vintage wheels.

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“Meeting at a university scholarship ceremony four years previously, I never imagined we would end up together, but standing together at the altar I could not dream of a more perfect partner,” Natalie says.

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The couple’s choices of wedding cake had their beginnings at Natalie’s bridal shower. “For the bridal shower we had a tea and cake theme where we got everyone to bring a cake rather than a present. We then sampled them all, and picked the wedding cakes from that. There was an earl grey tea cake, choc mint mud cake and choc chai cheesecake. They were delicious,” she says.

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The newlyweds spent their first married night together at Vacy Hall Toowoomba.

Tags & Categories

Location: QLD

Styles: Rustic

Setting: Garden / Chapel

Colours:

Tags: magenta wedding, navy blue wedding, real weddings, rustic wedding, starlight productions

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Bomboniere Bomboniere: DIY

Brides Accessories Brides Accessories: JJ's House

Brides Gown Brides Gown: Ferrari Formalwear & Bridal

Brides Shoes Brides Shoes: JJ's House

Bridesmaids Accessories Bridesmaids Accessories: Gift a Hug

Bridesmaids Dresses Bridesmaids Dresses: Dotti

Caterer Caterer: Preston Village Manor

Celebrant Celebrant: Glasshouse Country Baptist Church

Ceremony Music Ceremony Music: Friends , Playlist

Ceremony Venue Ceremony Venue: Preston Village Chapel

Flowers Flowers: Country Garden Snippets

Gift Registry Gift Registry: Myer

Grooms Attire Grooms Attire: Connor

Grooms Shoes Grooms Shoes: FWS Ship , Windsor Smith

Groomsmen Attire Groomsmen Attire: Connor

Honeymoon Honeymoon: Santorini Villa

Invitations Invitations: DIY , Officeworks

Makeup Makeup: Minx Contemporary Hair Boutique

Photographer Photographer: Starlight Productions

Reception Venue Reception Venue: Preston Village Manor

Rings Rings: Goldmark

Venue Decor Venue Decor: DIY

Wedding Night Venue Wedding Night Venue: Vacy Hall Toowoomba's Grand Boutique Hotel

Photos courtesy of Starlight Productions.