{"id":164851,"date":"2020-02-14T05:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/daniel-and-michael-win-wedding-of-the-year-2019\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T06:52:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:52:41","slug":"daniel-and-michael-win-wedding-of-the-year-2019","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/daniel-and-michael-win-wedding-of-the-year-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel and Michael win Wedding of the Year 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just two years after same-sex marriage was legalised here in Australia, Melbourne couple Daniel and Michael have been crowned Easy Weddings 2019 Wedding of the Year.<\/p>\n

Wow!<\/p>\n

It was an incredible two-week campaign among 12 finalists<\/a>; 12 awesome couples whose unique weddings were voted best of the month in 2019.<\/p>\n

But it was Daniel and Michael<\/a>, with their talented photographer Corey Wright<\/a>, who not only scored the most votes in the final round but who also blew us away with their creative campaigning.<\/p>\n

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Daniel and Michael held their luxury nuptials on April 5, 2019, at the exclusive Metropolis Events in Southbank<\/a>, Melbourne, and were married by Real Housewife of Melbourne (and recent celebrant) Gina Liano.<\/p>\n

They invited their best girlfriends and boyfriends to be in their mixed wedding party, getting ready together on the wedding day; and instead of a traditional first-dance, they filled their dancefloor with all their friends and loved ones.<\/em> Not to mention, a truckload of confetti!<\/p>\n

“I’ve never seen so much confetti at a wedding,” laughs Metropolis General Manager, Helen Boulter. “Daniel and Michael are such a lovely couple, it’s one of the best weddings I’ve been part of.”<\/p>\n

Daniel and Michael were discerning in their choice of wedding suppliers, in particular photographer Corey Wright and Tea of True Story Wedding Films<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The passion they have for equality and the meticulous detail they put into their craft was inspiring,” said Daniel.<\/p>\n

But to the Melbourne couple, it’s their marriage that means so much more than the one day they said ‘I do.”<\/p>\n

“Marriage means \u2018forever\u2019. It is the ultimate commitment and gesture you can give to another person. A commitment of partnership, a team, and a promise to love, support and experience life with your \u2018other\u2019 person, every day \u2013 for the rest of your life,” states Daniel.<\/p>\n

“There is something pretty amazing about how that feels.”<\/p>\n

We couldn’t have said it better!<\/p>\n

Daniel and Michael have won a lavish (second!) honeymoon to the Maldives, thanks to one of the Maldives newest luxury resorts, Heritance Aarah<\/a> – including 6 nights in an Ocean Villa with their own private butler, all meals and beverages included – as well as $2,500 cash from us here at Easy Weddings.<\/p>\n

We are incredibly grateful to the other 11 finalists and in particular Kezzia and Jacob (Agape Stories) and Chaitanya and Sameer (Splendid Photos & Video) who were the runners up.<\/p>\n

Wishing you all a love-filled Valentines Day.<\/p>\n

Here are some of Corey’s photos stunning from the day – you can see the full feature here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View Metropolis wedding packages<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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