{"id":167622,"date":"2019-07-30T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/family-affair-sons-play-part-in-anita-and-andons-elegant-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T12:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T02:34:54","slug":"family-affair-sons-play-part-in-anita-and-andons-elegant-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/family-affair-sons-play-part-in-anita-and-andons-elegant-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Family affair: Sons play part in Anita and Andon&#8217;s elegant wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">A letterbox drop to help grow her beauty business got Anita more than just a new client.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndon spotted me while I was letterbox dropping in his neighbourhood and he grabbed my brochure and made an appointment,\u201d Anita explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a client for around three years before he built up enough courage to ask me out on a date and, well, the rest is history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andon popped the question at their eldest son\u2019s combined christening and first birthday celebration in front of 100 of their nearest and dearest, while Anita was also 20 weeks pregnant with their second son.<\/p>\n<p>With two busy toddlers in tow, Anita says it took every bit of 11 months to plan their elegant wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got married at the beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Canberra\/NationalArboretumCanberra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Arboretum in Canberra<\/a> where our ceremony was held in the Margaret Whitlam Pavilion and our reception in the Village Centre,\u201d the bride says of their February 2, 2019 elegant wedding.<\/p>\n<p>A big coup for the day was securing The Voice alumni Amber Nicholls to sing at the ceremony and return for the reception to surprise Andon with a special romantic song.<\/p>\n<p>The couple says they would re-live the day again if they could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur wedding was intimate with only our nearest and dearest on our guest list,\u201d Anita says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone commented that they could definitely feel the love we have for one another on the day and there was not a dry eye in the room!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Mel Hill Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.melhillphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mel Hill Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195988 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195905 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195916 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195914 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194502 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FB01D736-C88B-4CBB-9F50-B09319AE7011.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194518\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0C0C5B41-FCCC-486D-AF32-A14B95354A2B-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Anita chose her wedding dress and accessories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Canberra\/AnnabelsBridalStudio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annabel&#8217;s Bridal Studio<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195919 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195922 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194498 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5C51217B-E6C9-4CAD-AB67-461681722D9D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194513 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6AC0813C-C69B-4BB9-9F6F-0BD31D221D09.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194511 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/D02E5FF3-08D8-493B-AF25-0ADE2927885D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194534 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/63A48B9F-C05E-46DF-9D7D-079F015BD1D3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194525 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/89124F3E-29D8-4A0E-9A6F-9C2BDFAF546D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194530\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/08674479-4D01-4FB0-BA59-A5EC458DBEC8-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingCars\/Canberra\/A1ClassicCarRentals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A1 Classic Car Rentals<\/a> provided a stylish Rolls Royce for the elegant wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195930 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195932 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194535 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/47F708A9-800A-4939-BAD2-6383D30D6959.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194542 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ADCFB409-19B2-4982-BF40-30D42E2F598D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195942 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195939 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194550 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/91DED91B-2447-44CB-8515-79FFEB11AC01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194552 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/D5459A15-7BA1-4B85-B2FF-723FF8223A0D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194554\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1DF24D44-065F-43C8-A866-C656E1743559-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It was bittersweet as we had lost my mother-in-law to cancer before we got married, but I\u2019m sure she would have been dancing above us with a big smile on her face,&#8221; Anita says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194556 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/335CE2D0-0424-4B9E-8809-0D5A29A4637A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195950 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195951 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194558\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/45D4D4AE-79AF-477A-BA37-DBCE33CE5C31-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194561\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DC201D4C-5AF0-40C1-B7F0-CBD393F20923-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194564 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/816D3D56-1DC2-4789-965A-6B62449D4CE9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195956 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195959 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194566 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/000D5FFC-4B2D-4274-B2BB-8CED28D1FF9D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I had a vision from day dot and I knew I wanted an intimate wedding with a classic and elegant feel,&#8221; Anita says. &#8220;Hubby was happy with my vision and styling ideas and I would always run every decision past him for the nod of approval.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194567\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/64DD4516-1F9B-49EA-B1B6-5998CC80B5AB-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194569 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7B4D6C97-6499-4D8B-B5D9-7D19214AE2A8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194571 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/341F0456-4F0A-436B-8BAF-A9F888B1E67D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195973 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_037-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195978 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anita_Andon_Elegant-Wedding_Mel-Hill-Photography_SBS_040-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8AE5ACCD-B024-412C-845D-250879041B6C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img 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I guess you can say hubby and I cemented that love with the birth of our two sons. We were both committed to sharing our lives together from that day on so you can imagine how special it was to have our two sons as page boys on the big day!&#8221; Anita says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194585 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/69645705-EA62-4CD2-B5D6-68524AEF237C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194584\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DE2AEF7F-C2C3-4690-BB60-7E43AEC4A3F7-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194587 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/57F9A4E8-E7BE-430D-98B8-0E66ACC6B553.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194586 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2E89077F-F896-4423-A905-6C7762A32051.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":167628,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6858],"au_real_wedding_tag":[6980,7287,7049,8549,7100,7145],"au_real_wedding_style":[9007],"au_real_wedding_location":[9022,9030],"au_real_wedding_setting":[10691],"au_real_wedding_colour":[10575,10578,10592],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-167622","au-real-wedding","type-au-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_real_wedding_category-6858","au_real_wedding_tag-elegant-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-gold-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-ivory-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-mel-hill-photography","au_real_wedding_tag-navy-blue-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-real-weddings","au_real_wedding_style-elegant","au_real_wedding_location-act","au_real_wedding_location-canberra","au_real_wedding_setting-function-event-centre","au_real_wedding_colour-gold-wedding","au_real_wedding_colour-ivory-wedding","au_real_wedding_colour-navy-blue-wedding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/167622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/167622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291631,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/167622\/revisions\/291631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=167622"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=167622"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=167622"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=167622"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=167622"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=167622"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=167622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}