{"id":170437,"date":"2019-03-16T19:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/years-of-preparation-pays-off-at-tara-and-marks-elegant-melbourne-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T16:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T06:10:33","slug":"years-of-preparation-pays-off-at-tara-and-marks-elegant-melbourne-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/years-of-preparation-pays-off-at-tara-and-marks-elegant-melbourne-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Years of preparation pays off at Tara and Mark&#8217;s elegant Melbourne wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Tara has been planning her wedding since she was little, and had a wedding Pinterest account for a decade before marrying her beau Mark.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, both aged 34, met on Tinder in 2017 and were engaged the following year. They married at their elegant Melbourne wedding on December 1, 2018 with a ceremony at\u00a0St Paul&#8217;s Church in Coburg, and reception at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/SanRemoBallroom\/\">San Remo Ballroom<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m all about family and friends and the main thing for us was that it was enjoyed together,&#8221; explains the bride. &#8220;It included all our Italian traditions cutting the ribbon, Italian music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Because of Tara&#8217;s many years of wedding planning, the day they decided to get married, everything was booked within that week. &#8220;There was no bridezilla, no major issues and the day went absolutely perfectly,&#8221; recalls Tara.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Le Portrait Studio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leportraitstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Le Portrait Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176955 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0030Tara-Mark-wedding-Tara-Preparation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180794 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tara_Mark_Classic-Wedding_Le-Portrait-Photography_SBS_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180791 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tara_Mark_Classic-Wedding_Le-Portrait-Photography_SBS_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176960 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0068Tara-Mark-wedding-Tara-Preparation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176963 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0122Tara-Mark-wedding-Tara-Preparation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tara has been planning her wedding via a Pinterest board for over a decade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176964 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0168Tara-Mark-wedding-Tara-Preparation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180788 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tara_Mark_Classic-Wedding_Le-Portrait-Photography_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180786 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tara_Mark_Classic-Wedding_Le-Portrait-Photography_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176966 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0084Tara-Mark-wedding-Ceremony-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176995 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176968 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0021Tara-Mark-wedding-Locations-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176970 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0035Tara-Mark-wedding-Locations-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wet-weather-wedding\/\">blue skies<\/a> for the couple&#8217;s special day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176971 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0038Tara-Mark-wedding-Locations.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-176974\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0049Tara-Mark-wedding-Locations.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176976 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0074Tara-Mark-wedding-Locations-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180793 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tara_Mark_Classic-Wedding_Le-Portrait-Photography_SBS_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180796 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Tara_Mark_Classic-Wedding_Le-Portrait-Photography_SBS_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176978 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0087Tara-Mark-wedding-Locations-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176983 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0005Tara-Mark-wedding-Reception-San-Remo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tara says when she met Mark, she immediately knew he was the one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-176992\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0159Tara-Mark-wedding-Reception.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176984 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0001Tara-Mark-wedding-Reception-San-Remo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180785 alignleft\" 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