{"id":171883,"date":"2019-04-01T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/byron-and-jeremy-play-host-at-modern-garden-wedding-in-canberra\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T04:18:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:18:52","slug":"byron-and-jeremy-play-host-at-modern-garden-wedding-in-canberra","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/byron-and-jeremy-play-host-at-modern-garden-wedding-in-canberra\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron and Jeremy play host at modern garden wedding in Canberra"},"content":{"rendered":"

A week together in paradise helped Byron and Jeremy realise they had something special.<\/p>\n

Soon after they met, Jeremy was due to jet off for six weeks to the US, ending with a week in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

“I took a shot and asked if it was OK if I joined him for the last week in paradise and he said ‘yes, what have we got to lose?’ Byron recalls.<\/p>\n

“It was a great time together and we knew it was something special.”<\/p>\n

Fast forward to November 2017 and marriage equality finally became a reality, something the Canberra couple had been waiting for before making it official.<\/p>\n

“Almost a year later, with lots of planning and excitement, we invited 100 of our closest friends and family to share in our special moment,” Byron says of their modern garden wedding.<\/p>\n

“We were married at our home in Canberra. This made for a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.”<\/p>\n

Byron says the familiar location also helped them have complete control over their big day.<\/p>\n

“The\u00a0afternoon and evening went off without a hitch. A great way to start the new chapter in our lives.”<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Lydia Downe Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“We wanted to do something different than just the alternate drop dish with beer and wine,” Byron says of the catering<\/a>. “So we had a team of chefs and bar staff that could make amazing canapes and cocktails.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“We were committed to each other and wanted to make the next step,” Byron says of his six-year relationship with Jeremy. “We wanted to wait until there was marriage equality, and in November 2017, that became a reality. In December we went on a Christmas holiday with Jeremy’s family to Fiji. This is when I had organised to pop the question. Over sunset and canapes, Jeremy said yes.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“We selected all of our suppliers through online channels like Easy Weddings,” Byron says of the planning process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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