{"id":172593,"date":"2019-04-30T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/romance-on-the-love-boat-leads-to-samantha-and-simons-rustic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T04:28:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:28:05","slug":"romance-on-the-love-boat-leads-to-samantha-and-simons-rustic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/romance-on-the-love-boat-leads-to-samantha-and-simons-rustic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Romance on The Love Boat leads to Samantha and Simon&#8217;s rustic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Samantha and Simon first met while working aboard the Spirit of Tasmania &#8211; a ferry operating between Tasmania and Melbourne best known by staff members as &#8216;The Love Boat&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never believed it until I met Simon,&#8221; says the bride. &#8220;We started dating when I was on night shift, after spending a few early morning having coffees at 3:30am in the crew recreation room. We even spent New Years Eve on board together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Tassie pair, aged 27 and 29, married on January 19, 2019 with a lakeside ceremony followed by a rustic wedding reception at Stonesthrow in Launceston.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our ceremony overlooked a lake surrounded by llamas, cows and lambs,&#8221; recalls the bride. &#8220;The setting for our wedding complemented our relaxed personalities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The rustic wedding had something for everyone: farm animals to entertain the kids, a lolly buffet and donut wall for those with a sweet tooth and drinks flowing all night long.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Ed Jones Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/edjonesphotography.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ed Jones Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185899 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185900 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Samantha and Simon&#8217;s gorgeous wedding bands were purchased from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingJewellery\/Canberra\/MichaelHillJeweller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Hill Jeweller<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185901 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185941 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185949 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185910 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185911 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185912 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185918 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185951 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185952 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185953 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185945 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185905 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185948 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185954 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185919 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185920 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185956 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185959 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-185924\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185926 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Simon popped the question while in Melbourne for the Geelong Cats vs Hawthorn Hawks AFL grand final. Samantha&#8217;s team won, and Simon proposed the following day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has been a long running joke that Simon &#8216;lost a bet&#8217; and had to propose because the Hawks lost,&#8221; laughs Samantha.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185932 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185961 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185965 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185928 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185934 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185935 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Celebrations continued into the night with a relaxed cocktail reception at Stonesthrow Launceston.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-185936\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_043-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185895 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185897 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Simon_Rustic-Wedding_Ed-Jones-Photography_FAV_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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