{"id":177112,"date":"2018-06-08T00:50:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T14:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/love-prevails-lauren-and-erin-celebrate-elegant-garden-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T02:15:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:15:48","slug":"love-prevails-lauren-and-erin-celebrate-elegant-garden-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/love-prevails-lauren-and-erin-celebrate-elegant-garden-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Love prevails: Lauren and Erin celebrate elegant garden wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">When Erin proposed to her girlfriend Lauren, <a title=\"10 beautiful luxe same-sex weddings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/luxe-same-sex-weddings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">same-sex marriage <\/a>wasn\u2019t legal in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Nor did they think it would happen in their lifetime. \u201cWe had been together for five years and Erin knew she was ready to ask me, so she went ahead regardless of what the law said and thank goodness she did,\u201d smiles Lauren. \u201cWe couldn&#8217;t believe that in the same year we got engaged that this was happening around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But while movement to change the law was exciting, it was equally hard. \u201cAt times it was difficult to watch the television and there was a lot happening, but throughout Erin and I always remained positive regardless of what was said, or the result, and we thoroughly enjoyed our engagement year,\u201d recalls Lauren.<\/p>\n<p>They married at their elegant garden wedding on March 3, 2018 with 70 guests. A ceremony at Harold Boas Gardens in West Perth was followed by a reception at Erin\u2019s family home. \u201cIt was amazing to see it lit with fairy lights,\u201d says Lauren. \u201cThe wedding day was absolutely perfect, the sun was shining, and everything ran smoothly. Erin looked amazing and I felt like a million dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Sara Hannagan Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahannagan.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sara Hannagan Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152557 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152562 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-152476 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_003\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Erin proposed on a bridge in Venice, Italy, in January last year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_006.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152569 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152565 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152487 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152571 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152573 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"textbox\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We couldn\u2019t have asked for a better celebrant in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/MarriageCelebrant\/Perth\/KyleePayneCelebrant\/\">Kylee Payne<\/a>,&#8221; says Lauren. &#8220;She was super supportive and made us feel so at ease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152494 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_012.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152491 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_010.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152497 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_013.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lauren\u00a0created all the <a title=\"Flower suppliers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flower<\/a> arrangements herself with the exception of the bouquet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152501 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152578 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_011\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152592 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_017\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152508 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_019.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152511 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_020.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152585 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_014.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152584 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-152524 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_026\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Sara is a phenomenal photographer, we did an engagement session with her and it really gave us confidence for the wedding day,&#8221; praises Lauren.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152521 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152522 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152525 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_027.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-152534 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_032\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The pair headed to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Honeymoon\/Canberra\/MelatiResort\">Melati Beach Resort &amp; Spa<\/a> in Koh Samui for their honeymoon. &#8220;Absolutely amazing, would recommend to anyone.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152612 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152623 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_SBS_030\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152536 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152545 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_037.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152547 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_038.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Invest in a hot glue gun, they help any creative project,&#8221; is Lauren&#8217;s advice for brides-to-be!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152549 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_039.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_039\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152551 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_040.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_040\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-152553 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_041.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren_Erin_Elegant-Garden-Wedding_Sara-Hannagan-Photography_041\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The team at <a title=\"Complete DJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingMusic\/Perth\/CompleteDJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete DJ <\/a>were fantastic, they came the day before to set up the lights and test everything,&#8221; 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