{"id":178707,"date":"2018-07-25T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/hit-with-love-renee-and-felicitys-classic-country-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T02:35:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:35:52","slug":"hit-with-love-renee-and-felicitys-classic-country-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/hit-with-love-renee-and-felicitys-classic-country-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit with love: Renee and Felicity’s classic country wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renee and Felicity still joke about the day they were literally hit by Cupid’s arrow.<\/p>\n

Their love story began at a paintball game in 2009 when Renee, 29, shot Felicity, 37, in the neck in the first round.<\/p>\n

“The final round left us, the last two standing. Fliss inflicted as many shots on me as possible! We still joke that Fliss was hit with Cupid\u2019s arrow,” Renee says.<\/p>\n

“About six months later, Fliss told me she had feelings for me. I panicked at first and told her we would never be together because I was straight! The following day, May 2010, I drove to her place to see her and that was the beginning of history. We knew we\u2019d met our soul mate.”<\/p>\n

Renee popped the question on a romantic trip to the Blue Mountains in January 2017. The couple talked about an “illegal” wedding, but by November that year same-sex marriage was legalised and the Wilton, NSW couple could begin planning the classic country wedding they deserved.<\/p>\n

“The most important parts of planning our day were location, venue, season, food and
\nentertainment,” Renee says.<\/p>\n

The avid horse riders wanted to arrive on their steeds, so needed a venue that could also cater for that, settling on\u00a0Waldara Farm, Edith, for their May 4, 2018 celebrations.<\/p>\n

One-hundred family and friends watched on as the couple walked down the aisle together in the heartfelt outdoor ceremony.<\/p>\n

The reception celebrations were held in the venue’s barn, where the avid foodies treated their guests to a gourmet selection.<\/p>\n

Renee says it was important their big day had a personal feel.<\/p>\n

“It was important to us to have an intimate and unique wedding that would stand
\nout from others apart from there being two brides!” she says.<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Pepper Image<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The couple’s family helped by and create the couple’s Australian native-themed bouquets<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The couple’s horses were groomed to perfection for their role on the big day. “We designed dresses that would fall over the horses softly and look elegant,” Renee says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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We love Australia, the countryside and farms. We love the autumn colours and really wanted those in the photos, along with many country scenes as a backdrop,” Renee says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A three-tier naked cake<\/a> represented the wedding’s theme of classic country charm.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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