{"id":179076,"date":"2018-08-05T20:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/military-meeting-emilia-and-kristian-marry-at-elegant-rustic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T02:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:40:20","slug":"military-meeting-emilia-and-kristian-marry-at-elegant-rustic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/military-meeting-emilia-and-kristian-marry-at-elegant-rustic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Military meeting: Emilia and Kristian marry at elegant rustic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Emilia, 25, and Kristian, 28, met in the Defence Force but it took a second chance meeting to spark their romantic flame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Kristian posted to Townsville with the Army in 2013, I was working in the accommodation office on base and met Kristian while completing his move in room inspection,\u201d explains the bride. \u201cI was immediately taken by this handsome guy who was so genuinely friendly from the start, and while I kept trying to drop hints, he says he didn\u2019t want to be \u2018that guy\u2019 and so we missed our chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A year later they crossed paths and it was then they realised they were &#8220;onto something\u201d. When Emilia enlisted in the Air Force they took on a long distance relationship, an experience this bride says brought them closer. \u201cWe took every chance we could get to visit his family in Hobart, sneak away for weekend trips, or pretend to be a normal couple, cuddled up on the couch at home. Somewhere between the flights, phone calls and I miss yous, we became even more appreciative of what we had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their elegant rustic wedding on April 7, 2018 included 75 guests and took place at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Hobart\/TheOldWoolstoreApartmentHotel\/\">The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-flowers-tasmania\/\">Hobart<\/a> where they eventually plan to settle. \u201cLet\u2019s be honest, the weather is far nicer than Townsville\u2019s humidity,\u201d laughs the bride. \u201cOne of our biggest wants for the wedding was to have a guest list small enough that we actually had a chance to spend time with and thank everyone for coming personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Olivia Brown Photographer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allthatvisualstuff.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Olivia Brown Photographer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156761 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156782 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156902 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156892 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156800 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-156804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was adamant from the very start that I wanted sleeves on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-dress-star-sign\/\">wedding dress<\/a>, however fell in love with a beautiful strapless dress covered in the most divine lace work. They allowed me to have the train removed from her floor stock dress to use the lace to create the off the shoulder sleeve look on mine,&#8221; smiles the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156898 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156880 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156787 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156798 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156802 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156805 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156744 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156837 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156763 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156810 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This stunning church atop a hill in Sandy Bay, Hobart had breathtaking views of the Derwent River,&#8221; says Emilia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156827 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-156765 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156754 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156753 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156766 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-156825 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_040-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156816 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;To create a more relaxed feel, the bridesmaids and I opted for denim jackets and each of the guys had cufflinks selected to match their personalities,&#8221; says Emilia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-156768 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156769 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156770 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-156767 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156872 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156858 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156774 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156759 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Emilia_Kristian_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Olivia-Brown-Photographer_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The entire reception venue was set up and decorated by myself, my sister and my parents,&#8221; 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