{"id":180627,"date":"2018-09-19T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/jodie-and-james-honour-fathers-memory-at-rustic-country-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T02:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:59:41","slug":"jodie-and-james-honour-fathers-memory-at-rustic-country-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/jodie-and-james-honour-fathers-memory-at-rustic-country-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodie and James honour father\u2019s memory at rustic country wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing a wedding date was easy for 30-year-old\u00a0Jodie<\/span>\u00a0and 29-year-old James.<\/p>\n

March 10, 2018 was\u00a0Jodie<\/span>\u2019s mum and dad\u2019s wedding anniversary (31 years ago). \u201cMy father passed away in 2013. This date meant everything to me,\u201d explains the bride. \u201cOne thing missing on my wedding day was my father but my brother did an amazing job stepping into his shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Planning the rustic country wedding for the couple was a lot of fun, but somewhat challenging as they were organising from their new home in the NT \u2013 3,000 kilometres away from the Kimo Estate venue in country NSW.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe venue was an easy pick for us. Ideally we both wanted a shearing shed for our reception as my father was a shearing contractor, in memory of him,\u201d smiles\u00a0Jodie<\/span>. \u201cThe ceremony was at the homestead gardens and the reception was an old grain shed. This was close enough. It was just stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Jodie<\/span>\u00a0and James were still able to honour her dad in the way they planned. With a shearing shed on the property, they took plenty of photos there. \u201cIt was the best day of our lives \u2014 the wedding venue suited us so well, as we are both from farming, country style backgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Perfect Moment Photography and Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The bride\u2019s stunning wedding gown was from Annabel\u2019s Bridal Studio<\/a> in Canberra.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cJames and I met through mutual friends, hitting it off from get-go in 2014. Love at first sight,\u201d explains\u00a0Jodie<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cWe moved to Katherine in the NT in January \u2014 mid-wedding planning,\u201d laughs\u00a0Jodie<\/span>. \u201cWe packed up our dream home, put everything we owned in storage, grabbed bag of clothes each, our bulldog Mac and off we headed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The couple headed for the Great Ocean Road the day after their wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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