{"id":180787,"date":"2018-09-28T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/accidental-facebook-request-leads-to-couples-elegant-rustic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T03:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:01:40","slug":"accidental-facebook-request-leads-to-couples-elegant-rustic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/accidental-facebook-request-leads-to-couples-elegant-rustic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Accidental Facebook request leads to couple&#8217;s elegant rustic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">When Danielle added the wrong \u2018Seamus\u2019 on Facebook, she couldn\u2019t have known at the time what a great mistake that was to make!<\/p>\n<p>The secondary school teachers, aged 28 and 27 respectively, were connected only by Danielle\u2019s younger brother. \u201cA Facebook friend request came my way from Danielle, quickly followed by an apology message that she had added the wrong \u2018Seamus\u2019 and some small talk that ended quite abruptly,\u201d explains Seamus. \u201cBy pure chance, weeks later I watched Danielle play netball on the weekend. That night I worked up the courage to send her a Facebook message, we ended up talking quite a bit over the next few weeks and organised to go out on a date. We\u2019ve been together ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair married at their elegant rustic wedding on December 22, 2017 with 150 guests. A church ceremony at Holy Spirt Church in Geelong was followed by the reception on Danielle\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/avoid-wedding-debt\/\">godmother\u2019s property<\/a> in Bellbrae. \u201cWe liked the idea of having control over aspects of the planning rather than having to buy certain food and drinks packages,\u201d explains the groom. \u201cThe day was so special, it was late in December and a perfect day, 25 degrees and sunny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Love and Other Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loveandother.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Love and Other Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161628 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161677 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161678 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161631 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It was hard work getting quotes, talking to vendors and planning every detail, but I always said after we built our house together that we could get through anything after that,&#8221; laughs the groom.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161638 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161679 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161680 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161681 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161684 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161635 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-161685 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161687 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161689 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161642 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161644 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161645 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"633\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-161646 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We stayed true to who we are as a couple, we got married in a place that is special to us and our families,&#8221; explains Seamus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161691 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161651 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161650 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-161649 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161695 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161696 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-161655 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I dream up wild ideas and Danielle goes over them with her practical eye. We work well together,&#8221; says Seamus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161654 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161698 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161699 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161658 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161666 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161701 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161702 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s cake from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingCakes\/Geelong\/LoveitCakes\/\">Loveit Cakes<\/a> was a huge hit with guests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161671 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161623 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Danielle_Seamus_Elegant-Rustic-Wedding_Love-Other-Photography_SBS_034-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" 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