{"id":183627,"date":"2018-04-19T06:08:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T20:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/anda-and-karl-surprise-guests-with-rustic-diy-wedding-at-winery\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T01:57:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:57:56","slug":"anda-and-karl-surprise-guests-with-rustic-diy-wedding-at-winery","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/anda-and-karl-surprise-guests-with-rustic-diy-wedding-at-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Anda and Karl surprise guests with rustic DIY wedding at winery"},"content":{"rendered":"
Disguised as an engagement party, Anda, 32, and Karl, 43, planned their surprise wedding <\/a>to keep the focus on \u201cthe love that we share\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe wedding was organised as an engagement party and my dad\u2019s 60th\u00a0<\/span>birthday celebration weekend, so only six people out of the 100 guests knew it was a wedding,\u201d smiles the bride. \u201cThe surprise and joy on everyone\u2019s faces once they arrived on the day was wonderful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0rustic DIY wedding on December 16, 2017<\/a> at a winery in South Australia was the \u201cperfect mix of DIY and rustic,\u201d says Anda. \u201cWith the serene grounds of Hewitson Wines, decorating was easy,\u201d she smiles. \u201cAll of our loved ones chipped into help out with setup, decorating, child minding and music, all offering their services as wedding gifts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The father of the bride made blackboards, wood rounds and ring boxes \u2013 which Anda finished off with script. \u201cOur wedding was perfect for us. It was a quick ceremony filled with humor, delicious food and wines, music to dance the night away and our nearest and dearest to celebrate with late into the night,\u201d recalls the bride.<\/span><\/p>\n Photos courtesy of Rebekah Bianca Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anda’s keyhole-back lace gown was from Adelaide Bridal Emporium<\/a>. “The staff were wonderful,” praises Anda. “I was made to feel ‘bride-like’ even when I was at my most nervous.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Rebekah was great with our children, including them in the process and cheering them up when one in particular didn\u2019t want to cooperate,\u201d the bride says of their photographer<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cTristan Hart is a very dear friend who played\u00a0Somewhere Over the Rainbow<\/i>\u00a0on the ukulele,\u201d Anda says of the ceremony music.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n