{"id":183956,"date":"2018-04-26T20:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/hearts-beat-madly-christie-scotts-fun-hunter-valley-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T02:01:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:01:57","slug":"hearts-beat-madly-christie-scotts-fun-hunter-valley-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/hearts-beat-madly-christie-scotts-fun-hunter-valley-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts beat madly: Christie and Scott&#8217;s fun Hunter Valley wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Christie and Scott married on February 3, 2018 at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley \u2013 where their relationship first began! Christie says she had all but given up on love when she met Scott at a concert in the NSW wine region. The glazier quickly restored her faith in \u201chappily ever after\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScotty and I were very different to your normal 37- and 47-year-old newly engaged couple looking to wed,\u201d explains Christie. \u201cWe love a good time \u2013 like,\u00a0<em>a very good time<\/em> \u2013 we love fun, we love to joke, we love to entertain and we love to be different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair made sure that was reflected\u00a0at their fun Hunter Valley wedding day with their 90 guests and three children. \u201cI went on a mission from wedding planning day one to find the best of the best, unique, fun and crazy vendors that are also highly regarded in the industry, had excellent reviews and suit our <a title=\"Wedding cake alternatives for a non traditional couple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-cake-alternatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-traditional<\/a> fun lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything was perfect on the day, we did a live raffle during the ceremony to choose the witnesses, we hid our wedding rings under the guests chairs in the ceremony, we had so much humour, fun and love and all the guests felt a part of our special day,\u201d smiles the bride.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Jessie D Images\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jessiedimages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jessie D Images<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150192 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150190 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_001.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150052 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_003.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150054 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_004.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150058 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_005.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The <a title=\"Expert Advice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/advice\/\">best advice<\/a> Christie received on the morning of the\u00a0wedding was to take a few moments alone to stand in front of the mirror with her wedding gown on before the &#8220;craziness&#8221; of the day ensued. &#8220;I did this on my wedding day and loved it,&#8221; she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150064 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_007.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-150069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_008\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Christie lost over 25 kilograms in eight months &#8211; allowing her to fit into this gorgeous blush pink size 12 gown she found on sale.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150211 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_008.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150206 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_013.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150085 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_012.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple exchanged rings from <a title=\"Michael Hill Jeweller\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingJewellery\/Canberra\/MichaelHillJeweller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Hill Jeweller<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150219 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150208 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150127 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_022.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150116 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_019.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Christie and Scott made sure even their wedding photos reflected their fun personality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150103 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_016.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-150122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_021\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150118 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_020.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Three months later we were dating, our three beautiful children were blending well and life was great,&#8221; recalls Christie of their early relationship.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150222 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_011\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150230 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-150134 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_024\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Scott was this dapper, happy, friendly man I met in the Hunter Valley at a concert on the green,&#8221; explains Christie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150143 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_026.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_023.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150139 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_025.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150029 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_022.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150024 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_019.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150022 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150020 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_017.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_SBS_017\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150167 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_031.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150171 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_032.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150181 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_035.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We didn\u2019t have much budget left for <a title=\"Bomboniere\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Bomboniere\/\">favours<\/a>, so last minute we ordered 200 test tubes with cork lids online and filled them with different alcohol and placed stickers on them,&#8221; the bride says of their favours for guests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150183 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_036.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-150188 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_038.jpg\" alt=\"Christie_Scott_Fun-Hunter-Valley-Wedding_Jessie-D-Images_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":183962,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6857],"au_real_wedding_tag":[8058,8443,7287,8014,7100,7145,7221],"au_real_wedding_style":[9005,9003],"au_real_wedding_location":[9039,9023],"au_real_wedding_setting":[9015,9020],"au_real_wedding_colour":[10575,10576,10590,10592],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-183956","au-real-wedding","type-au-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_real_wedding_category-6857","au_real_wedding_tag-dusty-rose-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-fun-hunter-valley-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-gold-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-jessie-d-images","au_real_wedding_tag-navy-blue-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-real-weddings","au_real_wedding_tag-vineyard-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_style-classic","au_real_wedding_style-modern","au_real_wedding_location-hunter-valley","au_real_wedding_location-nsw","au_real_wedding_setting-golf-club","au_real_wedding_setting-winery","au_real_wedding_colour-gold-wedding","au_real_wedding_colour-green-wedding","au_real_wedding_colour-mauve-wedding","au_real_wedding_colour-navy-blue-wedding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/183956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/183956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=183956"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=183956"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=183956"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=183956"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=183956"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=183956"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=183956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}