{"id":190219,"date":"2017-06-08T22:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/mia-and-victors-rustic-waterfront-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T09:21:25","slug":"mia-and-victors-rustic-waterfront-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/mia-and-victors-rustic-waterfront-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia and Victor get hands-on for their rustic waterfront wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mia Finch and Victor Bandeira wanted to keep wedding costs down, and so inspired much of the\u00a0DIY for their\u00a0big\u00a0day.<\/p>\n

Mia, 30, is from Sydney’s Northern Beaches,\u00a0and Victor, 38,\u00a0is from Brazil. The pair met on a night out in Sydney, and four years later they were engaged.<\/p>\n

“Victor is very caring and calm,” says Mia. “While around the fire in the backyard, he asked me to marry him.”<\/p>\n

In order to keep to their budget, Mia and Victor did the majority of wedding prep themselves, had a modest guest list<\/a> of 80 family and friends, and kept the celebrations\u00a0local.<\/p>\n

They\u00a0said ‘I do’ on November 26, 2016 at their rustic waterfront wedding at Bayview Sailing Club, NSW. Mia wore a lace slimline gown<\/a> with low back and Victor opted for a casual open-collar look to pair with his black lounge suit. Powder blue Kombi vans from the father and brother of the bride added to the beachside vibe.<\/p>\n

Victor describes Mia as funny and driven – which of course helped with keeping everything low cost, provided by either friends or family.<\/p>\n

“We proved that you can have an amazing wedding day on a small budget<\/a>!” says Mia.<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Charlie Ralph Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mia and Victor created\u00a0most of the\u00a0venue decor themselves using jars and other objects collected from eBay, and everything\u00a0else was provided by AVA Party Hire<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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With help from Mia’s bridesmaids<\/a>, their\u00a0bouquets <\/a>were put together with flowers bought from Sydney Flower Markets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Charlie Ralph Photography<\/a> captured the relaxed atmosphere of the day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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While the\u00a0naked wedding cake<\/a> was made by Mia’s cousin, the catering was provided by Brazilian Spit Roast.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If given the option to do things differently, Mia says she “would have taken a dress<\/a> to change into for the dance floor. It was hot and heavy and hard to dance in!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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