{"id":190784,"date":"2017-06-30T00:09:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T14:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/brides-embrace-hot-summers-night-for-relaxed-boho-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:28:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T09:28:29","slug":"brides-embrace-hot-summers-night-for-relaxed-boho-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/brides-embrace-hot-summers-night-for-relaxed-boho-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Brides embrace hot summer’s night for relaxed boho wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"06-Jun-Ashlee-Kate\"<\/p>\n

Congrats to Ashlee and Kate\u00a0who’ve been crowned our June<\/a>\u00a0Wedding of the Month winners!
\n<\/em>They are in the running for a luxe
Thailand<\/a> honeymoon with Melati Beach Resort & Spa<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat could be better than a wedding with two brides<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n

Melburnians Kate Houlihan and Ashlee Hayes, aged 29 and 32 respectively, married at their relaxed boho wedding in Victoria\u2019s Yarra Valley. \u201cIt was a hot summer\u2019s day and by the start of the ceremony a slight breeze had come through making the heat bearable,\u201d explains Kate. \u201cEveryone danced all night on the deck in the warm weather, with the sounds of a DJ and saxophone, and stunning backdrop of the Yarra Valley hills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rewind four years, to when Kate and Ashlee met online. Ashlee thought Kate looked like \u201cthe only normal person on there\u201d and Kate thought Ashlee \u201csounded very sporty and interesting\u201d. Upon seeing photos, they were taken with one another’s beauty. \u201cOn our first meeting we talked long into the night, not wanting the conversation to end. And it hasn\u2019t,\u201d smiles Kate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wedding had some traditional elements but also suited us perfectly as a couple, and the day and night had a summer festival atmosphere<\/a>,\u201d explains Kate. \u201cGuests commented that seeing two white wedding dresses together with a backdrop of the hills was unforgettable and unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

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Focus your spend<\/a> and energy on what’s important to you as a couple,” says the couple. “For us it was the venue and music.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The bridal party made their own native\u00a0bouquets<\/a> for the boho wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Kate (left) says she was wowed by Ashlee’s beauty when meeting her in person for the first time. “Her big, beaming smile and beautiful eyes – I could hardly look at her,” she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The girls headed to Sri Lanka for their honeymoon<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“If your venue could let you hire it longer, it could be a great idea!” says Kate. No one wanted to leave as we all wanted the night to go longer.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

https:\/\/vimeo.com\/199285664<\/p>\n

Video by Zarik Films<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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\"WOTY-Instory-Slider\"<\/p>\n

Ashlee and Kate\u00a0are in the running for a luxe Thailand<\/a> honeymoon with Melati Beach Resort & Spa<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n


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