{"id":191931,"date":"2017-09-01T20:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/kate-and-torrens-summer-garden-wedding-in-the-sun\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:42:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T09:42:46","slug":"kate-and-torrens-summer-garden-wedding-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/kate-and-torrens-summer-garden-wedding-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate and Torren&#8217;s summer garden wedding in the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Katherine Gialamatzsis and Torren Foote had been seeing one another years before Torren finally proposed.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were holidaying on the South Australian coast, and sitting on a cliff top watching the sun set into the ocean when Torren popped the question. &#8220;It was the most amazing backdrop for something I had been looking forward to my whole life,&#8221; recalls Kate, 29.<\/p>\n<p>Kate and Torren, 28, embarked on their two-year <a title=\"Planning tools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/planning-tools\/\">wedding planning journey<\/a> &#8211; choosing to host a summer wedding surrounded by &#8220;the beautiful colours of nature,&#8221; Kate describes.<\/p>\n<p>On January 21, 2017\u00a0the Melbourne pair wed before 122 family and friends at their summer garden wedding held at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/TheRefectoryWerribeeParkbyBursaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Refectory Werribee Park<\/a>, Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was important to us to have the ceremony and reception in the same place, so our guests could arrive in the afternoon and relax into the evening without the worry of changing locations,&#8221; explains Kate. This attention to detail set the tone for the evening of celebration, laughter, dancing, and happiness that ensued.<\/p>\n<p>Kate advises anyone planning on getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/spray-tan-tips-for-brides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spray tan<\/a> before the wedding to stay away from water afterwards! &#8220;I spilt water on my chest 10 minutes after I&#8217;d had my spray tan and had to rush back for touch ups before they closed!&#8221; she laughs. &#8220;Definitely funny to look back on, but I did not find it funny at the time!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Simon L. King\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simonlking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Simon L. King<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133014 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133056 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_016\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133057 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_017\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133022 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133023 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_030.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_030\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133059 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133058 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-132953 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133029 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Kate&#8217;s elegant gold point wedding shoes were purchased from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingShoes\/Canberra\/ShoesofPrey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Shoes of Prey<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133027 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-132972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Torren and his five groomsmen were\u00a0on-trend in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/FormalWear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">navy tuxedos<\/a>,\u00a0Torren standing out in a pink dinner shirt and hand-tied bow tie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133061 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133044 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_004.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133035 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_038.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The pair chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/MarriageCelebrant\/Melbourne\/MeganThompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan Thompson<\/a> to officiate their marriage. &#8220;As soon as we met Megan, we loved what she was all about. She wrote a beautiful, romantic and funny ceremony that fit us perfectly.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-132976 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-132978 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My dress is the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life!&#8221; smiles Kate of her Suzanne Harward white high-neck <a title=\"Dress designers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/DressDesigners\/\">gown<\/a> in Swiss guipure lace.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133000 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-132986 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_010\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-132981 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Melbourne couple\u00a0chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/TheRefectoryWerribeeParkbyBursaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Refectory Werribee Park<\/a> because of its rich history and gorgeous aesthetic. &#8220;We fell in love with the newly renovated Refectory wing the moment we walked in,&#8221; says Kate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133046 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_006.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133047 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133012 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-133052 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133002 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Kate&#8217;s gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bouquet<\/a> went perfectly with the burgundy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Bridesmaids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bridesmaid dresses<\/a>. &#8220;The colours looked amazing in The Refectory gardens!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133048 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133049 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_009.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-132995 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-133005 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_018\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Bursaria Fine Foods at The Refectory Werribee Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/TheRefectoryWerribeeParkbyBursaria\">Bursaria Fine Foods<\/a>, exclusive caterers to The Refectory, received the highest compliment from guests: &#8220;The best food they have ever eaten!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133064 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_024\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133065 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_SBS_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-133040 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_043.jpg\" alt=\"Kate_Torren_Summer-Garden-Wedding_043\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Our wedding was a celebration of love,&#8221; 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