{"id":192598,"date":"2016-12-10T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/when-family-makes-the-day-jessica-and-sams-garden-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:23:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:23:06","slug":"when-family-makes-the-day-jessica-and-sams-garden-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/when-family-makes-the-day-jessica-and-sams-garden-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"When family makes the day: Jessica and Sam&#8217;s garden wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Study partners Jessica Kraljevic and Samuel Frogley met at university in Wagga Wagga, NSW.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, aged 26 and 27 respectively, now live in Sydney working as radiographers. They married at their garden wedding on March 5, 2016, and were together for six years before Samuel proposed on a Canadian holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The health couple created a wedding day that was true to themselves but also had a focus on making sure it was serious fun for their guests! \u201cWe had a garden wedding followed by cellar door <a title=\"10 cocktails to rock your reception\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/10-cocktails-for-your-big-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drinks<\/a> leading onto dinner,\u201d smiles Jessica. She says the day was so hot no-one could actually sit in the seats provided at their ceremony in Gledswood Homestead in Catherine Field!<\/p>\n<p>Jessica praises her mum for being the core wedding planner for the day. \u201cMy mum was the most help for our wedding, she planned most of It, decorated everything and did all of our <a title=\"Wedding flowers by season in Australia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-flowers-by-season-in-australia\/\">flowers<\/a>, without her help our day would not have been the same,\u201d says Jessica.<\/p>\n<p>The couple <a title=\"Honeymoon packages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/honeymoon\/packages\/\">honeymooned<\/a> in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Images by Kevin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imagesbykevin.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Images by Kevin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117483 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_036.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117415 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117417 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117418 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_006\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bride&#8217;s stunning strapless lace gown with featured belt was purchased from\u00a0<a title=\"Luv Bridal &amp; Formal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Canberra\/LuvBridalAndFormalFactoryDirect\/\">Luv Bridal\u00a0&amp; Formal<\/a>. It was matched with a beautiful veil.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117419 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_007\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117413 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117420 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117529 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117497 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117422 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117432 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117501 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_009.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117503 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_010.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117439 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s wedding party were <a title=\"Australia&#039;s most popular wedding colours in 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/popular-wedding-colours-in-2016\/\">on trend in hues of blue<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117441 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117443 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117444 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117446 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117449 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117451 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117452 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117455 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117458 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_025.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The whole day felt like an exciting party,&#8221; says Jessica.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_027.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117517 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117519 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_019.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_SBS_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117471 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_030.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_030\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117461 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_026.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117473 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_031.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117479 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117477 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_035.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Spend money on what is important to you,&#8221; offers Jessica. &#8220;We splurged on a <a title=\"Wedding music - djs, bands and singers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingMusic\/\">band<\/a> and <a title=\"Images by Kevin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Sydney\/ImagesByKevin\/\">photographer<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117476 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica_Sam_Garden-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" 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