{"id":192601,"date":"2016-12-09T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/bride-rides-country-wedding-family-farm\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:24:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:24:28","slug":"bride-rides-country-wedding-family-farm","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/bride-rides-country-wedding-family-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Bride rides in for country wedding on family farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Since she was a little girl, Sandra Fowler dreamed of arriving at her big day on horseback &#8211; she finally got her wish in her country wedding to long-time partner Noel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Noel and I share the special love of country life. We live and work together on his family\u2019s farm, which was to make the perfect location for our country wedding,&#8221; Sandra, 34, says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We set about planning a country-styled wedding for our guests to remember. We wanted to put our individual stamp on it by making and doing as much as we could.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sandra and Noel, 32, along with family and friends spent months gardening, cleaning and preparing for the big day. &#8220;The old shearing shed alone took two days just to wash the floor,&#8221; the bride says.<\/p>\n<p>But their hard work paid off when on September 15, 2012, 197 friends and family gathered at\u00a0Rapanui Farm, near Williams, Western Australia, for the country wedding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I galloped up the blossoming almond tree-lined road on my dashing horse Tash to meet my best friend and future husband. The ceremony took place in the homestead gardens followed by drinks and nibbles. The reception was held in the old shearing shed highlighting the heritage of our farming families,&#8221; Sandra recalls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The laughter flowed, a filling meal was served. The floor in that shearing shed saw heavy pounding of feet like never before until the wee hours of the morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Lee Griffith\" href=\"http:\/\/leegriffith.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lee Griffith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117644 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117642 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117648 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117641 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117646 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117578 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117651 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_011\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We came home with a whole ute-load full of flowers,&#8221; says Sandra of the expedition with her mum to a Protea farm to DIY her <a title=\"Wedding Flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/\">bouquets<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117653 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117592 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117656 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117658 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117660 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117661 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_016\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Noel and I met waterskiing at my parents farm when he was 16 and I was 18. We instantly hit it off. It wasn\u2019t a good time to start a relationship as I had just finished school&#8230;\u00a010 years later, all the while keeping in contact, everything aligned,&#8221; Sandra says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117612 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117614 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_023\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117606 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117615 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117617 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_025.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117619 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_026.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sandra&#8217;s bridesmaids wore\u00a0<a title=\"Bridesmaid dresses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Bridesmaids\/\">full-length dresses<\/a> from Brides By Design. &#8220;I wanted to find a dress they would be happy to wear again,&#8221; she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117620 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_027.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117623 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117625 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_030\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117626 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_031.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117628 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_032\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117636 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117634 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_001.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117637 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-117631 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_034-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_034\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117604 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-117630 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra_Noel_Country-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The last guests retired at 5am into their warm tents and caravans,&#8221; 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