{"id":192602,"date":"2016-12-01T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/guests-make-journey-for-aundrea-and-dans-tropical-chic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:25:05","slug":"guests-make-journey-for-aundrea-and-dans-tropical-chic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/guests-make-journey-for-aundrea-and-dans-tropical-chic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Guests make journey for Aundrea and Dan’s tropical chic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe feeling of stepping into our own secluded tropical paradise was indescribable.\u201d<\/p>\n

These are the words of a bride who hadn\u2019t visited her wedding destination until the days leading up to the big one \u2013 and realised she\u2019d made the absolute right move. USA’s Aundrea Soong and Daniel Scott, aged 32 and 30 respectively, had made their “wanderlust journey” \u00a0to Australia right after their engagement and wanted to celebrate their wedding in a place neither had been.<\/p>\n

They married at a secluded spot in Airlie Beach on September 4, 2016. \u201cDue to our wedding being planned remotely, the first time we set sight on our venue was on the wedding day,\u201d explains Aundrea.<\/p>\n

Their tropical chic wedding at Villa Botanica<\/a> included an intimate guest list of 34 \u2013 many who travelled<\/a> from the US to be there (including Aundrea’s 94-year-old grandma!) \u201cDue to so many loved ones making the long journey we wanted to make this experience extra special with planned excursions,\u201d says the bride. These included exploring Airlie Beach and Sydney (their hometown), snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef and sailing around the Whitsundays.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe used minimal decor<\/a>\u00a0because we didn’t\u00a0want to deter from the natural beauty of the venue, which included lush vegetation, numerous gardens, a terrace, and beautiful ocean views,\u201d Aundrea describes. \u201cThere was even a fish tank in the guest bathroom!\u201d<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Playback Studios<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“I allowed my bridesmaids to pick any hairstyle<\/a> that they would be most comfortable wearing,” smiles\u00a0Aundrea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Groom Daniel added a splash of crimson to his charcoal suit<\/a> to tie in with the tropical theme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Speaking our heartfelt vows to each other were one of the most memorable moments,” describes the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Not only are we\u00a0going to have memories from the wedding day but of all the events we were able to share with everyone in this beautiful area,” says Aundrea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Playback Studios<\/a> took full advantage of Airlie Beach’s natural beauty for some out-of-the-ordinary photographs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The couple spent the night in Villa Botanica’s bridal suite<\/a>. “It was so amazing because there was an outdoor shower\/tub, a terrace, and breakfast provided in the morning,” explains Aundrea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":151068,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6855],"au_real_wedding_tag":[6946,6964,7009,7295,7145,8068],"au_real_wedding_style":[9011],"au_real_wedding_location":[9024,9063],"au_real_wedding_setting":[9014],"au_real_wedding_colour":[10605],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-192602","au-real-wedding","type-au-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_real_wedding_category-6855","au_real_wedding_tag-coral-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-destination-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-garden-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-playback-studios","au_real_wedding_tag-real-weddings","au_real_wedding_tag-tropical-chic-wedding","au_real_wedding_style-beach","au_real_wedding_location-qld","au_real_wedding_location-whitsundays","au_real_wedding_setting-garden-chapel","au_real_wedding_colour-coral-wedding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/192602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/192602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=192602"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=192602"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=192602"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=192602"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=192602"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=192602"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=192602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}