{"id":192610,"date":"2016-12-18T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/tornado-threatens-rustic-farm-wedding-crystal-zack\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:29:02","slug":"tornado-threatens-rustic-farm-wedding-crystal-zack","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/tornado-threatens-rustic-farm-wedding-crystal-zack\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado threatens rustic farm wedding of Crystal and Zack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">While most brides and grooms-to-be pray for no rain on their wedding day, Crystal Thomas and Zachary Zweck were hoping tornados would stay away.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, aged 24 and 27 respectively, married at their <a title=\"10 ideas for your rustic wedding\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/10-ideas-rustic-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rustic<\/a>\u00a0farm wedding on October 10, 2016 the day after two tornados landed in their hometown of Blyth, SA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter spending the day before our wedding helping the community of Blyth to recover from the tornado, we set off on our own ways to prepare for our wedding day still with no back up plan,\u201d says the bride, referring to losing the church as a ceremony option after its roof was blown off. Luckily the couple woke on their wedding day to beautiful blue skies and were married on Zack\u2019s family farm.<\/p>\n<p>The local town hall had power reconnected in time for the pair to celebrate their reception there with 95 guests by their side. And with a \u201cfirst look\u201d planned for their wedding photos, it was straight from the <a title=\"Wedding Venues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/\">ceremony to the reception<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce Crystal was in her gorgeous dress, she\u00a0and Zack stood behind a door and held hands,\u201d explains <a title=\"Amanda Kate Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Adelaide\/AmandaKatePhotography\/\">their photographer<\/a> of the first-look moment. \u201cI will never forget when they each laid eyes on one another, instant tears of happiness!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Amanda Kate Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/amandakatephotography.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Amanda Kate Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118569 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118469 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_005\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118475 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-118480 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_010\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Crystal found her stunning strapless gown at <a title=\"Jenny &amp; Gerry&#039;s Bridal Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Adelaide\/JennyAndGerrysBridalCentre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny &amp; Gerry&#8217;s Bridal Centre<\/a>. &#8220;The most amazing experience was had there,&#8221; says the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118462 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118472 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-118483 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_011\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118484 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118489 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118497 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118486 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_013\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118496 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_016\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118492 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Zack was dressed by experts <a title=\"Peter Shearer Menswear &amp; Suit Hire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/FormalWear\/Adelaide\/PeterShearerMenswearSuitHire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Shearer Menswear &amp;\u00a0Suit Hire<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" 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src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_030\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118630 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118532 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_031.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-118523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crystal_Zach_Rustic-Farm-Wedding_027.jpg\" 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