{"id":192657,"date":"2017-02-10T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/down-under-dreams-sissy-and-marco-inspire-with-australian-elopement\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:46:59","slug":"down-under-dreams-sissy-and-marco-inspire-with-australian-elopement","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/down-under-dreams-sissy-and-marco-inspire-with-australian-elopement\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Under dreams: Sissy and Marco inspire with Australian elopement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">German couple Sissy Berg and Marco Schatt had always dreamed of marrying in Australia \u2013 and the matter of distance was not going to get in their way.<\/p>\n<p>The pair, aged 27 and 28 respectively, planned a four-month journey Down Under to fulfill their wedding wish. They landed in Sydney in August of 2016 \u2013 where they bought the <a title=\"Wedding Dresses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/\">wedding dress<\/a> of Sissy&#8217;s\u00a0dreams and a van to travel the breadth of Australia in. \u201cIn four months, Sissy and Marco travelled to Canberra and Griffith, passed Shepparton and Melbourne, drove the Great Ocean Road to see Adelaide, crossed the Nullabor and at least, they reached Perth,\u201d explains Anthea of <a title=\"The Love Story Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Perth\/TheLoveStoryPhotography\">The Love Story Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There, seven of their closest loved ones who had travelled from Germany, saw the couple marry on December 29.<\/p>\n<p>They had begun their search for the <a title=\"Wedding Directory\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wedding\/\">perfect suppliers<\/a> through a travel agent in Germany and couldn&#8217;t believe their luck when they were told a celebrant in Perth &#8211; Delwyn from <a title=\"Love Bird Ceremonies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/MarriageCelebrant\/Perth\/LoveBirdCeremonies\">Love Bird Ceremonies<\/a> &#8211; could create a ceremony for them in both English <em>and<\/em> German! Delwyn also helped them to find the rest of their amazing A-team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis wedding is so unique in the planning to get their family members to Perth, the execution and the stylish, fun and bohemian spirit that the couple emit,\u201d says Anthea. \u201dIt is an inspiration for others looking to <a title=\"To elope or not to elope?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/to-elope-or-not-to-elope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elope<\/a> and see how simply, yet beautifully your wedding day can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"The Love Story Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelovestory.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Love Story Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121722 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_001.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121726 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_002\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121732 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_003\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121735 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_004\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121857 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_011\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121744 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_007.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121748 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_009.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121738 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_005.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sissy and Marco\u00a0met each other almost a decade ago and got engaged exactly two years to the day before their wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121751 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_010.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121842 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121854 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121776 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_020.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121765 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_016.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121759 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_013.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-121786 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_023\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121784 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_022\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121791 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_024\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121793 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_025.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121864 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121796 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_026\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-121800 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_027\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121766 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_017.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This is\u00a0the van that took the couple from Sydney to Perth &#8211; it became a Just Married\u00a0vehicle on the day!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121870 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_015\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121881 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121811 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_031.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-121803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_028\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121806 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_029\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121822 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_035-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_035\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121813 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_032\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121809 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_030\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-121817 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_034.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-121823 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_036-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy_Marco_Australian-Elopement_036\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;As a couple, they had always dreamed of travelling to Australia and marrying on the beach, and they planned for their entire engagement to make that dream come true,&#8221; smiles 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