{"id":193150,"date":"2016-07-27T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/destiny-calls-adele-and-anthony-celebrate-cocktail-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T18:42:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:42:51","slug":"destiny-calls-adele-and-anthony-celebrate-cocktail-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/destiny-calls-adele-and-anthony-celebrate-cocktail-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Destiny calls: Adele and Anthony celebrate cocktail wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Not everybody believes in fate, but it would be hard for Adele Semaan and Anthony De lesi not to put their relationship down to destiny.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, aged 34 and 37 respectively, met while they were both with\u00a0other people. Adele needed to sell her house, Anthony was good at that. \u201cI appointed Anthony as my real estate agent in June 2013,\u201d explains Adele. \u201cI hadn\u2019t met him before, but something about his presence gave me a warm feeling about him.\u201d But Adele had a boyfriend and she noticed Anthony\u2019s wedding ring, so that was that.<\/p>\n<p>But some\u00a0months later, as fate would have it, they were both single and Anthony swiftly asked Adele on a date. After a tough first year, dealing with remnants of their past relationships, the couple grew strong. \u201cIt took a toll on me, and tried to end it many times, but he wouldn\u2019t let me go,\u201d says Adele.<\/p>\n<p>They married at their casual <a title=\"10 cocktails to rock your wedding\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/10-cocktails-for-your-big-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocktail<\/a> wedding on January 30, 2016 at <a title=\"Port Melbourne Yacht Club\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/PortMelbourneYachtClub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Port Melbourne Yacht Club<\/a>. \u201cI just wanted a wedding by the beach and big party celebration minus all the formalities apart from cutting the cake and quick thank-you to all,\u201d describes the bride. The lebanese wedding for 150, catered by <a title=\"Peter Rowland Catering\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingCaterers\/Melbourne\/PeterRowlandCatering\/\">Peter Rowland<\/a>, was planned in just three months and Adele credits <a title=\"Inspiration Boards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/photos\/\">online tools<\/a> and good suppliers for the speedy organising! \u201cThe <a title=\"Wedding Planners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPlanner\/\">wedding planners<\/a> did a remarkable job to give us\u00a0what we wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Dezine by Mauro\" href=\"http:\/\/dezinebymauro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dezine by Mauro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109939 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_001\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109942 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_002\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109951 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_006\" width=\"550\" height=\"863\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109945 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109947 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_004\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109953 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109955 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_008\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bride&#8217;s <a title=\"Dress Designers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/DressDesigners\/\">designer gown<\/a> was paired with gorgeous (and very high!)\u00a0<a title=\"Wedding Shoes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingShoes\/\">wedding stilettos<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109956 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109958 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_010\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109961 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110062 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110063 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_011.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_011\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109967 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109969 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110066 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_013.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110068 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110069 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110072 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_016\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109978 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109980 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_021\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109982 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_022\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A gorgeous cascading bouquet of phalanopsis orchids was the creation of <a title=\"The Bouquets of Asha Jolie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/Melbourne\/TheBouquetsOfAschaJolie\/\">The Bouqets of Asha Jolie<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110009 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110010 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_035.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110013 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_036.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109987 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_025\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109990 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_027.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109993 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_028\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109989 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_026\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109995 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"613\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110004 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_032\" width=\"550\" height=\"730\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109998 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_030\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110001 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_031\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110007 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_033\" width=\"550\" height=\"697\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bride and groom opted for artistic photography\u00a0from <a title=\"Dezine by Mauro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Melbourne\/DezineByMauro\/\">Dezine by Mauro<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110015 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_037-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_037\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110019 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_039\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110018 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_038.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110024 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_041.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_041\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110022 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_040-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_040\" width=\"550\" height=\"798\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110025 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_042.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_042\" width=\"900\" height=\"562\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109936 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_036-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_036\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110076 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_019.jpg\" alt=\"Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109985 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Adele_Anthony_Cocktail-Wedding_024.jpg\" 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