{"id":193161,"date":"2016-08-06T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/rain-hail-shine-soggy-start-simone-aerons-elegant-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T16:47:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T06:47:16","slug":"rain-hail-shine-soggy-start-simone-aerons-elegant-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/rain-hail-shine-soggy-start-simone-aerons-elegant-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain, hail or shine: Soggy start to Simone and Aeron&#8217;s elegant wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Simone Isaacs and Aeron Napper love each other rain, hail or shine, so a bit of a downpour wasn&#8217;t about to ruin their elegant wedding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every bride wishes for a wedding with clear skies, but there&#8217;s something truly magical about rain on your\u00a0special day,&#8221; Simone, 26, says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We took a leap of faith with the weather, just as we did with one another, and it paid off \u2013\u00a0parting clouds for the ceremony and enchanting rain for photos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sydney pair, who first met online, held their elegant wedding at <a title=\"Dunbar House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Sydney\/DunbarHouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dunbar House<\/a>, Watsons Bay on April 17, 2016 in front of 80 friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amazingly, truly as if someone had made a wish, the rain stopped as my blush\u00a0shoes pressed against the sandstone pavement of the doorway,&#8221; Simone says.<\/p>\n<p>Simone and Aeron, 32, held their reception at the same elegant venue, soaking up plenty of time with family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Still Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stillphotography.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Still Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110919 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110923 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110921 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110926 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110938 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_011\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Simone was the picture-perfect bride with a little help from <a title=\"Amanda La Monica Makeup Artist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingHair\/Wollongong\/GlamorousbyAmandaLaMonica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda La Monica Makeup Artist<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110853 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110851 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_013\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110857 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_016\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110844 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The groom&#8217;s tungsten and carbon inlay ring and the bride&#8217;s white gold and diamond band were both sourced from <a title=\"Michael Hill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingJewellery\/Canberra\/MichaelHillJeweller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Hill<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110829 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_007\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110839 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_009\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110833 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_008\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110855 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110859 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Aeron and I found each other online at\u00a0RSVP and met for the first time at Castle Hill RSL, talking for hours on end as if we\u2019d known each other for\u00a0years,&#8221; Simone says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110949 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_017\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110951 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110862 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110871 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_022\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110955 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110956 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Celebrant <a title=\"Suzanne Stirling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/MarriageCelebrant\/Sydney\/SuzanneStirling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suzanne Stirling<\/a> performed the outdoor ceremony.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_026\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_027\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110883 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110877 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_025.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Aeron proposed to Simone on a trip to Palm Beach (or Summer Bay for <em>Home And Away<\/em> fans!). &#8220;He pulled out a hidden bottle from the sand, read me a beautiful message, then got down on one knee\u00a0and asked me to marry him, opening a treasure-chest ring box,&#8221; Simone recalls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110893 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_032\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110891 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_031\" width=\"599\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110886 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_030\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110885 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_029\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110895 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s choice of location allowed for some stunning <a title=\"Beach wedding photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/beach-wedding-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beachside photographs<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110965 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_031\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110966 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_SBS_032\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110900 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_036.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110901 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_037.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_038-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_038\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It truly was magical and meant to be,&#8221; Simone says of the couple&#8217;s elegant wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-110906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_039\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110909 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_040.jpg\" alt=\"Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_040\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-110910 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Simone_Aeron_Elegant-Wedding_041.jpg\" 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