{"id":193186,"date":"2016-09-25T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/kirri-joel-switch-sit-stand-cocktail-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T18:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:59:53","slug":"kirri-joel-switch-sit-stand-cocktail-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/kirri-joel-switch-sit-stand-cocktail-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirri and Joel switch sit-down for stand-up at cocktail wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">With wedding plans threatening to spiral out of control, Kirri\u00a0Veijalainen and Joel Crombie made a\u00a0brave decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joel and I were planning a big, traditional wedding for September,&#8221; says the 26-year-old bride from Mount Cotton, Queensland. &#8220;I started to find the whole planning and cost of everything was getting out of control, so we changed our plans &#8211; moved our date and location.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple brought their date forward\u00a0giving\u00a0them just three months to find new suppliers for their pared-back cocktail wedding held at rustic brewery, The Charming Squire, on\u00a0June 11, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the best thing we ever did, smiles Kirri. &#8220;Our wedding was still traditional with all the formalities, but we kept it casual with no fancy sit-down meal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kirri and Joel, 29, had a <a title=\"Groom's emotional first-look video goes viral\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/grooms-emotional-first-look-video\/\">first-look<\/a> by the pool of their hotel, and photographs along Southbank, before exchanging vows in a private room of the South Brisbane brewery. Then they headed straight into the <a title=\"Wedding Venues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/\">reception<\/a>, where 90\u00a0guests were served canapes and small meals they could eat standing up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once everyone was fed we\u00a0were\u00a0up on the dance floor,&#8221; says Kirri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people have said it was so &#8216;us&#8217; and it was one of the best weddings they have ever been to. We had a fantastic night!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Life in Bloom Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeinbloomphotography.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Life in Bloom Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113089 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113087 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113084 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"EJR Designs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingInvitations\/Canberra\/EJRDesigns\/\">Erin of EJR Designs<\/a> created dreamy\u00a0invitations featuring watercolour floral print. &#8220;She did a fantastic job,&#8221; praises the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113092 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113097 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_006\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113181 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_032\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Joel&#8217;s casual <a title=\"Men&#039;s Formal Wear\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/FormalWear\/\">attire<\/a> was perfect for the brewery setting, teaming taupe chinos with a navy blazer and &#8211; blue suede shoes!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113178 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_031.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113102 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_007\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113107 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_015\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113115 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113117 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The simplified cocktail wedding called for a simplified gown. &#8220;My first one was from a [traditional] <a title=\"Wedding Dresses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/\">bridal store<\/a> but we changed everything so I wanted a new dress,&#8221; Kirri\u00a0says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113110 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113113 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113118 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113128 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_017\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113136 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113141 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_020\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I wanted a white and green &#8216;organic&#8217; freshly-picked <a title=\"Wedding Flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/\">bouquet<\/a>,&#8221; describes Kirri, &#8220;and for the bridesmaids, stunning corsages.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113150 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113153 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113157 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113166 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_027\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113161 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113190 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_035-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_035\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113170 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We made our own backdrop for the ceremony, three hoops wrapped in green vines with hanging glass spheres with candles,&#8221; says Kirri of their DIY efforts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113249 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_024.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_024\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113248 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_SBS_023\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113186 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113192 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_036.jpg\" alt=\"Kirri_Joel_Cocktail-Wedding_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Kirri and Joel \u00a0<a title=\"Honeymoon packages - Australia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/honeymoon\/packages\/location\/australia\/\">honeymooned<\/a> in Melbourne, staying at <a title=\"Crown Melbourne\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/Crown%20Weddings\/\">Crown Melbourne<\/a> before taking a road\u00a0trip\u00a0down the Great Ocean Road.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":147385,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6855],"au_real_wedding_tag":[6943,7287,8015,7100,7145,7164],"au_real_wedding_style":[9004],"au_real_wedding_location":[9056,9024],"au_real_wedding_setting":[9018],"au_real_wedding_colour":[10575,10578,10592],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-193186","au-real-wedding","type-au-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_real_wedding_category-6855","au_real_wedding_tag-cocktail-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-gold-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-life-in-bloom-photography","au_real_wedding_tag-navy-blue-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-real-weddings","au_real_wedding_tag-rustic-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_style-rustic","au_real_wedding_location-brisbane","au_real_wedding_location-qld","au_real_wedding_setting-restaurant","au_real_wedding_colour-gold-wedding","au_real_wedding_colour-ivory-wedding","au_real_wedding_colour-navy-blue-wedding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/193186","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\/193186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=193186"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=193186"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=193186"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=193186"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=193186"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=193186"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=193186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}