{"id":193229,"date":"2016-11-28T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-27T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/porch-party-anna-darren-head-home-diy-vintage-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:18:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:18:49","slug":"porch-party-anna-darren-head-home-diy-vintage-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/porch-party-anna-darren-head-home-diy-vintage-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Porch party: Anna and Darren head home for DIY vintage wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_3129790679302546064MediumGrid21 lead\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Anna Williams and Darren Long were determined to hold the best party ever for their vintage wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_3129790679302546064MediumGrid21\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Keeping things at home meant the focus was creating the perfect atmosphere, and using DIY was a great way to keep it simple and personal for the pair, aged 27 and 28 respectively. \u201c<\/span>I wanted something that felt casual and fun, and we didn&#8217;t want to go overboard on our budget \u2014\u00a0<a title=\"Honeymoon packages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/honeymoon\/packages\/\">the honeymoon was way more exciting<\/a>,\u201d explains Anna. \u201cWe were so lucky to have access to a beautiful old Queenslander-style building my parents owned to create an outdoor under-the-stars feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_3129790679302546064MediumGrid21\">The couple married on the home\u2019s porch on June 27, 2015 and then celebrated with guests under the gum tree as the sun set. They had photographs beforehand so the party could begin as soon as possible. \u201cMy bridesmaids and I put together all our <a title=\"Wedding Flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/\">flowers<\/a> and the arch we got married in front of,\u201d says Anna. \u201cRather than a formal <a title=\"Wedding Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingCakes\/\">cake<\/a>, we opted for a dessert bar, asking special people in our lives to bake us their signature dish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_3129790679302546064MediumGrid21\">Anna and Darren say their day was everything they hoped for, with only a few minor hiccups! \u201cMost of our guests arrived earlier than expected, so I ended up sitting on an esky in the garden shed so nobody could see me,\u201d laughs the bride.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Photography by Naomi Lee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/missnaomilee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Photography by Naomi Lee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116756 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116759 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116754 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Recalling Darren&#8217;s proposal whilst travelling in Rome,\u00a0Anna says, &#8220;He gave me a vintage style 3D Viewfinder with photos of us inside, and when I looked away from the photos, there he was on one knee, kneeling in the mud!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_013\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116790 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116779 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116734 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116749 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple sourced and made\u00a0all their own <a title=\"Wedding Decorations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDecorations\/\">decorations<\/a> for the special day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116772 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116862 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116745 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116739 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116736 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116871 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116896 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116799 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Since Darren works in a bank, he already had some<a title=\"Wedding Suit Suppliers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/FormalWear\/\"> nice suits <\/a>so he chose his favourite grey one for the wedding,&#8221; says Anna.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116796 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116808 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_026.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116802 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_024\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116837 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116819 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_029\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116900 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116822 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_030\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116812 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_027.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116816 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116767 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We loved the vintage feel of the full blush pink skirts,&#8221; Anna says of the <a title=\"Bridesmaid dresses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Bridesmaids\/\">bridesmaids&#8217; dresses<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116831 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116842 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_035-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_035\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116730 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_027\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116732 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_028\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116727 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anna_Darren_Vintage-Wedding_SBS_026\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116794 aligncenter\" 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