{"id":193252,"date":"2016-03-28T21:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/blind-date-leads-to-jess-and-nathans-french-provincial-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T18:04:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:04:16","slug":"blind-date-leads-to-jess-and-nathans-french-provincial-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/blind-date-leads-to-jess-and-nathans-french-provincial-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind date leads to Jess and Nathan&#8217;s French provincial wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Blind dates may be daunting but according to Adelaide couple Jess and Nathan, they pay off.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Holtham and her groom, Adelaide Crows&#8217; Nathan van Berlo, were set up by a mutual friend just over four years ago. &#8220;It was love at first sight,\u201d according to the bride.\u00a0The matchmaker\u00a0responsible for setting up the couple, bridesmaid Sophie, would later be invited to fill a special role at their wedding.\u00a0\u201cInstead of having the celebrant tell the story of how we met, we had our cupid, Sophie,\u201d describes Jessica.<\/p>\n<p>Their ceremony at the Orangerie at Kingsbrook Estate in Currency Creek, South Australia, was followed by a reception in a marquee at the same location on October 24, 2015. \u201cWe loved how it was all in the one spot &#8230; guests walked from the Orangerie through the vineyards to the lawns of marquee where they had <a title=\"Choosing your wedding wines\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/choosing-your-wedding-wines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-dinner drinks,<\/a>\u201d recalls\u00a0Jessica.<\/p>\n<p>And Jessica got quite creative with her decorating at their French provincial wedding <a title=\"Wedding Venues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reception<\/a>, hiring all her odds and ends from event stylists, Old Refinery. Vintage lawn games, blankets, illuminated love letters, frames, vintage vases and a letter box were accompanied by her handmade photo board and love story in a frame.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica\u2019s hot tip for a getting the wedding you visualise is mood boards. \u201cCreate mood boards in order of how the wedding will flow,\u201d she says. \u201cThis really helped me with making my <a title=\"Easy Weddings photo library\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ideas<\/a> come together and then showing to my suppliers of what I wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Meg Hansen Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.meghansen.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Meg Hansen Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102320 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102344 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102337 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102340 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102228 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102234 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nathan\u00a0and his team were dressed in smart navy suits by\u00a0<a title=\"Jospeh Uzumcu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/FormalWear\/Adelaide\/JosephUzumcu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Uzumcu<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102229 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102323 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102334 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102236 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"644\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-102244 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_019\" width=\"550\" height=\"665\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102246 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102203 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"681\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"582\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102204 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102209 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Adelaide Crows&#8217; chaplain Mark Purser married the pair in the venue&#8217;s Orangerie, draped in lush green foliage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102331 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102333 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102258 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"726\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-102265 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_026\" width=\"550\" height=\"751\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-102268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_027\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jessica wore a breathtaking\u00a0Pallas Couture gown; a structured, figure-hugging design fanning out into soft tulle and a long train.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102312 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_043.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_043\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102285 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img 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src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_041.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_041\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The estate made for beautiful sun-drenched photographs by <a title=\"Meg Hansen Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Adelaide\/MegHansen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meg Hansen<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102308 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_042.jpg\" alt=\"Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_042\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-102275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jess_Nathan_French-Provincial-Wedding_029.jpg\" 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