{"id":193302,"date":"2016-06-16T00:39:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T14:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/celebrating-young-love-jessica-sams-rustic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T18:29:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:29:12","slug":"celebrating-young-love-jessica-sams-rustic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/celebrating-young-love-jessica-sams-rustic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating young love: Jessica and Sam’s rustic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"
High school sweethearts Jessica and Sam say they were lucky to find each other early in life.<\/p>\n
After more than nine years together, Sam proposed while the NSW Central Coast couple were on a Melbourne getaway.<\/p>\n
“We woke up on the\u00a0morning of our anniversary and he presented me with a gorgeous Tiffany & Co<\/a> ring and asked for my hand\u00a0in marriage,” Jessica says.<\/p>\n “I think these days it\u2019s rare to see and hear of people who have been together for such a\u00a0long time and at a young age, but we just feel blessed to have met each other early on in life.”<\/p>\n The couple chose\u00a0Terrara House Estate for their rustic wedding celebrations on December 18, 2015.\u00a0Eighty-five guests watched on as the long-time lovebirds said “I do” in a picture-perfect garden ceremony.<\/p>\n A marquee on the grounds of the historic Terrara venue hosted the reception and was decorated with beautiful blooms<\/a> and rustic touches.<\/p>\n “After 11 years, I married my high school sweetheart\u00a0and the love of my life,” Jessica says of the big day. “I love him because he knows me better than anyone else.”<\/p>\n Photos courtesy of Rose Jane Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Boho bride Jessica teamed her braided hair<\/a> with a rustic floral crown.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sam opted for a navy three-piece suit<\/a> for the big day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Handmade rosemary-infused olive oil and the traditional sugar-coated almonds<\/a> were presented to the couple’s guests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Sam and I are the best of friends. He brings out the best in me and he always says I make him want to do\u00a0better in all aspects of our lives,” Jessica says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n