{"id":193324,"date":"2016-07-23T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/megan-travis-captured-iconic-images-bush-beach-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T18:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:40:00","slug":"megan-travis-captured-iconic-images-bush-beach-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/megan-travis-captured-iconic-images-bush-beach-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan and Travis captured in iconic images at bush beach wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Marrying near an iconic location certainly makes for amazing wedding photos.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Megan Christakakis, 31, and Travis Symons, 31, married at Torquay Surf Beach not far from the iconic \u201cPole House\u201d located along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria. After the country couple said \u2018\u201dI do\u201d on January 30, 2016, they jumped in their stretch hummer, chasing the Cadel Evans bike race to their stunning location shoots!<\/p>\n<p>Their bush <a title=\"Sun, surf and sand: Saving your beach wedding from disaster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/sun-surf-and-sand-making-your-beach-wedding-even-more-memorable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beach wedding<\/a> took place in the same location the couple officially became boyfriend and girlfriend five years prior. \u201cOne hundred meters away from our ceremony, we got ready, a hanky each for our parents with words of love, Champagne to toast our wedding day success, and Gran&#8217;s good-luck hanky tucked away for any tears of joy,\u201d explains Megan.<\/p>\n<p>And along with those touching moments, their photoshoot will take your breath away. The Pole House has been an landmark in the region since the \u201870s, but was renovated a few years ago, revealing a new modern design. They also captured photos along the boardwalk, at the <em>Round the Twist<\/em> lighthouse and the swing bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The couple celebrated their 120-guest reception at\u00a0<a title=\"Lorne Beach Pavilion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Geelong\/LorneBeachPavilion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lorne Beach Pavilion<\/a> and spent their first night as husband and wife in The Pole House.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Epic Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/epicphotography.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Epic Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109447 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109449 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109451 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Roger David\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/FormalWear\/Canberra\/RogerDavid\/\">Roger David<\/a> decked out the groom&#8217;s party in matching chinos and crisp\u00a0white shirts. The look was completed with Fedora hats and bottle-brush boutonnieres.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109517 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109520 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109456 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109453 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109461 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109462 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;After a king tide and the rain holding off I walked down the steps through the water to the man of my dreams,&#8221; recalls Megan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-109529 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109475 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109476 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109533 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109535 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109478 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple <a title=\"Wedding Invitations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingInvitations\/\">invited their guests<\/a> using a message in a bottle, hand-delivered.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109480 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109483 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109491 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109489 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_027.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109558 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109560 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109485 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_025.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109487 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_026.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Megan&#8217;s stunning backless gown was found at\u00a0<a title=\"Fairytales Bridal Boutique\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Melbourne\/FairytalesBridalBoutique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairytales Bridal Boutique<\/a>\u00a0which she wore with a <a title=\"Wedding Hair and Makeup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingHair\/\">beachy down-do<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109484 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109497 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109499 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109492 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109493 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_030.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_030\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Incredible images of The Pole House were captured by <a title=\"Epic Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Melbourne\/EpicPhotography\/\">Epic Photography<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109561 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109563 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_023\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109575 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_029\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-109565 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Megan_Travis_Beach-Wedding_SBS_024-scaled.jpg\" 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