{"id":193327,"date":"2016-07-25T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/seaside-sensation-stephanie-robbies-beach-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T18:41:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:41:34","slug":"seaside-sensation-stephanie-robbies-beach-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/seaside-sensation-stephanie-robbies-beach-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside sensation: Stephanie and Robbie’s beach wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stephanie\u00a0Boroughs and Robbie Irwin first met in 2009, but it took two-and-a-half years and countless plane rides before their relationship blossomed.<\/p>\n
“When Robbie moved back to Perth from Canada in\u00a02010 he called me to ask if I would like to catch up,” Stephanie, 27, says.\u00a0A casual drink at the local pub followed and within less than a month of dating the Perth couple were very much in love.<\/p>\n
Robbie, 31, proposed while the pair were holidaying in Indonesia. “He\u00a0managed to find a secluded section of white sandy beach, framed with palm\u00a0trees and with a view across the still water of the sun setting behind Bali,” Stephanie recalls.<\/p>\n
In keeping with the seaside proposal, the couple held a beach wedding<\/a> on Rottnest Island on February 13, 2016.\u00a0“Our wedding was so magical because it wasn\u2019t just a day, it was a whole weekend of celebrations with 70 of our\u00a0closest friends and family,” Stephanie says.<\/p>\n “We had a beach ceremony followed by celebratory drinks and nibbles on the\u00a0beach immediately after, which was followed by a cocktail style reception in a private marquee on the beachfront at the Rottnest Hotel.”<\/p>\n The pair were happy to break with tradition to make their day unique.<\/p>\n “Rather than doing a traditional bridal waltz for our first dance we surprised our\u00a0guests with a choreographed hip-hop dance which still to this day was one of the highlights as the whole\u00a0wedding flocked to the dance floor!” Stephanie says.<\/p>\n Photos courtesy of Kevin McGinn Photographer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stephanie complemented her gorgeous gown with statement earrings from Fletcher and Grace<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Robbie and his groomsmen looked sharp but casual in outfits from Roger David<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “The things we love most about each other is that we are passionate, determined and resilient,” Stephanie says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Rottnest Island was a stunning\u00a0backdrop for the beach ceremony and reception<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n
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