{"id":193418,"date":"2015-08-11T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T04:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/michelle-brodys-woodland-garden-wedding-shows-quirky-side\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:21:16","slug":"michelle-brodys-woodland-garden-wedding-shows-quirky-side","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/michelle-brodys-woodland-garden-wedding-shows-quirky-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle and Brody&#8217;s woodland garden wedding shows off quirky side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Quirky couple Michelle Willemse and Brody Willys took their cute nicknames for each other and turned it into a wedding theme with a difference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It may sound odd, but we have used our wild imagination to create a series of beaver and squirrel children&#8217;s books as a side hobby,&#8221; Michelle, 28, explains.<\/p>\n<p>So a woodland garden wedding seemed perfect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The styling was honest and earthy, drawing on the beauty of nature,&#8221; Michelle says of her May 2, 2015 wedding to Brody, 28.<\/p>\n<p>The Brisbane couple wed at Hillstone, St Lucia in front of 70 guests.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle walked down the aisle to a musical piece composed by the groom himself and performed by a <a title=\"Wedding Music - Easy Weddings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingMusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">string quartet<\/a>, and the individual touches did not end there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The groomsmen delighted the audience by using forest animal hand puppets (including, of course, a beaver and squirrel) to deliver rings to the bride and groom,&#8221; Michelle says.<\/p>\n<p>The reception was also held at St Lucia, with the bride and bridesmaids entertaining with a light-hearted choreographed dance to Lady Gaga&#8217;s Bad Romance and Brody and his groomsmen jumping on the DJ decks to perform some original music.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle says the day could not have been better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We embraced our quirky personalities and seemingly crazy <a title=\"Wedding Ideas - Easy Weddings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/blogs\/tag\/wedding-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ideas<\/a> to suit the wedding for ourselves and make it truly meaningful for us,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Anne Bremner Photographer\" href=\"http:\/\/annebremnerphoto.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Anne Bremner Photogapher.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85188\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-85155\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_001\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85173\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85190 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85191 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85159\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lilac and lavender tones made a statement throughout the wedding and kept with the garden theme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85162\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-85158\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_004\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85163\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85193 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85195 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85165\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85167\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hand puppets were unlikely guests at the ceremony. &#8220;A friend of ours even did a reading from one of the squirrel and beaver books,&#8221; Michelle says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85168\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85170\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85171\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85145 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_012.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85143 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_010.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85175\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85174\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85179\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85147 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_014.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-85148 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85185\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_030.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_030\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85183\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle_Brody_Woodland-Garden-Wedding_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingCakes\/Brisbane\/DeliberatelyDelicious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deliberately 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