{"id":193434,"date":"2015-09-02T23:29:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T13:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/louise-matt-head-hills-romantic-outdoor-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T17:26:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:26:10","slug":"louise-matt-head-hills-romantic-outdoor-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/louise-matt-head-hills-romantic-outdoor-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Louise and Matt head for the hills in romantic outdoor wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The gorgeous Tweed hinterland provided the perfect backdrop to Louise Elford and Matt Dews&#8217; romantic outdoor wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Now based in Brisbane, Louise, 31, took Matt, 30, back to her home region of Tweed Heads for their relaxed but elegant celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Six years after the pair began dating, they wed at <a title=\"Summergrove Estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Lismore\/SummergroveEstate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summergrove Estate<\/a> on April 25, 2015 in front of 130 family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The day was magical with stunning views of the Tweed Valley as the backdrop to the celebrations, beautiful music and lawn <a title=\"Fun ways to keep your guests entertained between the ceremony and reception\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/blogs\/easy-weddings-blog\/fun-ways-to-entertain-guests-between-the-wedding-ceremony-and-the-reception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">games for our guests<\/a> to play,&#8221; Louise says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being the centenary of Anzac Day, we wanted to acknowledge those who fought for our country, so our bombonieres were handmade seed packets containing Flanders field red poppies for our guests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Ben Clark Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/benclarkphotography.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ben Clark Photography.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86649\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86651\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86650\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86652\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86628 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86627 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_006.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Louise&#8217;s bouquet featured her grandmother&#8217;s brooch which\u00a0had been worn by her mother and all her aunts on their wedding days. Also attached was a photo of her\u00a0late grandparents on their wedding day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86599\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86600\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86601\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86602\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86636 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86634 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_013.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_SBS_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86605\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86608\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86610\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86612\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I love Louise&#8217;s cheeky nature, and that smile and look in her eyes when she is working her way around getting something,&#8221; Matt says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86611\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86613\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Louise_Matt_Romantic-Outdoor-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86645 alignleft\" 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