{"id":193439,"date":"2015-09-08T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T04:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/melburnians-amanda-ben-say-i-do-in-gorgeous-gallery-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T17:27:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:27:37","slug":"melburnians-amanda-ben-say-i-do-in-gorgeous-gallery-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/melburnians-amanda-ben-say-i-do-in-gorgeous-gallery-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Melburnians Amanda and Ben say &#8216;I do&#8217; in gorgeous gallery wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Die-hard Melburnians Amanda Bowden and Ben O&#8217;Brien put faith in their city&#8217;s fickle weather for a magical winter wedding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are both so proud to call Melbourne home and we both love sunny winter days,&#8221; Amanda, 29, says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We decided on winter to have our perfect wedding to brighten the usual gloomy days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luckily the weather was kind for the bride and Ben, 27, who hosted their gallery wedding at South Melbourne&#8217;s <a title=\"Smart ArtZ Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/SmartArtZGallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart ArtZ <\/a>on June 20, 2015 in front of 107 guests.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s day was run in reverse, with the bridal party <a title=\"Picture perfect: Taking bride and groom photos with pizazz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/blogs\/easy-weddings-blog\/general\/picture-perfect-taking-bride-and-groom-photos-with-pizazz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posing for photos<\/a> in Hosier Lane and the botanic gardens before arriving at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>DIY planner Amanda had been collecting mason jars and lanterns for more than\u00a0a year for the reception celebrations, also held at the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted an eclectic feel,&#8221; the bride explains.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda says she could not be happier with the day, which was a real family affair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our <a title=\"Wedding Directory Melbourne\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Wedding\/Melbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne wedding<\/a> was complete with each family member and friend contributing in some way, which made it even more special for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Ben Differding\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bendifferding.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ben Differding.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86955\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86954\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87005 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87003 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86958\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86959\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86965\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86966\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_013\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><small class=\"\"><small class=\"clearfix lead \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87008 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87011 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/small><\/small><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86967\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86969\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86970\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_016\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ben met Amanda eight years ago and while on a weekend away donned a Batman suit (after Amanda had made a passing comment that she would one day marry Batman) and got down on one knee. &#8220;After many tears I said yes,&#8221; Amanda recalls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86973\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87019 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86938 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86975\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86980\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_026\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86983\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87029 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_016\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87022 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86977\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86981\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_027\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86985\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_031.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86988\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86989\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_035.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86986 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_032\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86990 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_036-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_036\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86994\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_040.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_040\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In lieu of wedding gifts, guests put money towards the pop art piece by Dennis Ropar that the couple stood in front of for the ceremony. &#8220;It&#8217;s now proudly displayed in our dining room and reminds us of how much fun we had,&#8221; Amanda says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86992\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_038.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86991\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_037.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86952 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_034-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_034\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-86949 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_SBS_031\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87002\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Amanda_Ben_Gallery-Wedding_048.jpg\" 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