{"id":193441,"date":"2015-09-11T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T04:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/dress-impress-briannon-aarons-shelly-beach-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T17:28:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:28:13","slug":"dress-impress-briannon-aarons-shelly-beach-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/dress-impress-briannon-aarons-shelly-beach-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"A dress to impress: Briannon and Aaron&#8217;s Shelly Beach wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">When Briannon Williams walked down the aisle to marry high school sweetheart Aaron Childs she was wearing more than just a\u00a0wedding gown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wore my mother&#8217;s dress that my nan had hand made,&#8221; Briannon, 25, explains. &#8220;The pictures of how excited and happy she was on the day are beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I remember dressing up in it as a child and I always wanted to wear it on my wedding day. All I did was take the sleeves off and lower the neckline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Briannon and Aaron, 26, from Penrith, NSW spent two years planning their Shelly Beach wedding which finally came around on May 9, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>It was a gorgeous sunny day at the Shelly Beach Golf Club in Manly,\u00a0where the flight attendant and electrician combined a ceremony and reception\u00a0for\u00a092 friends and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>The decor was simple with vases filled with white sand and wrapped in twine to keep with the\u00a0<a title=\"Beach wedding venues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/beach-wedding-venues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beach wedding<\/a>\u00a0theme and, in a\u00a0twist on tradition, the wedding cake was swapped for a sundae bar with the help of Shelly Beach Ice Creamery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are both easygoing, relaxed people and our wedding really reflected that,&#8221; Briannon says.<\/p>\n<p>The bride\u00a0surprised her new hubby with upgraded travel to their Hawaii honeymoon. &#8220;Being on staff travel, we were on standby and there was only one seat left in business class so I surprised Aaron and gave it to him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of\u00a0<a title=\"Bella Photo Art\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bellaphotoart.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bella Photo Art.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87130\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87131\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_005\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Briannon&#8217;s bridesmaids wore summery pastel tones and <a title=\"Tiffany &amp; Co.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingJewellery\/Sydney\/TiffanyCo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiffany &amp; Co<\/a> accessories.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87128\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87115 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87116 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87134\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87135\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87136\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_010\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87137\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87113 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87119 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87139\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Briannon and Aaron&#8217;s photographer pulled out two months before the wedding, but luckily\u00a0<a title=\"Bella Photo Art\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bellaphotoart.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bella Photo Art<\/a>\u00a0was able to step up. &#8220;I love my wedding photos as they capture not only how much love me and my husband have for each other, but how much love our close family and friends have for us,&#8221; Briannon says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87140\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_014\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87142\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87123 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-87126 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87143\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87145\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Briannon_Aaron_Shelly-Beach-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"DJ Magoo&#039;s Party and Equipment Hire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingMusic\/Gosford\/DJMagoosPartyAndEquipmentHireOwnedNathanMaguire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Magoo&#8217;s Party and Equipment Hire<\/a>\u00a0provided a DJ and photo booth package. &#8220;One of my favourite photos from the night is a photo of my Nan and her 13 grandchildren in the photo booth,&#8221; 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