{"id":193682,"date":"2015-04-20T00:35:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T14:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/childhood-sweethearts-paulina-vlad-host-destination-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T05:45:54","slug":"childhood-sweethearts-paulina-vlad-host-destination-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/childhood-sweethearts-paulina-vlad-host-destination-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood sweethearts Paulina &amp; Vlad host destination wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Paulina Rotshtein and Vlad Newman grew up together and then grew apart before rediscovering their love and walking down the aisle in a gorgeous destination wedding.<\/p>\n<p>The childhood sweethearts, Paulina, 31, and Vlad, 33, began dating in 2000 after connecting at a family event, however, they broke up three years later and another three years passed before the Melbourne pair reconnected.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting up again, this time, they knew they belonged together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt felt as if no time had passed.\u00a0 My heart was exactly where I left it &#8211; with him,\u201d Paulina said.<\/p>\n<p>They moved in together, travelled and started a family before Vlad proposed while on holiday in Lorne in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The couple were\u00a0keen for a low-key celebration and wed in front of 35 guests at <a title=\"Sea Temple Pullman Palm Cove\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Cairns\/PullmanPalmCoveSeaTempleResortAndSpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sea Temple Pullman Hotel<\/a> at Queensland\u2019s Palm Cove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted something small and intimate so we could truly enjoy the day and have the opportunity to share it with our closest friends,\u201d Paulina says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day was perfect and reflected exactly who we are as a couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Posh Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/poshphotos.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Posh Photography.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75979\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_004\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75930\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_007\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75976\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_001\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75957 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75958 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_004.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75932\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_009\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Paulina describes Vlad as her perfect match. &#8220;Vlad and I are very similar yet completely different, we complement each other perfectly,&#8221; she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75934\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_011\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75933\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_010\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75961 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75963 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_009.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75940\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_017\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75941\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_018\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Paulina lists walking down the aisle as one of the highlights of the day. &#8220;I can clearly remember the overwhelming emotions of walking down the aisle &#8211; this was such a fantastic experience,&#8221; she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75966 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_012.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75967 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_013.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_013\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75945\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_022\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75946\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_023\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75953\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_029\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75972 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75971 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_017.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_017\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75970 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_016.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_016\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-75969 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina_Vlad_Destination-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/103399288?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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