{"id":193836,"date":"2014-08-06T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T04:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/bride-boxer-knockout-rainforest-garden-wedding-vylita-david\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T05:15:07","slug":"bride-boxer-knockout-rainforest-garden-wedding-vylita-david","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/bride-boxer-knockout-rainforest-garden-wedding-vylita-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Bride boxer a knockout at rainforest garden wedding: Vylita &#038; David"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">She\u2019s got a killer right-hook but on her wedding day at <a title=\"Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Brisbane\/BundaleerRainforestGardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens<\/a>, Vylita Makata, 27, floored the groom and 230 guests as a ravishing bride.<\/p>\n<p>The Brisbane amateur boxer from New Zealand started the sport initially for fitness with Hawaiian hubby David To\u2019oma. The athletic couple soon realised they were actually pretty good and within four shorts months were in New Caledonia for their first international fight.<\/p>\n<p>It was on a detour to Thailand from there that David, 28, proposed with a <a title=\"Xennox Diamonds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingJewellery\/Brisbane\/XennoxDiamonds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xennox<\/a> diamond.<\/p>\n<p>The high-achieving bride who jokes she must have been a wedding planner in a past life, threw her entire being into the creation of the marquee garden wedding which was a tribute to family and their Polynesian culture.<\/p>\n<p>Everything from the rustic decorations (where the bride lopped her own tree stumps for the table centrepieces!) to the unique bridesmaids&#8217; dresses and even her George Wu lace peplum gown were Vylita\u2019s own vision, with the help of her cook mum who catered the entire event including the cake and brownie favours.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration included Hawaiian and Fijian performances and, with more than half the guests from interstate or overseas and a mouth-watering buffet which is still getting rave reviews, it\u2019s no wonder the newlyweds checked into their hotel only as the sun was coming up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57897\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_001\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_001.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57900\" style=\"line-height: 1.428571429;\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_004\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_004.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57933 alignleft\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_003\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_003.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57959 alignright\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_029\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_029.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The stunning wedding gown was the bride&#8217;s creation; a peplum bodice with sleek skirt and sheer long sleeves with lace applique.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57901\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_005\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_005.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57903\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_007\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_007.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57904\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_008\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_008.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57937 alignleft\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_007\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_007.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57935 alignright\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_005\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_005.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57907\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_011\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_011.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57909\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_013\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_013.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Says Vylita, &#8220;I had eight beautiful bridesmaids and all sorts of shapes and sizes.&#8221; The custom designs came together with fabric from Melbourne, flowers from Spotlight and a seamstress from Gumtree.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57908\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_012\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_012.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57932 alignleft\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_002\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_002.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57952 alignright\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_022\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_022.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57911\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_015\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_015.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57914\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_018.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57916\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_020\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_020.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It wouldn&#8217;t be a rainforest wedding without rain. <a title=\"Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Brisbane\/BundaleerRainforestGardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens<\/a> ticked all the boxes for this couple&#8217;s union, including the self-catering option and zero curfew.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57949 alignleft\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_019\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_019.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57950 alignright\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_020\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_020.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57923\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_027\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_027.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57920\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_024\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_024.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57928\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_032\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_032.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57948 alignleft\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_018.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57957 alignright\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_027\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_027.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how many couples wake up next to each other, communicate seven times a day before we reconnect again at night,&#8221; smiles the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57925\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_029\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_029.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57922\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_026\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_026.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57930\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_034\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_034.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57946 alignleft\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_016\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_016.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57943 alignright\" alt=\"Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_013\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Vylita_David_Rustic-Wedding_SBS_013.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Vylita closes with, &#8220;Our wedding was just pure magic and full of love, life and culture and I couldn&#8217;t have asked for anything better.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Inspired Photographics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inspiredphotographics.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Inspired Photographics<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":103375,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6852],"au_real_wedding_tag":[6954,6968,7009,7349,7145,7164],"au_real_wedding_style":[],"au_real_wedding_location":[],"au_real_wedding_setting":[],"au_real_wedding_colour":[],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-193836","au-real-wedding","type-au-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_real_wedding_category-6852","au_real_wedding_tag-cultural-wedding-3","au_real_wedding_tag-diy-wedding","au_real_wedding_tag-garden-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-hugo-photography","au_real_wedding_tag-real-weddings","au_real_wedding_tag-rustic-wedding-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/193836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/193836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=193836"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=193836"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=193836"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=193836"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=193836"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=193836"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=193836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}