{"id":193880,"date":"2013-11-10T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T02:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/claire-pauls-rustic-beach-wedding-in-burleigh-heads\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T15:32:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T04:32:05","slug":"claire-pauls-rustic-beach-wedding-in-burleigh-heads","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/claire-pauls-rustic-beach-wedding-in-burleigh-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire &amp; Paul&#8217;s rustic beach wedding in Burleigh Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">On trend: the LBD (little black dress). We\u2019re seeing lots of bridesmaids in this statement shade and the rustic beach wedding of Claire Jackson and Paul Lewis puts a unique spin on the timeless classic.<\/p>\n<p>In this instance there was no trudging between boutiques in search of that magical fit for every shape, the laid-back bride\u2019s simple instruction to her maids was \u201cwear your own favourite little black dress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And so they did for the winter celebration of the music loving pair at Burleigh Heads National Park.<\/p>\n<p>The muso groom (member of well-known local band New Jack Rubies) &#8211; donning a very cool gum-nut boutonniere and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll beard \u2013 stood in delighted anticipation at the top of the driftwood aisle whilst musician friends serenaded his bride-to-be with \u2018You and Me\u2019 by Penny and the Quarters.<\/p>\n<p>The highly personal ceremony, conducted by friend and celebrant Kate Veling emitted \u201can outpouring of love and support,\u201d smiles Claire, including \u201cheart-felt readings of poetry and prose\u201d by the bridal party.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, all 100 guests walked along the coastal path through the rainforest to Burleigh Point for photographs, before heading to Point Break Bar &amp; Restaurant for a \u201csuperb\u201d sit-down reception including canap\u00e9s, a two-course gourmet meal and homemade wedding buffet that was \u201cdevoured in minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What made our wedding day so special was that all our friends and family happily pitched in to make it truly reflective of Paul and I,&#8221; says Claire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was so down-to-earth and downright fun &#8211; not a single staged or awkward moment!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_035\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_035.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_044\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_044.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_009\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_009.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_001\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_001.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_015\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_015.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_047\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_047.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"929\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The groomsmen&#8217;s gum-nut buttonholes were masculine and quirky,&#8221; comments Claire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_010\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_010.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_018.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_003\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_003.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_041\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_041.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The brooch was handed down to me by my father&#8217;s sisters the day before my wedding,&#8221; says Claire. &#8220;It is a cameo brooch which first belonged to my great-great-grandmother.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_046\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_046.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_045\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_045.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_004\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_004.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_006\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_006.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_016\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_016.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_018.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bridesmaids harmonised in their own version of the little black dress, unified by mint angora shrugs from Monsoon UK.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_023\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_023.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_021\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_0211.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_022\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_0221.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_050\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_050.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_033\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_033.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_034\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_034.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_011\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_011.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_013\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_013.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The bride wore Karen Willis Holmes, vintage in style and practical too &#8211; the lace bodice can be worn separately.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_037\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_037.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_051\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_051.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_019\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_019.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_020\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_309_020.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>This laid back bride spent her wedding eve baking up a storm, including a rich (and unconventional) chilli chocolate cake. &#8220;The cakes were devoured in a matter of minutes and the groom and I missed out!&#8221; recalls Claire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_059\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_059.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_057\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_057.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_052\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Claire_Paul_Beach-Wedding_052.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"KCL Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Brisbane\/KCLPhotography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCL Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":157199,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6853,11144],"au_real_wedding_tag":[6897,6906,7060,7164,7225],"au_real_wedding_style":[],"au_real_wedding_location":[],"au_real_wedding_setting":[],"au_real_wedding_colour":[],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-193880","au-real-wedding","type-au-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_real_wedding_category-6853","au_real_wedding_category-monthly-nominee","au_real_wedding_tag-beach-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-black-bridesmaids-dresses","au_real_wedding_tag-kcl-photography","au_real_wedding_tag-rustic-wedding-2","au_real_wedding_tag-vintage-wedding-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/193880","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\/193880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=193880"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=193880"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=193880"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=193880"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=193880"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=193880"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=193880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}