{"id":238165,"date":"2019-01-17T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/youve-got-mail-email-romance-leads-to-aleisha-and-toms-elegant-destination-wedding-3\/"},"modified":"2019-01-17T19:00:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T08:00:34","slug":"youve-got-mail-email-romance-leads-to-aleisha-and-toms-elegant-destination-wedding-3","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/youve-got-mail-email-romance-leads-to-aleisha-and-toms-elegant-destination-wedding-3\/","title":{"rendered":"You’ve got mail: E-romance leads to Aleisha and Tom’s elegant destination wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

What began as a professional relationship over email eventually turned to love for Aleisha and Tom.<\/p>\n

Tom, 35, was working at a Melbourne radio station when he was contacted by Sydney\u2019s Aleisha, 34, about advertising.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe back-and-forth was all very professional for a few months, and then Aleisha moved onto a different job. I thought nothing of it \u2013 after all, I\u2019d never seen this girl before, but could tell from her writing style that she had a fun personality,\u201d Tom recalls.<\/p>\n

A few years later, Tom discovered Aleisha in his \u201cpeople you may know\u201d section on LinkedIn. The pair then became Facebook friends before they decided to meet up in Sydney.<\/p>\n

\u201cI arranged to meet on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. On a still, sunny November evening, my dream girl walked up the famous steps and planted a giant kiss on my lips without uttering any words. It was magical, and we\u2019ve been together ever since,\u201d Tom says.<\/p>\n

Ever the romantic, Tom popped the question in Thailand during a beachside dinner. The couple also decided to head overseas for their elegant destination wedding in Fiji.<\/p>\n

Forty of the couple\u2019s nearest and dearest jetted to the Outrigger Fiji Beach resort for the celebrations on August 19, 2018.<\/p>\n

The ceremony was held in the Bure Ni Loloma chapel overlooking panoramic views of the ocean. The reception followed in a private area overlooking the resort\u2019s pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe laughed, drank and danced the night away and created memories that I know we\u2019ll cherish forever,\u201d Tom says.<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Leezett Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Because our relationship was not limited by distance, we thought the best way to encapsulate our love was with a destination wedding,” explains groom Tom.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Friends and family travelled from Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide to Fiji\u2019s Coral Coast for a spectacular 6-day adventure, culminating with us exchanging vows in an unforgettable ceremony,” recalls Tom.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Aleisha and Tom’s classic wedding look was a mix of black, white and a splash of tropical greenery.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Everyone enjoyed being chauffeured to and from the chapel in golf buggies.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Aleisha and I farewelled our guests before heading to \u201cFiji\u2019s Garden Island\u201d, Taveuni, for our romantic honeymoon where we loved snorkelling, coastal treks, sunset cocktails and picnics on deserted islands.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":238166,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[],"au_real_wedding_tag":[],"au_real_wedding_style":[],"au_real_wedding_location":[],"au_real_wedding_setting":[],"au_real_wedding_colour":[],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-238165","au-real-wedding","type-au-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/238165","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\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/238165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=238165"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=238165"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=238165"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=238165"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=238165"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=238165"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=238165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}