Wedding Ceremony & Reception | 3 November 2007 | Katelyn and Mark | Tumbling Waters Retreat, Stanwell Tops

Ceremony and Cocktail Reception for 70 guests held at Tumbling Waters Retreat, Stanwell Tops located an hour south of the Sydney CBD on the southern border of the Royal National Park. Perched on the edge of an escarpment overlooking the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by magnificent gardens, Tumbling Waters Retreat is a truly unique venue where couples can have their ceremony, photography, reception and honeymoon all in the one place.

For most of the day it was overcast and it did appear that the heavens would open up and spoil Katelyn and Mark's ceremony and photography plans, however, the rain held off until very much later in the evening allowing for a beautiful ceremony to proceed as planned on the purpose built decking area and for some fantastic photos to be taken in and round Tumbling Waters outstanding garden.

The wedding ceremony, which was officiated by Deborah Jenkins, was followed with the guests being treated to drinks and various nibbles. This was followed by very substantial cocktail type food. It was a lovely relaxed reception yet still managing to remain elegant and the feel was enhanced somewhat by the atmosphere that the uniqueness of the venue created. I did notice on a number of occasions during the day that Katelyn was overcome by happiness and did become a little teary.

Later in the evening Katelyn, Mark and their guests certainly let their hair down and danced the night away, as evidenced by the photos and video in this post.

Songs selected by Bride and Groom;

• Processional: "Unchained Melody" by Il Divo
  

• Signing Of The Register Songs: "You Raised Me Up" by Westlife, "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams

• Recessional: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen
  

• Bride & Groom Entry Song: As the ceremony & photographs all took place at Tumbling Waters Retreat, there was no formal entry for the Bride & Groom .
  

• Cake Cutting Song: "Heaven" by DJ Sammy (Candlelight Mix)
  

• Bridal Waltz/First Dance: "Moondance" by Van Morrisson
  

• Bridal Party Dance: "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" by Bob Sinclar
  

• Final Farewell Song: "Everybody Loves Somebody" by Blues Brothers
  

Bride & Groom and Venue Photography by DJ:Plus! Mobile Disco Entertainment

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Other Wedding Professionals

Marriage Celebrant: Deborah Jenkins

Photographer: Diamond Photography - Shairon Paterson

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Fun On The Dancefloor

Katelyn and Mark spent a significant amount of time on the dance floor along with the majority of their guests. Feel free to have a look at how much fun they are all having.

Video by DJ:Plus! Mobile Disco Entertainment

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