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
  

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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.

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Wedding Reception | 19 October 2007 | Lauren and Peter | Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney

Reception for 70 guests held at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf located in Sydney. Doltone House has a number of rooms at this particular facility and Lauren and Peter decided on The Loft for their reception. The Loft is unique in that there are two distinct areas - upstairs for dining and downstairs for the dancing and socialising. Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf also has an outside area which affords views of the Harbour and the city skyline. Subject to weather, this area can be utilised for arrival drinks, which is exactly what Lauren and Peter elected to do given it was a beautiful Sydney day. Lauren previously worked as an event coordinator for this venue, so of course she was very aware of everything it had to offer.

It certainly was a lovely, elegant and fun reception with a number of emotional moments during the speeches. What was really evident was the very deep love that Lauren and Peter have for each other - I could not help but notice their continuous displays of affection.

Songs selected by Bride and Groom;

• Bridal Party Entry Song: Lauren and Peter elected to have no music for the Bridal Party Entry
  

• Bride & Groom Entry Song: Lauren and Peter elected to have no music for their Entry

• Cake Cutting Song: "When I Fall In Love" by Nat King Cole
  

• Bridal Waltz/First Dance: "At Last" by Etta James
  

• Bridal Party Dance: "The Way You Look Tonight" by Michael Buble
  

• Bouquet Toss: Lauren and Peter elected to have no music for the bouquet toss

• Farewell Circle: "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley, "I Finally Found Someone" by Barbara Streisand & Bryan Adams, "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" by Dionne Warwick
  

• Final Farewell Song: "Love Is In The Air" by John Paul Young
  

The cake cutting was held in the downstairs area of The Loft.

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Other Wedding Professionals

Photographer: Tanya Rochat

Event Management: Form Over Function

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Fun On The Dancefloor

Have a look at how much fun Lauren is having in the second video clip - she is really enjoying herself - even somebody accidentally stepping on her dress does not stop her!

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Wedding Reception | 29 September 2007 | Karen and Bernard | Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney

Reception for 270 guests held at the Four Seasons Hotel located in Sydney. This reception was different to normal weddings in that there was no dancing. Nonetheless it was a very elegant yet casual affair with the guests enjoying themselves throughout the evening. The background music played help set the tone and mood required by Karen and Bernard for their reception.

Songs selected by Bride and Groom;

• Bridal Party Entry Song: "Every Heartbeat" by Amy Grant

• Bride & Groom Entry Song: "Every Heartbeat" by Amy Grant

• Cake Cutting Song: "Glory Of Love" by Peter Cetera

• Bouquet Toss: "There She Goes" by Sixpence None The Richer

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Photographer: David Tondi Photography

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Bouquet Toss

As there was no dance floor the bouquet toss took place to the side of the stage. Karen elected to toss the bouquet from the stage. As you will see and hear, the single ladies really enjoyed this formality. Congratulations to the lucky bouquet catcher!!

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Wedding Reception | 22 September 2007 | Carolyn and Andrew | Stamford Plaza Hotel, Double Bay, Sydney

Reception for 250 guests held at the Stamford Plaza Hotel located in Double Bay in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. This hotel was previously the Ritz Carlton and is known for being the place where Michael Hutchence of INXS met his untimely end. It was a very lovely, elegant and fun evening with Carolyn and Andrew entering in traditional Chinese costume and later changing back into Western wedding wear.

Songs selected by Bride and Groom;

• Bridal Party Entry Song: "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller
  

• Bride & Groom Entry Song: "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller

• Cake Cutting Song: "My Happiness" by Powderfinger

• Bridal Waltz/First Dance: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli

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Other Wedding Professionals

Photographer: Craven Images
Videographer: Bjorn Video & DVD Productions

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Jen Gowh - A Chinese tradition where the parents and Bride & Groom visit each table clinking their glasses exclaiming "Yum Sing!" - a form of cheers. Apparently the louder that it is said, the more luck the couple will have. Check out the videos below to see what I mean. There certainly were some loud and also lengthy "Yum Sings" on the night - meaning that Carolyn and Andrew's marriage will be full of much happiness!!!

Fun on the Dancefloor

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