DAY TWO On Saturday, Susanne had her hair and make-up done again by
her friend and hairdresser Rachel Espley, before the couple hosted a
cocktail party for 117 at Catalina, which featured an oyster bar and a sushi
chef, who kept the nori rolling. Susan Avery used the same relaxed, rustic
style flowers to decorate the room, adding shells, sea urchins, lanterns and
festoon lighting to the mix at the waterside venue.
Blackboard hearts
on skewers make
simple, romantic
place cards, mingling
with pretty floral
table decorations.the couple’s suppliers
PHOTOS SUGARLOVE WEDDINGS sugarloveweddings.com
RECEPTION CATALINA catalinarosebay.com.au
FLOWERS SUSAN AVERY FLOWERS AND EVENTS
susanavery.com
SHOES MIU MIU miumiu.com
BRIDESMAIDS RACHEL GILBERT rachelgilbert.com
RINGS CERRONE cerrone.com.au
SUITS HUGO BOSS hugoboss.com, GEORGIO ARMANI
http://www.armani.com/au
HAIR & MAKE-UP RACHEL ESPLEY therapyhairandmakeup.com
STATIONERY THE DISTILLERY the-distillery.com.au
CAKE CAKE LADY CAKES cakeladycakes.com
BOMBONIERE ESSENZE CHOCOLATES
essenzechocolates.com.au
TRANSPORT ABLE 2 TOUR able2tour.com.au
MUSIC CHRIS LIBRO yourweddingco.com.au
ENTERTAINMENT PAUL CHENARD ENTERTAINMENT
chenardentertainment.com
FILM WHITE DESIGNS c2video.com.au
REGISTRY PETERS OF KENSINGTON petersofkensington.com.au
ACCOMMODATION SHANGRI-LA HOTEL shangri-la.com/SydneySHARE THE LOVE ‘I think the way
we decided to get married and
celebrate was very special,’ says
Susanne. ‘We got to enjoy the
ceremony without the nerves of
having a crowd there with us. And
we got to let our hair down and
party the next day.’ At the cocktail
party, the couple cut their second
wedding cake — a coconut cake
with white chocolate ganache icing
— and danced to INXS’s Never Tear
Us Apart. The jewelled heels of
Susanne’s satin Miu Miu shoes
sparkled ... ‘It was the best two
days of our lives and we could take
in every minute of it,’ she says.74 | bridetobe.com.auSUSANNE & PAUL
WORDS: NATALIE FILATOFF.