“THE LAID-BACK SETTING
OF THE ESTATE PROVED
THE PERFECT VENUE.”
COUNTRY STYLE JUNE 2017 123COUNTRY WEDDINGTHE ONLY THING that wasn’t
relaxed about this intimate wedding was the
couple’s rescue dog Gizmcouple’s rescue dog Gizmo, who let guests o, who let guests
know he wasn’t happy on the sidelines. know he wasn’t happy on the sidelines.
“H“He was so anxious that he couldn’t be with e was so anxious that he couldn’t be with
us up the front, he wouldn’t stop crying,” us up the front, he wouldn’t stop crying,”
says real estate agent Msays real estate agent Melissa, 29, whose elissa, 29, whose
mmarriage to finance marriage to finance manager, Samanager, Sam, 33, took , 33, took
place at The Estate in Trenthamplace at The Estate in Trentham, Victoria. , Victoria.
“Sam“Sam is from is from Tasm Tasmania and I grew up in ania and I grew up in
the country so we knew we wanted to get the country so we knew we wanted to get
mmarried out of the city,” says Married out of the city,” says Melissa, who elissa, who
spent her childhood in Cobramspent her childhood in Cobram Barooga, Barooga,
Victoria. The couple fell in love with the Victoria. The couple fell in love with the
property, just over an hour north-west of property, just over an hour north-west of
MMelbourne, the melbourne, the momoment they arrived.ent they arrived.
MMeeting in 2012, Sameeting in 2012, Sam tracked M tracked Melissa elissa
down on Facebook to ask her out on a date. down on Facebook to ask her out on a date.
A few years later he mA few years later he made things official ade things official
during a stroll along a Sunshine Coast beach. during a stroll along a Sunshine Coast beach.
“Sam“Sam was acting so strangely and insisted we was acting so strangely and insisted we
go for a walk,” says Mgo for a walk,” says Melissa. “Two melissa. “Two minutes in, inutes in,
he dropped everything, hopped down on he dropped everything, hopped down on
both knees and asked mboth knees and asked me to me to marry himarry him.”.”
A sense of fun was the overarching themA sense of fun was the overarching theme e
for the day, and the laid-back setting of for the day, and the laid-back setting of
The Estate proved the perfect venue. An The Estate proved the perfect venue. An
original 1902 house, the property has been original 1902 house, the property has been
restored by interior decorator and owner restored by interior decorator and owner
Lynda Gardener. Not wanting to detract Lynda Gardener. Not wanting to detract
fromfrom its beauty, styling was m its beauty, styling was miniminimal. “The al. “The
foliage and flowers were fragrant and wild foliage and flowers were fragrant and wild
—— we didn’t want anything structured.” we didn’t want anything structured.”
The bride’s bouquet had a sense of place, The bride’s bouquet had a sense of place,
with the f lorist picking local wild grasses with the f lorist picking local wild grasses
to comto complemplement glossy dark ment glossy dark magnolia leaves agnolia leaves
and pale David Austin roses. In keeping and pale David Austin roses. In keeping
with the relaxed themwith the relaxed theme, three-piece folk e, three-piece folk
band Velvet Archers provided a lively band Velvet Archers provided a lively
soundtrack. “Wsoundtrack. “We kept the forme kept the formalities to alities to
a ma miniminimumum to leave m to leave more timore time for lawn e for lawn
gamgames and dancing!” says Mes and dancing!” says Melissa. elissa.
PHOTOGR APHY Marnie Hawson;
0418 575 775; marniehawson.com.au
CATER ING Pot and Pan;
potandpan.compotandpan.com.au .au
VENUE The Estate, Trentham;
0416 032 111; theestatetrentham0416 032 111; theestatetrentham.com.com.au .au
DRESS Karen Willis Holmes;
(02) 9519 3901; karenwillisholm(02) 9519 3901; karenwillisholmes.comes.com
FLORIST Wootton and Nichols;
wwoottonandnicholls.comoottonandnicholls.com.au .au
FURNITURE HIRE Pepper Sprout
Hire; peppersprouthire.com.au