An amazing day. A stunning property. An emotional couple with the most supportive and connected friends surrounding them with love. I cannot tell you enough how truly wonderful it was to be a part of Georgia and Daniel’s romantic, rainy wedding in the Sandilands Forest.

The entire celebration was taking place at Georgia’s grandpa’s property deep in the woods — which meant no running water, no electricity, no cell service. It rained throughout their ceremony, which added extra stress. But you know what? No one batted their eye about it. Umbrellas went up and everyone carried on, which is what made this wedding SO magical.

Once again, buckle in for a long post. There are way too many good photos from this wedding to not share SO MANY OF THEM.

Also, keep posted for a full feature of this wedding on Junebug Weddings in a few months!

I designed the garden-style wedding flowers around the moody floral print invitations, using locally grown flowers in shades of wine, mauve, cream, peach, caramel, soft coral, and a touch of orange.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: dahlias, ranunculus, garden roses, lisianthus, orchids, spray roses, chocolate cosmos, acadia and eucalyptus foliages.

For an aisle, Georgia and her dad walked through the long rows of spruce trees and met Daniel in a bit of a clearing they had designated as an altar, using tree stumps topped with big, lush potted ferns. Ferns grow wild throughout the property, and there were occasional touches of them tucked throughout the decor as a nod to the surrounding woods.

This image below, taken from the ceremony, captures an incredible moment where the intimacy of their vows is opened up to include their wedding party — the people who vow to uphold and support the couple’s marriage alongside them. I love the way the couple was prayed over and shown love.

When I tell you this property could not have been more picturesque, you’d better believe me. It was AMAZING. And enormous. Heavily wooded, with a swimming pond in the middle and a newly built little guest cabin. The reception was set up in a large clearing, surrounded by trees, and with plenty of space for the live music, dancing, bonfire, s’mores…It was so easy to understand why Georgia had always dreamed of being married there!

What a dreamy reception, am I right? Long harvest tables and cross-back vineyard chairs were set up facing the head table, which featured a large A-frame arch to which I added florals.

The guest tables were lined with mixed stem vases and low, full floral arrangements. The bridal party foraged pinecones and ferns from the property, scattering the pinecones down the table as well as using them as place card holders, and placing a single fern under each clear charger plate.

That s’mores display? 🤤 Gimme gimme, please.

Seriously, what a DREAM wedding. One of my favourite things is how quickly the floral and decor plan came together. I only met with Georgia a few months before the wedding, and just happened to have her August date available — I was so lucky! She showed me her invitations, and asked me to come with a floral plan that would suit. From the colours to the floral selections, it couldn’t have come together more perfect.

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