Rachel & Carlo said I do at Longsong in Melbourne 10 years after their first date at Longrain, the restaurant downstairs. Their urban wedding was relaxed and casual focusing on what was important to them and doing away with a few traditional elements to keep it casual; no entrance, no first dance, no cake.
LongSong melbourne, australia
Rachel & Carlo
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TELL ME ABOUT YOUR THE BEGINNING!
Our first date all those years ago was at Longrain, the restaurant downstairs, Carlo was clearly aiming to impress.
HOW DO YOU ENVISION YOUR WEDDING DAY?
We wanted the overall feeling for the day to be casual and relaxed. Longsong is a stunning space, and we knew that we didn’t need to have too many extra things in the space to make it special. We did away with a few traditional elements to keep it casual; no entrance, no first dance, no cake. We chose to have only our brother and sister as our bridal party. It was also important to us to try and be sustainable in our approach to planning the wedding when we could. We chose a florist local to us in Footscray (Lilac and The Cat) who focuses on locally grown and sourced flowers and sustainable flower design. We also hired recycled bottles from the florist as vases which looked great.
TOP TIPS?
Put full trust in your vendors and their creativity. My brief for photography, flowers, venue set up and music was pretty much to let them go with what they thought best. Without restrictions they could be at their best creatively. My flowers and the venue décor surprised me on the day, and I loved that!
“Hey Maegan. I just wanted to give you the biggest thank you for being a part of our special day. You were absolutely bloody fantastic! You have the best vibe, making me feel calm when I needed and you made taking photos so easy. The sneak peeks are so beautiful, I can’t stop looking at them 💕💕 you hands down made the day what it was. Also you put up with all my older relatives who thought they could take better pics than you 🤣🤣 THANK YOU!! ❤️”
Rach & Carlo
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