How they met
It was 2015, at the Railway Hotel in Melbourne, where Minh and his mate were happily queue hopping, that he first noticed Olivia. Stopping him dead in his tracks, he complimented Olivia’s jumper and through further chatting, managed to impress her with his sneaker count. Olivia had met her match – a guy with more sneakers than her!
With their combined love of fashion, top quality sneakers, good coffee, food and travel, they set up a life together in London.
The proposal
It was during the Covid lockdown, on Olivia’s birthday, that Minh proposed to her. They decided on a mixture of conventional and non-conventional ideas for their wedding. So instead of visiting traditional wedding shops for their wedding outfits, they chose outfits by their favourite designers in “wedding colours”. They settled on a traditional church ceremony; however, their reception was less conventional, opting for a daytime cocktail party along the banks of the Brisbane River.
Planning the big day
Planning their wedding from London came with some issues, especially in choosing a venue. However, with the help of Olivia’s mother and sisters, who inspected prospective venues on their behalf, they soon settled on Bougainvillea House at Howard Smith Wharves.
Pre-wedding celebrations for high fashion Brisbane wedding
The couple returned to Australia ahead of their Brisbane wedding for their pre-wedding celebrations, which comprised of a weekend at Hamilton Island for Olivia’s Hens and Melbourne for Minh’s Bucks party.
The big day
The day of their wedding was stunning; clear skies and 21 degrees. Their special day got underway with a traditional ceremony at St Pauls Orthodox Church, followed by a casual daytime cocktail party with canapes and wine, accompanied by the sounds of a jazz band. Guests from Lebanon, Vietnam, London, Melbourne, Sydney and Cairns enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and were able to move around and chat with other guests freely, just as Olivia and Minh had planned. Minh’s favourite part of the wedding was the moment he saw Olivia in the church. Olivia? Well, she loved it all! It surprised them both that they enjoyed their wedding day as much as they did.
Their photographer, EKP Studios was a last minute step in due to their original photographer cancelling on them. They captured their special day perfectly. Topping off their wedding with a romantic honeymoon in France, Nice, Monaco, Cannes and Paris, Olivia and Minh’s best advice to other couples is to ‘enjoy the day, it goes so quick!’
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