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I was traveling from the United States and Arthur was traveling from the United Kingdom. We are both Scuba Instructors and moved into the same house for a Scuba Diving internship; his room was across from mine and the rest is history! Instantly we fell in love. We spent a few months taking a road trip around Australia and were engaged a few months later in August 2017. When we were living in Australia we always talked about taking a Scuba dive trip to Fiji but our jobs took us around the world. When we had the time to take a holiday and plan our dream wedding instantly we both thought Fiji. Since we are both from two different countries it became overwhelming and difficult to try and plan the typical big wedding. We decided to focus on us and what we pictured on our dream wedding day and what came to mind was a small intimate ceremony in Fiji, someplace we always wanted to go together. Once we knew the wedding would be located in Fiji we began searching online of wedding venues. 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Laura responded quickly and was able to send us a few package options. Since we are both Scuba Instructors we have a strong passion for the ocean we saw that they offered an underwater photography session and we were like we have to do this!! We booked Laura for two days. The wedding ceremony and all the wedding day photographs then our sand and sea session where we ventured to a sandbar and jumped into the deep blue sea for some epic bride and groom portraits. We absolutely love our photographs. Every single one. We cannot stop looking at them and sharing them with friends and family. I already want Laura to photograph us again when we have a family one day. Our photographs capture the vibrant colours we were able to look at every day at Namale. We love that we were able to go and capture photos everywhere we loved not just one location. We didn’t feel limited with options it was an adventure and pure fun. 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ADVICE FOR BRIDES PLANNING A FIJI WEDDING:

Definitely get married in Fiji. I loved our venue, hair and makeup and photographer so I would recommend booking them all. Make sure you keep your wedding what you both want not what everyone else wants. Arrive early so you can relax and recover from traveling if you are from overseas. We arrived on a Friday and got married on a Tuesday. If you are traveling from overseas keep your gown and groom's clothes as a carry on in a garment bag. Wear lots of sunscreen! Stay hydrated! Have fun, don’t stress and enjoy every second of it!

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY:

Everything and everyone!! It was honestly such a dream come true. We will look back on our photos forever and remember the warmth and love Fiji left in our hearts. We are so happy with our decisions and our vendors. This was the perfect way for us to celebrate and rejoice in our marriage. 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