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Totoka Hair & Makeup. In February last year while we were booking our wedding, I had a makeup trial with Totoka. This was when I met the amazing Lodo. I loved him so much and he did such an amazing job I made sure he was going to be there to do my hair and makeup on my wedding day. We also had Kajal do the bridesmaids makeup and she was absolutely incredible!
My dress was from: Wilderly Bride – purchased from Brides of Sydney in Miranda
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Location: Beach Front Bure
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Who did your flowers & bouquets? Grace Creations & Sofitel Fiji.
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Who was your photographer & why did you choose them?
Konrad Thorpe was our photographer. Konrad was the first supplier we booked, we were in contact with him and organising dates he was available weeks before we even chose a venue. I found him through Instagram, and we fell in love with his style of photography. Not only does he find some amazing backdrops, all of his shots are very natural and relaxed. Josh and I are not very comfortable in front of a camera and he made getting our photos so much fun with lots of laughs and jokes.
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Where was the location? Northern Lawns, Sofitel Resort
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Grace Creations provided the stand for the seating chart, the LOVE sign, the overhead fairy flights and greenery, the white tiffany chairs for the bridal table and also organised the Fire Dancers for us.
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We bought over gold candle holders for the tables, a guest book, table numbers and thank you cards for each guest.
What did you choose for cocktail hour? We had canapes for 1 hour after our ceremony for our guests, and also put on a bar tab with Beer & Champagne. As we had a 3pm ceremony, we had plenty of time after our ceremony to chat to all of our guests for the 1 hour of canapes, before we went off to get some photos with our bridal party.
What was on the dinner menu? We had the traditional Lovo which was delicious. All of our guests raved about how great the food was. The Sofitel made our wedding cake, we had chocolate mud cake with vanilla buttercream.
Who was the music/DJ/entertainment by? We had DJ William Lee included in our package. He also was our MC and he was hilarious! We also sent him a list of songs we wanted played throughout the night. Once the reception ended, most of the wedding guests headed up to the Breeze Bar where we continued to drink and dance the night away."
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ADVICE FOR BRIDES PLANNING A FIJI WEDDING:
Always remember its FIJI TIME. Don’t stress about the small stuff, as on the wedding day you won’t even notice it (For example we wanted to do a polaroid guest book, but we forgot about it so we only had about 10 people sign it in the end :P This was something I stressed about and put a lot of effort into, when really I didn’t need to worry so much).
Be upfront with all of your suppliers and with the hotel you book with. They are all extremely helpful and will do everything they can to ensure your wedding day is exactly how you plan it.
Our final piece of advice to anyone who is thinking about getting married in Fiji is DO IT! You will not regret it at all. It was the best day of our lives.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY:
A few highlights from the day:
- Seeing Josh’s reaction to Bree walking down the aisle
- Exchanging our vows in front of our family and friends
- Watching the sunset as we got our photos together on the beach front
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