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Shortly after, I had some last minute details to confirm and organise before heading back to my suite to get ready with my bridal party. The girls enjoyed a glass or two of Verve and lunch in the suite before getting ready. Scott and the boys enjoyed a bike ride and hung out before pre-ceremony family and bridal party photos. It was all really relaxed and stress free, which was the most important thing for us. One of our guests was an amazing hairdresser who had offered to do my hair and did the most amazing job! Otherwise all other hair and makeup was done by the girls themselves. Being such a hot climate and something we weren’t overly used to, we wanted the bridesmaids to be comfortable in their hair and make up. They are all naturally beautiful and we would have been happy for them to be completely fresh faced if that is how they chose. My dress was The Aegean Gown from Rue De Seine, Auckland. 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The Lomani staff organised the decor and set up on the day. We wanted it all to be kept very simple and clean with green foliage and whites throughout. The resort and setting is beautiful enough without needing too much extra. The resort communicated with one of their suppliers for the florals and bouquets, however I’d specified the style of arrangement and what flowers I would/wouldn’t like included in the arrangements. We always were very certain that we wanted our ceremony to be personal and performed by someone we knew and cared for. For this reason and others, our ceremony in Fiji wasn’t legally binding. We had our wonderful friend Ben do us the greatest honour of being our celebrant. When we asked him if he would ‘marry us in Fiji’, he’d not officiated any weddings or planned to be a celebrant, but he said yes and it was one of the best decisions we made in our wedding planning. Our ceremony was the perfect balance of humour, wisdom and love. We were constantly laughing during the ceremony which is a reflection of our relationship as we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Our vows were no different, with light hearted jabs at each other and admiration for our strengths, they were us from beginning to end. While it was very non-traditional, we loved when Ben pulled out a small bottle of Fireball, from which he, Scott and I all had a sip from before the ceremony got underway. It set the tone of the day from the start. " } ["_flexible_content_3_add_content"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(19) "field_5943bda93306b" } ["flexible_content_4_image_repeater"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(1) "6" } ["_flexible_content_4_image_repeater"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(19) "field_5943bc5633069" } ["flexible_content_5_add_content"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(960) "GETTING PHOTOS: Laura and Ray from Island Encounters were our photographers. Scott found them on Google and we were drawn to their natural photography style and ability to capture the candid moments so perfectly. We also loved that they founded and run a not-for-profit in Fiji called Island Encounters Trust. We were wanting lots of naturally captured moments and photographs that didn’t feel too posed. Laura did the most amazing job of making us all feel relaxed throughout all the photos. I loved her reaction when I said I was willing to climb a tree in my dress for some of the photos. Both Laura and Ray made it such a fun experience! We love all the photos from our wedding day. They capture the essence of our day and scrolling through them we are instantly taken back to the moment and can enjoy the experience all over again. 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We also had access to paddle boards, hobicats and kayaks that we could take out as we pleased. Some of our guests are avid surfers and foilboarders, so they booked trips with Daniel (Lomani’s activity go to man!) to go to nearby surf breaks. The resort had also organised a kava ceremony the Friday night, when our guests had all arrived, to welcome everyone. It was a lot of fun and a great ice breaker for our guests to meet each other. ADVICE FOR BRIDES PLANNING A FIJI WEDDING: 1. If you are a details person and worried about being stressed or anxious on the day, take the time to create a runsheet and confirmed details document, as you confirm and plan details with your resort coordinator you can keep track of what you have decided and you’ll have a full picture document for your wedding day. Also make sure you meet with your coordinator and the onsite team a day or two ahead of your wedding to run through it all and answer/ask any questions you have. But also on the day, if something doesn’t go to plan (and there will always be something), take a deep breath and let it go - by that point you can’t change it, so don’t let it affect the rest of your experience 2. Try your very best to remember it is your day and you won’t please everyone all the time, so do what makes you happy! Talk through the details that are important to each of you and why they are important, if you don’t align on everything, that is ok. Wedding planning (much like relationships and marriage) is about give and take. 3. To maximise time with your guests, we cannot recommend highly enough doing first glance photos and majority of your bridal party photos before the ceremony. You also maximise the photo op’s when your makeup and hair are looking their best. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY: We both had so much fun doing our couples first glance under the trees and then our bridal party photos afterwards. 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