REAL WEDDINGS Archives - Page 7 of 8 - Brisbane City Celebrants

A happiness filled New Farm Park Rotunda wedding ceremony

on April 19, 2014 · 2 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

It was such a privilege being asked to be the Celebrant for this incredibly loved up bride and groom, particularly as the bride is my cousin!

Looking radiant, the bride was walked down the aisle and given away by her whole immediate family. They enjoyed a short, simple and meaningful wedding ceremony and wrote their own heartfelt vows to each other.

New Farm Park Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

As a Celebrant it’s always great seeing couples nerves turn to excitement which is exactly what happened here. I love how genuinely happy they look in all their photos.

: New Farm Park Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

After they shared their first kiss as husband and wife, the happy couple and their guests took a short walk to the Brisbane Powerhouse where they celebrated with drinks and a sit down meal. Before jetting off on a 2 month honeymoon around Europe!

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Jamie Eastgate, New Farm Park Wedding Celebrant

The groom reading the vows he has written to his bride. New Farm Park Wedding with Brisbane Marriage Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda Wedding Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

New Farm Park Rotunda Wedding Decor by Brisbane Wedding Decorators

If you enjoyed hearing about this sweet New Farm Park Rotunda wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Wedding Kiss

on April 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

I couldn’t resist sharing this couples incredible wedding kiss as they became husband and wife at their New Farm Rotunda wedding.

These super sweet newlyweds became husband and wife in a meaningful and intimate morning wedding ceremony at New Farm Rotunda in Brisbane, the groom was so excited when Jamie pronounced them as husband and wife for the very first time, that when it came to their first kiss as husband and wife, being the romantic he is, he picked up his petite bride and twirled her in a spin as they locked lips to the applause and happiness of their guests.

Such a magical moment and an amazing wedding kiss to start their life together as a married couple.

Wishing the happy couple all the very best for their future together.

Jamie Eastgate – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this romantic New Farm Park Rotunda wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Tears of joy at this Broadway Chapel wedding

on April 13, 2014 · 2 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

One of the things that makes many weddings beautiful are tears, of course I’m referring to happy tears. Let’s face it, it’s not often that you see a grown man cry but there was no stopping them at this super sweet wedding ceremony delivered by Jamie at Broadway Chapel.

While there may have been a few nerves in the air for this young couple, the incredible connection they shared completely shined through and made way for one of the most emotional ceremonies I have ever seen.

The arrival of the bride at Broadway Chapel

This cute little fella is the grooms younger brother and he was asked to present a reading. He hopped up on the stage and began presenting the reading in an exceptionally strong and confident manner, very impressive for a boy his age. He was about 3/4 of the way through the reading when he looked up and caught his brother (the grooms) eyes. Both began to well up, quickly he raced through the rest of the reading but not before the tears had started to flow.

The grooms young brother presenting a reading at Broadway Chapel

Before we knew it, the groom had tears rolling down his cheeks, the bride began to shed tears too, followed by the entire front row of the chapel. All the emotion and happy tears resonated throughout the chapel, as guests sniffled through proud smiles as they reached for the tissues.

The bride lovingly wiping the grooms happy tears

The bride lovingly catching the grooms happy tears

Thankfully the Celebrant held it together and while they remained on the verge of emotion, he guided them through the rest of the ceremony to pronounce them husband and wife. What a beautiful heart felt and emotion filled ceremony.

Broadway Chapel wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

If you enjoyed hearing about this emotional Broadway Chapel wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

A happiness filled wedding at Broadway Chapel

on April 10, 2014 · 2 Comments

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

Every time we catch a glimpse of the photos from this Broadway Chapel wedding we can’t help but smile from ear to ear.

We love the elegant atmosphere of the beautiful chapel, we love that they gave their grandmothers the honour of being their official witnesses and joining them in signing the marriage documents, we love the excitement of the bride and groom as they are pronounced husband and wife and exit the chapel, we love the special moments have been perfectly captured by Ruth Ryan Photography and of course we love the amazing feedback from this happy bride and groom as they share their day in a ‘Real Wedding’ testimonial.

Broadway Chapel wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate: Images: Ruth Ryan Photography

Bride and Groom: Kelly and Patrick

Wedding Date: 10th of September 2011

Wedding Ceremony Location: Broadway Chapel, Woolloongabba

Tell us about your Ceremony:

We chose the Broadway Chapel for our ceremony location. It is a beautiful old converted chapel that provided wonderful photos opportunities both on the inside and the out. Jamie Eastgate from Brisbane City Celebrants was our chosen celebrant for our special day. We first saw him on the Four Weddings Australia TV show performing a wedding and we knew his easy going personality was exactly what we were looking for in a celebrant.

Jamie made the process leading up to our wedding very easy. He was always willing to provide advice for us on how things would best run on the day.

Reception Location:

Our reception was at the United Service Club of Brisbane (on the corner of Wickham Tce and Upper Edward St, Spring Hill).

Tell us about your Reception:

The United Service Club is an amazing, heritage listed building which provided a quality of service that surpassed our expectations. The food was exquisite, the staff were extremely professional and the classical old features of the building intrigued our guests right throughout the night.

What we loved……

I’m not sure how to sum up all of the things we loved about our wedding day. Let’s just say that if it weren’t for our loving family and friends being there with us, the day just would not have been the same. We also loved our choices in wedding professionals.

From our amazing Marriage Celebrant Jamie Eastgate to the flowers (Ballinger and Shaw Botanics), the custom made dress (Penny lane Bridal), the amazingly delicious cake (Sweet Fix Cupcakes), the fun loving photographer (Ruth Ryan photography) and Videographer (Gary Ratchford Filming) and of course both the ceremony and reception venues, our day was definitely one which we will never forget.

Describe your experience with Jamie Eastgate from Brisbane City Celebrants:

Jamie Eastgate is a highly professional, easy going Civil Marriage Celebrant who took the time to sit with my husband and myself in order to make our day exactly what we wanted it to be. He was very adaptable and was always willing to suggest options that might have suited our day a little better.

Broadway Chapel Wedding with Celebrant Jamie Eastgate Image: Ruth Ryan Photography

Broadway Chapel Wedding Celebrant Jamie Eastgate
Image: Ruth Ryan Photography

Your advice to bride and grooms to be:

Relax and enjoy! (Well, try to relax and enjoy). My husband and I don’t regret anything that happened in preparation for our wedding, however we only wish we had the time to enjoy our engagement and the planning of the wedding a little more. Unfortunately for most brides and grooms, families tend to put a lot of pressure on planning a wedding. Just make sure your wedding really is YOUR wedding!

If you enjoyed hearing about this happiness filled Broadway Chapel wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Wedding at Henzell Chapel – The cutest wedding chapel

on April 9, 2014 · 1 Comment

Wedding at Henzell Chapel – The cutest little wedding chapel you ever did see!

With Celebrant Cara Hodge of Brisbane City Celebrants

I loved everything about Lisa and Simon’s beautiful wedding at the super cute Henzell Chapel at Mt Pleasant. This was the first time I have performed a wedding at this chapel and having seen photos of this wedding chapel I was super excited about this ceremony venue.

Lisa and Simon were kind enough to organise transport for their guests to the Chapel which is approximately a 1 hr drive North of Brisbane, and they were super sweet in also providing me a seat on the bus that they hired through Rolo transport.

When we arrived we were greeted by the amazing sight of the cutest little stone chapel you ever did see, surrounded by panoramic views of rolling hills and lakes, you couldn’t imagine more beautiful surrounds, it felt so peaceful and serene and perfectly suited this couples wedding theme, as Lisa mentioned to me a few days prior, their theme for the day is ‘relaxed’. What a great state of mind for enjoying your own wedding day!

Henzell Chapel Wedding with Celebrant Ciara Hodge

Henzell Chapel Wedding with Celebrant Cara Hodge

The Chapel was the perfect size to comfortably seat all of their 44 weddings guests. The bride and groom decided on having no bridal party, which gave the groom the opportunity to pick his own outfit and colours as he didn’t need to be matching anyone else. In keeping with tradition while the groom was yet to see what the bride was wearing, she was also about to be surprised in seeing what he had picked.

The bride was beaming as she arrived wearing the most beautiful lace wedding dress with a keyhole back as she was walked down the aisle by her mother while the groom managed to hold back the tears (just!). With much enthusiasm, the brides whole family ‘gave her away’ and the short yet relaxed and enjoyable ceremony commenced and included some really great interaction with the guests.

After they shared their first kiss as husband and wife, we made our way outside to the signing table, positioned perfectly on the top of the hill, taking in the amazing expansive views. Where I pronounced the bride and groom as husband and wife and they were congratulated by their equally happy and excited wedding guests.

The wedding ceremony was followed by an afternoon tea outside which included some delicious home made baking by the couples friends, before the bus headed back to West End for the reception which took place at the funky Gun Shop Cafe.

Here is some lovely feedback from this Henzell Chapel bride:

“Thanks Cara, We had the most perfect day we could ever have dreamed of!

Thank you for a beautiful ceremony, it was perfect, exactly what we wanted. Lisa Xx”

It was such a pleasure being the Celebrant for this couples Henzell Chapel wedding and I wish them every happiness for their future together.

Cara Hodge – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this Henzell Chapel wedding and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Cara would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Mirra Private Dining – a stunning and unique wedding venue

on March 29, 2014 · 1 Comment

It was such a pleasure being the Celebrant for Cathy and Shaun’s wedding at Mirra Private Dining and Events in Fortitude Valley.

This lovely couple, traveled all the way from Melbourne with an entourage of family and friends to enjoy an outdoor wedding here in Brisbane, and despite the out of the norm constant rain over the past week, and after a huge down pour earlier that afternoon, miraculously the clouds parted and a clear blue sky made their dream of an outdoor wedding a reality.

Mirra is a stunning and unique Brisbane wedding venue

The Courtyard at Mirra where wedding ceremonies take place.

Mirra is such a fabulous venue, it oozes style and elegance and certainly has that wow factor. It is also situated beside a busy railway track and there is no mistaking the sound of the passing trains from outside in the courtyard where the ceremony took place, but instead of being perturbed by this, Cathy and Shaun completely embraced this and had fun with it by incorporating a London underground train theme in to their reception styling. The tables were named after the London underground stations, cards from the guests were ‘posted’ in to a British style ‘Royal Mail’ letterbox and even the biodegradable confetti carried the train theme.

While we did hear trains passing during the ceremony, thankfully my good strong PA System worked it’s magic and the ceremony wasn’t interrupted.

The bride and groom were seated at a ‘sweetheart’ table which is a huge wedding trend in the states, I think this seating arrangement is really cute, plus it allows the bride and groom to have that time to themselves and take it all in.

This sweet couple provided a donation to charity (the Cancer Council) in place of favours for all their guests which goes to show that they are just as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside. What a lovely gesture and a charity that everyone is touched by.

Charity donation in place of wedding favours

I loved being the Celebrant for this wedding at Mirra Bar in Fortitude Valley and wish this gorgeous couple every happiness for their future together.

Cara Hodge – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this contemporary wedding ceremony at Mirra Bar and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Cara would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

The most beautiful Byron Bay Wedding with a very special surprise

on March 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

Morgan and Craig are an incredibly super sweet couple and whenever you are around them you can truly see the beautiful connection that they share. Their Byron Bay wedding was so special for so many reasons and while Jamie was the Celebrant for this couples amazing day, I had the pleasure of tagging along and playing Celebrants Assistant and what I witnessed was an incredible connection, a big surprise for the groom and a whole lot of love.

Craig the groom shedding a tear when he saw his beautiful bride for the very first time. Image: Boots Photography

During the planning process Morgan let Jamie in on a little secret. Morgan has a very close relationship with Craigs mum which she is very thankful for and she was thrilled when Craigs mum unexpectedly and very kindly offered Morgan her wedding dress that she wore herself many moons ago the day she married Craigs father.

Morgan loved the dress and after incorporating a little creativity, some alterations and of course adding her own gorgeous style, the unique dress was looking stunning for Morgan and commenced it’s journey as a family heirloom.

In keeping with the tradition of the groom not seeing the brides dress before the special day, the bringing back to life of her mother in laws wedding dress was all kept very hush hush so Craig had no idea. Morgan decided that the perfect time to share this with her groom was during their ceremony so we included the following words:

‘Craigs family have welcomed Morgan with open arms and in the sweetest gesture and to Craig’s surprise, up until this very moment, the beautiful wedding dress that Morgan is wearing today, is the very same dress that Craigs mother wore herself many years ago when she married Craigs Father.’

After Jamie read these words Craig had a look of surprise on his face as he mouthed ‘really?’ to Morgan to which she nodded as her beautiful smile lit up her face, then (another) tear rolled down Craigs cheek.

A truly beautiful moment in this gorgeous wedding.

Byron Bay Wedding perfromed by Jamie Eastgate, captured by Boots Photography

Seriously gorgeous Byron Bay Wedding performed by Jamie Eastgate, captured by Boots Photography

This beautiful wedding took place at the Byron Bay Surf Club, conveniently located overlooking Byron Bays Main Beach. I was in awe of the styling with the beautifully styled bridesmaids in white dresses, the bouquets of babies breath and the super cute little flower girls.

The bridal party all went barefoot and along with the guests Jamie was asked to wear thongs which was a first for him in his capacity as a Celebrant. (P.S. Just to clarify, that’s flip flops to our UK readers and jandals to our kiwi friends).

Morgan and Craig picked the perfect photographer to capture their style, the Deb from Boots Photography. If you love what you have seen from her images here, head over and see Deb’s blog post for this wedding which started bright and early with the groom and groomsmen having an early morning surf in the Byron Bay waves looking pretty cool in bow ties and braces here.

Some lovely comments from the bride:

Testimonials from Byron Bay bride and groom Morgan and Craig

Byron Bay Celebrant Testimonial

When brides to be contact us to ask if we travel to Byron Bay to perform weddings, the answer is not just ‘yes’…… it’s HECK YES! We love Byron Bay and it’s at the top of our list of favourite destinations for weekends away so adding a wedding to the equation only makes our visits to this amazing little town even more special and memorable.

Brisbane City Celebrants are authorised to perform weddings anywhere in Australia, if you live in Brisbane and are getting married in Byron Bay, either of us would love to be your Celebrant for your Byron Bay wedding, contact us now to find out more.

Cara and Jamie – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this sweet Byron Bay wedding ceremony and are looking for a Brisbane based Celebrant for your Byron Bay wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Brisbane Powerhouse Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

on March 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Brisbane Powerhouse Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

Having performed many weddings at Brisbane Powerhouse we always get that extra bit excited as this venue is so ‘us’. Perhaps the reason this venue resonates so well with us is because as young, fresh modern Celebrants we can really relate to this venue.

This venue with is ultra modern, with a funky edgy feel, embraces it’s unique characteristics like it’s graffiti styled walls and it’s towering white washed exterior brick walls. This venue doesn’t try to conform to what it believes the typical wedding venue should be, instead it stands proud in it’s own unique way. It also boasts 2 roof top ceremony sites, both capturing panoramic views as the Brisbane river snuggles around this iconic building. While this wedding venue isn’t a traditional wedding venue by any means, personally we love it!

Here is just one of the weddings I have been fortunate enough to perform here. Jamie Eastgate – Brisbane City Celebrants.

Here is the wedding of Corinne and Jim, we were fortunate enough to both be invited to the reception after I performed this wedding which is always such an honour. The couple enjoyed a buffet reception sit down meal at the Hamilton Hotel before partying the night away.

Brisbane Powerhouse wedding on Riverbend Terrace with Jamie Eastgate

Brisbane Powerhouse Celebrant Jamie Eastgate performing a wedding at Riverbend Terrace. Image Boots Photography

Brisbane Powerhouse Photographers and bride testimonial. Oh and us having fun in the photo booth with Boots Photography

Photographers testimonial and us having loads of fun in the photo booth with Boots Photography

Another Photographers testimonial. Thank you Boots Photography

If you enjoyed hearing about this Brisbane Powerhouse wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Brisbane Powerhouse Weddings with Celebrant Cara Hodge

on March 22, 2014 · 3 Comments

With Celebrant Cara Hodge of Brisbane City Celebrants

Even though we’ve performed many weddings at The Brisbane Powerhouse, when we get booked for weddings at Brisbane Powerhouse we always get that extra bit excited as this venue is so ‘us’. In fact I often envisage having my own vow renewal ceremony here one day! The reason this venue resonates so well with us is perhaps because as savvy, fresh modern Celebrants we have so much in common.

We have always had great experiences with the onsite Wedding Coordinator which also adds to the great experience of this venue.

Here are just some of the gorgeous weddings I have had the pleasure of performing at this venue.

Corinne and Steve's Powerhouse wedding, I love this shot of them being showered in rose petals

Corinne and Steve’s Powerhouse wedding, love this shot of them being showered in rose petals

Brisbane Powerhouse wedding with Celebrant Ciara Hodge

Brisbane Powerhouse weddings with Celebrant Cara Hodge
Image: Boots Photography

If you are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane Powerhouse wedding Brisbane City Celebrants would love to hear from you. Contact us

A Magical Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens Wedding

on March 21, 2014 · 2 Comments

A Magical Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens wedding

It was amazing to witness these 2 newlyweds lock eyes and say their vows to each other as they became husband and wife in an intimate wedding ceremony brimming with love (and a few happy tears too) at Botanical Cafe Functions Events.
Their wedding took place on the deck which opens to the lush botanical gardens and the venue looked amazing with the gardens in full bloom creating the most incredible vibrant back drop. The celebrations continued with a cocktail style reception on the deck with the wonderful hospitality of the Botanical Cafe Functions team.

Wishing the happy couple all the very best for their future together as husband and wife.

Jamie Eastgate – Brisbane City Celebrants

Botanical Mt Coot-tha wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

If you enjoyed hearing about this magical Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.