REAL (RAD) WEDDING: Katie + Tom

REAL (RAD) WEDDING: Katie + Tom

KATIE + TOM’s REAL (RAD) WEDDING

 

Janda Events’s famed Celebrant + Soundtrack package laid the foundations for this incredibly loved-up and luxe festival-style Gold Coast hinterland wedding.

Katie and Tom’s wedding was a classic and timeless affair, infused with a relaxed vibe that spanned an unforgettable weekend of celebration at Gold Coast Farmhouse. These two legends aimed for a vibe that was both elegant and laid-back. Janda Events’ bossman and award-winning Gold Coast wedding celebrant Jake Newell expertly steered the ship from the wedding ceremony through to the final song of the night.

Katie and Tom’s vision came to life with with Jake featuring as celebrant, part of the live duo with Gem, and later DJ, ensuring a seamless experience. The speeches were heart-felt and hilarious, and every single guest brought their A-game. Kudos to the incredible Renee Green (photographer) for capturing the photogenic frivolity to perfection. This was truly a wedding weekender to remember, loaded with love, dancing, tears of laughter and innumeral memorable moments.

 

All images: Renee Green
What was vision/vibe/style you were going for on your wedding day?

“The vision for the day was classic and timeless with a relaxed feel, but we wanted it to be a full weekend of fun so we had a themed recovery the next day with a cocktail bar which was also so much fun.”

Is there a highlight or standout memory/moment? Share your flashback feels:

“Its hard to narrow this down to just one moment, however we both feel the ceremony was a big standout for us, walking back down the aisle after with the confetti. Also a standout memory from Tom was during the afternoon we both stood up on the hill looking over the venue and thought to ourselves ‘far out this is good’ as we watched everyone drinking and dancing.”

If you had to boil your day down to a few words, or one sentence, how would you describe it?

“A weekend to remember filled with our best friends and family, many drinks, so much dancing and lots of love.”

Did you do anything in particular to ensure your true personalities shone through?

“Our vows were something that showed our true personalities and we also just had fun planning the rest of it, taking inspiration here and there but not a direct copy of other weddings. Our ceremony was definitely ‘us’ as Jake really understood our laid back nature and ensured it wasn’t anything pretentious.”

Looking back, is there anything you would have done differently in your wedding planning?

“Nothing we would do differently but when you organise your own wedding you don’t think about the layout etc until you are actually setting it up which makes it tricky but was all part of the fun.”

What advice would you give to couples currently planning their wedding?

“Don’t think that a wedding is overrated, it is the most memorable and best day of our lives which speaks volumes to having the wedding planned how you want it done.”

Is there a nug of advice you received that was gold (or that you now wish you listened to)?

“Take 5 minutes away from the wedding to yourselves to sit back and take it all in.”

How did having the Janda Fam involved contribute to making your day special?

“Jake + Gem were amazing on the music, putting up with lots of requests from our friends and family. Being able to have Jake + Gem do both the live music and later transition to DJ was amazing as it meant it was all covered by them. Jake was terrific with the ceremony and made both Tom and I feel so relaxed and at ease throughout the entire ceremony which is usually something many people dread. We got to know Jake before our wedding day which also made us feel so comfortable and we definitely hit it off from our first meeting and knew he would nail it. The morning of the wedding Jake visited us, again reassuring us all was going to be great and just to relax and take in the day. The ceremony was the highlight of our day and we cant thank Jake enough for all of the behind the scenes work he put into the planning of our ceremony.”

Is there a particular moment involving our team that stood out to you?

“The whole ceremony was a massive standout to us and all of our guests. We can’t tell you the amount of people who thought Jake was a close mate of ours because he seemed to know us and our personalities so well and was able to capture this in the ceremony.”

Apart from Janda Events which wedding vendor deserves a shoutout, and why?

Mr Consistent – while not your traditional wedding vendor- provided us with free flowing cocktails and were our bartenders with an amazing bar set up for the night. This is something you don’t often see at a wedding but something we thought was a must to capture the vibe we were going for.”

KATIE + TOM’s Wedding Vendors:

 

Celebrant

Jake Newell (Janda Events) // @newellywedded

Live Music & DJ

Jake & Gem (Janda Events) // @janda.events

Venue

Gold Coast Farmhouse // @goldcoastfarmhouse

Photographer

Renee Green // @reneegreen.studio

Videographer

Xmedia // @xmedia

Catering

Charcuterie & Co. // @charcuterieandco

Florals

Mrs Gibbons Flowers // @mrsgibbonsflowers

Hire

Hampton Event Hire // @hamptoneventhire

Hair & MUA

Rikki Spinks // @byrikkispinks
The Makeup Hut // @themakeuphut_

Bar

Mr Consistent // @mr.consistent

Dress

Ella Moda // @ella_moda

Suit

Norfords // @norfords
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