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Real Wedding Stories

How other couples planned their wedding day. We'd love to hear from you too, email us your anecdote or story to share with fellow brides, victoria@i-do.com.au

Celina + Luke's Wedding Story

Celina + Luke's Wedding Story

Look up the meaning of family love and you will find Celina and Luke's wedding, in fact you will find their entire family

Lisa + Patrick's Indian Summer Wedding

Lisa + Patrick's Indian Summer Wedding

Lisa & Patrick finally get hitched

Erin + Alex | Salt Beach Wedding

Erin + Alex | Salt Beach Wedding

Perfect weather for a gorgeous beach at Salt Beach Kingscliff NSW

Viktoria + Tristen's Wedding Highlights

Viktoria + Tristen's Wedding Highlights

Their wedding journey began at the Eiffel Tower in Paris and finished at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra

Kate + Andrew's Wedding Highlights

Kate + Andrew's Wedding Highlights

Andrew and Kate's idyllic autumn wedding, at Palm Beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Justine + Clint | Palm Bay Whitsunday Islands Wedding

Justine + Clint | Palm Bay Whitsunday Islands Wedding

Justine's dream island destination wedding becomes reality!

Joanne + Josh's Wedding

Joanne + Josh's Wedding

A few of Jo's favourite things was the inspiration for her wedding day theme!!

Weddings Snaps We Love

The bold and the beautiful! Wedding snaps from all the weddings we've loved and admired - from the traditional to the outrageous - thank you!!

Sean + Kate | Ireland Wedding

Sean + Kate | Ireland Wedding

A lavish affair in the Irish countryside

Terry + Sandy | Sydney Wedding

Terry + Sandy | Sydney Wedding

Awe inspiring with a modern black + white theme

Jenny + Andrew | Sydney Wedding

Jenny + Andrew | Sydney Wedding

Simple, sweet and elegant

Ben + Kate | Mudgee Wedding

Ben + Kate | Mudgee Wedding

Vera Wang and gumboots worn at this rustic farm styled wedding

Faye + Cyrus | Sydney Wedding

Faye + Cyrus | Sydney Wedding

An intimate home reception with bows, balloons and birds.

Miranda + Dave | Kangaroo Valley Wedding

Miranda + Dave | Kangaroo Valley Wedding

A country wedding, pure and simple

Stella + Anthony | Byron Bay Wedding

Stella + Anthony | Byron Bay Wedding

One day in Byron Bay, Stella married Anthony

Monique & Tim | Sydney Wedding

Monique & Tim | Sydney Wedding

A simply gorgeous wedding made with love!

Yla + Mark | Sydney Wedding

Yla + Mark | Sydney Wedding

It's just a perfect day!

Anna + Spiros | Sydney Wedding

Anna + Spiros | Sydney Wedding

A wedding night to remember

Sarah + Chris | Melbourne Wedding

Sarah + Chris | Melbourne Wedding

A wedding in red and chocolate brown

Kate + Chris | Central West NSW Wedding

Kate + Chris | Central West NSW Wedding

Sweet country garden styled wedding with a gorgeous floral gown to match.

Kerry + Andrew | Sydney Wedding

Kerry + Andrew | Sydney Wedding

A wedding filled with luck from this wet, rainy day

Kate + Leo | Sydney Wedding

Kate + Leo | Sydney Wedding

One September day for a lifetime

Lauren + John | Fiji Wedding

Lauren + John | Fiji Wedding

A romantic wedding in exotic Fiji

Jen + James | Hunter Valley Wedding

Jen + James | Hunter Valley Wedding

One perfect summers day Jen and James got married

Jacqui & Michael | Brisbane Wedding

Jacqui & Michael | Brisbane Wedding

Still shining no matter the weather for this gorgeous wedding in March.

Bonnie + Phillip | Perth Wedding

Bonnie + Phillip | Perth Wedding

Gorgeous spring wedding full of colour and sunshine.

Michelle + Ben | Snowy Mountains Wedding

Michelle + Ben | Snowy Mountains Wedding

Once upon a time Michelle married Ben....

Christina + Danny | Sydney Wedding

Christina + Danny | Sydney Wedding

The time of their lives!

Engagement Proposals

Where, when and how was the big question popped!

Megan & Cameron

Megan & Cameron

Definitely loves me more!! A Parisian proposal...

Antonella & Baron

Antonella & Baron

Baron and I have been together for 5 years...

Andrea & Adam

Andrea & Adam

My fiance proposed in the sweetest way...

Adele & David

David and I had talked about getting engaged...

Adele & Chris

We had talked about marriage, we both knew it would happen...

Brooke & Oliver

I think I am the only girl in the world whose proposal spanned 9 months...

Barbara & Paul

Paul and I had been going out for about two and a half years when he proposed to me...

Chantelle & Peter

It was our two year anniversary on a Sunday...

Chelley & Allan

Hello all its 4:30am Wednesday morning...

Catherine & Mark

Mark & I met when we were 15 & 14...

Dee & Lee

Lee and I met about two and a half years ago...

Debbie and Neil

Neil and I had only been together a bit over six months...

Elana & James

We first met when we were teenagers...

Erin & Joshua

Joshua and I are high school sweethearts...

Emma & Ian

My partner and I have lived together for a while...

Fiona & Chris

Chris & I had talked about marriage...

Grace & Eddie

A fast food proposal!

Helen & Johan

Johan popped the question at 7.30 am on Thursday 17th Feb 2000...

Helen & Rob

Rob and I had decided it was the next gorgeous thing that could happen in our relationship...

Isis & Andrew

I guess you could say I took matters into my own hands...

Jodee & Greg

I thought I'd write to you and tell you my story...

Jo-Anne & Mark

The Easter weekend had been planned by Mark...

Jenny & Trent

Trent was the pilot on an aerobatics joy flight...

Jody & Wayne

I wrote a poem with the four words, 'Will You Marry Me'...

Kristen & Daniel

We had been seeing each other for nearly four years...

Kylie & Simon

Simon took me to his favourite beach...

Karen & Anthony

My darling other half 'romantically' proposed between contractions...!

Karen & Cameron

Cameron and I have been together about two years...

Kate & Dan

After admiring the ring I wanted for three months...

Kellie & Ben

Thought I'd share what my fiancé did for our engagement!

Keri & Simon

It was the 16th of February 1996 when Simon decided to prove his love to me and propose...

Kylie & Lewis

Lewis and I always talked about getting married...

Lisa and Ashley

The Proposal of the Millennium...

Lauren & Warwick

I am a Gemini so duality is a common theme in my life...

Leigh & Shawn

My proposal came much after we had decided we would get married...

Louise & Stephen

My then partner of six months took me to the top of Mt Victoria...

Liz & John

I became engaged to my partner John in a beautifully romantic way...

Melissa & Jason

On our 4th anniversary, so I booked our favourite restaurant...

Michelle & Daniel

I arrived home one day to find an empty house...

Marie & Kurek

It was our six month anniversary when Kurek was givinga seminar...

Natasha & Jason

Jason took me to a wonderful expensive restaurant...

Philippa & Kane

I have to say that I haven't heard of any wedding proposal that beats mine...

Rebecca & Warren

A few days before Valentines day I found a jewellery catalogue...

Rebecca & Grant

Grant and I had only known each other 7 months when he proposed to me...

Rebecca & Chris

Chris and I had been living in the UK where we met...

Rhianne & Paul

Paul and I had been together for around 12 months...

Ruth & Shannon

Shannon proposed to me on our third year anniversary...

Rebecca & Cameron

A beautiful proposal in Venice...

Simmone & Ball

Ben was really excited about giving me my present early...

Sarah & Harley

We always went to the light house at night...

Stephanie & Paul

Paul & I travelled around the world for 4 months...

Sarah & Ken

Ken & I met through a mutual friend back in April 1996...

Sarah & Gareth

Gareth was trying to figure out a way to surprise me with an engagement ring...

Shannon & David

David and I were on a six week holiday in Europe...

Shann & Craig

My boyfriend and I went to the USA for a months holiday...

Sam & Scott

We had been going out together for nearly 3 years...

Tennille Hodson

A proposal at a waterfall...

Tammy & Steve

Steve and I met at our workplace where he was the head chef...

Vikki & Steve

Steve and I had been together for six months...

Vanessa & Brett

Brett and I were off on a 6 week trip of England, Europe and America...

Victoria & Andrew

I knew something was afoot when my fiancee woke me at 3am to get dressed...

Britt & Eddie

Britt & Eddie

Planning makes for a perfect proposal!

How It Started

Couples share their stories on how they met and fell in love.

Anita & David

It was love at first sight!

Alex & Anthony

It started in a nightclub...

Amber & Steve

Romance in France!

Antonella & Baron

Thank god for summer camp!

Anna & Craig

Ballroom Bliss!

Anita & Justin

Justin is my high school sweetheart...

Briony & Gavin

They first met when they were 12!

Bronwyn & Paul

Dreams do come true!

Betty & Michael

Work on a film brought them together!

Belinda & Jacques

Jacques tells me this story all the time...

Catherine & Mark

Mark and I met through a chance meeting when I was 15...

Charmaine & Tim

They kept their romance a secret until he became her boss!

Carmen & Oakie

Love at the local pub...

Chrissy & Albert

Love at the Karaoke Bar!

Corina & Chadi

Chadi and I met at school, but Chadi was in my sisters year...

Christine & Robert

I met my most gorgeous fiance through my ex-boyfriend...

Daina & Chris

Chris and I became friends in Year 8 during Tech studies class...

Dee & Brett

My first real experience of living...

Dianne & Geremy

They kept finding each other...

Darnell & Lemoe

The worst day turns into the best day!

Erin & Joshua

Josh and I are high school sweethearts...

Emma & Andrew

Playing hard to get!

Ezra & Matthew

Being from the "country" a weekend past time was attending B'n'S balls...

Emily & Michael

Michael and I met at a CSIRO volleyball match...

Felicity & Tim

I had just finished my Higher School Certificate and was offered a job...

Felicity& Paul

Paul and I first met when we used to work together back in 1995...

Heather & Ben

He wanted his steak blue...

Jen & Michael

It took 10 years!

Jodee & Greg

Their eyes locked across a smoky room!

Jeanette & Mark

Mark and I met on a New Year's Eve...

Jessica & Nick

I cannot exactly remember when I first met ...

Jo-Anne & Mark

It was definitely fate, and also in the family...!

Justine & Chris

Chris and I met on New Years Day, 1993...

Jane & Chris

Chris and I were introduced to each other by a mutual friend...

Jacinta & Matt

Jacinta and I met in one of my best mates bedrooms...!

Katie & Christopher

It all happened around Halloween...

Kylie & Hugh

I met Hugh when I stopped off at a friends house ...

Kelly & Gokhan

In July I'd had enough and decided to move to Sydney to look for work...

Keri & Simon

It was January 21st 1995...

Kerryn & Darren

I was looking for a relationship...

Kellie & Ben

Ben and I met through our church...

Kristeen & Mark

Love the Hospital Social Club...

Karen & Kevin

What happens on a girls night out!

Kylie & Lewis

There's something about big brothers friends!

Karla & John

Their eyes met and...BANG!

Louise & Andrew

Andrew and I met in San Sebastian in Spain...

Lisa & Chris

It was my first week at a new job and heard stories about Chris...

Leonie & Ian

A very special meeting...

Lauren & Warwick

Whilst I was in the third year of my psychology degree...

Lisa & Brett

I was in my early 30's when I suddenly found myself single...

Lisbeth & Allen

Once upon a time a shy girl named Lisbeth started a new job...

Lauren & Joe

I had been friends with Joe for over 5 years...

Lara & Ben

Ben and I actually first met when we were four years old...

Leah & Kelvin

Kelvin and I met at a bar through Kelvin's cousin Elizabeth...

Michelle & Reid

I was invited to a work Christmas party...

Michelle & Nick

It was about 3am and I had been out drinking with the girls...

Marcel & Wendy

It was Easter Sunday in 1995...

Michelle & Mark

Mark & I met at Auburn RSL...

Melinda & David

It started with a Coke!

Margaret & Patrick

He showed her the "Aussie Way"!

Mia & Sean

Was feeling thoroughly bored at a meeting one day...

Marieka & Rob

They gave their relationship a second go...

Melanie & David

David and I first met in 1987 when I was going out with his best friend...!

Miranda & Drazen

They denied their love for so long!

Michelle and Mathis

Second time lucky...

Natasha & Jason

It started at the High School dance...

Nicole & Danial

I was with two of my friends...

Nicole & Adam

Adam and I met at the local local pub...

Peta & Jason

It all started with her first kiss...

Pam & Paul

I was standing on the verandah outside my best friends apartment...

Paula & Mark

It was 1998 in a hockey club bar in Cairns...

Renee & Anthony

Anthony and I met through mutual friends...

Rebekah & Tim

Tim and I met when I was working as a Skimpy Barmaid...

Rebecca & Rob

Rob and I began our strong and forever binding love...

Robyn & Daniel

Daniel and I met about four years ago...

Robyn & Marc

I am an Aussie girl who met her fiancee whilst working and living in the UK...

Renee & Wade

A world class start to the relationship!

Robyn & Steve

It was pure conversation that brought them together.

Rebecca & Greg

They met on her 18th party bus tour!

Rebekah & Dan

His migraine suddenly disappeared...

Sharon & Steve

The first time I saw Steve I thought, "He could be the one!"

Sarah & Jacob

They met in Year 9 at school...

Short Stories

Find out how it all started...

Stacey & Peter

We first met in the same surroundings we now live in...

Simone & Anthony

I met Anthony when I was thirteen years old...

Samantha & David

My fiancee and I met at the desperate and dateless ball...

Sarah & John

They had big families and music in common...

Simone & Philip

She was 16 and he came to her door!

Sarah & Heath

Heath and I met at the B&S Ball in South Australia...

Sarah & Andy

Their love was inevitable!

Sarah & Gareth

I grew up in a small close knit community in the Central King Country of New Zealand...

Shay & Steve

Steve and I met at his place as he had just moved in with a friend of mine...

Sonya & Tony

After I separated from my husband and moved around a fair bit...

Sonia & Corey

Sheree and I had decided that we wanted to go to the Rodeo...

SImone & Anthony

From being teased to being in love!

Stacey & Peter

Their love is smooth sailing!

Traci & Brett

They just " bumped into each other"!

Tammy & Daniel

All thanks to Mum's introduction.

Tanya & Michael

We were both doing karate at the same martial arts club...

Tamara & Joe

They met on his weekend leave...

Tracey & David

I met David whilst attending a "Melrose Place" night...

Tracey & Paul

We knew within 2 hours of meeting each other that this was it. Soulmates...

Victoria & Christopher

Christopher and I met at work...

Vanja & Dusko

I met my fiance in 1991 and simply knocked on his door...

Vanessa & Brett

From a morning wave.

Wendy & George

It all started when I worked for a rental company and was given a promotion...

Yvonne & Danny

Love on the Good Ol' Red Rattler!

Elizabeth & Tiago

We met on Schoolies Week!

Wedding Archives - Real Wedding Stories

Meet i-do's very first members - the original i-do.com.au pioneers from way back when it all started in 1999! Here is their wedding story!

Angela & Benn

Introducing Mr & Mrs Troy!

Amanda to Stephen

Introducing Mr & Mrs Menzel!

Amanda to Matthew

Amanda Kerr & Matthew Goff's Wedding Day

Anne to Darren

Introducing Mr & Mrs O'Flanagan!

Amanda & Russell

Married 10th November 2001

Amanda to Brad

Introducing Mr & Mrs White!

Adele to David

Introducing Mr & Mrs Scott!

Barbara & David

Married 14th October 2000

Brook & Oliver

Introducing Mr & Mrs Blunschi!

Cory & Richard

Introducing Mr & Mrs Watson!

Callinda & Shane

Introducing Mr & Mrs Beale!

Claire to Leon

Introducing Mr & Mrs Pholi!

Chantelle & Peter

Introducing Mr & Mrs Wright!

Charmaine & Tim

Introducing Mr & Mrs Clancy!

Colette & Michael

Married 16th March 2001

Clare & Alex

Introducing Mr & Mrs Zimmerman!

Dale & Nigel

Introducing Mr & Mrs Buckton!

Diana & John

Introducing Mr & Mrs Brozek!

Di to Rick

Di Van Dulken & Rick Eyre's Wedding Day!

Deanna & Robert

Introducing Mr & Mrs Mooney!

Dionne & Lee

Introducing Mr & Mrs Molina!

Darnell & Lemoe

Introducing Mr & Mrs Milford!

Erin to Joshua

Introducing Mr & Mrs Bender!

Emma & Alf

Introducing Mr & Mrs Greco

Emma & Rod

Introducing Mr & Mrs Thorp!

Fiona & Martin

Married 25th February 2001

Fiona & Danny

Married 25th November 2000

Gina & John

Introducing Mr & Mrs McNeil!

Grace & Eddie

Introducing Mr & Mrs Cornejo!

Helena & Dominic

Introducing Mr & Mrs Mallon!

Helen & Robert

A Wedding in the Cook Islands!

Helen & Robert

Helen & Robert

A Wedding in the Cook Islands

i-do Member Wed-Sites

A list of members personal wedding sites...

Jelena and Boris

Introducing Mr & Mrs Poletan!

Janelle to Peter

Introducing Mr & Mrs Griffin!

Jemimah & Daniel

Introducing Mr & Mrs Alexiuc!

Jodie & Kelvin

Introducing Mr & Mrs Roberts!

Jessica & Jason

Their Wedding Day!

Joanne & Matthew

Married 20th January 2001

Jodie & Shane

Married 10th March 2001

Joanne & Adam

Married 11th June 2000

Joanne & Mark

Married 19th February 2000

Jen & Mouse

Introducing Mr & Mrs Prosser!

Jeanette & Mark

Introducing Mr & Mrs Stevens!

Krystie & Justin

Introducing Mr & Mrs Bremer!

Kristan & Christian

A Guns 'n' Roses inspired wedding!

Katie & Chris

Introducing Mr & Mrs Sanderson!

Kathryn & Karlis

Introducing Mr & Mrs Varpins!

Kim-Marie to Mark

Introducing Mr & Mrs Williams!

Kim & John

Married 28th April 2001

Louisa & Jason

Introducing Mr & Mrs Line!

Lisa & Daryl

Introducing Mr & Mrs Stack!

Lara & Ryan

Introducing Mr & Mrs Hall!

Leonie & Ian

Introducing Mr & Mrs Bell!

Liz & Wayne

Married 5th August 2000

Maria & Fred

Introducing Mr & Mrs McDonald!

Melina & Ashley

Introducing Mr & Mrs Boerma!

Melinda to Anthony

Introducing Mr & Mrs Connolly!

Michelle & Jeff

A Wedding in Vanuatu!

Marilla Dann

Marilla Dann

A Wedding In The Snow!

Marilla Dann

Marilla Dann & Shaun Munro's Wedding Day!

Melanie & Nathan

Married 29th October 2001

Megan & Phillip

Married 21st October 2000

Michelle & Mark

Introducing Mr & Mrs Diamond!

Michelle & David

Introducing Mr & Mrs Wood!

Melanie & David

Introducing Mr & Mrs Gardener!

Mardi & Ziggy

Married 1st September 2001

Nikki & Steve

Introducing Mr & Mrs Vlahos!

Natalie & Brendon

Married 24th March 2001

Narelle & John

Introducing Mr & Mrs Cilia!

Nisha & Chris

Introducing Mr & Mrs Agiasotis!

Natalie & Simon

Introducing Mr & Mrs Bates!

Peta & Jason

Introducing Mr & Mrs Cope!

Rebecca to Brett

Introducing Mr & Mrs Monaghan!

Rebecca to Robert

Introducing Mr & Mrs Woods!

Rachelle & Darrell

Married 4th March 2001

Sarah & Cameron

Introducing Mr & Mrs Read!

Sonia & Michael

Introducing Mr & Mrs Betteridge

Sarah & Tony

Their Wedding Day

Sarah & Jacob

Introducing Mr & Mrs Somers!

Skye to Anthony

Introducing Mr & Mrs Tiernan!

Sherrie & Bruce

Married 16th February 2002

Sheri & Paul

Introducing Mr & Mrs Johnson!

Sam & David

Introducing Mr & Mrs Jarvis!

Suellen & Anthony

Married 9th March 2002

Sonya & Tony

Introducing Mr & Mrs Carbone!

Sally-Anne & Samuel

Married 7th April 2001

Shyrelle & Les

Married 6th April 2001

Savanna & Ray

Introducing Mr & Mrs Telford!

Sarah & Steve

Married Australia Day 2000

Sarah & Gareth

Introducing Mr & Mrs Dunn!

Tanith & Stephen

Introducing Mr & Mrs Rule!

Tanith & Stephen

Tanith & Stephen

A Wedding in Vanuatu!

Tara to Mark

Introducing Mr & Mrs Hilton!

Tracie & Sloan

Introducing Mr & Mrs Edmiston!

Tricia & Steven

Married 2nd September 2000

Tania & Peter

Introducing Mr & Mrs McFaul!

Tracey & Tyrone

Introducing Mr & Mrs Parnell!

Una & Grant

Introducing Mr & Mrs Curtin!

Wedding Archives - Stories From Members Past!

Take a step back in time and revisit some of the early i-do members.

Marrying With Children - Charmaine & Tim Clancy

Emily was just over two on our wedding day

Marrying With Children - Sonya Carbone

Tony and I together had 3 kids from previous marriages...

And The Bride Wore Green!

By Angela Troy

Planning A Long Distance Wedding

By Leanne Rose

The Gown Search

By Sarah Belle

Sonya & Tony

The day started out according to plan...and then

Lisa & Daryl Stack's Wedding Diary

Their wedding day countdown!

After The Wedding Day

After The Wedding Day

For better or worse, here is a list of the things I would do again and the choices I regret.

Wedding Dress Adventures

By Andrea Moller