True Love Tuesday: Kathryn & Paul

Good evening lovely brides-to-be! More and more, this past few years we’ve noticed many of our brides have planned their wedding day from literally the other side of the world! Whether they live in Australia or California, it seems the Irish soil brings them home to celebrate their nuptials. Today’s bride, Kathryn is one of those brides, brave enough to plan from way down under! Thanks to Catherine Mackenzie Photography for sharing their rustic day.

After meeting during their postgraduate training to be dentists in Newcastle, Kathryn and Paul had their first date on the same day as the Royal wedding, April 29th 2011. Eighteen months later whilst they were on a working holiday on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, Paul planned a romantic proposal. “It was my birthday and Paul made me breakfast in bed followed by hiring a boat around Noosa waterways and a picnic on a sandy island. During the picnic Paul got down on one knee and proposed. In the evening we went on a sunset cruise and a posh dinner on the beach waterfront,” said Kathryn.

Adding personal touches to their day Kathryn and Paul handmade their stationery, name settings and wedding favours that were messages in a bottle, they made whilst living in Australia. Their reception tables were given an Aussie touch with photos of Australian animals including koalas, kangaroos, huntsman spiders and the wombat!

“The wedding ceremony was very special. The church was beautiful with flowers and filled with family and friends. My dad walked me down the aisle with a proud expression on his face, to Paul, my amazing soul mate who was waiting for me to become his wife,” said Kathryn.

Following their special day Kathryn and Paul traveled to India on honeymoon, spending one week traveling around the north of the country and their second in Kerala in the south. Spending a night in their own houseboat and visiting the Taj Mahal were both highlights for the couple.