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| parisian proposal
katie stott + stephen bishop: Saturday, 1 December 2007; Main Beach, Lakes Entrance, Victoria Photo: Anna Hartley Photography | | | Katie and Stephen first met over eight years ago at Bairnsdale Secondary College and have been together ever since. One of Katie’s special moments was Stephen’s marriage proposal in Paris on the morning of her 21st birthday. “The day was perfect and involved exploring the delights of Paris, followed by a candlelit dinner and a magical show at the Moulin Rouge,” said Katie.
In the nine months leading up to the wedding Katie and Stephen spent hours searching wedding magazines for inspiration. “Once we had an idea of what we wanted we would search the internet to compare prices. Ebay was a huge help, as this is where we bought the majority of our reception decorations including bail flags, chair covers, silver table runners, tulle, tea candles, fresh water pearls, white umbrellas and fairy lights,” said Katie.
In the final week leading up to the wedding Katie, Stephen and their families transformed the LakesEntrance Surf Life Saving Club function room from an empty space into a magnificent white wonderland filled with soft tulle and fairy lights. Katie’s auntie created magnificent floral arrangements for the reception which was elegant, yet relaxed with a mixture of their favourite colours including aqua, fuchsia and silver. Freshwater pearls complimented the beach and ocean setting. The night before the wedding they held a rehearsal on the beach, followed by dinner with the entire bridal party. “It was a fantastic opportunity to finalise everything, settle the nerves and to enjoy such a special event,” said Katie.
The actual day started with Katie’s closest girlfriends, mum, mum’s best friends and aunties around for a champagne breakfast. Then the simple civil wedding ceremony was held amongst the sand dunes at Main Beach, Lakes Entrance in near perfect weather with a backdrop of the front lake on one side and the blue sea on the other. The isle was lined with eight white Bali flags streaming in the light breeze and rose petals scattered on the sand. “I was so excited as my dad escorted me down the isle to the song ‘At Last’ by Etta James. As soon as I saw Stephen I couldn’t keep my eyes off him for the entire ceremony, everything else was a blur!” said Katie. |
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