WILD CANARY BRISBANE WEDDING | TARYN + MICK

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This journal post is co-authored by Ann Taylor. Photos were featured in the June 2021 issue of Queensland Brides Magazine.

Taryn is from New York, Mick is from Brisbane. After meeting in a wine bar in Chile, Taryn moved across the ocean for love.

Originally, Taryn & Mick were supposed to get married in New York, but C*VID had different plans, so they gracefully pivoted to an intimate ceremony and lunch reception at Wild Canary. Taryn’s family in America joined via video link and it felt like they were right there with us. One of Taryn’s closest friends even did a reading during the ceremony all the way from the USA.

Less Stuff, More Meaning

Having a sustainable, eco-friendly wedding was super important for these two, so they sourced a lot of their vendors through the Less Stuff More Meaning directory. The ethos at their chosen venue, Wild Canary in Brookfield, is perfectly aligned with Taryn & Mick’s values with their emphasis on fresh, farm-to-table produce and whole foods. Taryn is a nutritionist, so has high standards and an appreciation of good food. Wild Canary is also known for opulent cakes covered in fresh flowers and herbs from the kitchen garden. The restaurant and garden surrounds are already so beautiful, very little decoration was needed and there always is the option to borrow plants from the nursery next door, keeping the carbon footprint of your wedding to a minimum. Fig Flowers nailed the brief with a lush garden setting for the bridal bouquet, ceremony space and for the lunch tablescapes.

Penthouse Prep

Taryn & Mick both got ready in the Penthouse at The Johnson in Spring Hill with their favourite people around them. Leigh McCoy & Dyan Acuesta were doing their magic on hair & makeup and Ann Taylor from Ceremona Weddings created a moment of reflection and relaxation for Taryn and her crew through one of her beautiful wedding morning ceremonies and sound meditation. Taryn’s friends, sister-in-law and nieces were invited to say a few words to send Taryn off into this new chapter. A few tears were definitely shed.

Ceremony Reflections

Throughout their journey with Ann from Ceremona, Taryn and Mick made creating their ceremony effortless - they both valued the importance of the ceremony in the scheme of their whole day and were incredibly thoughtful in communicating both their love story and how they wanted to feel during the ceremony. They also chose to include the “Ceremona Reflection” which is a section of the ceremony that Ann surprised them with on the day. Ann had emailed several of their closest friends ahead of time to get insights into who they are as individuals and as a couple and then was able to reflect that back to them during their ceremony. It definitely elicited a lot of emotion - both tears and laughter. It is all too rare in life that our closest people get to tell us all the reason why we are so loved. Being able to facilitate this experience for her couples is one of Ann’s favourite things about being a marriage celebrant.

Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens for Sunset Photos

The beauty of the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens is that the flora and colours are different at each visit. At the time of Taryn & Mick’s wedding, some striking pink and red flowers were in bloom, so we used those to frame some shots. We took these two on a little stroll including stops at the lagoon, passing the ‘hectic cactus’, bathing in a sun-kissed spot in some random succulent wall that always gets the best light and over to the Japanese Gardens for some dancing on the little wooden bridge and some adventuring over some boulders across the waterfall. For the finale, we drove up to the top of Mount Coot-tha where I busted out my bottle of champagne and Mick had no hesitation in completely showering Doruk with it for his champagne-pop shot. We’re used to it and it made for some great photos.

We will let the images do the rest of the storytelling. Enjoy. xx

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