Years of preparation pays off at Tara and Mark’s elegant Melbourne wedding

By:
Content Team
/Updated on: May 17, 2022

Tara has been planning her wedding since she was little, and had a wedding Pinterest account for a decade before marrying her beau Mark.

The couple, both aged 34, met on Tinder in 2017 and were engaged the following year. They married at their elegant Melbourne wedding on December 1, 2018 with a ceremony at St Paul’s Church in Coburg, and reception at San Remo Ballroom. “I’m all about family and friends and the main thing for us was that it was enjoyed together,” explains the bride. “It included all our Italian traditions cutting the ribbon, Italian music.”

Because of Tara’s many years of wedding planning, the day they decided to get married, everything was booked within that week. “There was no bridezilla, no major issues and the day went absolutely perfectly,” recalls Tara.

Photos courtesy of Le Portrait Studio.

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Tara has been planning her wedding via a Pinterest board for over a decade.

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It was all blue skies for the couple’s special day.

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Tara says when she met Mark, she immediately knew he was the one.

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Bomboniere Bomboniere: Polka Dot Design

Brides Accessories Brides Accessories: Linghams Jewellers

Brides Gown Brides Gown: Carmen Licuria

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Bridesmaid Shoes Bridesmaid Shoes: Myer

Bridesmaids Accessories Bridesmaids Accessories: Lovisa

Bridesmaids Dresses Bridesmaids Dresses: Dresses Time

Ceremony Music Ceremony Music: Domenic Bello

Ceremony Venue Ceremony Venue: St. Paul's Church Coburg

Entertainment Entertainment: Domenic Bello

Flowergirl Dress Flowergirl Dress: JJ's House

Flowers Flowers: Balashi Plenty Valley

Gift Registry Gift Registry: Myer , Wishing well

Grooms Attire Grooms Attire: Peter Jackson

Grooms Shoes Grooms Shoes: Aquilla

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Groomsmen Shoes Groomsmen Shoes: Own shoes

Honeymoon Honeymoon: Minna Travel

Invitations Invitations: Polka Dot Design

Makeup Makeup: Glamour Makeup by Emma

Pageboy Attire Pageboy Attire: Industrie

Photographer Photographer: Le Portrait Photography

Reception Venue Reception Venue: San Remo Ballroom

Rings Rings: Linghams Jewellers

Transport Transport: Crystal Limousines

Wedding Night Venue Wedding Night Venue: Grand Hyatt Melbourne

Photos courtesy of Le Portrait Studio.