{"id":164847,"date":"2020-04-21T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/samantha-and-justin-keep-things-low-key-at-winery-wedding-in-yarra-glen\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T23:22:23","slug":"samantha-and-justin-keep-things-low-key-at-winery-wedding-in-yarra-glen","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/samantha-and-justin-keep-things-low-key-at-winery-wedding-in-yarra-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha and Justin keep things low-key at winery wedding in Yarra Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Justin slid into Samantha\u2019s DMs before \u201cit was even a thing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The pair had mutual friends and added each other to Facebook, but it was several months before Justin asked her over messenger for a date. &#8220;We were inseparable from then on,&#8221; smiles Sam, 29.<\/p>\n<p>The bride says the proposal is something they laugh about now. It was one evening in bed when Justin, 28, thought he had received a scam email asking him for thousands of dollars. \u201cHe turned to me in bed and showed me this email, I scrolled through it and saw the email signature Diamond Exchange, so I Googled it,\u201d Sam recalls. \u201cI told Justin it&#8217;s from a shop in Melbourne, and he swiftly grabbed the phone back. Turns out it was a legit invoice for the ring! From that point on I had it in the back of my mind that it might finally happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They wed at their winery wedding on December 14, 2019 at Tarrawarra Estate in Yarra Glen. \u201cWe knew we wanted something a bit more low-key than the traditional wedding to celebrate us,\u201d says Sam. \u201cWe&#8217;ve kept things relatively minimal and laid back. All we need is our friends, family, food, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/choose-wedding-music\/\">good music<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/blackavenueproductions.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Black Avenue Productions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223355 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223356 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223370 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223373 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223280\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sam&#8217;s stunning dress was from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Melbourne\/FairytalesBridalBoutique\/\">Fairytales Bridal Boutique<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223281 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223282\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223284 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223382 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223385 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223289 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223291\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223392 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223395 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223299 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223300 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223303 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223306\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223308 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s first date took place in Justin&#8217;s car!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223310\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223407 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223409 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223321 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223319 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223415 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223417 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223327 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223359 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDecorations\/Melbourne\/MissMooi\/\">Miss Mooi<\/a> helped with the decor on the day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223361 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223334 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223336 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223338 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223340 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223353 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223411 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223431 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_SBS_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223343 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223345 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223364\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_046-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223349 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223329 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223332\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223368 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223351 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Samantha_Justin_Winery-Wedding_Black-Avenue-Productions_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingCakes\/Melbourne\/RenateEliseDesignerCakes\/\">Renate Elise Designer Cakes<\/a> created the couple&#8217;s two-tiered masterpiece.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":94330,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6859],"au_real_wedding_tag":[8329,7472,6942,7957,7145,7236,7260],"au_real_wedding_style":[9005],"au_real_wedding_location":[9027,9050],"au_real_wedding_setting":[9020],"au_real_wedding_colour":[10573,10590,10584],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/164847"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/164847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291409,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/164847\/revisions\/291409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=164847"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=164847"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=164847"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=164847"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=164847"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=164847"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=164847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}