{"id":171336,"date":"2019-03-22T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/a-match-made-on-tinder-meghan-and-joels-elegant-function-centre-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T04:12:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:12:24","slug":"a-match-made-on-tinder-meghan-and-joels-elegant-function-centre-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/a-match-made-on-tinder-meghan-and-joels-elegant-function-centre-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"A match made on Tinder: Meghan and Joel&#8217;s elegant function centre wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Never in her dizziest daydreams did Meghan imagine she&#8217;d meet the man of her dreams &#8211; Joel &#8211; on Tinder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Me being the bubbly, social gal I thought I&#8217;d meet a gorgeous man by the bar, soft jazz flute playing in the background, he&#8217;d buy me a drink and the rest would be history &#8230; but instead I found my gorgeous man on Tinder,&#8221; laughs the bride.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and Joel, aged 30 and 32, tied the knot on September 15, 2018 at Loreto Normanhurst with a reception following at the Wisteria Room at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Sydney\/CentennialHomestead\/\">Centennial Homestead<\/a>, Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Fun, food and frivolity were top priorities, tells the bride. &#8220;Overall our main priorities were to keep it traditional but not stiff. We saw the day as a chance to express our love for one another in front of our nearest and dearest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple kept to their budget by creating decor elements themselves and with help from loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joel&#8217;s mother created 100 paper wisteria flowers, which become our central floral arrangements which tied so beautifully with our greenery chandeliers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Evoke Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evokephotography.com.au\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Evoke Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180218 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0004_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180219 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0005_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0011_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181004 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181005 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180226 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0079_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180227 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0088_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Meghan&#8217;s background in events proved handy, with the bride saying she LOVED planning their elegant function centre wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-180231\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0112_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181008 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181009 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180237 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0151_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180238 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0156_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img 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src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180244 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0172_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0212_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0214_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180252 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0262_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180255 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0285_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingCars\/Sydney\/VarietyWeddingCars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety Wedding Cars<\/a> provided the day&#8217;s classic transport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181018 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181030 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meghan_Joel_Elegant-Wedding_Evoke-Photography_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-186134\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1044_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180292 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0951_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180293 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1035_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180281 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0880_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0893_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tunes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingMusic\/Canberra\/BakerBoysBand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baker Boys Band<\/a> kept guests entertained all night long.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-180298\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1169_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-180297 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1088_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Wisteria Room at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Sydney\/CentennialHomestead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centennial Homestead<\/a> was the perfect setting for the elegant wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-186135\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1056_Meghan_Joel_15th_Sept_2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" 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