{"id":181542,"date":"2018-01-31T21:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/elegant-sydney-wedding-brings-ashleigh-and-steve-even-closer\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T01:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:31:17","slug":"elegant-sydney-wedding-brings-ashleigh-and-steve-even-closer","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/elegant-sydney-wedding-brings-ashleigh-and-steve-even-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"Elegant Sydney wedding brings Ashleigh and Steve ‘even closer’"},"content":{"rendered":"
After seven years together \u201cpretty much already living the married life\u201d, 29-year-olds Ashleigh and Steven didn\u2019t think getting married would change much for them.<\/p>\n
But their elegant Sydney wedding has brought them closer, says the bride. \u201cIt\u2019s made us remember just why we are here, because when life kicks in, it does get a bit hard to see that sometimes,\u201d she says. They wed with 130 guests in their presence on November 18, 2017 with a ceremony at Hickson Road Reserve and reception at L\u2019Aqua<\/a> Darling Harbour, Sydney.<\/p>\n Just months after they were engaged, Ashleigh\u2019s mum became ill. \u201cMy world was turned upside down. Steve was my rock as I tried to make sense of anything and support her,\u201d recalls Ashleigh. \u201cShe vowed to do everything in her power to be riding shotgun in the Kombi <\/a>as my sister drove my bridesmaid to the wedding \u2026 and she was! She\u2019s all clear and it just made the day that much more special to all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor us, our wedding day was perfect. We wanted it to be a celebration, a party that everyone could enjoy and that\u2019s exactly what it was. It was filled with so much tears and happiness,\u201d smiles the bride.<\/p>\n Photos courtesy of Lucas Kraus Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “The girls only had earrings as I felt the dresses themselves were enough,” Ashleigh says of her bridesmaids’ accessories<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Deborah <\/a>is our best man\u2019s step-mum, so much of the day was kept close to home, making everything that much more special,” Ashleigh says fondly of their celebrant.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We were blessed and the weather held off and made for some absolutely beautiful pictures,” says the bride with photographer Lucas Kraus<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n