{"id":182660,"date":"2018-03-19T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/natalie-and-james-rustic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T01:45:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:45:45","slug":"natalie-and-james-rustic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/natalie-and-james-rustic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Happily ever after: Natalie and James&#8217; fairytale rustic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Natalie describes her relationship with James as like a fairytale romance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just like any fairytale story it was not without difficulty&#8230; but my hero prevailed, gained my father&#8217;s blessing and asked me to be his wife,&#8221; Natalie, 21 says.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship was the first for them both and after James, 22, popped the question they began planning their rustic wedding in the bride&#8217;s hometown of Toowoomba.<\/p>\n<p>The couple wed in the bushland setting of <a title=\"Preston Village Chapel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/CountryQLD\/PrestonVillageChapel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preston Village Chapel <\/a>in front of 80 friends and family on January 20, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Preston Village Manor hosted the couple&#8217;s relaxed reception, with Natalie and James doing a lot of the decor themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our wedding was low stress to organise (it was mostly organised in the first three weeks), much was hand-made, low budget and &#8216;the best wedding&#8217; most of our guests had attended,&#8221; Natalie says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The wedding was perfect, and our rustic theme could not have suited us more. And the best bit? We all lived happily ever after!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Starlight Productions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.starlightproductions.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Starlight Productions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147071 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_003.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147074 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_006.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147072 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_004.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147114 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147116 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147075 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_007.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147076 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_008.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147077 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_009.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Natalie discovered her dress at <a title=\"Ferrari Formalwear and Bridal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Canberra\/FerrariFormalwearandBridal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferrari Formalwear and Bridal<\/a>. &#8220;The dress was actually a bridesmaids gown in white, it fit perfectly off the rack, and looked stunning,&#8221; she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147078 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_010.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147119 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147120 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147080 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_012.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-147083 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_015\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147082 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_014.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147084 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_016.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147085 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_017.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple travelled in style in some <a title=\"Your wedding transport questions answered\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-transport-questions-answered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vintage wheels<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-147086 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_018\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-147087 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_019\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_020.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147128 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_016\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147129 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_017\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147094 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_026.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"801\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_023.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147089 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_021.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Meeting at a university scholarship ceremony four years previously, I never imagined we would end up together, but standing together at the altar I could not dream of a more perfect partner,&#8221; Natalie says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-147090 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_022\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147095 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_027.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147134 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147133 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147100 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_032.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147101 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_033.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147102 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_034.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147138 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147141 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_029\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147142 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_030\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147143 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_031\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147104 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_036.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s choices of <a title=\"How to choose your wedding cake flavours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/how-to-choose-your-wedding-cake-flavours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wedding cake<\/a> had their beginnings at Natalie&#8217;s bridal shower. &#8220;For the bridal shower we had a tea and cake theme where we got everyone to bring a cake rather than a present. We then sampled them all, and picked the wedding cakes from that. There was an earl grey tea cake, choc mint mud cake and choc chai cheesecake. They were delicious,&#8221; she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147109 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_041.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_041\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147145 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_033-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_033\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147140 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_SBS_028\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147111 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_043.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_043\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147112 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_044.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_044\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-147069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_001.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie_James_Rustic-Wedding_Starlight-Productions_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The newlyweds spent their first married night together at <a title=\"Vacy Hall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingAccommodation\/GoldCoast\/VacyHallToowoombasGrandBoutiqueHotel\">Vacy Hall Toowoomba<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":182666,"parent":0,"template":"","au_real_wedding_category":[6857],"au_real_wedding_tag":[7958,7100,7145,7164,8401],"au_real_wedding_style":[9004],"au_real_wedding_location":[9024,9061],"au_real_wedding_setting":[9014],"au_real_wedding_colour":[10593,10576,10589],"au_real_wedding_competition":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/182660"}],"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":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-real-wedding\/182660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_category?post=182660"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_tag?post=182660"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_style?post=182660"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_location?post=182660"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_setting?post=182660"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_colour?post=182660"},{"taxonomy":"au_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_real_wedding_competition?post=182660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}