{"id":192914,"date":"2017-04-09T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/first-let-me-take-a-selfie-couples-werribee-mansion-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:02:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T09:02:14","slug":"first-let-me-take-a-selfie-couples-werribee-mansion-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/first-let-me-take-a-selfie-couples-werribee-mansion-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"First, let me take a selfie: Jessie and Matt&#8217;s Werribee Mansion wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Matthew Dierickx married his fiancee Jessie Tong at the same place his parents said &#8216;I do&#8217; three decades earlier: <a title=\"Mansion Hotel &amp; Spa at Werribee Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/MansionHotelandSpaatWerribeePark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Werribee Mansion<\/a> in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>The pair, aged 27 and 29 respectively, met while studying at university and spent several\u00a0years together before getting engaged. \u201cFrom midnight trips to KFC, to watching planes on the runway, we dated for seven years,\u201d smiles Jessie. Matthew popped the question at home before they set off on a New Zealand holiday, wanting to take her by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Their Werribee Mansion wedding on November 5, 2016 was joined by 90 guests. \u201cOur wedding was sentimental, being the same place his parents got married, and all our decorations were DIY with help from our family,\u201d says the bride. The bride and groom opted for a minimalistic <a title=\"How to choose your wedding theme\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/how-to-choose-your-wedding-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> of soft green and white.<\/p>\n<p>The groom even catered to his new wife\u2019s love of social media as soon as they were married. \u201cMatt knows how much I love selfies, so the moment we were announced husband and wife, he <a title=\"Recently married brides share their wedding day tips\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/real-brides-recently-married-brides-share-wedding-day-tips\/\">took a selfie<\/a> in front of all our guests!\u201d smiles Jessie.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Love is Sweet Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/loveissweetphotography.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Love is Sweet Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125063 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125054 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125118 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125051 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125121 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jessie is a self-confessed selfie addict! So she worked the theme into her wedding day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125071 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125074 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125076 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125077 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-125080\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_014\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125790\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/matt-jessie-151-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"matt-jessie-151\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125082 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125132 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125135 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125086 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The lush bouquets were the perfect tone for the bride&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Ways to incorporate greenery into your wedding\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/8-ways-incorporate-greenery-wedding\/\">green and white theme<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125090 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125092 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125093 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125094 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125150 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125156 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_SBS_016\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We chose tea because we have a nightly tradition of having a cup of tea together to catch up on our day,&#8221; Jessie says of their <a title=\"Bomboniere\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Bomboniere\/\">favours<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125107 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-125106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jessie_Matt_Werribee-Mansion-Wedding_027.jpg\" 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