{"id":193887,"date":"2013-12-06T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/nikki-justins-charming-rustic-country-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T04:32:07","slug":"nikki-justins-charming-rustic-country-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/nikki-justins-charming-rustic-country-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer finds a wife: Nikki &amp; Justin&#8217;s rustic country wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">I\u2019ve been waiting to get my hands on these adorable wedding photos and am now thrilled to share with you the rustic country wedding of Nikki McGar and Justin Farmer.<\/p>\n<p>Set at the charming <a title=\"Gum Gully Farm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/YarraValley\/GumGullyFarm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gum Gully Farm<\/a> an hour east of Melbourne (you may recall <a title=\"An eco-friendly vintage wedding: Melinda &amp; Matt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/an-eco-friendly-vintage-wedding-melinda-matt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melinda &amp; Matt\u2019s wedding<\/a>), outdoor ed teacher Nikki and British marketing manager Justin exchanged vows on a steamy summer day. Eighty guests perched on hay bales beneath shady vines to witness the union of a couple that \u201cboth loved the punk rock music that everyone else wanted to turn off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dressed in a stunning ivory gown with twisted strap detailing and rose hemline, 33-year-old Nikki had no qualms about getting dirty during a playful photo shoot with the farm\u2019s resident furry friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deer were keen not be upstaged\u2026 with one cheeky baby trying to untie my dress,\u201d smiles Nikki, \u201ca candid moment beautifully captured by our photographer <a title=\"Kerryn Lee Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingPhotography\/Melbourne\/KerrynLeePhotography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerryn Lee<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Considered to be \u201ca good omen\u201d by the bride, two baby goats were born during the ceremony and were named in the couple\u2019s honour (and if you look closely you can see the little birthday surprise one left for Justin on his shirt!)<\/p>\n<p>Guests celebrated with a traditional Aussie barbecue \u2013 39-year-old Justin\u2019s choice in \u201cembracing a new way of life away from the UK,\u201d says Nikki, and concluded with ice creams from an old school Mr Whippy van.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The perfect option to cool down after the long, hot day,\u201d smiles Nikki.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_007\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_007.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_001\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_001.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_002\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_002.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_008\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_008.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_016\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_016.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_009\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_009.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_015\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_015.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_018.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_025\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_025.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nikki reveals, &#8220;Justin is from London and that&#8217;s where we met. I surprised him on the day by arriving in a black cab. He said it was completely unexpected and brought a tear to his eye.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46182 alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_017\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_017.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46183 alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_020\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_020.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46186 alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_044\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_044.jpg\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46185 alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_012\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_012.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_037\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_037.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_022\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_022.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_024\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_024.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_028\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_028.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_035\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_035.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Together with her family and friends, Nikki went flower picking at a flower farm in the Dandenongs to collect all the blooms for the celebration. &#8220;This was my mum&#8217;s idea,&#8221; she says. &#8220;She did the same thing for her wedding day&#8230; it was one of the main things she remembers.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_045\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_045.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_041\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_041.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_048\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_048.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_058\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_058.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_057\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_057.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_073\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_073.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_068\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_068.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_055\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_055.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"324\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_078\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_078.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_077\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_077.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Justin wore a tailor-made waistcoat and trousers and plaid bow tie whilst Nikki&#8217;s maid of honour was dressed in a beautiful print maxi dress by Zara.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_072\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_072.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_013\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_013.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_010\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_309_010.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"463\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_077\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_077.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_075\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nikki_Justin_Rustic-Country-Wedding_075.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Kerryn Lee Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kerrynleephotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kerryn Lee 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