TIAH / MICHAEL

margaret river wedding images by shoot me jimmy

With a swipe in the right direction, Tiah and Michael hit it off with their common interest in travel, with both having upcoming Europe trips planned for the Summer. These travelling lovebirds were together for 4 years when they were on a trip in Thailand exploring new places on a scooter all day.

"Michael was adamant he wanted to explore one more beach. We found these cool little hidden stairs that were kind of in the jungle and it lead us to this beautiful secluded beach. We were trying to make one of those travel videos on our go pro our whole trip haha, and I went for a swim as Michael was in the beach bag getting the go pro set up to catch the awesome sunset. He told me to hop out of the water for a great photo opportunity and as I was posing for the camera, he was down on one knee asking me to marry him. I was kind of stunned as it was our 4th year anniversary and I thought he was buying me something nice for that and saw the Tiffany box and my reaction was ‘Oh babe you shouldn’t have’. Tears streaming I eventually realised what was happening and I said yes!

wedding venue.

Our initial plans were a destination wedding over in Thailand. We have always loved this place but thanks to a certain pandemic we had to come up with plan B.

We decided a South West wedding as we still wanted a destination wedding. We looked around at countless venues before falling in absolute love with Black Brewing Co.

It was perfect for us.

theme inspiration.

A cocktail laid back wedding, with less formalities. We love food, drinks and socialising and basically just wanted a big party with our nearest and dearest without all the pressure of a wedding.

fave moment.

The ceremony was beautiful and perfect. We were both just in our little bubble, surrounded by our loved ones and it was just such a perfect moment. Also when we went off to get photos by the beach, just the two of us. It was nice to actually take it all in. And of course the after party! One of the best nights that is still spoken about today.

fave detail.

I loved the flowers and the cake. I could not have faulted it!

suit and gown shopping.

I found my dress at the 3^rd shop I visited Collezione with my mum and 3 bridesmaids. It was such a fun day full of laughs and such a relaxed place. Amelia was amazing, she did not put any pressure on me at all and was so helpful. This was actually the same shop by sister and sister in-law bought their wedding dresses from too.

Michael: Overall the team at Politix made it easy and a fun experience. Tiah and myself already went previously to pick out what we liked for me and the boys. Then on the day us boys made a day of it, got sized up and had some lunch and a couple coldies afterwards as you do.

the film.

Tiah and Michael from Leisure Films on Vimeo.

what does marriage mean to you?

Marriage is a lifetime commitment. To have each other’s backs no matter what. To always keeping our love alive with fun, spontaneous adventures. Growing together, working hard together and pushing each other through lifes challengers.

advice.

Plan your dream day not anyone elses. Do what you both want.

Having an excel spreadsheet with all your budget. It can get very overwhelming and you can easily lose track of spending without this. And guys, please help your fiancé out with planning. Remember its both your special day, it can become stressful in the build-up, but to always work together as a team.

weddings songs.

Aisle song - Ronan Keating – When you say nothing at all

Recessional - Signed Sealed Delivered. Both of these were played by Tom from Askya on the acoustic. A beautiful touch.

First dance – Hero – Enrique Iglesias

vendor shoutouts.

All of our vendors were amazing.

I’d have to say Deb from Passionate Petal our florist was amazing! She really kept me in the loop via phone call updates the whole way leading up to the wedding. I must have been the most annoying bride as I didn’t know my flowers but had something in mind in my head a rustic / boho look. She pulled it off with exactly how I envisioned and more.

Also our photographer Jimmy. We were really tight for timing for photos and all we wanted was beach photos with a 4:30pm ceremony. We managed to shorten our ceremony and I was even 15 minutes early. Jimmy was amazing and got through our family photos and then we jumped in his 4x4 and flew to the beach just so we could make last light. As there was no way our kombi van was getting us there that quick. Our bridal party followed behind in the kombi and pulled up on the side to stay hydrated. We were so thank-ful of Jimmy because we are in aw of our beach photos!

Also our hair and makeup artists, Abby and Emily. Thank-you beautiful girls for making our morning so relaxed filled with many laughs.