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DUO MAGAZINE’S PRESTIGE WEDDING FEATURE

BRIDE+GROOM

FEBRUARY 2016

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J O S E P H I N E&

T O BY

3 OCTOBER 2015

FROM THE INVITES TO THE SEATING CHART TO THE FOOD SERVED, JOSEPHINE MCCULLOCH AND TOBY OSTLER’S WEDDING WAS INSPIRED BY TRAVEL

A TRAVEL INSPIRED WEDDING

PHOTOS • ELLA MACMILLANWORDS • NICOLE THOMSON-PRIDE

BRIDE+GROOM

W hen Toby Ostler suggested to his girlfriend,

Josephine McCulloch to ride the ferris

wheel on the famous pier in Santa Monica,

Josephine had no idea Toby was about to

pull out a diamond ring and propose when the ferris wheel

stopped at the top. She didn’t even need to hear his question

– for Josephine, it was an absolute ‘yes’.

Josephine and Toby had met six years earlier while both living

in Brisbane. As soon as they were introduced through mutual

friends the sparks started to fly. They both had so much in

common, especially their love for travelling. And that’s why

a travel themed wedding was the perfect fit for Toby and

Josephine’s big day on Saturday, 3rd October last year.

“Toby and I both love to travel,” explains Josephine McCulloch.

“So we themed the day from the start with touches of travel

inspiration. Our wedding invitations were made to look like

a postcard from Magnetic Island, and we ordered a special

‘passport’ stamp that had our names and wedding date on it

that sealed our invite envelopes.”

Both the ceremony and reception were held at Cockle Bay on

Magnetic Island. Keeping with the travel-inspired theme, the

seating chart was a world map with each table as a country

and the wishing well was an old vintage blue suitcase. Even the

wedding car was inspired by travel. Paul from Grill’d Townsville

loaned them his Grill’d Kombi for the weekend. And don’t forget

the menu, the travel theme even extended to the food served,

which was a buffet full of Mexican and American food to reflect

the places they would visit on their honeymoon.

“Do the Honours made both our cake and the buffet, which was

amazing,” says Josephine. “People are still telling us that our

wedding had the best Southern Fried Chicken ever.”

But it is not just the food people will remember. It would also

be hard to forget how beautiful Josephine looked in her Carla

Zampatti wedding dress. It featured a high see-through neck,

silk flowers, a low back and a shorter skirt. “The very first bridal

magazine I bought had my dress featured in it and I immediately

loved it,” explains Josephine. “The detailing on the front, with

the silk flowers, was beautiful, and being an outdoor wedding,

having the shorter length in the front skirt made it much easier

to dance and move around.”

The bridesmaids wore different styled dark navy dresses, with

nude shoes and boho earrings, while the groomsmen wore

bone coloured suits with navy accents and brown shoes and

belts. Toby’s cousin, Ella MacMillan was the photographer on

the day as her gift to the couple. “Ella was amazing,” says

Josephine. “She was everywhere and nowhere at the same

time, and being family, we were all so relaxed and the photos

are all so natural.”

As for the most magical moment of the day, Josephine says

she’ll never forget the emotion of standing at the end of the

aisle and seeing Toby. She had been so nervous in the morning

that she had knocked over three glasses of champagne while

getting ready. But in that moment when she first saw Toby all

the nerves went away. And as soon as she was holding Toby’s

hand, an incredible calm came over her.

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PHOTOS • IRRESISTIBLE DESIRES CREATIVE STUDIOWORDS • NICOLE THOMSON-PRIDE

WHEN JORDAN HASLBERGER MARRIED JASON SMITH SHE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL IN A WEDDING DRESS SHE HAD DESIGNED HERSELF.

THE PERFECT DRESS

Jason Smith and Jordan Haslberger both knew

each were “the one” when they stayed up the

whole night talking on just the second occasion

they had ever met. Despite attending the same

high school, they didn’t really know each other and had

never spoken until a mutual friend introduced them at

a party four years ago. As the saying goes: the rest

is history.

The couple married on Saturday, 6th September 2015

in front of 70 guests on Magnetic Island. The ceremony

was held at Alma Bay and then family and friends

celebrated in to the night at the reception at Peppers

Blue on Blue.

Jordon looked beautiful in a one-of-a-kind wedding

dress. She had taken ideas from dresses she had tried

on, as well as ones she had seen online and in bridal

magazines, to create her perfect dress. “I had tried on

a few dresses and got some ideas [elsewhere] then

created my own wedding dress, which Jo from Jo’s

Wedding brought to life,” says Jordan. “It turned out

perfect. My favourite part was the colour, it was a light

champagne colour with ivory overlay.”

Renee from Irresistible Desires Creative Studio did a

wonderful job of capturing the magic moments, such as

when Jordan and Jason first saw each other at the end

of the aisle. Jordan says they chose Renee because

they liked her style of photography, plus she was great

at making them feel very comfortable.

And what was the wedding cake like? “Amazing,” says

Jordan. “It was ombre with ruffles with two layers. One

layer was butter cake and the other layer was chocolate

cherry mud cake.”

But when it came to planning the big day, there is one

thing Jordan wishes someone had have told her: “Book

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get the places you want.”


J O R D A N&

J A S O N

6 SEPTEMBER 2015



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5 DECEMBER 2015


PHOTOS • RICKY EBEL PHOTOGRAPHY WORDS • NICOLE THOMSON-PRIDE

W hen tradesman, Thomas Bauer

saw high school teacher, Rebekah

Tipping dance on stage one day, he

knew there was something special

about her. Only problem was Rebekah didn’t quite feel

the same way about him. She says Tom was interested

in her way before she was ready for him. But Tom never

gave up. He says he just knew she was the one, and in

time Bek started to feel the same way and knew there

was something different and special about him.

The couple married on Saturday, 5th December 2015

in a vintage-inspired wedding. The ceremony was held

at Riverside Gardens Amphitheatre while the reception

was held at Riverside Gardens Community Centre. On

their big day, with many thanks to family and friends,

their wedding looked exactly like Bek had imagined.

“What I loved about the day was looking around at all

the decorations,” says Bek. “What I had imagined and

planned had come to life.” Bek had lots of help from

family and friends in pulling off her dream wedding.

Bek’s mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Shona and

Jessica Bauer, made the bridesmaid dresses, while her

father-in-law, Michael Bauer designed the ice cream

cart. Her mother, Robyn Tipping and family friend, Fiona

Page pulled together the programs and signage, as well

as the backdrops, chair decorations, table decorations

and fairy lights for the reception.

And even more beautiful than the decorations was Bek

dressed in an Alred Angelo wedding dress. Bek knew

she wanted a lacy dress and something that looked

different from the typical strapless, sweetheart look. And

her wedding dress was certainly very different to all the

other dresses she had seen.

“The dress was so different that I wasn’t sure I would

like it, but once I had it on I fell in love with it,” explains

Bek, who almost walked past the dress on the rack

without trying it on. “I love that the whole dress was a

vintage looking lace, but it also had the beading at the

top to make it look really different.”

Bek also wore a headpiece to match the jewels on her

dress, as well as a long veil because that’s something

she had always wanted. Her shoes were from Forever

New and her beautiful bouquet was from The Townsville

Flower Market.

The vintage theme was also very much on display at

the reception with props such as old parasols, vintage

trunk cases and Bek’s father-in-law’s vintage ute. These

props were also used in the photos, which were taken

by Ricky Ebel Photography. Bek says she was very

excited for the wedding photos because she and Tom

had absolutely loved their engagement photo shoot.

And she wasn’t disappointed. “Ricky and Sarah make

the wedding process really easy and lots of fun,” says

Bek, who has also had many friends use Ricky Ebel

Photography for their own weddings. “Their photos

captured every part of our day perfectly.”

As for the other important decision of the day – the

wedding cake – it was made by Paper and String. It was

a white chocolate mud cake with a cookies and cream

filling, decorated with fresh flowers and a beautiful cake

topper.

Everything combined, from the wedding dress and

bridesmaid dresses to the decorations and the family

and friends who attended to celebrate the day with

them, made Bek and Tom’s wedding even better than

Bek ever could have imagined.

And her advice to future brides is simple: Have the

wedding that you want. “There are so many cool,

different ideas out there that can make your wedding

really different and personal,” says Bek, who has

absolutely no regrets about her wedding. “It is so worth

the effort you put in to make your wedding everything

you want it to be. A lot of effort was put in [to our

wedding] and the day turned out perfect for us.”


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WHEN KEEGAN DEATH MARRIED MATTHEW CHURCH SHE WANTED THE WEDDING TO REFLECT THEIR PERSONALITIES.

A WEDDING WITHOUT ALL THE TRADITIONS

K E E G A N&

M A T T H E W

8 AUGUST 2015




K E E G A N&

M A T T H E W

8 AUGUST 2015



When Keegan Death married Matthew Church

on Saturday, 8th August 2015, she wanted a

fun, relaxed, vintage inspired wedding – and

that’s exactly what she got. The ceremony

was held at the Rainforest Lawn in Queens Garden, while the

reception was held on the deck of the Townsville Yacht Club.

The newly weds even made a grand entrance to the reception,

arriving by boat.

The relaxed, authentic wedding was not only a reflection of

both Keegan and Matthew’s personalities but also of their

relationship. The couple met in Year 8 at high school and

developed a strong friendship. They even attended their school

formal together and then started dating a few weeks after school

finished. And they’ve been together ever since.

“Matt would say we just winged it,” says Keegan Death. “That’s

his motto. He told the celebrant he would ‘wing’ the vows if he

forgot what to say [during the wedding ceremony].”

As well as ‘winging’ it, Keegan and Matthew threw away some

of the traditions on their special day. There was no first dance.

Keegan didn’t place a wedding band on Matthew’s finger. And

there was no formal sit down dinner.

“We didn’t have a first dance as we don’t normally dance and

wouldn’t have felt comfortable having everyone stare at us,”

explains Keegan. “[And] Matt doesn’t wear a wedding ring, he

has a tattoo instead, so I didn’t put a ring [on his finger] at the

ceremony. We also had a cocktail reception because we didn’t

want a formal sit down dinner.”

And Keegan advises brides-to-be to throw away traditions if

you don’t want to do them. One tradition Keegan did keep

was wearing a white wedding dress. But true to Keegan’s style

there was no tulle or diamantes. Keegan looked stunning in a

Grace Loves Lace dress. She says what drew her to the dress

was how simple it looked overall, but how detailed, delicate and

romantic it looked up close. “I love that my dress really reflected

me as a person,” says Keegan, “and my everyday style.”

As for special accessories, Keegan wore a beautiful bracelet

from The Silver Shop that her bridesmaids gave to her as a gift.

It had a personalised engraved charm saying ‘I do’ with her and

Matthew’s initials and their wedding date. It was such the perfect

gift that she wears it every day.

When it comes to perfect moments from their big day, Keegan

says nothing resonates more strongly then the magical feeling

of marrying her soul mate in front of all their family and friends.

And it was Ricky and Sarah from Ricky Ebel Photography who

had the all-important job of capturing all those magical moments

with family and friends. Keegan says she chose Ricky Ebel

Photography because she loved their style – natural, fun and

romantic – just like her and Matthew.

“We could not have asked for two more loving, friendly and

talented people to shoot our wedding,” says Keegan. “They

made our whole bridal party feel so relaxed and comfortable.”


PHOTOS • RICKY EBEL PHOTOGRAPHY WORDS • NICOLE THOMSON-PRIDE

Other stunning settings include: >> Anzac Park Rotunda – The Strand

>> Burke Street Headland – The Strand

>> Tobruk Headland/Foreshore – The Strand

>> Perfume Gardens – CBD

>> Soroptimist Park – Rowes Bay

>> Walter Nesbit Park – Palleranda

>> Black Weir Park – Kirwan

>> Raintree Grove – Riverway

>> Rossiter Park – Aitkenvale

>> Monument Park – Douglas

>> Loam Island – Rasmussen

>> Apex Park – Kelso

>> Paluma, and many more...

>> Anderson Gardens Wellington St, Mundingburra

>> Magnetic Island Beaches

>> Palmetum University Rd, Annandale

>> Queens Gardens Corner of Gregory and Paxton St, North Ward

>> Townsville Beaches

Say I do...In one of Townsville’s spectacular outdoor settings

anzac parkangus & amelia ryan

“Anzac Park was great because it was a combination of tropical gardens, the incredible fig trees, the marina and architecture across the road. My Grandpa loved the Anzac history there too.”

anderson gardensscott & kayla broodbank

“I really wanted to be married under a big beautiful old tree and Anderson Garden has them in abundance. Having the ceremony at Anderson Gardens meant there was plenty of shade for my guests and beautiful natural light which always helps when capturing the perfect photo.”

queens gardensgerard & christine judge

“We chose an outdoor setting to create a casual feel that allowed both ourselves and our guests to relax and enjoy the ceremony.

We enjoyed wandering around the different areas of the gardens to capture the natural light and beauty of the surrounds in our photographs.”

Visit www.townsville.qld.gov.au to download the Townvsille City Council Ceremonies Guide or call 1300 878 001.

palmetumrod & erin shields

“We are both gardeners and love the outdoors. The peacefulness, open spaces, immaculate gardens and beautiful weather made our special day perfect.”Queens Gardens

Laura & Marc Morio Tella Photography

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Owl & Otter Photo

Owl & Otter Photo

Postle PhotographyPhotobase NQ



PHOTOS • DOMINIC CAVALLARO PHOTOGRAPHYWORDS • NICOLE THOMSON-PRIDE

Kaitlyn Woulleman-King and Anthony Marsillio

were 23 years old when they exchanged

vows at Mission Beach Holy Spirit Church

on Saturday, 11 April 2015. Anthony says in

the lead up to their wedding he often got asked: “Why

are you getting married so young?” But he says the

answer was simple – Kaitlyn is the girl of his dreams.

“Kaitlyn loves animals, which is a winner in my books.

Kate loves fishing, which will make it easier to get boats

later in life. She is [also] willing to get her hands dirty

on the farm and is definitely not scared of a hard day’s

work,” says Anthony. “And on top of that she’s my best

friend.”

And it is not like they hadn’t known each other for long.

Anthony and Kaitlyn’s history dates back to attending

the same Kindergarten when they were just four years

old. But it wasn’t until High School – two week’s after

Kaitlyn’s 15th birthday, to be exact – that these two

started dating. And they have been together ever since.

After becoming husband and wife at Mission Beach

Holy Spirit Church, family and friends celebrated their

wedding at Mission Beach Resort.

“The wedding reception was absolutely beautiful. I

had hired a lady to help me decorate the reception

room with roof draping and vintage ornaments,” says

Kaitlyn, who is a Year 1 teacher. “Our colour [scheme]

was called ‘periwinkle’, it was made up of lilacs, baby

blues, creams and whites.”

Kaitlyn also looked beautiful in a lace dress from Bella

Donna in Townsville. She says her favourite part of the

dress was the high neckline that was see-through lace,

as well as the low V-Line back. “I loved the intricate lace

details,” says Kaitlyn, “and the pearl buttons that ran

down the back of the dress.”

As for something old and something borrowed,

Kaitlyn wore her Grandmother’s pearl brooch that her

Grandfather had given her in the early 1960s. And in

a sentimental touch, Anthony wrote Kaitlyn a poem on

the soles of her wedding shoes a few weeks before

the wedding.

The wedding cake was made by one of Anthony’s

aunties, who is in the cake business and specialises

in wedding cakes. She made them a three-tiered cake

that had a chocolate mud cake layer on the bottom,

caramel mud cake layer in the middle and a vanilla mud

cake layer on top. “She put some of our table centre

piece flowers on the tiers as decorations,” says Kaitlyn.

“As well as a cake topper of two people sitting together

with no shoes on.”

The photographer was also someone Anthony knew

well – Dominic Cavallaro Photography. Anthony and

Dominic had lived across the road from each other

growing up, which made him the perfect choice for the

big occasion. “He did everything I asked plus more,”

says Kaitlyn. “He and his girlfriend Veronica came up

with lots of fun and creative photo ideas.”

WHEN ANTHONY MARSILLIO MARRIED KAITLYN WOULLEMAN-KING,HE MARRIED THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS.

THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS

K A I T LY N&

A N T H O N Y

11 APRIL 2015

I’ll be your dream, I’ll be your wish, I’ll be your fantasy. I’ll be your hope, I’ll be your love, Be everything that you need. Truly Madly Deeply [Savage Garden]

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VIBERustic Vintage

VERDICTIt was absolutely

everything we had imagined – Joe & Kerri

HINCHINBROOK, NORTH QUEENSLAND

K A I T LY N&

A N T H O N Y

11 APRIL 2015



I’ll be your dream, I’ll be your wish, I’ll be your fantasy. I’ll be your hope, I’ll be your love, Be everything that you need. Truly Madly Deeply [Savage Garden]

EVERYTHING YOU NEED - ONE VENUE

TYTO is owned and operated by Hinchinbrook Shire Council

VENUETYTO Amphitheatre, Parklands and Piazza

VIBERustic Vintage

VERDICTIt was absolutely

everything we had imagined – Joe & Kerri

HINCHINBROOK, NORTH QUEENSLAND


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