Here you will find all the details of our wedding reception at Villa Botanica.
Reception venue and contact details: Villa Botanica Estate- villabotanica.com.au
We chose this venue as a girlfriend of mine had been to Villa as a guest of her friends wedding and when she returned she had told me she had found the perfect place for us to get married as it was me to a T.
So when I looked up Villa Botanica I couldn't believe how much it reminded me of our own style and taste. All the gorgeous gardens and little areas to capture the most wonderful photos. All of the hand crafted Balinese themed wall hangings and amazing doors and the building itself is my favourite let alone the gorgeous aqua water back drop. Its spectacular!
Our favourite aspect of Villa Botanica was from our guests point of view as we wanted them to feel spoiled as they all spent a lot of money in travel and accommodation to spend our special day with us. So for them they arrive by bus to a cocktail on arrival to then go down to the ceremony area then once that finished we had a champagne toast.
After we all had some photos together they go on a tour of the gorgeous gardens and then off to the amazing Sea Deck for cocktails and canopies and to watch the sunset while we had our photo session.
They go to the 30 metre long verandah and this was awesome as its still outside and we could have our 5 metre long reception table and have all of our loved ones sitting together.
Catering and contact details: Chefs at Villa Botanica
What kind of catering did you have?
It was fine dining and our menu was alternate choice for Entree- Duck Leg Confit with wild mushrooms risotto in pancetta with duck and muntrie berry jus Or Smoky BBQ Veal Ribs on Daikon and Savoy Cabbage Slaw with Horseradish Mayo. The Mains were a choice of- Smoked Paprika Double Pork Cutlet with Poached Corella Pear, Pear and Cranberry Polenta and Perry Jus Or Medallion of Grass Fed M.S.A Grade Beef Fillet on Herbed Potato Gnocchi with Chicken Parfait, Madeira, Mushroom and Pancetta Sauce. And for Desert was French Vanilla Bean Creme Brûlée with Almond and Lavender Tulle, Native Hibiscus Flower and Strawberry Compote. Plus Wedding Cake Served with Tea and Coffee.
Favourite dishes for me was the Smoked Paprika Double Pork Cutlet with Poached Corella Pear, Pear and Cranberry Polenta and Perry Jus and for Steve it was the Duck Leg Confit with wild mushrooms risotto in pancetta with duck and muntrie berry jus and we both loved the desert the French Vanilla Bean Creme Brûlée with Almond and Lavender Tulle, Native Hibiscus Flower and Strawberry Compote. Plus Wedding Cake Served with Tea and Coffee. All of the food was delicious!
Mel from Sweet Ideas makes the cakes for Villa Botanica
What flavour was it?
We had different flavours for the levels we had top 2 Red Velvet tiers, 1 Milk Chocolate Mud tier and 1 Fruit Cake tier
What was your favourite part of it?
The hand crafted rose decoration that scattered down the tiers it was simply stunning and delicious!
Then we went and danced the night away in the Marble Ballroom and had a chance to talk to our guests.
Entertainment/Lighting and contact details: In house DJ from Villa Botanica does it all
Besides the first dance with my husband it would definitely be the father/daughter dance it was such a special moment for my Dad and I and we picked our song together “The Wonder Of You” by Elvis. It was a beautiful moment that neither of us will ever forget.
Our first dance was magical it honestly felt like we were the only two people on the planet and our song was “Everybody Here Wants You” By Jeff Buckley
Having a destination wedding I really had to do my research on many photographers I was searching for a talented photographer that was creative, knew how to use light especially, someone we could trust, who was professional but still very relaxed, patient and friendly as we had our two young children as our only wedding party. And someone who could see my vision. (Not asking for much hey) And Steve’s only prerequisite was value for money the rest he left up to me.
So when I found Naomi and I stalked her on social media :) I was so impressed with her work and how creative she is and how she captured moments in time.
Once I spoke to her then I just knew in my heart she was the one for us as she fulfilled all that we wanted even though we had to fly her and her team to Airlie Beach it was totally worth it and something we will never regret. My best advice to any bride is to think about the end result, the treasured memories of your perfect day. Your day goes so fast and you put so much work into all the beautiful tiny details and you want them all documented.
I spent endless hours on social media websites, magazines especially Cosmo and wedding blogs working out what theme, feel and style that I wanted my wedding to ultimately be and for my photo's to capture. I am a very visual person so I was looking for someone who could see my vision and to capture all the main moments of our big day but also capture some phenomenal photos that you would be so proud to post on your private social media sites and hang in your home.
Your photographer and the photo album is one of the most important parts of you're wedding planning as it will end up being the only part of your day that you can hold in your hands and trust me ladies you will pour over those photo's for hours and for years to come. We definitely picked the right photographer Naomi is the best!
And our favourite photo’s of the day are the sparkler photo’s of the love heart and the word LOVE these turned out way better than we expected.
Naomi and Kylie from Naomi V Photography in Brisbane
http://www.naomivphotography.com.au ph 0404 005 452
This is our gorgeous wedding album full of all our memories.
Our custom made wedding and engagement rings by G P Israel Diamonds my engagement ring is a 1.5 carat princess cut and I got both wedding band and eternity band on our wedding day and they are a 4 claw full circle of diamonds to match the setting of my engagement ring and Steve went with a simple gold band.
G P Israel Diamonds Suite 905 - 908 , Level 9/155 King Street Sydney
ph (02) 9233 2455 www.gpisraeldiamonds.com.au
I also made a wedding website as when your having a destination wedding there is a lot of information and you have all sorts of plans over the week plus all the different travel and accommodation details it was fantastic to use this website as it was easy and you could change details if needed and all your guests had access to the information in one spot. (this is a photo of my computer so its not the best but you get the idea)
Wedsite- www.wedsite.com
They go to the 30 metre long verandah and this was awesome as its still outside and we could have our 5 metre long reception table and have all of our loved ones sitting together.
Catering and contact details: Chefs at Villa Botanica
What kind of catering did you have?
It was fine dining and our menu was alternate choice for Entree- Duck Leg Confit with wild mushrooms risotto in pancetta with duck and muntrie berry jus Or Smoky BBQ Veal Ribs on Daikon and Savoy Cabbage Slaw with Horseradish Mayo. The Mains were a choice of- Smoked Paprika Double Pork Cutlet with Poached Corella Pear, Pear and Cranberry Polenta and Perry Jus Or Medallion of Grass Fed M.S.A Grade Beef Fillet on Herbed Potato Gnocchi with Chicken Parfait, Madeira, Mushroom and Pancetta Sauce. And for Desert was French Vanilla Bean Creme Brûlée with Almond and Lavender Tulle, Native Hibiscus Flower and Strawberry Compote. Plus Wedding Cake Served with Tea and Coffee.
What flavour was it?
We had different flavours for the levels we had top 2 Red Velvet tiers, 1 Milk Chocolate Mud tier and 1 Fruit Cake tier
What was your favourite part of it?
The hand crafted rose decoration that scattered down the tiers it was simply stunning and delicious!
Mel from Sweet Ideas- http://www.sweetideaswhitsunday.com.au and ph-0424 334 291
Entertainment/Lighting and contact details: In house DJ from Villa Botanica does it all
Our first dance was magical it honestly felt like we were the only two people on the planet and our song was “Everybody Here Wants You” By Jeff Buckley
We ended the wedding with a Lantern Ceremony to symbolise the start of our wedded future together and that was truly unique and special for us as a couple. We played the song ‘Old and Grey’ by Reuben Koops and the words from that song made it just that much more special and meaningful to us.
So when I found Naomi and I stalked her on social media :) I was so impressed with her work and how creative she is and how she captured moments in time.
Once I spoke to her then I just knew in my heart she was the one for us as she fulfilled all that we wanted even though we had to fly her and her team to Airlie Beach it was totally worth it and something we will never regret. My best advice to any bride is to think about the end result, the treasured memories of your perfect day. Your day goes so fast and you put so much work into all the beautiful tiny details and you want them all documented.
I spent endless hours on social media websites, magazines especially Cosmo and wedding blogs working out what theme, feel and style that I wanted my wedding to ultimately be and for my photo's to capture. I am a very visual person so I was looking for someone who could see my vision and to capture all the main moments of our big day but also capture some phenomenal photos that you would be so proud to post on your private social media sites and hang in your home.
Your photographer and the photo album is one of the most important parts of you're wedding planning as it will end up being the only part of your day that you can hold in your hands and trust me ladies you will pour over those photo's for hours and for years to come. We definitely picked the right photographer Naomi is the best!
And our favourite photo’s of the day are the sparkler photo’s of the love heart and the word LOVE these turned out way better than we expected.
Naomi and Kylie from Naomi V Photography in Brisbane
http://www.naomivphotography.com.au ph 0404 005 452
This is our gorgeous wedding album full of all our memories.
G P Israel Diamonds Suite 905 - 908 , Level 9/155 King Street Sydney
ph (02) 9233 2455 www.gpisraeldiamonds.com.au
I also made a wedding website as when your having a destination wedding there is a lot of information and you have all sorts of plans over the week plus all the different travel and accommodation details it was fantastic to use this website as it was easy and you could change details if needed and all your guests had access to the information in one spot. (this is a photo of my computer so its not the best but you get the idea)
Wedsite- www.wedsite.com
And we used a great phone app that we all used was wedpics it was fantastic as everyone shared photo’s of their personal adventures of their holiday and our wedding day and you can easily link the wedpics to your Facebook so all your friends can see whats been happening.
Wedpics from your App Store
Number of guests: 40
Overall cost $55,000 including flights and accommodation at the Coral Sea Resort for a week, The ‘Thank you Cocktail Party’ and Our Hamilton Island Honeymoon for a week
We were also very blessed to be selected for a Real Wedding Feature In Australian Cosmopolitan Bride Magazine. I was absolutely ecstatic about it and this was a complete dream come true for me especially after all the hard work that was put in to our perfect wedding day. Amazing I still pinch myself.
www.cosmopolitan.com.au/bride
Steve and I would really love to take this special opportunity to thank from the bottom of our hearts everyone at Villa Botanica, our angel Jane Sagi, Naomi and everyone mentioned as everybody did an incredible job you all totally exceeded our expectations and for going that extra mile for us, it truly meant the world to us. Thank you xx
Wedpics from your App Store
Number of guests: 40
Overall cost $55,000 including flights and accommodation at the Coral Sea Resort for a week, The ‘Thank you Cocktail Party’ and Our Hamilton Island Honeymoon for a week
We were also very blessed to be selected for a Real Wedding Feature In Australian Cosmopolitan Bride Magazine. I was absolutely ecstatic about it and this was a complete dream come true for me especially after all the hard work that was put in to our perfect wedding day. Amazing I still pinch myself.
www.cosmopolitan.com.au/bride
Please check out my
Instagram - Instagram.com/allthatglittersisgoode for all the photos and more.
YouTube Channel - Youtube.com/allthatglittersisgoode to see our wedding film.
All Decoration Details Will Be In The Next Blog Post
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