![]() Guests still comment on how good the vegetarian menu was that the team at The Italian at The Pacific created specifically for us. “As we are vegetarians who absolutely adore good food, it’s importance to our wedding was not to be underestimated. ![]() “Everyone involved in our wedding gave us their time and energy so it was incredibly important to us that we would have the best quality mementos to share with them and treasure forever.” “Our wedding was a once in a lifetime event and therefore working with quality photographers was worth every cent to capture the best day of our lives”, she said. Their biggest expenses were the photography (they flew Matt over from America) and the food. Jessica wore an Alexander McQueen gown with Jimmy Choo shoes. I still can’t believe I had guests making their own gifts but everyone loved it!” The tiles then doubled as place cards and gifts. Each and every tile became an individual work of art, no names just ocean inspired imagery! Close to their completion, a group of my gal pals came together and we all helped Rosie with any finishing touches, then chose which guest should get which tile and tied their name tags to each tile with twine. What started out as a simple idea of Rosie hand painting guests names on them to be used as place cards, turned into a full blown artisan project. “Think skulls, coral, shells, anchors, rope, succulents, moss and candles. Our friend and artist, Rosie Call, created our favours and bonbonnieres from rustic marble tiles that her father had hidden in his shed. “I’d describe our theme as ‘Maritime Goth’!”, she continued. We wanted to achieve a casual vibe that was infused with decadent elements.” So in order to appropriately reflect our identities, we decided to incorporate these dual aspects of our personalities into our wedding décor. However as hardcore kids and lovers of all things black, we are not the stereotypical ‘beachy’ types. “We are both surfers who are obsessed with it. “The inspiration for our wedding was the ocean and it’s mystique,” Jessica told me. “Er… stupid question!” I replied, “OF COURSE!” He married his high school sweetheart, Jessica, in beautiful Byron Bay on May 11th this year. When wedding photographer Matt Miller emailed me to tell me he’d shot the wedding of Winston McCall, lead singer of Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive, and asking if I’d like to feature it, I nearly fell off my chair. The ‘Maritime Goth’ Themed Wedding of Jessica & Winston McCall
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