Glenelg Beach Wedding Rules
Glenelg’s shoreline offers a coastal setting for a small wedding, with places nearby for photographs and a meal. Before you settle on a spot, make the location arrangements part of your planning.
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Wedding stories and planning ideas
Real KISS weddings, practical advice and ideas to make your small wedding feel like you.
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Wedding costs in Australia: planning your own budget
The national average can give you context, but your own wedding budget should start with the day you want and the services you need.
Adelaide engagement photos before your small wedding
An engagement session gives you time together in front of the camera and a chance to get to know your photographer before the wedding.
Planning an Adelaide Hills cottage elopement
A cottage stay can give you time to settle in, marry and enjoy the hills together. The first step is checking that the property allows your wedding plans.
Small wedding ideas in South Australia
A garden ceremony, a beach walk or a few days in the hills: start with the experience you want, then build a manageable plan around it.
Ten colour ideas for a small wedding
Choose colours you enjoy and that work with your setting. A main colour, a neutral and one accent are often enough.
Choosing flowers for your small wedding
One bouquet, a few buttonholes or a ceremony arrangement can be enough. Choose flowers that suit your day and the amount you want to spend.
Marry now, celebrate later
You can hold the ceremony first and plan a gathering later. Decide what you want from each part before making the bookings.
A weather plan for your outdoor wedding
Choose a workable backup location before the wedding and agree on who makes the final decision, when and how everyone will hear about it.
Including a red string in your wedding ceremony
A red string can be a simple symbol of connection in a personal ceremony. Talk with your celebrant about what it means to you and how you would like to include it.
Seating and standing positions for your ceremony
Start with comfort, a clear view and the conditions at your ceremony spot. You can choose the arrangement that suits you and your guests.
Colin and Tim’s pear orchard wedding
Colin and Tim married at Paracombe Premium Perry, with the pear orchard and open landscape around their ceremony.
Choosing an Adelaide Botanic Garden ceremony site
Compare the ceremony spaces, then check the position, guest arrangements and booking conditions for your day.
Choosing a season for your Adelaide wedding
Think about the temperature, daylight, setting and comfort of your guests, then keep a weather alternative in the plan.
A small wedding at Adelaide Botanic Garden
Garden paths, lawns and ceremony spaces give you several ways to plan a small wedding in the city.
Jamie and Marnie’s garden elopement
Jamie and Marnie married in the garden of a private residence, with their parents as witnesses and their one-year-old son beside them.
You do not have to give a wedding speech
A reception speech is optional. Choose a way to thank people and share your feelings that feels comfortable for you.
Christie and Gavin’s wedding in The Sunday Mail
Christie and Gavin’s Kangaroo Island elopement was featured in The Sunday Mail’s Lifestyle coverage. Here is the KISS story behind the photographs.
Planning a bed and breakfast wedding
A B&B or holiday stay can suit a small wedding when the owner agrees to the ceremony, guests and suppliers you have in mind.
Christie and Gavin’s Kangaroo Island elopement
Christie and Gavin chose a simple ceremony at Wild Side Ocean Retreat, with Deb as their celebrant and Glenn behind the camera.
Peta and Lee’s forest elopement
Peta and Lee chose CABN’s NALA tiny house in Kuitpo Forest as the setting for their small wedding stay.
Five small-wedding ideas to discuss with Marion Hotel
Use these ideas to start a conversation with the hotel. Confirm current spaces, availability and event arrangements before booking.
A few things to think about before eloping
You can keep your wedding small and still plan it carefully. Start with the decisions that affect your date, people and place.
Nicola and Craig’s Blowhole Beach wedding
Nicola and Craig married at Blowhole Beach in Deep Creek, with their two daughters and parents beside them.
Planning a Mount Crawford Forest wedding
Choose your ceremony site and check the current forest conditions before arranging the rest of your day.
Including your loved ones in a small wedding
You can keep the guest list small and still find thoughtful ways to involve the people who matter to you.
Five checks before choosing your wedding location
A setting you love is a good start. These five checks help you decide whether it will also work for your wedding.
What is a dry-hire wedding venue?
Dry hire usually means hiring a space and arranging some or all of the services yourself. The actual inclusions depend on the venue contract.
Elopement or micro wedding: which suits you?
Both can be small, personal celebrations. The useful differences are your guest numbers, ceremony plans and the inclusions you choose.
Photographs during your wedding ceremony
Your ceremony is a moment to share with each other. A few practical arrangements help your photographer capture it without interrupting.
Keeping your elopement simple and spontaneous
You can leave room for a relaxed day while arranging the legal paperwork, location and people who need to be there.
The Notice of Intended Marriage: where to start
Your Notice of Intended Marriage is an early step in planning a legal wedding in Australia. Your celebrant can help you complete it correctly.
Working out your small-wedding guest list
Start with the people you want beside you, then check the practical limits together.
Feeling comfortable in your wedding photographs
You do not need to know how to pose. Tell your photographer how you feel and let them guide you when it helps.
Telling friends you have eloped
Share the news in a way that feels right for you, with room for a personal conversation with the people closest to you.
Telling your parents you want to elope
Talk together first, then explain your plans clearly and kindly. You can keep the wedding small while taking their feelings seriously.
Saying your vows when public speaking feels difficult
Tell your celebrant if speaking in front of people makes you nervous. They can help you find a comfortable way through the ceremony.
When should you book your elopement or micro wedding?
Start when you have a date or a short list of dates and a general idea of your location and guest numbers.
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Tell us about your day.
Share your date, guest numbers and the places you have in mind. Deb will help you work out the next step.
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