Waking in the balmy warmth of a tropical morning. The sound of waves lapping the beach and soft, filtered light entering your room through drawn gauze curtains. The sound of birds and exotic, unfamiliar perfumes. A leisurely breakfast of tropical fruits and freshly brewed local coffee.
Then your personal hair stylist arrives, followed by your
beautician and florist. The day is warming and
a gentle breeze wafts exotic scents in from the
rainforest beyond your balcony. You change into
your specially designed white sarong and top and collect your magnificent
bridal bouquet from the table as you make your way to the courtyard
where a sedan chair is waiting.
What will he think? The bearers also wearing tropical outfits and leis pick up the chair, and hoist you high onto their muscular bronzed shoulders. As they walk you calmly through the lush gardens, past exotic flowers and fruit trees, the sound of the waves increase. Your small party is joined by traditional drummers who play a sensuous, island beat as you make your way onto the longest stretch of dazzling white sand you've ever seen. With the vivid turquoise sea on one side, and the line of coconut palms on the other, your party moves down the beach towards a figure in white, standing in the shade of a coconut tree, near the waters edge. His smile is as dazzling as his casually elegant white outfit, a study in designer understatement.
As the chair is lowered to the sand, the celebrant moves forward to greet you, and under an unbroken blue sky, with the sound of the waves and the sea birds, you and your loved one enter a new life together.
A DREAM?...........
.................A FANTASY?
For some. For others this is how they will be married, and they have the photos to prove it. Not in some far flung island retreat, but in the sophistication and tropical charm only found in one special place in Australia. The place known around the world for its chic lifestyle and A-list visitors
