These two adorable adventure seekers have been together for almost a decade and have travelled to nearly 40 countries in that time… and so their epic Dunkeld elopement ceremony was nothing short of breathtaking!
Eddie and Noirín are two of the most loveable people you’d ever meet and together they are this powerhouse of good vibes and laughs, charming anyone who’s lucky enough to enter into their orbit.
Noirín and Eddie’s delightful love story opens down under at Queensland’s sunny Airlie Beach. Our newly arrived backpacking-ready Irish lass and English lad met onboard a vessel aptly named the Broomstick. They were instantly attracted to each other’s infectious energy and spent 3 blissful days sailing around the Whitsundays touring the Great Barrier Reef, drinking goon and having the ‘craic’ into the early hours. By the end of the trip they knew that they have found in each other a life long friend. And when they caught up in Brisbane they took their friendship to the next level and witnessed their electric connection grow in leaps and bounds. There was a 2am kiss at a bus stop, first date rollerblading around the city and declarations of love made under a tree in the pouring rain. They became absolutely inseparable, doing everything they can in order to spend every moment together.
Hand in hand as the ultimate adventure duo Eddie and Noirín travelled the world and the seven seas, at the same time making their home base in Melbourne. So whilst on a great outdoor tour of Tassie and after a massive hike around picturesque Cradle mountain, a very nervous Eddie asked Noirín to marry him.
The following year saw the world come to a grinding halt under a global pandemic, but that did not stop Noirín and Eddie’s plans to become married. That’s where I came into the picture. Noirín got in touch with me (after seeing my ‘Celebrant Jam’ sign out the front of my house on their local walks) about their dream of a mountain elopement. And when they told me that they had enlisted the amazing Jackson Grant to be their photographer on the day, I knew that this is going to be a bloody ripper!
Noirín and Eddie had decided on having their elopement in Dunkeld, a beautiful town based at the foot of the Grampians. And so they went out there one weekend to suss out the perfect ceremony spot. They drove around and was literally checking out gumtrees from the side of the road, which raised the attention of a certain farmer whose property the gumtrees were on. Next minute Noirín mustered up all her Irish charm and courage and drove up to the farm gate to ask the farmer if they could have permission to get married under one of the gumtrees on his property. The farmer had a good chuckle and proceeded to welcome Eddie and Noirín onto his property and show them around. He gave them the green light to take their pick of any gumtree for their elopement ceremony. And that’s how we ended up with the most epic mountain views as the backdrop for Eddie and Noirín’s ceremony.
On the day of their wedding Noirín and Eddie woke up together and got ready at their lux boutique Salt Creek Cottage accommodation. The morning skies were shrouded in clouds of grey with patches of drizzle coming down from time to time. I arrived on the property to greet our lovely farmer and his wife who were also our official ceremony witnesses to Eddie and Noirín’s marriage. A patch of drizzle came down as Eddie joined us on our drive out to our gumtree to set up for the ceremony. We arrived to find a flock of sheep hanging about, with a family of emus grazing in the distance. And not long after, the farmer’s old white stallion wanders over to have a sticky beak at what we are up to. The skies then thankfully cleared as we got ourselves ready in anticipation of Noirín’s arrival, the sun even came out at some point during Eddie and Noirín’s ceremony, it was simply perfect. I put it down to Noirín’s luck-of-the-Irish!
As for our stunning bride Noirín, she made her spectacular entrance in a vintage white VW beetle driving wildly through the paddock like a mad rally race driver, with the hilarious Jackson Grant squished in the back. Noirín emerged gloriously from the VW beetle and our soon to be newlyweds greeted each other with pure joy!
Eddie and Noirín’s ceremony was full of heart and at one point I read out letters from their darling parents blessing our lovers with their words of support and happiness. Nolz and Eddie then made their vows to each other for their life ahead as a married couple. We then showered them in a burst of confetti as they sealed their vows with a kiss. We signed the official marriage papers with our fabulous farmers and had a winning champaign toast before our ‘Just Married!’ newlyweds drove off in their little VW beetle.
Our newly married husband and wife shared their first dance on an empty stretch of road in front of some moody cloudy cliffs before returning to their ceremony gumtree for a deluxe picnic set up by local businesses Premium Picnic teamed with Simson and Co.
These two epic lovers know how to dream big and adventure even bigger! It was such a pleasure to be a part of their wedding day and I can’t wait to see what they get up to as team Neddie the ultimate husband and wife adventure duo.
Marriage Celebrant: Celebrant Jam
Photography: Jackson Grant
Videography: Moment Seeker
Accommodation: Salt Creek Cottage
Florist: Naomi Rose
Picnic: Premium Picnic
Food: Simson and Co
Wheeles: Hire a Kombi
