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WEDDING GUIDEA Centralian Advocate Advertising Feature
The spinifex room at DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs is one of the venues for a wedding reception
Perfect start toa great marriageCHOOSING the right venuefor your wedding is a great wayto get the marriage off to aperfect start.
Centralians are lucky in thatthere are many locations aroundthat really set the scene for anidyllic service and reception.
People travel halfway aroundthe world to get married atplaces such as Uluru — and wehave many top places within thetown or close by.
The Chifley Hotel offerscouples plenty of choice toensure their special day isone to remember for all theright reasons.
From the desired location tocatering needs, events and con-ference coordinator Lia Oliversaid The Chifley Hotel cancustomise their deals to suit eachindividual wedding.
‘‘We have one large room thatwe host most of the weddings in
as well as two large lawn areas socouples can have the ceremonyoutdoors and the reception in-doors or the other way around,’’she said.
‘‘We offer platters and catereddinners as well as buffet menus,we can accommodate whateverthe couples requests.
‘‘The bride and groom also geta complimentary stay in ourdeluxe room, as long as theybook in advance.’’
While wedding rates vary de-pending on what each couplerequires, locals will always get acheaper rate.
If you are looking for some-thing a little bit different, theDoubleTree by Hilton AliceSprings offers a great variety ofwedding venues.
As well as its Grand Ballroomand Spinifex Room, DoubleTreeby Hilton Alice Springs allowscouples to wed on the helipad
and upper or lower poolside. Ithas two wedding packages — theelegant silver wedding packageand simply grand gold weddingpackage — which help releasesome of the pressure that comeswith planning a wedding.
They differ somewhat butboth come standard with unlimi-ted consultation with the eventcoordinator, one complimentarysuite for the evening of thewedding including breakfast fortwo the following morning,sparkling wine served to allguests for toasts and cake cut-ting service.
Like The Chifley Hotel,DoubleTree by Hilton AliceSprings also has a special offerfor locals known as the Territor-ian Rate.
Surrounded by the pictur-esque ranges embracing AliceSprings, both venues will ensureyour wedding is one to be envied.
It’s a factTHE word ‘‘bride’’ comesfrom the Old English namefor ‘‘cook’’.
The custom of proposing onone knee originates from thedays of knighthood and chiv-alry when it was customaryfor a knight to dip his knee isa show of servitude to hismistress and his master.
Make sure you look youbest on your special dayUNLESS you are a dabhand at styling hair andapplying make-up, it isprobably wise to call inthe professionals onyour wedding day.
There is little time toexperiment before thebig day and mistakesonly hours before walk-ing down the aisle willonly add pressure towhat should be one ofthe most excitingevents of your life.
To ensure your hairand make-up comp-lements your skin tone,facial structure andwedding style, it is vitalto find an experiencedstylist and beautician.
With 20 years experi-ence in the industry,
the staff at Cherri Redwill ensure that thebride blossoms on herspecial day.
Not only will the teamo f s t y l i s t s a n dbeauticians take care ofthe bride and bridalparty’s hair and make-up but they will alsotravel to the bride’slocation hours beforethe wedding.
This saves unnecess-ary rushing around be-fore the ceremonyand reduces the chanceof running late tothe ceremony.
For those of youwho have becomebridezillas — relax.
Cherri Red has theperfect stress-detox.
From manicures andpedicures to spray tans,Cherri Red has a num-ber of pampering pack-ages to de-stress thebride and her bridalparty in the lead-up tothe wedding.
They can even caterpackages to suit eachindividual bride and herbridal party.
Just give them acall, or book an appoint-m e n t v i a t h e i rFacebook page.
To ensure you are theapple of everyone’s eye,ensure you hire an ex-perienced hair stylistand beautician wellin advance.
Finding right celebrantis the icing on the cakeLOCATION, location, location.
It is one aspect that really doesmake a wedding special as it sets adesired scene.
While many couples prefer to havea traditional wedding ceremony thattakes place in a church, locations ofsignificance have become muchmore popular.
From reflecting a couple’s person-ality to celebrating the place in whichthey met, modern wedding ceremon-ies have become conventional.
Beaches and wineries are favour-able locations due to their spectacu-lar scenery.
There was even a couple in Amer-ica who got married in a furniturestore last year, as it was where theyreconnected after last seeing eachother in high school.
If getting married at a specificlocation is something you are con-sidering, it is important to find amarriage celebrant that will cater toyour needs.
Meredith Campbell, for example,will work with each couple to per-sonalise their wedding in the RedCentre.
Registered since 1998, Ms Camp-
bell’s practice has married more than400 couples so she is certainlymore than capable of advising andassisting couples to create acustomised wedding.
She takes her time to get to knoweach couple and determine theirwishes and needs as well as ensuringtheir ceremony accords with all legalrequirements.
‘‘I accept all reasonable places forceremonies,’’ Ms Campbell said.
‘‘Even hot-air balloons.
‘‘I’ve delivered a few ceremonies inhot-air balloons now.
‘‘You can literally ‘get your feet offthe ground with Meredith’.’’
As for same-sex couples wanting totie the knot — while it may not belegalised in Australia yet, it is worthconsulting Ms Campbell.
‘‘As well as doing births, deathsand marriage ceremonies, I also dosame-sex commitment ceremonies,’’she said.
If a church is not for you or youwould like to take advantage of theRed Centre’s world-renowned scen-ery, a marriage celebrant is wellworth considering.
A little superstition to bring good luckMANY wedding super-stitions are closely relatedto good luck and bad luck.
One of the most familiarof these is the long-heldtradition of ‘‘somethingold, something new, some-thing borrowed, something
blue and a lucky sixpencein her shoe’’.
‘‘Something old’’ symbol-ises the connection thebride will maintain to herfamily and the past.
Many brides choose towear an heirloom piece of
jewellery or a wedding gownthat belonged to a motheror grandmother.
‘‘Something new’’ con-notes good fortune and suc-cess in the bride’s new life.
‘‘Something borrowed’’ re-minds the bride that friends
and family will be there forher whenever she may needtheir support, and can beanything she chooses.
‘‘Something Blue’’ de-notes faithfulness, whichdates back to biblical timeswhen blue represented pu-
rity and constancy. And ‘‘alucky sixpence in her shoe’’represents the wishes ofloved ones that the bridewill have financial securityand happiness.
While this saying datesback to Victorian times, it isstill practised today.