Kiri and Aidan's Brunswick Thursday Megavibe Wedding in the Brunx

Real Weddings

6 Sept

I put a lot of effort into my marketing language to attract the right couples for me. Kiri and Aidan were a triumphant addition to my stable. They were a bloody dream to work with. Focused on the stuff that matters and not fussed on tradition. Yeh baby!

Their chosen venue was the excellent Brunswick Mess Hall whose events are managed by dynamic delight Luke.

They did photos pre wedding, walking the Brunswick streets with photographer Michael Briggs., who is one of Aidan’s oldest mates. They are fun and totally non traditional, embracing the gritty neighbourhood and their quirky personalities.

They gathered with their best man and single bridesmaid in the Little Mess beergarden pre ceremony, sharing drinks and laughs as we did the final run through. They were walking the aisle together, preceded by their mates.

Up till the last minute Kiri had planned to play a romantic track to walk in to. I arrived on the day and their DJ and my mate Dan Toop told me excitedly that they were going to walk the aisle to Regurgitator’s Song Formerly Known As. See my face? It is pumped for that! What a vibe to set early!

Ooee- and did it? Those big bass lines and fun lyrics. The entire crowd was up clapping, cheering and high fiving them as they arrived. We followed it with a lively, funny ceremony that celebrated their quirks, their pets and their love for each other.

The night kicked off with a run through a footy style banner, lotttts of drinks and rowdiness and a very energetic dance floor. I actually had to drag myself home. I was so caught up in the energy of it- and the joy of working with a cracking fun team of vendors, I could’ve easily kicked on.

Their love party happened a year later than planned thanks to Covid. Oh, and did I mention it was a Thursday? Weekday weddings ftw. Day off Friday and then into the weekend. Happy freaking days!

Kiri and Aidan provide their answers to my q’s below along with their dream team vendor list who 100% got on board the vibes.

1. What was the best decision you made?

We focused on the vibe that we wanted for the day, rather than trying to create a picture perfect wedding. We wanted fun and colour and laughs and defs no bullshit, so we based all of our decisions on capturing that feeling. This meant we could say no to traditions that didn’t suit us – we got ready in the same house, got our photos out of the way before the ceremony and walked down the aisle together.

And we could say yes to things that did work for us – crashing through a footy banner to start the reception, slipping on some Cons when we wanted to dance and even changing the song we walked down the aisle to less than 24 hours before the ceremony (and, man, did Regurgitator set a vibe for us!).

This also meant that we only worked with professionals who made us feel good (bonus: afterwards we had heaps of people telling us about how amazing and fun they found our celebrant, photographer, videographer, DJ, florist and venue staff).

2. Did anything not go to plan/ what would you do differently?

Aidan hates being dry during speeches at a wedding. Nothing sucks the atmosphere out of a party quite like a long speech coupled with an early drinking buzz fading into oblivion. Before Aidan’s speech he called for everyone to go to the bar to replenish – this worked really well for the guests but was probably a bit presumptive and demanding of the poor bar staff that didn’t see it coming. We’d definitely word everyone up about possible peaks in demand if we had our time again.

3. What was your fave part of the day?

Walking down the aisle together. We’d already spent a couple of hours hanging with family and our besties, having a drink and taking care of photos, and we were both just so ready to go. What blew us away was the reception we received from all of our guests, though. Maybe it was because it was the first time most people had been out since Covid, maybe it was because we had the bar serving from the moment people arrived, maybe our guests just like us a little… Whatever the reason, everyone just had the biggest smiles on their faces and were cheering us on like we were little athletics superstars. Pats on the back, squeezes of the arm, high fives akimbo – the perfect start to formalities!

4. In a few words - what advice would you give couples planning their wedding now?

We got really good advice from our photographer, Briggsy, whom Aidan’s known since they were teenagers working at Coles together. Really early on he said that all you really need to get married is a celebrant and the witnesses, everything else is gravy so don’t sweat the small stuff and just do what works for you.