LOU & JACK’S WEDDING - STONEHURST - HUNTER VALLEY

Imagine this...

You've planned this day for over a year. Your guests have travelled from all over the country to celebrate with you. You've booked the most incredible venue. You'll be having dinner outside with all of your favourite people together, under the stars and festoon lights. The tables are set with gorgeous flowers, the jam favours are out (made from fruit from your own garden!) and the tables are looking incredible. You can't wait for everyone to come together on this balmy summer evening. Then you check the weather forecast... Rain.

Jack was not having a bar of it! I think everyone was a little worried. But Jack wasn't. He made the call to forge ahead with their outdoor reception despite the threat of rain, and boy, I'm glad they did! Luckily the rain didn't eventuate, and it was the most amazing evening, just as they had imagined.

When I met up with Lou and Jack to talk about their plans, Jack mentioned a tree he really wanted to include in some photographs. I was thinking "oh yeah, one of the big trees on the property at Stonehurst." But no. This was a huge dead tree on the side of the road. Our plan was "we'll just wing it!". So we all piled into cars and drove to the location of the tree. It turned out it was on someone's property. So what does Jack do? He starts jogging up to the owner's house to ask them if we can get some photos with their tree (so committed!). As we were waiting for Jack to return, a car pulled up in the driveway. It was the owners of the property, and they were more than happy to have us and welcomed us with open arms. Jacks effort had paid off!

I feel like the "Jack's Tree" adventure is exactly how Lou and Jack look at life.

Lou's Dad mentioned during his speech that if Lou wanted to do something, she threw herself in, body and soul.

Jack and Lou have worked hard in their careers; they have travelled the world, bought their own home and worked so hard to live their best life. They are surrounded by beautiful friends and family. The types of people Lou and Jack have around them really says a lot about who they are.

Lou had worked away for months during the lead up to the wedding. I could feel the happiness radiating out of her as she looked around at all of their friends and family, appreciating every moment they were together.

I knew it was an absolute banger when we were all on the dance floor, and I glanced at my watch and realised I'd completely lost track of time and should have finished an hour ago!
What a day!