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love.

“The food was delicious and then there was the
cheese tower as our wedding cake!

Yes, I know I’m French, but it was an absolute hit!”

“As I began to look for a private house that could dinner drinks and an intimate dinner in the rainforest.
accommodate us all, I came across The Rainforest “The food was delicious and then there was the cheese
Estate. Situated on nine acres of lush tropical tower as our wedding cake! Yes, I know I’m French,
rainforest, it was simply heavenly, I immediately fell but it was an absolute hit!” she said.
in love with it.” Yolaine said. “Paul’s family booked Finding the talented Connor Reid and his acoustic
a beautiful Airbnb close by in Newell beach and our guitar also gave her another idea. While she was
friends the Sheraton Mirage and a quirky little spot absolutely not a singer, Yolaine decided to sing her
called the Artists’ Nook.” vows! “A surprise, it was such a touching moment for
“After doing some more research, I picked Gab at us all and I will be forever grateful to him for helping
Nine Blooms for my florals and Jason ‘The Raw me pull it off. We laughed and cried. The ceremony
Photographer’ to capture it all. I was so excited; I loved was exactly what we wanted, intimate, emotional and
their creativity! we were so happy that we were surrounded by our
Yolaine then turned to Kylie and the Eventcore team, closest family and friends and our beautiful girls,”
hoping they could bring it all together. Kylie knew the Yolaine told the Magazine.
house and had an immediate plan of action. “We could not have asked for more from our private
The location was superb, and Kylie suggested the house in the rainforest. Spending five days there, we
gorgeous giant gold bamboo shrub for a ceremony extended our special wedding day. The day after we
location. Yolaine also loved the idea that everything chilled out around the pool – perfect! And for the
was happening in three different locations (ceremony, remainder we showed our friends and family our
reception and dinner), yet all in one place! Kylie and favourite Port Douglas spots. Think Melaleuca,
Yolaine were really on the same page in terms of style Mossman Gorge, The Wildlife Habitat, Sunday
which made the whole process very enjoyable for Markets, the Iron Bar, the shops and so the list goes
the couple. “Adding the gorgeous Anna to our mix on. It was a ton of fun!” she said.
as celebrant, things were naturally evolving, I felt our “Even though our whole wedding was arranged
plans were coming together perfectly with our style,” virtually, the planning was so easy. I felt like I knew
she said. all my providers personally by the time I met them in
As a chef the last provider was a very important one person. To be honest, we felt that they all went above
for Yolaine… the food! and beyond to make it one of the best days of our lives
and they will forever be our ‘dream team’.”
Magic Mouthfuls came recommended and worked
closely with her to fulfil a vision - grazing table for pre-

OUR DR E A M T E A M
Wedding Planner: Eventcore
Wedding & Reception: Private House – The Rainforest Estate
Florals: Nine Blooms
Photography: The Raw Photographer
Celebrant: Anna de Soltwedel
Catering: Magic Mouthfuls
Hair and MU: Rachael Gregory
Music: Connor Reid
Bride dressed by: Grace loves lace
Groom dressed by: The bride