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In honour of Mamamia’s new wedding planning podcast Hitched, we wanted to celebrate (and perve on) YOUR weddings.

Each week, we’ll deep dive into one Aussie couple’s wedding day to bring you all the details about the important stuff.From the practical things like the dress and vendors to the words of wisdom they wish they’d heard before their big day, below you’ll find everything you want to know.

Oh, there are lots of beautiful photos too.

This week’s Wedding of the Week is Sarah and Megan’s laid back party wedding which took place before Australia voted YES for marriage equality. Enjoy!Don’t forget to Subscribe to Hitched here.

The basics.

Who: Sarah, 27, and Megan, 30, from NSW

Wedding date: October 7, 2017

Number of guests: 150

Wedding budget: Between $45,000 and $50,000

Photography: Scott Lahiff, The Wanderers

Sarah and Megan's love story.

"Megan and I met where all good love stories start… online. This was pre-Tinder days and we found each other through a poorly named lesbian-dating app called Brenda. We lived nearly four hours apart but coincidentally found out we had mutual friends. It was destiny."

"Megan and I eventually met up and hit it off so there was a lot of driving up and down the coast. Megan moved in with me over her uni holidays and then I moved to Sydney with her while she finished school. We ended up moving back to my small town in country NSW, and bought a house and are proud mothers to our baby (dog).

"I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 19, two years before Megan and I met. It was tough dealing with it at the start. It was hard for Megan, being a nurse, and wanting to commit to me, even though she was caring for people all day, and then signing up to potentially care for me too.

"We got engaged on the October 21, 2016 and started planning our wedding about 11 months in advance. We were obviously extremely excited! To us, marriage is a face full of wrinkles from a lifetime of smiles, being the first thought in the morning and the last thought at night time. And lots of cuddles and snuggles."

The wedding dresses.

Sarah's wedding dress: Allure Bridal, Brides of Sydney

Megan's wedding dress: Atelier Rose Bridal

"I went dress shopping with my sister and cousin, it was awesome. The dress I ended up wearing was completely left field for me. My sister said I should just try it on to rule out that type of dress. But it ended up being the one I chose. We had lots of fun and lots of laughs."

"Megan went shopping with my mum. The first day, they couldn't find anything so we planned to go again. Her experience was pretty relaxing... to begin with.

"I knew [everything with the dresses] would fall into place, so I wasn’t worried about the process. Megan, on the other hand, was a punish! She was stressing for months before the wedding, saying she wanted to buy another dress. I have no idea why as she looked absolutely incredible on our day. In the end, she came around.

"I definitely had that movie-like 'aha' moment. As soon as I saw myself in it I just knew, and when [my sister and cousin] saw me in the dress, they cried. It was the same for Megan, even though both our dresses were very different to what we both thought we'd end up wearing."

Sarah and Megan's bridal hair, makeup and final touches.

Sarah and Megan's wedding hair and makeup: Makeup by Bonnie Lee (MBL)

Sarah and Megan's wedding shoes: both from Nine West

Sarah and Megan's jewellery: "A good friend gave us beautiful Thomas Sabo bracelets and we both wore them on the day of our wedding."

Other: "Megan wore a veil."

"I let the girls around me decide on most things for my bridal style, I'm not too fantastic when it comes to hair and makeup. That said, they wanted my hair in a different style, but it didn't make me feel like a princess, so we changed it up. Megan's bridal style was natural makeup with a tinge of rose gold, natural hair - nothing too over the top."

"We both felt very confident and beautiful on the day. That was our day to shine and we definitely felt like princesses. Megan has never been confident as the centre of attention, but she definitely stole the show and felt like royalty."

The bridal party.

Bridesmaid dresses and shoes: Chose and purchased their own.

Jewellery: Custom gifts from My Jewellery Store

"Megan and I had five bridesmaids each and we were worried about different styles/colours clashing with our dresses for photos, so we thought the best way to ‘blend’ everyone in was for them to all have different styles and colours."

"We chose a a complimentary colour palettes for each party [cool tones for Sarah and warmer tones for Megan] that and told the girls to find a dress they liked in that palate. They paid for their own dresses, so they could spend as much/little as they wanted. We couldn’t afford to pay for everything as double bridal parties means double the hair, makeup and bouquets! Not all the girls lived in the same country too, so that process also made it easier to find something they could actually try on and feel comfortable in.

"We're really happy with how it worked out. Being a bridesmaid can cost a lot with the bridal party and travelling costs, so we wanted to make it as cheap as possible for them. The bridesmaids wore their own shoes, we just requested they be beige in colour, and they either bought new ones or wore ones they already owned. We ‘proposed’ to our maids with earrings as a present and they wore them on the day.

"Our bridal parties consisted of family and long time friends. They helped us set up, make our signs and wedding favours, and helped with the general flow of the day. The biggest help was having them in charge of anything that could cause extra stress for us on the day!

"My gorgeous bridesmaids all have played a massive part in my life, I love them all so much and wouldn't be the person I am today without their love and support. I'm grateful."

The ceremony and reception.

Amy Clark

Lifestyle Editor

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