14 The Forbes ADVOCATE, Saturday, March 23, 2013 E-mail: [email protected]
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Love sealed at Lavender BayIt was a beautiful September
day when Stephanie Catto wedWynton Brown.
Stephanie, a marketer in med-ical devices, is the daughter ofGeoff and Kathy Catto of Forbes.
Wynton, an accountant, issthe son of Geoff and DianneBrown of North Rocks.
The couple married at WendyWhiteley’s Secret Garden inLavender Bay at 3.30pm on Fri-
day, September 14, 2012.Stephanie chose a silver raw
silk gown custom made by de-signer Elena Kozlova.
The strapless gown featured asweetheart neckline with fishtailskirt and train complemented bya ruffle down the left-hand side.
Crystals were intricately handsown into the centre of the ruffle.
Stephanie accessorised theoutfit with crystal drop earrings
and a bracelet from Elena Ko-zlova.
Supporting the bride wasfriend Lyndal Wellard and thebride’s sisters Fiona Druitt, EllenHumbert and Michelle Catto.
The women all wore navyone-shoulder floor length dresseswith their own preferred hair-styles and accessories.
The bride and her brides-maids all carried bouquets ofroses and berries.
Wynton was supported by hisfriend and best man NathanRyan, friends and groomsmenJason Kinnane, Matthew Coleand his brother Derryn Brown,who was also a groomsmen.
The men chose grey woolthree piece suits with navy ties.
Stephanie walked down theaisle to the song ‘Losing You’ byJohn Butler.
After the ceremony, instead ofhiring cars the bridal party werepicked up by a boat in LavenderBary and taken over the harbourto a cocktail reception in theGreen Room at Quay Restaurant.
Decorations consisted ofvases of roses with tortured wil-low hanging with glass tea lightholders.
The decorations were kept toa minimum to allow for spectac-ular views of the Harbour Bridgeand Sydney Opera House.
The wedding cake was a two-tier red velvet cake with mochaganache made by Faye Cahill.
The cake featured elegantlines and finish with pearlisedtaupe icing, a hand piped patternon the bottom tier and a band ofsilver leaf on the top with ivorysugar roses.
Stephanie and Wynton en-joyed their first dance to ‘Lucky’by Jason Mraz.
Wedding photography was bythe couple’s friend, Matt Rogers.
After the wedding the couplehoneymooned for two weeks inCambodia and Thailand.
While in Cambodia the cou-ple travelled to Phnom Pehn andthen to Siem Reap to visit the an-cient temples and then flew toPhuket for some relaxation.
ABOVE: Stephanie and Wynton Brown.
ABOVE RIGHT: Lyndal Wellard, Nathan Ryan,Michelle Catto, Matthew Cole, Wynton and
Stephanie Brown, Jason Kinnane, Fiona Druitt,Ellen Hurbert and Derryn Brown.
Vintage dress onglamorous day
A classic 1940s inspired vin-tage style ivory gown was cho-sen by Samantha Phillips whenshe married John O’Brien onJanuary 26, 2013.
The gown featured stunningintricate beading woventhrough lace on the entire dresswith full black lace with pearlbuttons down the centre.
Samantha, the daughter ofNeil Phillips and SharonStraney of Forbes, and John, apolice officer and the son ofTim O’Brien and Judy O’Brienof Parkes, married at theBedgerabong race ground at3pm.
Supporting the bride wereSamantha’s sister and maid ofhonour Rebecca Phillips andfriends Naomi Wallace,Danielle Griffiths, KirshiahHopkins and Natalie Hunter.
John was supported byfriend and best man NathanBaker, brother groomsmenGary O’Brien and friends NoelFreeman, Mick Woods andDale Holmes.
The wedding party was ac-companied by flowergirl BronteBennett.
Entertainment during theceremony was by Emily and
Celia Pavey.Family and friends ad-
journed to the Bedgerabongrace hall for the reception.
Entertainment at the recep-tion was by Shorty Dwyer.
Memories of Samantha andJohn’s wedding were capturedby Anita Redfern Photography.
The happy couple honey-mooned in Nelsons Bay beforereturning to their home.
Joyful weddingBeauty Therapist Ashlee Gro-
gan exchanged vows with teacherJustin Hoy at Wheogo Park,Forbes, on Saturday, September29, 2012 at 3pm.
Ashlee, the daughter of JohnGrogan of Grenfell and Nigel andJoanne Taylor of Caragabal, chosean ivory gown for her wedding.
The gown featured a smalltrain from a gather at the waistwith a bodice covered in pearls.
Ashlee also wore an ivory veilwith scattered pearls.
Accessories included a pearlbraceltt and drop pearl earrings.
Ashlee was assisted by friendsand bridesmaids Eloise Troy,
Krystle Eppelstun, Anna Brenner,Hollie Forde and Caitlin McAway.
The bridesmaids wore full-length one shoulder hot pinkgowns.
All the women carried smallbouquets of hot pink and whitegerberas.
Justin, the son of Lester Hoyand Kim Maslen of Dubbo, wasassisted by his brother and bestman Clinton Hoy.
The other groomsmen were thebride’s brother Charlie Groganand friends Michael Cooper,Mathew Cowell and TimothyWren.
All the men wore black suitswith white pin stripes fromGunn’s Mensland.
The bridal party also includedflowergirls and nieces of the bride,Chloe and Olivia Brackenrig. Thelittle girls wore and ivory dresseach with a hot pink sash.
The bride’s brother, Sam Tay-lor, was the page boy.
After the ceremony family andfriends returned to the ForbesServices Memorial Club for thereception.
The wedding cake was a two-tiered black and white cake madeby Jenny McNickle and SandyDeath.
Music was by DJ AnthonyBrown of Young.
Photos of the day were cap-tured by Jen Napier.
The couple have made theirhome in Forbes.
Natalie Hunter, Kirshiah Hopkins, Naomi Wallace, DanielleGriffiths, Rebecca Phillips, Samantha and John O’Brien,
Nathan Baker, Dale Holmes, Gary O’Brien, Noel Freemanand Mick Woods.
John and SamanthaO’Brien.
The wedding party (back) Clinton Hoy, Caitlin McAway, MathewCowell, Ashlee and Justin Hoy, Eloise Troy, (front) Michael
Cooper, Anna Brenner, Krystle Eppelstun, Hollie Forde, TimothyWren and Charlie Grogan.
Justin and Ashlee Hoy.
