Welcome to Shire Bride

Thank you to Darlene Andrews, IMAGE Photography, Jetty Blue, NKD’s Photography and Snappytim Photography for the use of their great photos in the guide and on this website.

Welcome to the fourth edition of Shire Bride: Southern Sydney’s Ultimate Wedding Guide – and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

Of all the publications we produce, I especially love putting together Shire Bride. It’s such fun choosing wedding pictures to use in the guide and dealing with our lovely advertisers – there is definitely something special about people who are in the wedding “industry”.

But one of the most special aspects is the chance to talk to couples about their hopes and aspirations for their weddings and helping make these dreams come true.

And it also brings back such happy memories for me. The other people in the office have learned to recognise that faraway look that sometimes comes into my eyes when I’m selecting shots to use. It means I’m thinking back to nearly 12 years ago and my own special day.

I can still remember every little detail, from the flowers I carried to the songs the band played (we waltzed to “Baby I Love Your Way”) and that indescribable feeling of being a princess for the day.

However, what seems to have faded a little into the mists of time is all the hard work and planning that went into making it a success. Make no mistake, planning a wedding is hard work so be sure to look after yourself and don’t overdo it. I only wish there had been a local guide like this to help me when I was doing my planning.

Packed into the following pages is plenty of good advice and a stack of wonderful businesses who will all go out of their way to help turn your dreams into reality. Please support them and let them support you through this most special of times – and don’t forget to tell them you saw their details in Shire Bride!

Enjoy!
Meg Galvin, Publisher, Shire Bride