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i am susan thye. aka chocolatesuze. lives in sydney, australia. born 30.5.83. hitched to noods. started The Biscuit Tree. this is a food and lifestyle blog. i like cheeseburgers, ice cream, macarons and Reuben sandwiches :D
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Arlene and Michael's wedding, lunch reception at Ottoman
28 July 2010, 09:18
On Saturday I had the privilege of being Arlene’s bridesmaid along with the awesome Shirley and Lisa and we had an absolute blast! It was pretty crazy in the morning getting to Westin hotel to do our hair and makeup and some photos on the super sexy level 6 but unfortch no photos of us running around getting ready haha
We arrive at the Garrison Church to the sounds of bells ringing and get ready to enter. It was my first time being a bridesmaid and let me tell you walking down the aisle first is insanely terrifying especially walking in shoes that weren’t sneakers!
Erm I was more happy than I looked but was concentrating too much on not falling over haha
Made it to the altar without falling over woohoo and now the moment everyone is waiting for… Arlene and her dad!
Squeee
Apparently there was a no photo rule during the ceremony but there was an awesome candle lighting and the beautiful Amazing Grace was sung and I just about teared up when Michael and Arlene said their vows. I’m so happy for you guys!
Hullo family
Baulko crew- Soph, Jess, Kev, Ev and me
After some photos around the Rocks area the bridal party make our way to Ottoman (Pier 2/13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point) where the sun streams through the entire restaurant and candles/lights are suspended in vases above our heads.
Instead of a well wishes sign-in book there was a mini chest of drawers filled with awesome old skool postcards to leave a message in the birdcage.
Each guest had a gorgeous sprig of flowers with name card at their seats and the bonbonniere were books of recipes provided by some of the guests
Michael and Arlene make their entrance
Arlene’s mum made her wedding dress and it was so freaking beautiful!
There was a tea ceremony for the family
BAHAHA I couldn’t resist!
My pretty bouquet
Aaand another shot
And now time for da food! Baskets of piping hot, fluffy pide bread arrive
Entree of King prawn with shitake mushrooms & baby spinach; salmon, cray & prawn wrapped in vine leaves and lightly battered; zuchinni flowers stuffed with goats fetta (not shown cos they came later). I loved the lemon and yoghurt sauce that was drizzled over the prawn and could’ve licked the plate clean that stuff was gold! I loved the zuchinni flower which was crisp, light and not at all oily.
Noods was given a vegetarian entree cos he can’t eat prawns and by the time I took a photo of my entree he’d managed to eat everything on his plate WITHOUT SHARING tsk tsk no love!
Alternate servings of Char grilled Wagyu beef served on potato puree, black cabbage and king brown mushrooms. Usually I dread getting the beef at weddings with more than 100 people but was pleasantly surprised that it had not been killed. The beef was cooked a little more than medium but was well rested, super juicy and pretty damn tasty. Wish there was more of it though cos Noods was very reluctant to part with half haha
Char grilled Kingfish served with olive oil braised leeks, carrots and preserved lemon mayo. I wasn’t a huge fan of the mayo and would’ve liked to have more of the lemon & yoghurt sauce from the entree haha but the kingfish was a pretty huge serving
Dessert was a quivering rectangle of kazandibi, a caramelised rice pudding; baklava drenched in syrup and a stretchy dondurma (Turkish ice cream).
Quick snap with my fav photographers in the world- Trish (and Vic) from Tealily Photography
The beautiful wedding cake was made by Shirley and isn’t it a beauty! It was a carrot cake with layers of cream cheese icing oh baby so good
Cutting da cake
Getting ready for the bouquet toss
Ribbons ribbons everywhere!
A cup of tea to end the night and our slice of wedding cake to take home
Uh no photo of Michael with us haha but congrats you guys! I <3 you both and hope you have a fantastic time in the states!
Back to home
What a sweet and lovely wedding! You all look so pretty and love the shots of your bouquet!
— Rhonda (thedaintybaker) Jul 28, 09:34 AM #Oh I love weddings. The bird cage idea is so sweet and the bouquet is so pretty.
— Phuoc'n Delicious Jul 28, 11:06 AM #You all looked fabulous! Such a gorgeous wedding and the bridal dress looks amazing! Can’t believe your friends mum made it. Major credit to her!
Food looks delicious too! ; )
— Brenda Jul 28, 11:40 AM #Aw Suze you looked absolutely beautiful, the bride did too :) Oh how awesome did that steak look om nom nom
— Lulu Jul 28, 12:56 PM #hey I noticed you have a photo of the Baulko crew. Are you from Baulkham Hills? I grew up there and still refer to visiting my parents in ‘Baulko.’
Loved your comments about the bridesmaid shoes. I can definately relate.
Looks like you had a fun day. Being a bridesmaid can sometimes be stressful.
— Anita Jul 28, 01:17 PM #Beautiful photos, you look stunning. Congratulations to your friend Arlene and Michael.
The cake is absolutely awesome looking. So cool how your friend Shirley made it herself =)
— mashi Jul 28, 01:43 PM #Everything looks so simple, but gorgeous!
— Fiona Jul 28, 08:31 PM #Such original wedding ideas! I love the pretty orange bridesmaids’ dresses and a carrot wedding cake! Best wishes to the couple!
— Moya Jul 28, 09:01 PM #that’s really weird. i think i actually walked past this place/reception after coming back from Cockatoo Island Biennale and got off at Pier 2/3. i noticed there was something happening there and i think it must have been this wedding reception. how funny! :-)
— Simon Food Favourites Jul 28, 11:28 PM #OH HAI VICTORB!
— FFichiban Jul 29, 12:10 AM #oh my – how stunning!!!! Everything looks so wonderful!
— Lisa Jul 29, 09:09 AM #Aww weddings make me smile =) Pretty bridemaids and beautiful bride. And I LOVE the wedding cake, simple but stunning!
— angie Jul 29, 11:45 AM #aww what a beautiful wedding! I love the idea of the sign-in cards and I also love the idea of and afternoon reception. awww… i love weddings and yay for not stumbling down the aisle in heels! :D
— Betty @ The Hungry Girl Jul 29, 11:23 PM #Thanks for being an awesome bridesmaids Suze! You looked very graceful on the day, no tripping noticeable! And thanks for the photos noods :) It was so lovely having you both there.
— Lene Aug 1, 10:57 AM #I love the pretty purple flowers on the wedding cake!
— karen (missklicious) Aug 1, 12:10 PM #