Luxe Elopements

Byron Bay, Tweed & Gold Coast. Luxe Elopements are for couples who want to express their love intimately, styled and effortlessly.

Cabarita

Ashlie + Alisha @ Cabarita, Same-Sex Wedding

MRS + MRS 😍

Ashlie + Alisha officially tied the knot with their 5 x little people as witnesses ✨ Well, our team was the “official” witnesses on the legals 🤣

Cabarita beach was recently voted number #1 beach in Australia! Secret little spot inbetween Byron Bay and the Gold Coast ☀️

We rolled up to a double rainbow 🌈 which reappeared just as Ash was saying her vows! Could it get anymore romantic!?

In Ash’s words:

Tell Us About Your Experience With Luxe Elopements?

“What a great one it was… We can’t thank them enough! We were suppose to get married a few weeks ago, except we went in to lockdown…after an emotional day within 5 days we had a new date and SJ worked to rebook all our vendors and ensure we were all set again…it was effortless for us and she took out all the stress.

Jacqui the hair and make up lady was incredible. She smiled away and chatted with our 3 girls as she did their hair first, she was just so lovely and down to earth and our looks at the end were just stunning- we wish we never had to take the make up off.

SJ is lovely, she makes you feel super relaxed from the first second you meet her and it just makes the whole taking posed photos relaxed and enjoyable. She certainly knows her lighting and how to capture those perfect shots.

Leisa who we used as our celebrant…my gosh- her ceremony she wrote for us was just perfection, it had tears welling up in our eyes and tears of laughter too, she knew just the right length of ceremony to do to keep our little ones happy, the whole day was perfect thanks to this team they are just AMAZING!

We didn’t have to worry about a single thing! They did the timeline, organised our flowers, location, all of it, and it was how we pictured it perfectly.”

Thank YOU both for making our “jobs” so much fun 😍

Dream Team

Wedding Planner @luxeelopements_byronbay

Photography @lady_bella_australia 

Celebrant @ceremoniesbyleisa

Florist @sevenbloomscasaurina 

Personalised Cookies @nundericookies 

Silk bouquet ribbon @thewholebride 














































































Christina + Byron @ Cabarita Cove, Tweed Coast

Christina and Byron met each other at school after a friend introduced them, their first official date, at 14 (awwww) was at a local park. Now 10 years on the couple have two beautiful children together and one on the way.

Initially booking a Byron Bay wedding, but with Byron opening up around the same time all the accommodation was booked. So the couple elected to book an Airbnb in near by Murwillumbah along the river and an easy 15 minute drive to Cabarita Cove.

Cabarita Cove is a small, picturesque bay located nearby to Australia’s number one rated beach Cabarita. The Cove is one of our favourite places to hold an elopement or wedding ceremony. Electing to get married with just them and their two children, the ceremony was nestled on Cabarita Cove Beach with the Panama trees and the headland providing natural privacy and a beautiful backdrop to the celebration.

After the ceremony and some shots on the beach we meandered along the easy walk (even for the children) to the Caba headland. The Golden Light from the Headland to take in the spectacular views a combinations that creates magical portraits.



Vendor Credits

Planner @luxeelopements_byronbay

Photography @lady_bella_australia

Celebrant @ceremoniesbyleisa

Floristry @_pikt

Jess + James @ Cabarita, Tweed Coast

“Amazing!!!! Completely stress free & purely the way “we” wanted it & nobody else. If I had to do it all again, I would do it exactly the same. SJ & her team were a delight to work with from beginning to end. Creating a beautiful stress free relaxing day exactly the way we wanted it. I highly recommend this beautiful team of creatives.” – Jess + James

ABOUT THE DAY 

Set up in the back yard of Grounds of Cabarita was where the ceremony was to take place; we love a relaxed house elopement. Sun filtered through the bamboo, the pool was right next to us. It was the perfect place to elope on a gorgeous beachy afternoon.

Their two daughters wore matching flower dresses and threw petals down for mum as she walked the isle. They told us they loved the slick modern look –
Jess wore a banging short wedding dress that showed off her amazing legs, paired with a beautiful long veil. She looked outstanding and totally rocked it!

They chose a colour palette of Peach and cream; it was very peachy mixed with dried flower trend! The flowers were so bright and beautiful and POPPED off the backdrop of the bamboo. Simply stunning.

They pulled on our heartstrings with their heartfelt vows and had our team in tears, we laughed with them as they rocked back and fourth on the egg chair and got BOMBARDED by their little girls!

Some of our favourite moments were distracting the girls with Piggybacks so that mum + dad could get some private and intimate moments photographed. Assistant Emily took both girls around the yard smelling flowers and looking at the chickens to give them some alone time to connect as Sarah-Jane captured.

ABOUT THE LOCATION / VENUE

Grounds of Cabarita: The modern beach cottage. A 1960’s style house that provides the ultimate beach house stay! It’s located in the heart of Cabarita, a 5-minute walk to main Cabarita and to all restaurants/cafes.

The vibe of this place is incredible; it remains calm and quiet despite being around the corner from the main street. There is a spacious backyard for play, and a pool for those who prefer sand-less swims.

It was an idea location for a backyard elopement. Modest yet aesthetically pleasing, homely yet modern, beachy but not pretentious.

ABOUT THE COUPLE

Jess and James met a long time ago back when they were both teenagers; Jess was James’s sister’s best friend. It was love back then, but 15yrs later at Katie’s wedding is where things really kicked off. Maturity had graced them both and there was an immediate attraction.

Attraction and connection is a fiery combination! They spent 4 days together laughing and reliving old high school days. After that a long distant relationship begun!

12 years together and two very adorable girls later they are still smiling and laughing with each other! James proposed in 2017 on NYE.

This family is full of pure joy and humour; we spent the ENTIRE time laughing alongside them! Engraved on the inner side of their wedding rings was “Together in mutual weirdness” – we absolutely LOVED that!

J: “I love everything about Jess; although she must be a nut case to put up with me for so many years.  Our relationship is easy and I feel so loved by Jess.  She is a wonderful mother to our daughters and I’m happiest when we are together.”


Jess: “James has a drive, determination and passion that sets him apart from any man I’ve known. I adore everything about James.”

HOW DID THEY TELL THEIR LOVED ONES?

This was ALMOST a couple’s only elopement!! The only people present were their two daughters and Jess’s mum. For this couple, they believe marriage and love is something between the two who share it. They kept it between them, and told those necessary after the big day.

VENDORS

Wedding Planner @luxeelopements_byronbay 
Photography + MUA @lady_bella_australia 
Hair Styling @salon5sixty_weddings 
Celebrant @chiquita_weddings 
Florist @sevenbloomscasaurina
Accommodation @groundsatcabarita
Reception @haylconhouse_ @paperdaisy