Anna & Dan’s Colourful Two Ton Max Wedding

Words by Lucy Wright / Images by Madeline Druce
December 13, 2016

“So, I think we should taco truck” was the line that started it all. It was Anna’s opener for asking Dan out and formed the inspiration for their colourful, Mexican-inspired wedding at Melbourne’s Two Ton Max.

Anna got her date with Dan just days before he left for a uni exchange semester in Norway. Of course, weeks of emailing ensued, and while it might not be the ideal medium for falling in love, it did offer the benefit of perfectly kept memories, which Anna collated in a neat little book. One night, Dan took Anna on a date that was the perfect replica of their very first, except this one ended reminiscing over their email love story. Anna shares, “on the very last page he had added a photo of us with the words ‘Will you marry me?’”

When it came to styling their wedding, it was all about the brights. “We love colour!” Anna tells us. “Our place is filled with little bits and pieces that are colourful and handmade. Thetis (from Sooti Events) picked up on our style straight away, and designed things based on that.” A vibrant ceremony at Heide Museum was followed by an even more vibrant celebration at the industrial Two Ton Max. With Mexican hints throughout and plenty of nods to Anna’s taco truck line, the space was styled with coloured bentwoods, handmade mobiles and a tropical foliage canopy by Badlands & Co.

Melbourne photographer Madeline Druce was the couple’s top choice and clearly she was the woman for the job. “So many people came up to tell me how impressed they were with Madeline – that she genuinely loves her job, and this shows in her work. It was an absolute treat to have such an amazing and talented photographer.”

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Anna was a little concerned about buying her dress online, but fortunately she had nothing to worry about. “I found an original vintage 1950s dress from Etsy store Dear Golden,” she tells us. “It fit perfectly! Oh I was so excited when it was delivered from the US. Cute and quirky… perfect.”
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Anna and Dan opted to for the pre-ceremony first look in their garden, but not everyone was delighted with how it went down. “Our dog, Ernest Hemingway, was very upset that Dan didn’t greet him properly,” Anna recalls. “He proceded to bark at him and jump all over his suit pants.” Not a great start!
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With a theme of lots of colour and a hint of Mexicana, Anna and Dan entrusted Sooti Events to take care of all the details. “There are so many vendors out there that it’s hard to know where to begin,” Anna shares. “The best thing we did was get Thetis (from Sooti) onboard. She was amazing at keeping it all on track. It all ended up being so little stress, so we could actually enjoy the wedding like one of the guests.”
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Abundant colour was at the core of Anna and Dan’s day, and Melbourne florist Badlands & Co delivered in spades with vibrant bouquets and a statement flower crown for the bride.
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Colourful geometric wedding mobile
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colourful bentwood chairs
Colourful Melbourne wedding at Two Ton Max
3 tier semi-naked wedding cake decorated with fresh pink flowers
3 tier semi-naked wedding cake decorated with fresh pink flowers
Adorned in gorgeous fresh blooms, we can't get enough of this heavenly three tiered, semi-naked cake by Sweet Dakita.
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Anna and Dan put in the hard yards when it came to DIY, fashioning the colourful geometric mobiles that hung around the venue. “They took a really long time to create, but we started the process early so it was relaxing and cathartic. Ernest Hemingway (our dog) kept stomping on all the materials, which did nothing to speed up the process.”
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With their fresh, seasonal approach and abundant share platters, The Grub Club was the perfect choice to cater Anna and Dan’s relaxed wedding feast.
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“We had a lot of Serbian folk dancing,” Anna tells us. “This basically involves everyone dancing around in a huge circle, either perfectly recreating steps learnt from childhood, or frantically flailing about, trying to copy the person next to them.”
Colourful Melbourne wedding at Two Ton Max

Credits

Images Madeline Druce | Bride's Dress Dear Golden | Bridesmaid's Dresses Pastime Clothing | Ceremony Venue Heide Museum of Modern Art | Reception Venue Two Ton Max | Catering The Grub Club | Stationery/Invitations Ello There | Groom & Groomsmen Jack London | Styling/planning Sooti Events | Florist Badlands & Co | Hair & Makeup The Girl in the Green Scarf | Prop Hire Dann Event Hire | Cake Sweet Dakita |


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