{"id":193361,"date":"2016-01-20T21:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/carol-and-tom-embrace-island-time-at-vanuatu-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:42:25","slug":"carol-and-tom-embrace-island-time-at-vanuatu-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/carol-and-tom-embrace-island-time-at-vanuatu-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol and Tom embrace island time at Vanuatu wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Lunchtime nap on your wedding day, anyone?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what Carol Ratcliff enjoyed during her Vanuatu wedding to Tom Hepe \u2013 the relaxed day they had always planned for. \u201cWe wanted an intimate wedding, with only our closest family and friends present so as not to get caught up in the whole wedding planning craziness,\u201d explains Carol. \u201cI can\u2019t begin to explain how peaceful the day was, from breakfast with our friends and family in the morning, to a nap at lunchtime and getting ready only two hours before the ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They Sydneysiders, aged 36 and 29 respectively, met through work and quickly fell in love. \u201cWe travelled overseas together three months after meeting and starting living together around the same time,\u201d explains the bride. \u201cWhen it\u2019s right, it progresses quickly and we welcomed our son soon after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They chose Vanuatu as their <a title=\"Supercharge your destination wedding\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/blogs\/uncategorized\/supercharge-destination-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">destination wedding<\/a> on November 14, 2015, for its beautiful culture and island time. Guests arrived at <a title=\"Warwick Le Lagon Resort\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/honeymoon\/packages\/package\/warwick-le-lagon-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Warwick Le Legon Resort<\/a> during the week leading up to the wedding \u2013 a process Carol says made for the perfect celebration. \u201cIt was a casual, laid back day where shorts were welcome,&#8221; she says. \u201cIt was one of those days where you wish it never ended and there was nothing you would change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple then enjoyed some luxury quiet-time, just the two of them, for their honeymoon at boutique retreat,\u00a0<a title=\"The Havannah\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/honeymoon\/packages\/package\/havannah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Havannah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Groovy Banana Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/groovy-banana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Groovy Banana Photography.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97985\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97991\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97993\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97992\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98027 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_002\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-97990 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_004\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-97994 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_008\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-97995 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_009\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-97996 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_010\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-97997 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_011\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97998\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Guests received invites to the island wedding\u00a0from <a title=\"Lovestruck Invitations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingInvitations\/Canberra\/LovestruckInvitations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lovestruck Invitations<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97999\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98000\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98003\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"492\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98004\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98002\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98001 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_015\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98005 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_019\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98007 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_021\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98006 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_020\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-96004 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Vanuatu-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Vanuatu-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Our relationship can be described as yin and yang; completely opposing, yet absolutely complementary,&#8221; says Carol.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98010\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98009 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_023\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98011 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_025\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98013\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98014\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98016\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98015\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98017\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_030\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Warwick Le Lagon Resort &amp; Spa had plenty of fun\u00a0props for photos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98021 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_034-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_034\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-98020 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_033-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_033\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98019\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97987\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_036-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98024\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_0371-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98025\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_0381-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98022\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_0351-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carol_Tom_Groovy-Banana_Destination-Wedding_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s son was their best 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