{"id":193406,"date":"2016-02-24T23:47:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/erin-kelseys-alaskan-romance-sparks-destination-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:33:23","slug":"erin-kelseys-alaskan-romance-sparks-destination-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/erin-kelseys-alaskan-romance-sparks-destination-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Erin and Kelsey’s Alaskan romance sparks a destination wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Alaskan wedding was a breathtaking\u00a0setting for this couple who fell in love in country Victoria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Erin and Kelsey met through a mutual friend in Bendigo, Victoria, while Kelsey was there for\u00a0work from the US. \u201cWe started seeing each other shortly before Kelsey had to go back to the US,\u201d explains Erin. But before she headed home, Erin\u2019s new love surprised her with a four-day trip to Alaska. \u201cWhen I left there I knew I didn\u2019t want to spend the rest of my life without her,\u201d smiles Erin.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few months later Erin, 34, flew back over to the US with a big surprise \u2013 an engagement ring<\/a>. A treasure hunt set 28-year-old Kelsey on a mission to the jewellery store. \u201cShe always joked she couldn\u2019t get married because she\u2019d broken her ring finger and a ring wouldn\u2019t fit on it,\u201d says Erin. \u201cI\u2019d just tell her that she would just have to wear it on a necklace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So one necklace purchase later and a surprise romantic picnic at home, Erin proposed with the ring which Kelsey would then wear on her new necklace.<\/span><\/p>\n

The couple were married at Stillpoint Lodge in Alaska on July 25, 2015, for their\u00a0destination wedding<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0an intimate guest list. \u201cThe scenery and wildlife that we were able to show everyone is something that we all will never forget,\u201d smiles Erin. \u201cHow many people have seen an otter swimming out their window the morning of their wedding?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Elisha Ross Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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One of the\u00a0girls’ closest friends, Heidi, of Heidi for Hair, came over to style their elegant up-dos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“We asked for our favorite cuisine to be on the menu,” says Erin. “So our guests dined on Mexican where we had freshly caught halibut and elk enchiladas – meats that none of the Australian guest have ever had.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Erin’s sister, photographer\u00a0Elisha Ross<\/a>, travelled over from Melbourne to capture the couple’s big day. “The photos captured our day beautifully\u2026the scenery is so breathtaking you would hardly believe it was real,” says Erin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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