{"id":193716,"date":"2014-10-14T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/almost-300-guests-celebrate-croatian-fusion-wedding-holly-chris\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T09:13:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T22:13:56","slug":"almost-300-guests-celebrate-croatian-fusion-wedding-holly-chris","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/almost-300-guests-celebrate-croatian-fusion-wedding-holly-chris\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost 300 guests celebrate Croatian fusion wedding of Holly &amp; Chris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Holly Sheridan-Smith and Christopher Ravas prove a little competition isn\u2019t unhealthy in a relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The Melbourne pair met in high school while taking part in a battle of the bands. \u201cWe\u2019ve pretty much been inseparable ever since,\u201d says Holly, 25. \u201cOur wedding was always going to happen, it was just a matter of when.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately it didn\u2019t come as quickly as planned for the midwife and electrician who were thrown a curveball. \u201cOur lives were put on hold&#8230;as Chris was in a car crash, and was out of work for two years,\u201d explains Holly. \u201cWe always felt like it was never our time; family and friends got married around us, and we always thought, when is it our turn? And finally this year, it was. And it was beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their fusion wedding on June 8, 2014 was attended by 270 guests. A ceremony at St Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Williamstown was followed by a reception at <a title=\"The Luxor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingVenues\/Melbourne\/TheLuxorFunctionCentre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Luxor<\/a>\u00a0where Chris&#8217;s family ramped up the celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Croatians certainly know how to party and I just had a ball capturing all the antics, the dancing, the flares, the band, the drinking and the love that filled the room,&#8221; says photographer Jo Cush.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63094\" style=\"line-height: 1.428571429;\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_007\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_007.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63139 alignleft\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_004\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_004.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63141 alignright\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_006\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_006.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63091\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_004\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_004.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_013\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_013.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63136 alignright\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_001\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_001.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63100\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_013\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_013.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Holly wore her mum\u2019s wedding dress which she had altered to suit her style.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63101\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_014\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_014.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63144 alignleft\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_009\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_009.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63146 alignright\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_011\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_011.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63106\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_018-scaled.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63072 alignleft\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_015\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_015.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63078 alignright\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_021\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_021.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63112\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_024\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_024.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Holly&#8217;s bridesmaid dresses were from Myer. &#8220;I purchased the dresses on a whim&#8230;without any of my bridesmaids with me. They fit perfectly.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63111\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_023\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_023-scaled.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63074 alignleft\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_017\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_017.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63075 alignright\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_018\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_018.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63117\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_028\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_028-scaled.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63079 alignleft\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_022\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_022.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63080 alignright\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_023\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_023.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63123\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_034\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_034.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63125\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_036\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_036.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Photographer Jo Cush describes the couple as \u201cthe sweetest people you could ever meet\u201d and said \u201cthey still look at each other with the excitement and spark as if they had just met.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63084 alignleft\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_027\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_027.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63085 alignright\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_028\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_SBS_028.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63129\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_040\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_040.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63121\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_032\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_032.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63128\" alt=\"Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_039\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Holly_Chris_Croatian-Wedding_039.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/107881959?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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