{"id":206846,"date":"2016-10-08T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/je-taime-french-bride-victoria-and-englishman-joes-melbourne-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:18:56","slug":"je-taime-french-bride-victoria-and-englishman-joes-melbourne-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/je-taime-french-bride-victoria-and-englishman-joes-melbourne-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Je t&#8217;aime: French bride Victoria and Englishman Joe&#8217;s Melbourne wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">After crossing the globe to set up a new life in Australia, Victoria\u00a0Bibet and\u00a0Joseph Smart wanted to share their wedding with those who helped nurture their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria, 29, originally from France, and Joe, 30, from Bristol, met in Hereford. After a few years together they embarked on their next adventure &#8211; a move Down Under.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We both feel that our success in our relationship, and our work life, has been down to the amazing friends\u00a0and colleagues we have made in Australia. We were welcomed with open arms,&#8221; Victoria says.<\/p>\n<p>The couple chose their new home country for their Melbourne wedding, and despite moving to Sydney a few months before, managed to pull off the big day after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/planning-tools\/\">organising<\/a> most of it from interstate.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria and Joe held their Melbourne wedding at elegant\u00a0Butleigh Wootton, in Kew, in front of 50 family and friends on June 10, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Reception celebrations continued at the same <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/\">venue<\/a> with an elegant winter twilight theme.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted an intimate wedding where we could gather everyone who nurtured our relationship,&#8221; Victoria says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is true when people say the day goes by very quickly! However, we managed to squeeze few dance\u00a0moves, to eat, drink, share laughs and tears of joy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of\u00a0<a title=\"Tameika Brumby Photographer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tameikabrumby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tameika Brumby Photographer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113654 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113686 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_016\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113658 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113559 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"588\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113662 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Before their wedding day, Victoria and Joe headed to The Pier, Port Melbourne for an engagement shoot with photographer\u00a0Tameika Brumby.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113733 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_3559_sbs-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3559_sbs\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113663 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113666 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113672 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113590 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_013\" width=\"550\" height=\"843\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113674 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113680 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113598 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"612\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113685 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_017\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113690 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113693 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Victoria hand made her own fabric <a title=\"Wedding Flowers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bouquet<\/a> which she has kept as a souvenir.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113611 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"782\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113625 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_026.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"609\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113698 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_023\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113695 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113629 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_028\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113632 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_029.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_029\" width=\"900\" height=\"589\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113637 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"475\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113702 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113701 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-113706 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_028\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We wrote our separate vows, mine in English and Joe\u2019s in French, and we realised they were very similar,&#8221; smiles the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-113708 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria_Joe_Melbourne-Wedding_SBS_029\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" 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