AFTER arriving by boat to Willowbank in South Albury, Emma Churchill-Brown was given away by her mother and father for her marriage to Sam Plunkett, followed by the reception at the same venue. Emma wore a Romance was Born designed gown made by the groom’s sister. She is the twin daughter of Brendan Brown and Judi Churchill-Brown of Albury and the groom is the youngest son of Angela and Des Plunkett of Albury. After a honeymoon in Sri Lanka, Emma and Sam will live in Albury. — Gabby Canole

BELINDA Lord wore a Stella York-designed gown when she married Alex Mackey in a ceremony held at St John’s Anglican Church in Corowa. Belinda was given away by her father; she is the only daughter of Garry and Rhonda Lord of Corowa and Alex is the only son of John and Karen Mackey of Woking in the UK. The celebrations continued at St Leonards Winery where the reception was held. The couple will live in Melbourne. — Sue Davis Photography

A GARDEN setting on the groom’s parents’ family farm at Eskdale was chosen by Laura Lomax and Rhys Thompson for their wedding ceremony. This was followed by the reception at the Mitta Pub. Laura wore a gown which was made by her aunty Jean Penna and she was given away by her brothers, Dennis, Stuart and Ian Lomax. Laura is the only daughter of Alan and Kaye-Lea Lomax (both dec) and Rhys is the youngest son of Matthew and Marianne Thompson of Eskdale. — Sue Davis Photography

CHARLOTTE Rumbold and Boden Westover exchanged their wedding vows in the presence of friends and family at All Saints Estate, Wahgunyah. The bride, who was given away by her father, is the eldest daughter of Luke and Karen Rumbold of Beechworth and the groom is the youngest son of Alan and Jenny of Dingley. The reception was also held at All Saints Estate. Charlotte and Luke will be moving to Dallas, Texas, shortly after the wedding and they will travel to Europe in July for their honeymoon. — Ryan Desilva

FRIENDS and family attended the wedding service for Brianna Kirk and Craig Salzke which took place at St Patrick’s Catholic in Albury. This was followed by the reception held at Orange Grove Gardens at Culcairn. Brianna is the eldest daughter of Jackie and Colin Masterton (step father) and William Kirk (dec) of Myrtleford and Craig is the youngest son of Pat O’Brien and Clive Salzke of Albury. The newlyweds will live in Albury. — Simon Dallinger Photography

LISA Knipping and Jesse McInerney were married in the picturesque, natural setting of Wonga Wetlands followed by a reception at the Albury Commercial Club. Nephew Zach and niece Amelia attended the couple as ring bearer and fl owergirl. It rained after the ceremony but the couple was told this is a sign of good luck. Lisa wore a Wendy Makin gown and was given away by her father; she is the youngest of three daughters and Jesse is the middle child of three boys. The newlyweds will enjoy their honeymoon at Port Noarlunga. — Miss Hulley Photography

GYPSY Gardens was the venue for both the wedding ceremony and reception for Erin Bye and Jake Bruce. Erin wore a Maggie Sottero gown and was given away by her father; she is the eldest daughter of Jan and Graeme Bye of Albury and Jake is the youngest son of Heather and Malcolm Bruce of Rennie. The newlyweds had travelled home to be married in Albury and will now return to Perth. They will drive around Australia later in the year for their honeymoon. — Briony @ Hardinge Photography

TARA Shaw wore a Bella Donna gown for her marriage to Don Bennett which took place at the Uniting Church at Milawa. The bride was given away by her father; she is the only daughter of Gordon and Elizabeth Shaw of Christ church, New Zealand and the groom is the eldest son of Noel and Rosey Bennett of Bowman’s Forest. Tara and Don will honeymoon at Vanuatu and Palm Cove and then settle at Everton. Friends and family enjoyed the reception at Brown Brothers. — Sue Davis Photography

TANYA Reid arrived at Hume Dam in an original XW GT for her marriage to Rodney Anderson. She wore her nanna’s gold nugget brooch and was given away by her brother Andrew and son Lachlan. The bride is the eldest daughter of Debbie and Andrew (dec) Reid of Howlong and the groom is the only son of Barry and Diane Anderson of Jindera. The reception was enjoyed by all at the Manor House, Albury. Tanya and Rodney will live in North Albury after they return from their honeymoon in Tasmania. — ZeZe Photography

DURING the service at St Patrick’s Church in Albury, rings were presented to Melissa Jacobs and Antonio Garro by the bride’s grandparents who have been married for 67 years. The bride’s father gave her away and he sang while the register was being signed. Melissa is the youngest daughter of Graeme and Aileen of Maryborough, Victoria and Antonio is the youngest son of Guiseppe (dec) and Tina of North Fitzroy. The reception was held at Huon Hill Tavern, Wodonga. The couple will live in Lavington. — ZeZe Photography