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Live in: Melbourne, Australia. Occupations: Gracie is an interior designer; Simon is the CEO of Fivespot Brand Management and a volunteer firefighter in the Country Fire Brigade. Weather: Warm, sunny, mid-80s; perfect. Number of people who attended: 100. How they met: Gracie, a native Tulsan, was introduced to Simon, who was born and raised in Melbourne, through a mutual friend while interning in Australia. Favorite date: Picnic in the park. What she loves most about him: Gracie loves how compassionate and loving Simon is to everyone. She loves how smart and clever he is and that he’s an amazing cook. She especially loves his ability to make her smile all the time. What he loves most about her: Simon loves Gracie’s cheeky smile and infectious laugh, not to mention her amazing eyes. Favorite detail: Simon’s mom made the wedding cake, which was enveloped in berries from the garden and had a cake topper — made by a local artist — depicting Simon’s favorite birds. The beautiful “Queen Anne” cake, which is a Turner family recipe, was served with a variety of “American”-flavored cupcakes such as peanut butter and jelly.
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Gracie Coury
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Simon Turner
3.31.12 photography by Jake Walker
Colors: Gracie loves native Australian flowers, so they chose earthy and bright colors to complement the exotic flowers. Pre-wedding parties: There was a festival of activities the week prior to the wedding, including wine tasting, golfing, spa days, dinners and bachelor/ bachelorette parties.
What was unique: Simon and the groomsmen arrived at the wedding on a firetruck with lights flashing and sirens sounding. Although it scared a few people at first, it set the tone for a fun and exciting day. Her advice for other brides: Gracie says Simon’s advice was the best: “Don’t sweat the small stuff!” Honeymoon: Bali, Indonesia.
The engagement: Simon surprised Gracie in Tulsa over Christmas vacation in 2010. She thought he was camping and had no phone service, but he was actually on the 20-hour plane ride from Australia to Tulsa to surprise her for Christmas with a proposal. Number of months it took to plan the wedding: 15. Thing they would have done differently: Absolutely nothing.
Ceremony and reception site: “Araluen,” Simon’s family property in the Melbourne countryside. Gown: Gracie wore her mother’s wedding dress, which she redesigned. She used a dressmaker in Claremore (Mrs. K and Co.) and then had a designer in Melbourne (Oglia-Loro) complete the dress with Italian lace. Gracie loves the evolution and history of the dress.
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