Wedding Planner: Krista Pentikainen from Crown Plaza Hawkesbury Valley

Celebrant: Jane Brown Ceremonies

Photographer: Pepper Image Photo & Video

Caterer: Crown Plaza Hawkesbury Valley

Florist: Belinda Douglas Family friend

Cake: Caroline Youkhana Family friend

Invitations: Sare design

Jewelry: Angus and Coote online

Bridal Gown: Brides In Love

Formalwear: Connor online

Bridal Party Attire: Billy J

Ceremony Location: Crown plaza Hawkesbury Valley

Reception Location: Crown Plaza Hawkesbury Valley

Music/Entertainment: James from firstchoiceDjs

Rentals and Decor: Creatives by linda

Wedding invitation and couple kissing outdoors at garden ceremony collage photo.

Bride’s name: Allarnah Crosby                       Groom’s name: Charity Ung

Wedding Date: 19.12.2020                        Number of guests: 50

Budget: AUD25,000

How did you meet? What makes your mate a perfect

match? How was the question popped?

Charity and I meet online through mutual friends, Charity proposed on the 12.04.2020 in NYC as

we were on holidays, we had met up with my cousin who lived there and he showed us around

the city, we had spent all day out wondering around NYC, charity had asked my cousin where

would be the most magical place to propose, as we were sight-seeing and looking back at NYC

and seeing the city lights glow through the dark sky charity got on one knee and proposed

and my cousin captured it all.


Getting Ready of Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley by Pepper Image
Getting Ready of Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley by Pepper Image
Wedding Dress
Wedding Shoes and Flower

How long were you engaged? Who helped plan? Did you hire a planner? What planning

tools did you use? Did The Pink Bride assist you in any way? What turned out to be

your best decision surrounding the big day?

We were engaged and married within the same year “CRAZY”, Alana is a very organized person

so she managed to plan everything with some help from friends, family, and also the guidance

from Krista who was the wedding coordinator at Crown Plaza Hawkesbury who was truly

amazing. Planning tools goes as far as Pinterest and the best decision surrounding the big day

was not to postpone it if possible due to COVID19.

Wedding detail collage featuring brown dress shoes, colorful socks, and elegant cufflinks.
Black and white photo of two grooms helping each other get ready on their wedding day.
Two tattooed groomsmen smiling and getting dressed together before wedding ceremony.
Groom adjusting bow tie with help from smiling groomsman in black and white photo.
Groom in white shirt and floral bow tie checking hair in bathroom mirror.
Two grooms in pink suits laughing, one showing off colorful blue socks at their wedding.
Two grooms in matching pink suits shaking hands and smiling outdoors at their wedding ceremony.

Recap The Big Day: What made you cry? What were the most memorable

moments? What unexpected things happened that were not planned for?

What a day the 19.12.2020 was, I did get a little emotional about the weather as it was raining

and our ceremony was outside and I didn’t want to come to terms with not having it in my

dream location. However, as the time came to the ceremony it stopped for the required time we

needed for the ceremony and it turned out perfect. Things that made me laugh on the day were

actually getting our photos taken as we were all an awkward bunch of people but the photos from the team of Pepper Image

turned out to be perfect. The most memorable moments from our wedding were our first dance,

father-daughter dance and lastly, our wedding scraped through just before COVID restrictions

came back into place so we and all of our 50 guests got to mingle and dance the night away.

Bride in red floral robe opening a jewelry box with smiling older woman on wedding morning.
Bride and bridesmaids laughing together in robes around a grazing board before the wedding.
Bride smiling at maid of honour wearing a personalised white robe by a bright window.
Bride and bridesmaid in robes laughing joyfully together by a large window before the wedding.
Bride in white robe applying makeup to bridesmaid in red floral robe by a sunlit window.
Bridesmaid in emerald green dress helps bride with lace wedding gown near a sunlit window.
Mother in green dress fastening bride's white wedding gown in a bright hotel suite.
Bridesmaid in green dress shares a joyful moment with bride holding white bouquet before wedding.
Black and white photo of a bridesmaid helping a smiling bride with her veil near a bright window.

What was your vision/theme? How did you bring it to life?

The theme for the wedding was white, light pink, and emerald green and by going with

these colors in my vision it was elegant and it blended well with the nature that is

surrounded at the Crown Plaza Hawkesbury.


Where did you save big? Where did you splurge?

Our wedding budget was 25,000 for 80 guests, unfortunately, due to COVID, our numbers were

limited to 50 people so we saved money in that aspect. Where I splurged the most was for the wedding dress.


What is the best advice you can give a bride and groom planning their wedding?

My best advice to anyone is to take it all in slowly as the day goes by so quickly. But try not to

stress because at the end of the day you get to marry your best friend.

Elegant round black wedding welcome sign for Mr & Mrs Ung dated 12th December 2020 on a lawn.
Two groomsmen in blush pink suits stand at a floral arch ceremony altar in a garden setting.
Close-up of two wedding rings resting in the palms of a groomsman's hands at a wedding.
Wedding guests wave and applaud in a sunlit courtyard of a heritage-style venue.
Wedding guests mingle near a decorative stone fountain outside a charming white heritage venue.
Wedding guests walk through a garden path lined with flowers toward a white heritage building.
Smiling groom in blush pink suit stands at the altar awaiting his bride in a garden ceremony.
A celebrant walks down a garden aisle at an outdoor wedding ceremony beside a historic white building.
A bride and groom walk down the aisle together at an elegant outdoor garden wedding ceremony.
A couple exchanges vows at a rustic wooden arch adorned with pink and white flowers at an outdoor wedding.
A bride and groom exchange vows while a celebrant officiates their intimate outdoor garden wedding ceremony.
Smiling wedding guests seated and standing on a green lawn watching an outdoor garden wedding ceremony.
Wedding guests seated in white chairs on a green lawn attentively watching an outdoor wedding ceremony.
A couple exchanges rings during their outdoor garden wedding ceremony officiated by a celebrant.
A couple signs their wedding register at an outdoor ceremony table surrounded by their wedding party.
Newlyweds share their first kiss under a rustic floral arch surrounded by lush garden greenery.
Newlyweds are presented to guests by their celebrant at an elegant outdoor garden wedding ceremony.
Joyful wedding guests tossing confetti at bride and groom during outdoor garden ceremony celebration.
Newlywed couple walking through confetti shower, groom in pink suit, bride holding white bouquet.
Smiling wedding guests laughing and celebrating during outdoor wedding reception in garden setting.
Happy wedding guests mingling and celebrating outdoors during a garden wedding reception.
Bride and groom posing by stone fountain in garden, groom in pink suit, bride in white gown.
Bride and groom sharing a kiss in lush garden, veil flowing dramatically in the breeze.
Newlyweds sharing a romantic kiss outdoors, bride holding white rose bouquet with flowing veil.
Bride and groom kissing while officiant and bridesmaid in emerald dress look on in garden.
Bride and groom walking with white umbrellas in rain, accompanied by bridesmaid in green dress.
Bride and groom sharing a tender kiss in the rain during outdoor wedding portrait session.
Wedding guests smile and listen attentively at a decorated head table during a reception speech.
Newlyweds share a kiss under a white umbrella on stone steps in the rain.
A groomsman delivers a heartfelt speech at a wedding reception head table.
Bride and groom make a joyful entrance into their wedding reception in black and white.
Wedding guests seated at tables smile and watch a speech at an elegant reception.
Bride and groom cut their elegant white floral wedding cake together.
Bride and groom share their first dance surrounded by guests in black and white.
Smiling couple cuts their two-tier floral wedding cake at their reception.
Bride and groom share a formal first dance on a ballroom floor in black and white.
Bride dances joyfully with guests on the wedding reception dance floor.
Guest breakdancing on the dance floor at a wedding reception while guests watch and cheer.
Energetic wedding guests dancing together on the dance floor during a lively reception party.
Black and white photo of a bride dancing energetically at her wedding reception.
Couple posing playfully together on the dance floor at a wedding reception.