I Do Events Whitsundays

There are only 52 Saturdays in a year. Saturday weddings are so popular that Saturdays book up quite far in advance, sometimes you can’t get your chosen venue within 2 years of your engagement! There are 208 Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in a year. Why not get married on one of those? You’ll save lots on a midweek wedding, and that money could be put towards your honeymoon, your home, or a really nice eternity ring down the track. Whatever your heart desires.

So if your heart desires a beautiful wedding at a beautiful venue, maybe a midweek wedding on one of those 208 days is the answer.

Whitsunday wedding venue Déjà Vu Restaurant have partnered up with Water’s Edge Resort and I Do Events Whitsundays to create a fabulous wedding package for midweek weddings (Monday – Thursday).

If you book a midweek wedding at Déjà Vu Restaurant in Airlie Beach, we’ve got three wedding gifts to give you*.

Gift number one: FREE WEDDING CEREMONY DECORATIONS. The Bali hut under which you will be pronounced man and wife, will be draped with white chiffon, to create the perfect frame for your intimate destination wedding ceremony. Gift number two: A COMPLIMENTARY DELICIOUS WEDDING CAKE provided for you to put the icing on the cake (pun intended!) of your gourmet wedding feast. Gift number three: enjoy COMPLIMENTARY WEDDING NIGHT ACCOMMODATION on-site at luxurious Water’s Edge Resort.

To help your guests plan and arrange time off to come to beautiful Airlie Beach for your midweek wedding, send out a save the date card as soon as you book. Midweek flight and accommodation specials pop up regularly throughout the year, so the more notice you give your guests, the more chance they have of finding great flights and accommodation to come and celebrate with you at your Whitsunday wedding.

Did you have a midweek wedding? Have you ever been to one? What tips can you give midweek brides to help plan their wedding? Please share with us in the comments below.

*Limited availability of special, for weddings held from Monday to Thursday. Terms and conditions apply. Please CONTACT US for more information about this special offer and availability.

Want to get married on a weekend instead? Find out more about other wedding options at Déjà Vu Restaurant.

Eco weddings: can your dream wedding be an eco wedding?

Being concerned about the environment is part and parcel of life in the 21st century. A wedding is a huge event, and there are lots of things you can do to make your wedding day eco-friendly, without compromising on style or quality.

There are so many little ways you can make a difference, and here are just some of the myriad ideas out there to offset the carbon footprint of your wedding…

• If you’re flying here for the wedding, purchase carbon offset for all your flights and encourage your guests to do the same

• Send your invitations out online and encourage RSVPs the same way

• Reduce the need for printing and paper by having shared table menus and a table seating plan but no name cards – guests can be directed to their tables and select their own seats.

• Buy a second-hand or vintage dress. It’s been made once, but rarely do they get worn more than once! Find a gorgeous dress and have it tailored to suit, it’s not only eco-friendly but will save you money too and it’s so chic right now.

• Organise a bus to transport all of your guests from their hotels to the ceremony and the reception in one vehicle to reduce emissions, they’ll also appreciate thesocial atmosphere on board.

• Remove the need for transport altogether by choosing a venue that can host both your ceremony and reception, and accommodate your guests as well! Have a look at Hamilton Island, or Déjà Vu on Water’s Edge as a fabulous wedding venue with accommodation.

• Choose simple, elegant, fold-out chairs for your ceremony, instead of chair covers and wraps to save on laundering

• Choose all local suppliers, eg. Celebrants, photographers, florists, it will save significant travel miles. Find local Whitsunday wedding suppliers at www.weddingswhitsundays.com

• Have your ceremony and reception outside in daylight, it’s the cheapest form of lighting! For energy-efficient night-time lighting, have your wedding by candlelight, and/or opt for energy-efficient fairy lights.

• Choose local flowers for your bouquet and decorations, not only is it helping to reduce transport costs, it will also suit a wedding in the tropics perfectly to choose locally grown blooms. Speak to a local florist about what will best suit your theme

• Steer away from disposable items such as balloons, streamers, straws, paper serviettes or decorations.

• Rice or confetti can endanger local birds and wildlife if used as a throw at the ceremony. Have rose petals instead, they’re bio-degradable and beautiful at the same time.

• Have a Whitsunday honeymoon! You won’t need to fly to your destination, saving further carbon emissions. There are some beautiful environmentally conscious resorts on the islands, in Airlie Beach or have a honeymoon on the water by chartering a yacht, or experiencing Reefsleep.

Of course, if you’ve always dreamt of a honeymoon overseas, don’t stress too much about it. It’s your special time after all. The environment, and your guests, will appreciate all the little touches you are doing to make your wedding more eco-friendly. Imagine the impact if everyone took on just a handful of these little things each!

Here’s our challenge to you: can you incorporate at least 3 of these eco-friendly ideas into your wedding?

We welcome your thoughts, so if you have more ideas you think we could add to the above list, please leave a comment below.

Wedding Receptions at Deja vu on Waters Edge, from $42.50pp!

Boasting stunning aquamarine waters and lush tropical greenery, the Whitsundays is the perfect destination to accommodate your wedding, and by popular demand the beautiful Deja vu on Waters Edge (Resort) has opened its doors for weddings and receptions to be held at their stunning venue.

Can you imagine anything more divine for your Wedding Ceremony than exchanging vows beneath the elegantly decorated Bali Hut, overlooking the phenomenal water and island views of the Whitsundays.

Located along Airlie’s famous luxury hillside accommodation strip in the centre of town, Waters Edge Resort’s unique ocean-view setting and Déjà vu Restaurant’s elegant poolside reception venue are superbly complemented with delicious cocktail or seated menus, ensuring a memorable occasion. ‘Déjà vu is amongst the more prestige restaurants in the Whitsundays and boasts French owner/chef Patrice, who is locally renowned for his mouth-watering dishes’ says Wedding Coordinator Vanessa Bye from I Do Events Whitsundays ‘and with the owner-operated team the service is personable and absolutely impeccable’.

This boutique restaurant is intimate yet affordable, with options to cater a beautiful Wedding Reception either indoors, or Alfresco overlooking the beautiful Whitsundays and Coral Sea.