{"id":388681,"date":"2026-01-03T09:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388681\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T09:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:17:17","slug":"wedding-of-the-week-from-taylor-swift-to-a-royal-australian-navy-chaplain-this-perth-wedding-was-unique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388681\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding of the week: From Taylor Swift to a Royal Australian Navy chaplain, this Perth wedding was unique"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samantha Adelaide Marchant, 30, and Adam Reece Atkinson, 35<\/p>\n

The special day was a unique representation of the couple\u2019s shared love \u2014 from a nod to Taylor Swift with friendship bracelets, to a lolly bar in honour of the bride\u2019s grandfather Robert.<\/p>\n

And in honour of Adam\u2019s defence services for Australia as a maritime officer, the ceremony was officiated by a Royal Australian Navy chaplain.<\/p>\n

The best part of the wedding, the couple reveal, was being surrounded by loved ones.<\/p>\n

\"PerthCamera IconPerth CBD wedding of Samantha and Adam. Credit: Kelly Mossop Photography\/Supplied\"PerthCamera IconPerth CBD wedding of Samantha and Adam. Credit: Kelly Mossop Photography\/SuppliedWhen and where<\/p>\n

Samantha and Adam said \u2018I do\u2019 on May 17, 2025, at Perth Town Hall before a reception at Anzac House.<\/p>\n

Attire<\/p>\n

Bride Samantha donned a beautiful dress from English Rose Bridal paired with a headpiece by Kezani and a custom-designed engagement ring by Diamonds and Pearls Perth.<\/p>\n

Groom Adam sourced his outfit from Britton\u2019s Formal Wear with his wedding band crafted by Kavalri Jewellery.<\/p>\n

\"PerthCamera IconPerth CBD wedding of Samantha and Adam. Credit: Kelly Mossop Photography\/Supplied\"PerthCamera IconPerth CBD wedding of Samantha and Adam. Credit: Kelly Mossop Photography\/SuppliedHoneymoon<\/p>\n

Opting out of a traditional honeymoon, the newlyweds spent quality time in Perth with their family who\u2019d travelled interstate and from New Zealand.<\/p>\n

If you would like to be featured, submit your wedding details and high-res photos to weddings@wanews.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Include details of when, where, dress information, honeymoon, and anything that made your big day special.<\/p>\n

\"PerthCamera IconPerth CBD wedding of Samantha and Adam. Credit: Kelly Mossop Photography\/Supplied\"PerthCamera IconPerth CBD wedding of Samantha and Adam. Credit: Kelly Mossop Photography\/Supplied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samantha Adelaide Marchant, 30, and Adam Reece Atkinson, 35 The special day was a unique representation of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,1625,30329],"class_list":{"0":"post-388681","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-lifestyle","13":"tag-weddings"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}