{"id":627654,"date":"2026-04-24T10:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/627654\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:15:09","slug":"gold-coast-influencer-riley-hemsons-vogue-wedding-sends-fans-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/627654\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Coast influencer Riley Hemson\u2019s Vogue wedding sends fans wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speculation around Australia\u2019s most talked-about wedding of 2026 has finally come to an end. <\/p>\n<p>Kiwi influencer Riley Hemson, who lives on the Gold Coast, married her partner of 9-years, Vita Tomoana, in a lavish, but intimate, celebration on the NSW South Coast last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The pair first met in 2017 back home in New Zealand and have since become an online \u2018it-couple\u2019. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/383979768952eb0f2b818a2a73b381b1\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Aussie Influencer becomes newest Australia Vogue bride\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seek.com.au\/career-advice\/article\/celebrities-first-jobs-before-fame?tracking=DAC-NES-NWS-newscorp_hyperlink-40150&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_source=newscorp&amp;utm_campaign=newscorp_hyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.seek.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aussie celebrities\u2019 first jobs before fame revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hemson, 30, found her influencer status in the world of fitness and has since turned model meets entrepreneur, launching her own fashion labels Jorja &amp; Joseph and REMMIE.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the usual influencer instinct to \u2018post as it happens,\u2019 the glamorous details of the couple\u2019s day were kept strictly under lock and key.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been checking the influencer\u2019s social feeds with bated breath for a glimpse into the digital world\u2019s version of a royal wedding, and yesterday the wait ended. <\/p>\n<p>The celebration was officially unveiled as a <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com.au\/brides\/weddings\/riley-hemson-vita-tomoana-wedding\/image-gallery\/41ef43c3f64e9f7cc220239dea6964c7?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vogue Australia wedding<\/a>, with the coveted title confirming that this was indeed the social media event of the year.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the publication\u2019s official social media pages shared images and details, quickly sending fans into a frenzy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVogue is finally feeding us with the content we\u2019ve all been waiting for,\u201d one commenter raved. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a Vogue bride,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>A third added: \u201cINCREDIBLE! No notes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting, and I\u2019m not disappointed,\u201d another shared.<\/p>\n<p>Even popular businesses and stars were getting in on the excitement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncred,\u201d fellow Gold Coast influencer Tammy Hembrow praised.<\/p>\n<p>Vodka Cruiser Australia commented: \u201cThis is my royal wedding.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo beautiful,\u201d Big W Australia wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Several posts have now quenched thirsts, revealing everything from guests, colour schemes and which vendors the couple used. <\/p>\n<p>The venue, Linnaeus Farm Berry By Linnaeus Collection, provided the couple the privacy they wanted while reminding them of their Kiwi roots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t want anything to feel overly traditional or overworked,\u201d Hemson told Vogue Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was important that it felt like us. Clean, warm, and considered, but still relaxed enough that people could actually enjoy themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was exactly what it needed to be. Nothing more, nothing less,\u201d Mr Tomoana added.<\/p>\n<p>Atalie Studios, Lillian Khallouf and Paris Jade Burrows were the female powerhouse designers behind the brides\u2019 three stunning looks, with Hemson keen to \u201ccelebrate the women behind the work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dreamt of this day for 30 years and I truly have never felt more beautiful,\u201d she wrote in the caption of an Instagram post. <\/p>\n<p>The bride shared a series of behind-the-scenes moments that grounded the day.<\/p>\n<p>In a touching tribute, Hemson wore her late grandmother\u2019s earrings and shared a clip captured moments before she walked down the aisle. <\/p>\n<p>The couple also honoured their mothers, who served as the official witnesses to the marriage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m literally about to go and marry Veet. He\u2019s my favourite person in the world, and I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m marrying him. So here we go,\u201d she said excitedly in the clip. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speculation around Australia\u2019s most talked-about wedding of 2026 has finally come to an end. 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