WEDDINGS // T H E B AROSSA MAG | 65
Peri Mold & Oscar Schaeffers
MARRIED AT DIMCHURCH
VINEYARDS, EBENEZER
AUGUST 18, 2018
Whilst Peri was living in London she took a trip
to Hopfgarten, a ski town in the Austrian Alps.
Little did she realise she was about to meet the love
of her life, a snowboard instructor called Oscar from
New Zealand.
Their engagement later took place after a 4.30 a.m.
alarm for a 6 a.m. minus 8 degree start to climb Roys
Peak just outside Wanaka in New Zealand.
Peri said, "The hike took 3 hours in which about 2.5
of those consisted of her complaining to Oscar. How
far? I'm cold, my legs hurt. But at the end it was worth
it because during the beautiful sunrise over Lake
Wanaka I turned to find Oscar on bended knee".
The couple went on to hold their wedding ceremony
and reception for 60 guests at Dimchurch Vineyards,
Ebenezer on August 18.
They were married by Victoria Blenchynden and their
attendants were Peri's sisters, Rhian Harris and Jadine
Kemp and niece, Peggy Kemp, flower girl and Oscar's
brother, Timothy Schaeffers.
Being a winter wedding, Peri and Oscar said, "They
wanted it to feel warm and cosy so they created a
lounge type reception with arm chairs, cushions,
throws and hundreds of candles with a touch of
elegance by adding in velvets, marble, gold and
crystal.
Fleur Social spent many hours creating an indoor
canopy from the beam of the venue, using camilia
from Peri's grandmother's garden as a feature on one
of the walls and bunches of pink gypsophlia as the
back drop for the ceremony.
The wedding cake made by Home Baked Crumbs
was made with three different variety of cakes.
After the wedding Oscar needed to head back
to work in the ski fields of New Zealand so a
honeymoon has been postponed. "However, life
feels like a honeymoon currently road tripping
through New Zealand en route to Europe with
the winter in Norway," said Peri.
Peri is the daughter of Tracey and Phillip Mold of
Gawler and Oscar is the son of Lin and Joof Schaeffers
of Rotorua, New Zealand.
P & O SCHAEFFERS
Flowers Fleur Social and Emma Shobbrook
Photography Pete Thornton
Hair & Make-up Kylie Willis and Kylie Vivian