Eloping at Thalia Haven - Dani and Anthony

Dani and Anthony beside Thalia Haven’s stone house at sunset, with her bouquet by The Romantics and warm light across the grass, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Eloping on Tasmania’s east coast gives you room to slow down. For Dani and Anthony, that meant getting ready together in a stone house, making their promises beside the sea and staying out for the last of the evening light. Their October elopement at Thalia Haven brought all of it into one place.

Both originally from Greymouth on New Zealand’s West Coast and now based in Queensland, they travelled south for a celebration with The Elopement Collective. Britt Withers brought the plans and people together, leaving Dani and Anthony free to enjoy being there.

A spring elopement at Thalia Haven

Thalia Haven is one of our favourite places to elope in Tasmania. Stone buildings open onto coastal gardens and grassland, with Great Oyster Bay just beyond. The property’s five kilometres of shoreline and private beach give it a feeling of seclusion that is hard to overstate: a beautiful place to stay, with the wild coast all around you.

Dani and Anthony’s photographs begin with those small, personal preparations. Her dress hung in a doorway overlooking the water. There were shoes, jewellery and green pendants laid out in the window light, and the two of them helping each other get ready. Brooke Marklew looked after Dani’s hair and makeup, while The Romantics made her peach and cream bouquet.

Down on the rocks, Josh Withers led their ceremony with the bay behind them. Dani and Anthony read their personal vows to each other, held hands and kissed above the water. The setting was extraordinary; the heart of it was simply the two people standing there together.

The evening, beautifully told

Harley from Bulb Creative photographed the day, from the quiet details inside to laughter in the long grass and sunset beside the stone house. The gallery follows them along the shoreline as the sky softens, ending with Anthony’s jacket around Dani’s shoulders and a kiss above the bay.

Afterwards, Dani wrote:

“Thank you again to you and Josh, for creating such a seamless process for us, we couldn’t have imagined anything better.”

And when their final gallery arrived, they were “absolutely in love with these images and the story telling of the evening.”

That is what we love about an elopement here: a personal ceremony, a small team who care about the experience, and time to enjoy the place you have chosen. Talk to Britt about your own Thalia Haven elopement.

Thalia Haven’s stone house and tall cypress trees beside a gravel path, with blue sky and the coast beyond, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

A view through a timber-framed window towards a cypress tree, the rocky shoreline and Great Oyster Bay, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white photograph of Anthony’s dark suit jacket and white shirt hanging against a stone wall, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Two green pendants, a silver watch and a dark fragrance bottle arranged on sunlit timber, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani’s white pointed slingback shoes, jewellery and fragrance arranged on a wooden floor, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani’s white wedding dress hanging in a doorway overlooking the coastal grassland and bay, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani’s draped white wedding dress hanging above her shoes in a dark timber doorway, with the coast outside, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani helping Anthony fasten his pendant over his white shirt as they get ready together, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white view of small waves breaking along the rocky shoreline, with distant hills across Great Oyster Bay, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Anthony helping Dani with her white wedding dress beside a bright window, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani lifting the hem of her dress while fastening a white slingback shoe, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Close view of Dani and Anthony holding hands, showing her draped white dress and his dark suit, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani holding her peach and cream bouquet by The Romantics against her white dress, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony walking hand in hand through coastal grass, with warm sunlight catching her veil and dress, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani leaning into Anthony with her arms around his neck, photographed through soft golden light, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white portrait of Dani laughing beside Anthony in the coastal grassland, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony walking together through tall golden grass, with low coastal hills behind them, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony walking towards a timber-framed stone courtyard, with golden grassland and Great Oyster Bay beyond, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white photograph of Dani and Anthony with celebrant Josh Withers on coastal rocks beside the bay, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony standing with celebrant Josh Withers for their intimate ceremony on the rocky shoreline, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Celebrant Josh Withers speaking with Dani and Anthony during their ceremony beside the still water of Great Oyster Bay, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white portrait of Dani smiling at Anthony while holding her phone to read her personal vows, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white photograph of Anthony reading his vows from his phone to Dani, with her veil trailing over the rocks, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Close view of Dani and Anthony holding hands on the rocky shoreline, with blue-grey water behind them, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony sharing a kiss on the rocks, with her white veil and dress flowing towards the bay, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Close-up of Dani holding her peach and cream bouquet by The Romantics against the folds of her white dress, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony standing together above the rocky shore as soft pink clouds stretch across Great Oyster Bay, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony standing on a broad coastal rock ledge, with her white dress, shoreline plants and the bay around them, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony holding hands as they make their way down the layered rocks towards the water, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony facing one another above a rocky cove in soft evening light, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani looking back as she and Anthony walk hand in hand through coastal grassland beneath a pink evening sky, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white photograph of Dani and Anthony walking away through coastal grass, with her veil lifting in the breeze, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani and Anthony holding hands in the coastal grassland at dusk, with her bouquet by The Romantics, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Soft evening clouds above Great Oyster Bay, with foamy waves, a rocky cove and distant hills, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Dani wearing Anthony’s dark jacket over her wedding dress as they stand together above the bay in the evening, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

Black and white portrait of Dani and Anthony sharing a kiss above the bay, with his jacket around her shoulders, at Thalia Haven on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.

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