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title: "Eloping at Roundhill Retreat"
description: "Gabrielle and Greg’s April elopement at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, with white flowers, Hayley Hart, George Bowden and a private chef celebration by Alan Dawes."
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markdown: "https://elopementcollective.com/elopement/gabrielle-greg-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi.md"
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# Eloping at Roundhill Retreat

Source: [View the website page](https://elopementcollective.com/elopement/gabrielle-greg-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi)

[Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Australia](https://elopementcollective.com/locations/sunshine-coast-hinterland)

# Gabrielle and Greg at Roundhill Retreat

Roundhill Retreat

![Greg kissing Gabrielle’s forehead as she smiles and holds her white bouquet in the paddock at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/hero-gabrielle-greg-paddock-white-bouquet-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.ECVx4UqV_sxaxz.webp)

An April afternoon in Obi Obi, white flowers beside a dark timber cabin, and green hills stretching away behind it. Gabrielle and Greg’s elopement at [Roundhill Retreat](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/roundhill-retreat) brought their ceremony and celebration into one place in the [Sunshine Coast Hinterland](https://elopementcollective.com/locations/sunshine-coast-hinterland).

Their story began at a festival in Johannesburg. Both South African creative directors and agency owners, they spent years as friends before working together brought them closer. A shared approach to work and life became the foundation for their relationship. Greg later proposed aboard their houseboat in Noosa, with a ring collected on a secret early-morning trip and a video of their time together.

For their wedding, they wanted a modern, elegant setting with white flowers and the hinterland around them. Roundhill Retreat brought those elements together: simple architecture, broad windows and rolling paddocks just beyond the door.

## A cabin, a bouquet and the hills beyond

Before the elopement, Gabrielle wrote to us:

> “Thank you for everything, we are beyond excited and you have been a dream to work with!”

Britt brought the team and plans together so the couple could arrive ready to enjoy the day. And there was one moment that said so much about how personal those plans had become. When Gabrielle saw the flowers by [Mrs Gibbons](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/mrs-gibbons), she cried. They were exactly what she had hoped for.

White arrangements stood on tall plinths outside the cabin, with flowers gathered at their feet. Her bouquet carried the same palette into the photographs. Against dark timber, pale gravel and green hills, the flowers had room to stand out.

Inside, Greg’s white jacket hung beside the fireplace and Gabrielle’s dress waited above the bath. Her Shona Joy gown had long sleeves and an open back tied with fine straps; Greg wore Norfords with a black bow tie. The cabin’s windows made the surrounding landscape part of these quiet preparations.

## Vows in Obi Obi

[Hayley Hart](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/hayley-hart) led their ceremony beside the cabin. Gabrielle and Greg held hands, shared vows and exchanged rings between the white floral arrangements. Then came a kiss, her bouquet lifted into the air, and the wide smiles of two people who had just married.

[George Bowden’s](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/george-bowden) photographs follow them back inside to the window seat, then out through the long grass. Greg carries Gabrielle through the paddock; they walk hand in hand with the cabin behind them, and pause together looking over the hills. There are close portraits with her bouquet, a softly blurred walking frame, and room in the wider photographs for the place itself.

The celebration stayed at Roundhill Retreat, with catering and beverages by [Alan Dawes](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/alan-dawes). Later photographs find them close together at the courtyard table, white flowers around them and festoon lights overhead. As the light fades, the cabin glows against the trees.

More of [Gabrielle and Greg’s story, in their own words](https://togetherjournal.com/gabrielle-greg-by-george-bowden/), accompanies George’s photographs.

## The details

-   Planning: [The Elopement Collective](https://elopementcollective.com/)
-   Ceremony and reception: [Roundhill Retreat](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/roundhill-retreat)
-   Celebrant: [Hayley Hart](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/hayley-hart)
-   Photography: [George Bowden](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/george-bowden)
-   Florals: [Mrs Gibbons Flowers](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/mrs-gibbons)
-   Catering and beverages: [Alan Dawes Private Chef](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/alan-dawes)
-   Bride’s attire: [Shona Joy](https://shonajoy.com/pages/the-wedding-parlour)
-   Groom’s attire: [Norfords](https://norfords.com/)
-   Ring: [The Prestwick Place](https://theprestwickplace.com/)
-   Shoes: [Lana Wilkinson](https://lanawilkinson.com/)
-   Earrings: [Museum of Small Things](https://museumofsmallthings.com.au/)
-   Makeup and hair: [Sian Howard Bridal](http://sianhoward.com/)
-   Fragrance: [Gabrielle Chanel](https://www.chanel.com/)

## The Collective

-   [Hayley Hart](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/hayley-hart)Celebrant
-   [George Bowden](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/george-bowden)Photography
-   [Mrs Gibbons Flowers](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/mrs-gibbons)Florals
-   [Alan Dawes](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/alan-dawes)Private chef, catering and beverages
-   [Roundhill Retreat](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/roundhill-retreat)Ceremony and reception venue
-   [Brittany Withers](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/britt-withers)Elopement planning

[![Greg’s white dinner jacket hanging beside the cabin fireplace and an open window seat before an Elopement Collective elopement at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/005-greg-white-dinner-jacket-cabin-fireplace-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B9ykpwC8_Z1qiKSO.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/005-greg-white-dinner-jacket-cabin-fireplace-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B9ykpwC8.jpg)

[![Gabrielle’s ivory dress hanging above a freestanding bath beside the cabin window before her Elopement Collective elopement at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/012-gabrielle-dress-hanging-above-bath-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.vhTtSypW_ZDgiTr.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/012-gabrielle-dress-hanging-above-bath-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.vhTtSypW.jpg)

[![Gabrielle’s pointed slingback heels and jewellery on a stone table beside a white vase for an Elopement Collective elopement at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/025-bridal-shoes-jewellery-stone-table-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Cd5QU2DN_20weqy.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/025-bridal-shoes-jewellery-stone-table-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Cd5QU2DN.jpg)

[![White flowers by Mrs Gibbons arranged on tall plinths and pale gravel beside the dark cabin for an Elopement Collective elopement at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/033-white-ceremony-flowers-plinths-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CJU5eaM2_1GPd4P.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/033-white-ceremony-flowers-plinths-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CJU5eaM2.jpg)

[![Roundhill Retreat’s dark cabin, white ceremony flowers and festoon lights overlooking the hills of Obi Obi for an Elopement Collective elopement in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/039-cabin-white-flowers-hinterland-view-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CzFXkii7_1iW3Op.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/039-cabin-white-flowers-hinterland-view-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CzFXkii7.jpg)

[![Gabrielle holding a glass of champagne beside the cabin window, showing her dress’s open back and tie detail at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/063-gabrielle-open-back-dress-champagne-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.HF_k5nXO_ZW7sXJ.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/063-gabrielle-open-back-dress-champagne-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.HF_k5nXO.jpg)

[![Black and white portrait of Gabrielle’s loose waves and open-back dress inside the cabin at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/069-black-white-gabrielle-bridal-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.DdiJ2rsy_2tAVW7.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/069-black-white-gabrielle-bridal-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.DdiJ2rsy.jpg)

[![Hayley Hart leading Gabrielle and Greg’s outdoor ceremony between white floral plinths beneath festoon lights at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/098-hayley-hart-intimate-outdoor-ceremony-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.By5pJXCj_LUWxh.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/098-hayley-hart-intimate-outdoor-ceremony-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.By5pJXCj.jpg)

[![Gabrielle reading her vows while holding Greg’s hand beside the cabin’s dark timber wall at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/118-gabrielle-reading-vows-greg-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.VVYw6aCk_Kq490.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/118-gabrielle-reading-vows-greg-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.VVYw6aCk.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg kissing beside the white ceremony flowers and cabin window at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/119-gabrielle-greg-kissing-ceremony-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CPBLNX9v_ZmsNHH.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/119-gabrielle-greg-kissing-ceremony-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CPBLNX9v.jpg)

[![Greg smiling as Gabrielle looks towards him during their ring exchange beside the dark cabin at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/135-gabrielle-greg-smiling-ring-exchange-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.gVisB41M_1WJn1l.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/135-gabrielle-greg-smiling-ring-exchange-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.gVisB41M.jpg)

[![Wide view of Gabrielle and Greg with celebrant Hayley Hart beside the cabin, white flowers and hinterland trees at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/140-hayley-hart-ceremony-cabin-wide-view-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B3EXe3o5_Z28bXsz.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/140-hayley-hart-ceremony-cabin-wide-view-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B3EXe3o5.jpg)

[![Greg embracing Gabrielle as they kiss beside the ceremony flowers, her white bouquet raised in her hand at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/141-gabrielle-greg-ceremony-kiss-bouquet-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Do-U7cHS_Za1heW.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/141-gabrielle-greg-ceremony-kiss-bouquet-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Do-U7cHS.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg smiling together with her white bouquet beside the cabin after their ceremony at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/145-gabrielle-greg-white-bouquet-newlyweds-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.tx_48AFP_1YjwVQ.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/145-gabrielle-greg-white-bouquet-newlyweds-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.tx_48AFP.jpg)

[![Gabrielle lifting her bouquet as Greg raises their joined hands in celebration outside the cabin at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/151-gabrielle-greg-celebrating-raised-hands-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B-nW0J-l_ZB6hLo.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/151-gabrielle-greg-celebrating-raised-hands-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B-nW0J-l.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg sitting close together on the cabin’s window seat with her bouquet beside them at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/174-gabrielle-greg-cabin-window-seat-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.BMzwdn4G_1vlTLR.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/174-gabrielle-greg-cabin-window-seat-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.BMzwdn4G.jpg)

[![Greg holding a camera inside the cabin, wearing a white dinner jacket and black bow tie at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/199-greg-holding-camera-cabin-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Dgyryzh-_Z2avXAx.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/199-greg-holding-camera-cabin-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Dgyryzh-.jpg)

[![Gabrielle standing beside the cabin’s large window, her ivory dress trailing across the tiled floor at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/202-gabrielle-dress-cabin-window-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Bs003YKt_Z17hih9.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/202-gabrielle-dress-cabin-window-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Bs003YKt.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg looking at each other on the window seat beside a broad view of the hinterland at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/211-gabrielle-greg-window-seat-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CnGWcuOh_Z2soxyw.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/211-gabrielle-greg-window-seat-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CnGWcuOh.jpg)

[![Close view of Gabrielle’s white bouquet and draped ivory dress beside Greg’s white jacket and black trousers at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/249-white-bouquet-dress-suit-details-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CUOY8r2B_29BdyF.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/249-white-bouquet-dress-suit-details-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CUOY8r2B.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg embracing in tall grass with a wooded ridge behind them at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/268-gabrielle-greg-tall-grass-woodland-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CZwRgYOc_2teWuK.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/268-gabrielle-greg-tall-grass-woodland-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CZwRgYOc.jpg)

[![Gabrielle holding her white bouquet as Greg smiles at her among the tall paddock grasses at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/274-gabrielle-greg-paddock-bouquet-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement._6p8OjTd_ZCJHHL.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/274-gabrielle-greg-paddock-bouquet-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement._6p8OjTd.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg walking hand in hand through the paddock with the dark cabin and festoon lights behind them at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/289-gabrielle-greg-walking-paddock-cabin-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.k3kmQZqw_10negu.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/289-gabrielle-greg-walking-paddock-cabin-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.k3kmQZqw.jpg)

[![Greg carrying Gabrielle through the grassy paddock as she wraps her arms around his shoulders at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/294-greg-carrying-gabrielle-paddock-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.D7dRSj5R_Z1lUWP.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/294-greg-carrying-gabrielle-paddock-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.D7dRSj5R.jpg)

[![Greg holding Gabrielle in his arms as they kiss in the green paddock at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/300-gabrielle-greg-kissing-paddock-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.C-RgDbXC_2nVpsq.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/300-gabrielle-greg-kissing-paddock-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.C-RgDbXC.jpg)

[![Gabrielle leaning on Greg’s shoulder as they look over rolling green paddocks and grazing cattle at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/317-gabrielle-greg-hills-cattle-view-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Y3zOR01X_2vgOTB.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/317-gabrielle-greg-hills-cattle-view-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Y3zOR01X.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg laughing together in a paddock with green hills and trees behind them at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/322-gabrielle-greg-laughing-hinterland-hills-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Ckhm1wOd_2kKrVS.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/322-gabrielle-greg-laughing-hinterland-hills-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Ckhm1wOd.jpg)

[![Softly blurred photograph of Gabrielle and Greg walking through the grass, holding hands and her white bouquet at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/330-motion-blur-gabrielle-greg-walking-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Dm1srVOC_PNotV.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/330-motion-blur-gabrielle-greg-walking-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.Dm1srVOC.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg sitting together in the open bedroom doorway, framed by the cabin’s dark timber exterior at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/340-gabrielle-greg-cabin-bedroom-doorway-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CmJbOz4p_1TnkLc.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/340-gabrielle-greg-cabin-bedroom-doorway-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CmJbOz4p.jpg)

[![Gabrielle looking down at her white bouquet in the paddock, her ivory dress trailing through the grass at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/347-gabrielle-white-bouquet-paddock-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B_xJJ8z9_PJln5.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/347-gabrielle-white-bouquet-paddock-portrait-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.B_xJJ8z9.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg touching foreheads at a timber courtyard table surrounded by white flowers at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/357-gabrielle-greg-courtyard-table-flowers-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.D9ckI8FE_Z7o5de.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/357-gabrielle-greg-courtyard-table-flowers-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.D9ckI8FE.jpg)

[![Gabrielle resting her head against Greg at the courtyard table, with white flowers in the foreground at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/359-gabrielle-greg-embracing-courtyard-table-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CGl85sKo_14vyr2.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/359-gabrielle-greg-embracing-courtyard-table-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.CGl85sKo.jpg)

[![Gabrielle and Greg sitting together in the cabin courtyard beneath festoon lights, with the outdoor fireplace beside them at Roundhill Retreat in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, for their Elopement Collective elopement.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/365-gabrielle-greg-courtyard-festoon-lights-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.DlB1WGqk_ZRdsad.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/365-gabrielle-greg-courtyard-festoon-lights-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.DlB1WGqk.jpg)

[![Roundhill Retreat’s cabin glowing beneath festoon lights at dusk, with white flowers in the courtyard after Gabrielle and Greg’s Elopement Collective elopement in Obi Obi, Sunshine Coast Hinterland.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/370-roundhill-cabin-evening-festoon-lights-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.BAhhLMKM_Z2tkUsa.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/370-roundhill-cabin-evening-festoon-lights-roundhill-retreat-obi-obi-elopement.BAhhLMKM.jpg)

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