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title: "Eloping at Piermont Retreat - Renee and Mitch"
description: "Renee and Mitch’s November elopement at Piermont Retreat, with ten loved ones, coastal portraits and The Elopement Collective on Tasmania’s east coast."
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# Eloping at Piermont Retreat - Renee and Mitch

Source: [View the website page](https://elopementcollective.com/elopement/renee-mitch-piermont-retreat-tasmania)

[East Coast Tasmania, Australia](https://elopementcollective.com/locations/east-coast-tasmania)

# Eloping at Piermont Retreat - Renee and Mitch

![Renee and Mitch kissing among sunlit coastal grasses beneath dramatic clouds above the bay. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/180-couple-kissing-coastal-grass-dramatic-sky-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CVHMpc8K_10ap5B.webp)

Renee and Mitch travelled from Brisbane to [Piermont Retreat](https://elopementcollective.com/locations/piermont-retreat) for a November elopement with ten of their closest people. On the lawn above Great Oyster Bay, with family and friends gathered around them, they had the small wedding they had wanted from the beginning.

Late spring on [Tasmania’s east coast](https://elopementcollective.com/locations/east-coast-tasmania) gave their day a beautiful setting: coastal grasses catching the light, clouds stretching across the water and a beach to wander along together after the ceremony. [Britt Withers](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/britt-withers) brought their plans together through The Elopement Collective, with Josh, Bulb Creative and The Romantics looking after the ceremony, photographs and flowers.

## From a tour bus in Europe to the Tasmanian coast

Their story began on a Topdeck tour. Renee had set off on her own, and on the third day, travelling from France towards Switzerland, she sat beside Mitch. They talked for the whole journey. Over 39 days on the road, there was plenty of time to keep getting to know each other.

Renee was originally from Victoria and Mitch from New South Wales. After a year of long distance, she moved to Sydney. By the time they came to Tasmania to marry, Brisbane was home. Travel had brought them together, and another trip would become their wedding.

When they first contacted us, what mattered was having their immediate family and close friends there: the people who had supported their life together. That wish shaped the day at Piermont.

## Ten guests, personal vows and a view across the bay

The photographs begin in the cottage, with Renee’s dress hanging beside the window and the water visible outside. Her long sleeves and veil moved softly around her; Mitch wore a pale suit with a floral buttonhole. [The Romantics](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/the-romantics) created the flowers, including a white bouquet finished with ribbon and small photograph charms.

[Josh Withers](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/josh-withers) led the ceremony on the lawn. Renee and Mitch held hands and read to one another, with their ten guests standing close. The bay was the backdrop, but their attention was on each other.

Afterwards, [Bulb Creative](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/bulb-creative) photographed them around the retreat: between the tall cypress trees, on the stone amphitheatre steps and among the grasses above the shore. Down on the beach, there was room to laugh, hold hands and lean into a kiss. The light and clouds gave the photographs their drama; Renee and Mitch brought the warmth.

## Their perfect day

Their message afterwards was everything we could have hoped to hear:

> “We had such a perfect day and it wouldn’t have been possible without you so thank you!!”

A place worth travelling for, the people they wanted beside them, and a day that felt like theirs. [Explore our guide to eloping at Piermont Retreat](https://elopementcollective.com/locations/piermont-retreat), or [talk to Britt about your own Tasmanian elopement](https://elopementcollective.com/contact).

## Time of year

November · Spring

## The Collective

-   [Brittany Withers](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/britt-withers)Elopement planner
-   [Josh Withers](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/josh-withers)Celebrant
-   [Bulb Creative](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/bulb-creative)Photographer
-   [The Romantics](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/the-romantics)Florals
-   [Piermont Retreat](https://elopementcollective.com/collective/piermont-retreat)Elopement venue

[![Great Oyster Bay and distant hills seen through a dark timber-framed cottage window. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/002-cottage-window-great-oyster-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.f5UNbgC5_Z1ooVbP.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/002-cottage-window-great-oyster-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.f5UNbgC5.jpg)

[![Renee’s white pointed slingback shoes arranged on a timber mantel against a white wall. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/005-white-slingback-wedding-shoes-timber-mantel-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DsHiknEF_K4jVq.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/005-white-slingback-wedding-shoes-timber-mantel-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DsHiknEF.jpg)

[![Renee’s long-sleeved wedding dress hanging beside a sunlit cottage window, with her shoes below. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/011-wedding-dress-hanging-cottage-window-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BT0XmuR7_Z1mwo6J.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/011-wedding-dress-hanging-cottage-window-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BT0XmuR7.jpg)

[![Renee lifting her dress as she puts on her white slingback shoes on the timber floor. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/036-renee-putting-on-wedding-shoes-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CR-AQrXU_175xeu.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/036-renee-putting-on-wedding-shoes-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CR-AQrXU.jpg)

[![Renee lifting the edges of her veil in front of a timber fireplace surround inside the cottage. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/050-renee-lifting-veil-cottage-portrait-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.C3Q53UBG_1DVoiW.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/050-renee-lifting-veil-cottage-portrait-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.C3Q53UBG.jpg)

[![Guests walking across the lawn towards the ceremony, with the shoreline and cloud-covered hills beyond. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/054-guests-walking-lawn-coastal-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DBZBc2eX_23umDz.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/054-guests-walking-lawn-coastal-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DBZBc2eX.jpg)

[![Black and white photograph of the small wedding gathering standing together on the coastal lawn. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/061-black-white-guests-gathered-lawn-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DIcfl_eI_Z1S5vkg.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/061-black-white-guests-gathered-lawn-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DIcfl_eI.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch’s small ceremony gathering beside Great Oyster Bay, beneath a broad sky of blue and cloud. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/063-intimate-ceremony-wide-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.Dz9Fzr52_ZKnfcN.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/063-intimate-ceremony-wide-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.Dz9Fzr52.jpg)

[![Mitch reading from his phone while holding Renee’s hand during their ceremony, wearing a floral buttonhole by The Romantics. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/084-mitch-reading-vows-holding-renee-hand-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BjWnoNqU_1gzecj.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/084-mitch-reading-vows-holding-renee-hand-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BjWnoNqU.jpg)

[![Renee smiling as she reads from her phone to Mitch during their outdoor ceremony. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/085-renee-reading-vows-smiling-at-mitch-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BcoLwHPo_Z1IXPPE.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/085-renee-reading-vows-smiling-at-mitch-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BcoLwHPo.jpg)

[![Celebrant Josh Withers leading Renee and Mitch’s ceremony, with their guests gathered close and the bay behind them. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/087-josh-withers-leading-intimate-coastal-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DRM0WAVv_RQkza.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/087-josh-withers-leading-intimate-coastal-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DRM0WAVv.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch standing together on the lawn after their ceremony, with Mitch holding a young child. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/121-couple-with-young-guest-after-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.C3PRufIN_Z1O4KBQ.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/121-couple-with-young-guest-after-ceremony-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.C3PRufIN.jpg)

[![Small photograph charms attached to the ivory ribbon around Renee’s bouquet by The Romantics. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/130-bouquet-ribbon-photograph-charms-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BoXZrHne_24eYDw.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/130-bouquet-ribbon-photograph-charms-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BoXZrHne.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch walking hand in hand towards the bay, with her veil, dress train and bouquet by The Romantics. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/133-couple-walking-towards-great-oyster-bay-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BxM06DTp_Z1TmJo1.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/133-couple-walking-towards-great-oyster-bay-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BxM06DTp.jpg)

[![Black and white portrait of Renee and Mitch holding hands on the lawn above the bay, with her bouquet by The Romantics. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/135-black-white-couple-coastal-lawn-portrait-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.8_GI2TeO_ZnnNub.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/135-black-white-couple-coastal-lawn-portrait-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.8_GI2TeO.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch kissing on the coastal lawn, with her dress train spread over the grass and distant hills across the water. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/139-couple-kissing-lawn-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BEhu1wQf_Dabxv.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/139-couple-kissing-lawn-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.BEhu1wQf.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch standing between tall cypress trees above the stone amphitheatre, beneath a wide, clouded sky. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/151-couple-between-cypress-trees-stone-amphitheatre-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.Bd0NCWMh_jNtXG.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/151-couple-between-cypress-trees-stone-amphitheatre-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.Bd0NCWMh.jpg)

[![Mitch seated on the stone amphitheatre steps beside Renee, with tall cypress trees rising behind them. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/158-couple-portrait-stone-amphitheatre-steps-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DhADFNn6_Z1RYgwT.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/158-couple-portrait-stone-amphitheatre-steps-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DhADFNn6.jpg)

[![Renee smiling beside Mitch on the amphitheatre steps, with her white dress train resting on the grass. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/165-renee-smiling-beside-mitch-stone-steps-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DcUwf4hH_6Rn1T.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/165-renee-smiling-beside-mitch-stone-steps-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DcUwf4hH.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch walking together along a gravel path in low sunlight, carrying her white bouquet by The Romantics. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/169-couple-walking-cypress-path-bouquet-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.C9YvHEct_Z25DGgS.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/169-couple-walking-cypress-path-bouquet-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.C9YvHEct.jpg)

[![Renee looking back towards the camera as she and Mitch stand together among the tall coastal grasses. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/171-renee-looking-back-coastal-grass-portrait-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.D6BYILAP_Z25ha7q.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/171-renee-looking-back-coastal-grass-portrait-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.D6BYILAP.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch embracing among tall grasses above the water, with the open back and train of her dress visible. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/174-couple-embracing-tall-grass-bay-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.EVILXeeY_FxqgL.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/174-couple-embracing-tall-grass-bay-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.EVILXeeY.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch kissing among sunlit coastal grasses beneath dramatic clouds above the bay. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/180-couple-kissing-coastal-grass-dramatic-sky-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CVHMpc8K_10ap5B.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/180-couple-kissing-coastal-grass-dramatic-sky-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CVHMpc8K.jpg)

[![Black and white photograph of Renee and Mitch standing above the shoreline beneath large clouds over the bay. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/182-black-white-couple-bay-dramatic-clouds-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CgpkvIY8_Z5jHRV.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/182-black-white-couple-bay-dramatic-clouds-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CgpkvIY8.jpg)

[![Renee standing barefoot on the beach, with her wedding dress trailing across the sand and dark clouds over the distant hills. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/196-renee-barefoot-beach-wedding-dress-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DBHrT1w2_26jojw.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/196-renee-barefoot-beach-wedding-dress-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.DBHrT1w2.jpg)

[![Mitch dipping Renee into a kiss on the sand, with calm water and distant hills behind them. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/214-mitch-dipping-renee-kiss-beach-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CxFSIm7e_Oqya4.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/214-mitch-dipping-renee-kiss-beach-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.CxFSIm7e.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch holding both hands and laughing together on the beach. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/219-couple-holding-hands-laughing-beach-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.n3sFWKvp_ZyWW08.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/219-couple-holding-hands-laughing-beach-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.n3sFWKvp.jpg)

[![Black and white photograph of Renee laughing as Mitch leans into their embrace on the beach. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/232-black-white-couple-laughing-beach-embrace-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.EtrycOys_1qtjO3.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/232-black-white-couple-laughing-beach-embrace-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.EtrycOys.jpg)

[![Renee and Mitch kissing on the beach in warm light beneath a dark, cloud-filled sky. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/233-couple-kissing-beach-evening-light-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.3TkwhtzN_Z1s1u85.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/233-couple-kissing-beach-evening-light-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.3TkwhtzN.jpg)

[![Black and white view of the bay and distant hills, framed by Renee and Mitch’s softly blurred joined hands. At Piermont Retreat on Tasmania’s east coast, for an Elopement Collective elopement. Photograph by Bulb Creative.](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/244-black-white-joined-hands-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.Dg5OVX9S_4Nn7S.webp)](https://elopementcollective.com/_astro/244-black-white-joined-hands-bay-view-piermont-retreat-tasmania-elopement.Dg5OVX9S.jpg)

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