Ashton Hurn and Adam Howard’s wedding: Hygge Studio styling at Barossa

The dream wedding on the family’s Angaston property had special “showstopper” touches by a high-end event planner. See the first pictures here.

A paddock was transformed into paradise for Liberal MP Ashton Hurn’s stunning nuptials.

The opposition health spokeswoman and her now-husband Adam Howard wed at her family’s property in Angaston on December 18, and have kept the details private until now.

While they have not shared any wedding photographs on social media, the couple gave The Advertiser their blessing to publish these behind-the-scenes photographs, supplied by Adelaide business Hygge Studio which created their “bespoke” wedding.

Run by Rachel Evans and Lucy Temme, Hygge offers the “full package”– styling, planing, graphics, floristry, lighting and custom design and hire – for bespoke events including weddings.

Hygge’s Rachel Evans and Lucy Temme inside the reception marquee at Ashton Hurn and Adam Howard’s wedding. Picture: Supplied

Ashton and Adam’s big day was by no means a small affair.

“This is what a Hygge ‘bespoke’ wedding looks like. We’ve been waiting so long to show you this showstopper wedding of @ashton_hurn and Adam Howard and here it is! Everything customised watch to the end to see the wedding in full swing,” Hygge’s Instagram page captioned a video that showed the production in process and scenes from the wedding itself.

It also showed Ashton wearing a beautiful bridal gown that has to be the work of Adelaide’s internationally-renowned couture house Paolo Sebastian, whose custom wedding dresses start at $15,000.
Ashton and Adam gave Lucy complete creative freedom to make their dream wedding a reality.

Adam Howard and Ashton Hurn. Picture: ashton_hurn/instagram

Hygge was one of the event planners featured in an Advertiser review last year, and it was the biggest wedding the company has worked on to date in terms of scale.

As one would expect, the cost of the ceremony and reception is confidential.

“How often do you have just a paddock to work with,” Lucy says, adding she had to bring in absolutely everything – including power and water.

A long white “carpet” snaked to a tree as the bridal entrance. Picture: Supplied

Lucy created a mood board to show the couple to make sure she was on the right path and then set about perfecting every detail – including a personalised monogram created by Hygge’s in-house graphic design team.

A long white “carpet” snaked to the venue which was made up of a reception marquee and a bar marquee – both were open-air to provide a ceiling of stars. It looked spectacular, but was a risk weatherwise that paid off.

“It rained the day before,” Lucy says, adding Venue Productions and Festival Hire were contracted to work on some of the major structures, lighting and draping.

Hygge’s team setting up the dream wedding for Ashton Hurn and Adam Howard. Picture: Supplied

Decorations included crystal chandeliers and a statue.

While some bespoke items featured in Hygge weddings – such as the statue which now sits in Ashton and Adam’s garden – were exclusive to a couple’s nuptials, others were given a second life.

“For example, the bar was made and it’s now called the Ashton Bar and we will use it at other events,” Lucy says.

A large tent was also on site to house the catering which was done by Angaston restaurant Vintners, with waiting staff provided by Adelaide’s Are You Being Served.

KGB Big Band, featuring vocalist Bec Raymond and crooner Matt Launer, provided the live soundtrack – classic swing, jazz rock, funk, RnB and pop standard – so guests could dance the night away under the stars on the white dance floor.