Allison & Brock
Palms Pavilion Wedding & Events centre, Tiona
Palms Pavilion Wedding & Events centre, Tiona
Brock & Alison’s Rainy, Rowdy & Unforgettable Wedding at Palms Pavilion Wedding & Events centre, Tiona
Some weddings you photograph and you just know they’ll be remembered for years – Brock and Alison’s day at Palms Pavilion Wedding & Events centre, Tiona was one of those. It was wet, it was loud, it was full of laughs, and it was absolutely perfect.
Getting Ready – Holiday Park Style
The best thing about Tiona is that everyone can stay onsite, and that changes the whole feel of the morning. No rushing around in cars or stressing about traffic – just everyone hanging out in holiday park cabins a short walk from the pavilion.
Alison and the girls crammed into their villa, surrounded by dresses, champagne glasses, and enough makeup to stock a department store. Every few minutes there’d be an eruption of laughter or someone yelling for another glass top-up. Across the park, Brock and the boys weren’t exactly stressing either – beers cracked before midday, music blasting, plenty of banter, and the kind of pre-wedding nerves that come with half a six-pack.
It felt more like a weekend away with mates than a wedding morning, which set the tone for the entire day.
A Ceremony to Remember (Thanks to the Beer Men 🍻)
Now, there are a lot of ways to kick off a wedding ceremony… but Brock and Alison went with “beer men.” Yep – instead of flower petals, guests got beers handed to them as the groomsmen strutted down the aisle. The place erupted.
From there it was all heart – Alison arriving looking incredible, Brock trying not to lose it, and guests cheering them on while rain pattered gently in the background. The whole thing was perfectly them: fun, real, and just a little bit rowdy.
Rain, Umbrellas & The Best Portraits
After the ceremony, the rain decided to join in properly. But instead of hiding from it, Brock and Alison just went with it. We dashed between palm groves, slipped under umbrellas, and grabbed shots by the lake whenever the clouds gave us a break.
The drizzle actually made everything better – reflections on the ground, the couple laughing as they dodged puddles, and those little unplanned moments that you can’t stage. Honestly, some of my favourite frames of the whole day came when the rain came down the hardest.
The Reception – A Dance Floor That Didn’t Quit
Palms Pavilion is such a great reception spot – coastal, open, and big enough for a dance floor that gets messy (in the best way). And messy it got. From the moment the music kicked off, it was bodies on the floor, drinks in the air, and voices hoarse from singalongs.
Guests were everywhere – hugging, spilling drinks, dancing like they were back at uni. Nobody cared about the weather by then; it was pure celebration mode.
The Champagne Shower
Just when you thought the night had peaked, Brock and Alison grabbed a stack of champagne bottles, shook them up, and let loose. A full-blown champagne shower under the night sky – drenched hair, soaked clothes, and the kind of photos you look back on and think, yep, that was one hell of a night.
It was chaotic, it was loud, and it summed up the entire day in one moment – pure fun, no holding back.
Why Palms Pavilion at Tiona Rocks for Weddings
What made this wedding so good wasn’t just Brock and Alison (though they’re legends) – it’s also the vibe at Tiona. Everything’s in one place: cabins for getting ready, the palms and lake for photos, the pavilion for partying, and the beach just a stroll away. It means people actually relax – guests can wander barefoot, grab a beer from their cabin, and make a whole weekend out of it.
It’s less “wedding venue” and more “wedding festival,” and that’s exactly why it suited these two so well.
Final Word
Rain or shine, Brock and Alison were never going to have a boring wedding. From beer cans in the aisle to champagne showers at midnight, it was the kind of day that proves the weather doesn’t matter when the energy is this good.
If you’re thinking about a wedding at Palms Pavilion Wedding & Events centre, Tiona, take a page out of their book – let go, laugh hard, and don’t be afraid to get a little wet. The photos (and the memories) will be worth it.
