2020 ABIA Wedding Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winning couples of the 2020 ABIA Brides And Grooms Competition!
Find the list of ABIA BAG Winners for the Wedding Cash Prizes & Extra Giveaway Prizes below. We look forward to welcoming more engaged couples to join next year's ABIA BAG Competition from March 2021!
A big thank you to all the fantastic Wedding Vendors which contributed to Australia's most beloved wedding competition and a further thank you to all the couples who made this experience so much fun & so very memorable!
If you wish to continue planning your wedding, visit the ABIA Wedding Directory to find some of Australia's best & most trustworthy wedding vendors! Or if you wish to use ABIA's wedding tools to plan your wedding, create a free account here!
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ABIA BAG Competition Prizes
Major Prize
1 couple won $10,000 in Wedding Cash to spend on ABIA Vendors
State Prizes
5 couples WON $1,000 in Wedding Cash to spend on ABIA Vendors!
Bonus Prizes
140+ couples WON an extra giveaway prize, sponsored by ABIA Vendors!
ABIA Cash Prize Winners
| ABIA BAG Prize | Value | Winner's Name | Partner's Name |
| Major Wedding Cash Prize | $10,000.00 | Carla Nash | Barton K. |
| State Wedding Cash Prize (Victoria) | $1,000.00 | Jayde Quinsee | Tom |
| State Wedding Cash Prize (Queensland) | $1,000.00 | Stephanie Bradley | Ryan Hurley |
| State Wedding Cash Prize (South Australia) | $1,000.00 | Erin Lane | Kris N. |
| State Wedding Cash Prize (New South Wales) | $1,000.00 | Lauren Suttie | Roy V. |
| State Wedding Cash Prize (Western Australia) | $1,000.00 | Felicia Wong | Alasdair Cameron |
ABIA Extra Giveaway Prize Winners
*Subject to availability
| Sponsor's Business Name | State | Giveaway | Value | Winner's Name | Partner's Name |
| Molossi | NSW | Wedding Package with place-names, table #s, and much more. |
$5,000.00 | Stacey Borg | Benjamin Luscombe |
| MTW Production | NSW | Videography Package (T&C Apply) |
$4,400.00 | Jesse James | Jason Scerri |
| Twobirds Bridal | NSW | Voucher towards Wedding Dress. | $3,000.00 | Claire Martin | Glen Bissaker |
| Hire a Bridesmaid | NSW | 10 hours coordination + wedding planning. | $2,000.00 | Jessica Kieft | Andrew Montgomerie |
| Idora Bridal | NSW | Voucher towards wedding dress. | $1,500.00 | Rand Ruman | David Armany |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. |
$1,000.00 | Melinda Koutsoukos | Jayesh Chand |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. |
$1,000.00 | Maegan Porter | Joshua Forrest |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. |
$1,000.00 | Fetina Barnett | Daniel Little |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. | $1,000.00 | Nicole M Steib | David Kerr |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. |
$1,000.00 | Amber-Lea Austin | Shannon Mahoney |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. |
$1,000.00 | Meka Paahi | Brent Morgan |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. |
$1,000.00 | Stacey Borg | Benjamin Luscombe |
| SRD Photography | NSW | Voucher towards wedding collection or wedding package. |
$1,000.00 | Whitney Rose | Timothy John |
| de lumière photography | NSW | 1 x pre-wedding portrait session. | $795.00 | Jessica Kieft | Andrew Montgomerie |
| de lumière photography | NSW | 1 x pre-wedding portrait session. | $795.00 | Kris Wallace | Adam Davidson |
| de lumière photography | NSW | 1 x pre-wedding portrait session. | $795.00 | Tahnee Green | Ryan Underwood |
| Newy Booth | NSW | Free Photo Booth for 3 hours. | $700.00 | Lauren Suttie | Roy Vella |
| Williams the Jewellers | NSW | Voucher towards Rings or Bridal Jewellery. (T&C apply) | $500.00 | Danielle Francis | Zac Robinson |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Amber-Lea Austin | Shannon Mahoney |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Meka Paahi | Brent Morgan |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Melinda Koutsoukos | Jayesh Chand |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Jesse James | Jason Scerri |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Hayden Watson | Rachel Hughes |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Maria Martino | Jesse Collins |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Maegan Porter | Joshua Forrest |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Clarence Ebonia | Kevin Flores |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Belinda Collings | Craig Mead |
| Pro Djs Australia | NSW | Free upgrade to special lighting or cloud effects. | $420.00 | Brydie Daly | Thomas Caygill |
| Love Letter Sydney | NSW | 1 free set of 1.1 Metre-Tall Lightup Initials. | $350.00 | Lauren Suttie | Roy Vella |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Virginia Morrell | Brandon Patuwai Jefford |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Amber-Lea Austin | Shannon Mahoney |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Melissa Garside | Joshua Lewis |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Kimberley Lucas | Tyler Jolly |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Kristy Bates | Ashley Sansom |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Katherine teideman | Shaun bowman |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Tahnee Green | Ryan Underwood |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Candy Laurianto | Joseph Park |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | James Tolhurst | Callum Close |
| Marianne Fidel | NSW | FREE Hair & Makeup for Bride, (book 4 receive 1 free) | $350.00 | Danielle Purches Schauer | Nick Targett |
| Jessica Pavlovic Makeup & Hair | NSW | Voucher for Hair & Makeup (min. 5) | $300.00 | Jessica Jenneke | Jake Dobrow |
| Jessica Pavlovic Makeup & Hair | NSW | Voucher for Hair & Makeup (min. 5) | $300.00 | Aleksandra Pavlovic | Carlos Gonzalez |
| Jessica Pavlovic Makeup & Hair | NSW | Voucher for Hair & Makeup (min. 5) | $300.00 | Laura McAuliffe | Daniel |
| Jessica Pavlovic Makeup & Hair | NSW | Voucher for Hair & Makeup (min. 5) | $300.00 | Felicity Littlewood | Ricardo Poletti |
| Jessica Pavlovic Makeup & Hair | NSW | Voucher for Hair & Makeup (min. 5) | $300.00 | Julia Ehemann | Tony Rowley |
| Jessica Pavlovic Makeup & Hair | NSW | Voucher for Hair & Makeup (min. 5) | $300.00 | James Tolhurst | Callum Close |
| Jessica Pavlovic Makeup & Hair | NSW | Voucher for Hair & Makeup (min. 5) | $300.00 | Meagan Simpson | Adam Rosenberg |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Maegan Porter | Joshua Forrest |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Irene Bernabe | Andrew Doyle |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | David John Smith | Elizabeth Jean Gigengack |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Kate Limberger | Jake Fitzgerald |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Cassandra king | Rodney Deighton |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Eilidh Donaldson | Stephen |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Hayden Watson | Rachel Hughes |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Meagan Simpson | Adam Rosenberg |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | Felicity Littlewood | Ricardo Poletti |
| LS Flower Design | NSW | Voucher towards flowers (min. spend) | $300.00 | James Tolhurst | Callum Close |
| Facial Beauty - Mobile Hair and Makeup | NSW | Free hair and makeup trial. | $230.00 | Melinda Barnes | Mina Louka |
| Facial Beauty - Mobile Hair and Makeup | NSW | Free hair and makeup trial. | $230.00 | Brendan Baker | Courtney Hambley |
| Facial Beauty - Mobile Hair and Makeup | NSW | Free hair and makeup trial. | $230.00 | Doug James Chapman | Saori Hoshino |
| Facial Beauty - Mobile Hair and Makeup | NSW | Free hair and makeup trial. | $ 230.00 | Jessica Craig | Stuart Kenny |
| Facial Beauty - Mobile Hair and Makeup | NSW | Free hair and makeup trial. | $ 230.00 | Stacey Mannion | Clinton Freeman |
| Elevation Band | NSW | Voucher towards 1 x hour pre reception canapes music. | $ 220.00 | Carla Nash | Barton Keene |
| Style with a Twist | NSW | Free Bridal Hair + Bridal Beauty Survival Kit. (min. booking of 4) |
$ 215.00 | Melinda Koutsoukos | Jayesh Chand |
| Style with a Twist | NSW | Free Bridal Hair + Bridal Beauty Survival Kit. (min. booking of 4) |
$ 215.00 | Lesieli Lousi | Salelavalu Ae Sua |
| Style with a Twist | NSW | Free Bridal Hair + Bridal Beauty Survival Kit. (min. booking of 4) |
$ 215.00 | Amber-Lea Austin | Shannon Mahoney |
| Style with a Twist | NSW | Free Bridal Hair + Bridal Beauty Survival Kit. (min. booking of 4) |
$ 215.00 | Josie Allen | Josiah Seto |
| Style with a Twist | NSW | Free Bridal Hair + Bridal Beauty Survival Kit. (min. booking of 4) |
$ 215.00 | Amina Dulic | Jaiden Cachia |
| Style with a Twist | NSW | Free Bridal Hair + Bridal Beauty Survival Kit. (min. booking of 4) |
$ 215.00 | Maria Martino | Jesse Collins |
| Style with a Twist | NSW | Free Bridal Hair + Bridal Beauty Survival Kit. (min. booking of 4) |
$ 215.00 | Brittany kearney | Dean Robertson |
| Theresa Davidson Celebrant | NSW | 20% off voucher towards celebrant services. | $ 140.00 | Doug James Chapman | Saori Hoshino |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW | Bridal Hair Voucher (min. 5 people) |
$ 100.00 | Whitney Rose | Timothy John |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW | Bridal Hair Voucher (min. 5 people) |
$ 100.00 | Kristy Bates | Ashley Sansom |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW | Bridal Hair Voucher (min. 5 people) |
$ 100.00 | Madeleine Kehoe | Kyle Rhoades |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW | Bridal Hair Voucher (min. 5 people) |
$ 100.00 | Melissa Garside | Joshua Lewis |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW | Bridal Hair Voucher (min. 5 people) |
$ 100.00 | Melinda Koutsoukos | Jayesh Chand |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW |
Bridal Hair Voucher |
$ 100.00 | Emily Changizi | Andrew Genova |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW | Bridal Hair Voucher (min. 5 people) |
$ 100.00 | Emily Storey | Jake Perry |
| Exquisite Bridal Hair | NSW | Bridal Hair Voucher (min. 5 people) |
$ 100.00 | Clarence Ebonia | Kevin Flores |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Stacey Borg | Benjamin Luscombe |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Lauren Stoker | Lee Squires |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Stephanie Segafredo | James Devlin |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Lauren Suttie | Roy Vella |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Kurt ludke | Sophie Gospodarczyk |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Melinda Koutsoukos | Jayesh Chand |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Steffil Prince | Arben Hizo |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Melinda Vesovski | Dylan Henwood |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Natalie Savovski | Michael Markovich |
| Deseo Bridal and Evening Shoes | NSW | $50 voucher to be used on bridal shoes, bags & accessories. T&C apply. | $ 50.00 | Emma louise cox | Dallas john Darley |
| The Bower Estate | QLD | Voucher for venue hire and/or accommodation by December 2021. T&C Apply. | $3,000.00 | Cody-Leigh Ammenhauser | Lachlan Findlay |
| The Bower Estate | QLD | Voucher for venue hire and/or accommodation by December 2021. T&C Apply. | $3,000.00 | Melanie | Ross |
| Rod Noendeng Photography | QLD | 5 Hours of Photorgaphy with digital USB. | $1,730.00 | Bethany letchford | Jesse green |
| Boho Luxe & Co | QLD | Voucher towards Styling ($1500) or Full Planning ($2500). (new bookings only) | $1,000.00 | Remii Horne | Lachlan Gorry |
| Boho Luxe & Co | QLD | Voucher towards Styling ($1500) or Full Planning ($2500). (new bookings only) | $1,000.00 | Ellie Loft | Campbell Hile |
| Boho Luxe & Co | QLD | Voucher towards Styling ($1500) or Full Planning ($2500). (new bookings only) | $1,000.00 | Jirin Kai | Eden Cridland |
| Boho Luxe & Co | QLD | Voucher towards Styling ($1500) or Full Planning ($2500). (new bookings only) | $1,000.00 | Stephanie Brownlee | Gino Schouw |
| Boho Luxe & Co | QLD | Voucher towards Styling ($1500) or Full Planning ($2500). (new bookings only) | $1,000.00 | Melinda Barnes | Mina Louka |
| imagism Photography | QLD | Voucher towards Wedding Photography. | $1,000.00 | Amy Waite | Alex Becconsall |
| imagism Photography | QLD | Voucher towards Wedding Photography. | $1,000.00 | Ashleigh Parker | David Trace |
| imagism Photography | QLD | Voucher towards Wedding Photography. | $1,000.00 | Doug James Chapman | Saori Hoshino |
| imagism Photography | QLD | Voucher towards Wedding Photography. | $1,000.00 | Jade Martell | Joshua Baulch |
| imagism Photography | QLD | Voucher towards Wedding Photography. | $1,000.00 | Charmaine Van Eyk | Matthew Downey |
| Ocean View Estates | QLD | Free Venue Hire. | $1,000.00 | Bree-Arna Dakin | Matthew Pope |
| U&I Creative | QLD | Voucher towards any package. T&C Apply | $1,000.00 | Shawnii-monique Thowe | John Reynolds |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Michelle Siebuhr | Jason Watkins |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Brendan Baker | Courtney Hambley |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Hanna Arvidsson Harming | Adam Vincent Field |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Laura Stanley | Jeffrey Dalton |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Andrew H | Mike I |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Rachael Lavan | Rhys James |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Tyler David Allen Brook | Kirsty Leigh Whittaker |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Doug Chapman | Saori Hoshino |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Bethany Letchford | Jesse Green |
| Masterpieces Photography | QLD | Dronography upgrade packages (book min. 4hour photo or video package) | $ 995.00 | Daniel Isaac | Vanessa Tonkin |
| Dee Weisner Peace Celebrant | QLD | Celebrant Services | $ 950.00 | Brendan Baker | Courtney Hambley |
| Villa Botanica | QLD | Free Bridal Party Hair & Makeup up to 3, when booking selected wedding venue packages. | $ 855.00 | Emily Williams | Colin O'Keeffe |
| Th3rd dimension | QLD | 30 Second Wedding Video Teaser | $ 497.00 | Telissa Fletcher | Andrew Zaro |
| Dreamlife Photo & Video | QLD | • Free Acrylic Cover upgrade for your main wedding album; • Must have purchased a wedding photography package along with a main wedding album. |
$ 350.00 | Eden Cridland | Jirin Kai |
| Marianne Grillo | QLD | Free Makeup & hair trial for the bride: Value $300 (min. of 3 people) | $ 300.00 | Cassandra king | Rodney Deighton |
| Evalyn Parsons | QLD | Free Bridal Hair (min. booking of 5) | $ 295.00 | Hanna Arvidsson Harming | Adam Vincent Field |
| Say I Do With Love | QLD | $200 off your ceremony service (min. spend) | $ 200.00 | Maddison Sirianni | Brian |
| Glenelg Golf Club | SA | 1 x free service when 3+ services booked with venue. E.g. Free Ceiling decorations. | $1,350.00 | Brittney Lockett | Steven Dobrilla |
| Black Cherry Events | SA | FREE upgrade to First Dance Fireworks + Dry Ice package, with any booked DJ Package. | $1,100.00 | Maria Do | Joaquim Gaspar |
| HAIR & MAKEUP BY CHELSEA BOERSMA | SA | Voucher towards hair & makeup | $100 | Nicole Kelly | Sooty Lor |
| HAIR & MAKEUP BY CHELSEA BOERSMA | SA | Voucher towards hair & makeup | $ 100.00 | Natalie Bissett | Samuel Conroy |
| HAIR & MAKEUP BY CHELSEA BOERSMA | SA | Voucher towards hair & makeup | $ 100.00 | Erin Lane | Kris Nankivell |
| Flowers in Nature | SA | A Free Throw Posy (min. spend) | $ 75.00 | Rebekah Cohen | Camron Slessor |
| GB Kreative | VIC | Photobooth, invitations, signage & stationery. | $5,038.00 | Kerry Koukoumas | Steven dendrinos |
| Doux Wedding Corp | VIC | Vouchers towards any photography package. | $1,000.00 | Jessica Gravenor | Nicholas Barrack |
| Doux Wedding Corp | VIC | Vouchers towards any photography package. | $1,000.00 | Kylee Briggs | Tony Horvat |
| Doux Wedding Corp | VIC | Vouchers towards any photography package. | $1,000.00 | Sean Taylor | Breannan Harris |
| Doux Wedding Corp | VIC | Vouchers towards any photography package. | $1,000.00 | Grace Taylor | Mitch Simpson |
| Doux Wedding Corp | VIC | Vouchers towards any photography package. | $1,000.00 | Eunsoo Courtney Lee | Brendan Choi |
| Cake Me Crazy | VIC | Voucher towards Wedding Cake (min.spend) | $ 300.00 | Sara Coviello | Evan |
| Flowers By Ola | VIC | Voucher toward any wedding flower package (min. spend) | $ 250.00 | Skye Stewart | Aaron Collins |
| Sydney Celebrant Service | VIC | Free upgrade to include live streaming/recording of your wedding ceremony | $ 150.00 | Belinda Collings | Craig Mead |
| Tamara Little Photography | VIC | $100 off photography packages of 8 hours or more | $ 100.00 | Kristiana King | Andrew Patti |
| Cloud Imagery | WA | 50% off Full Day Photo + Video package. | $4,325.00 | Annika Dhu | Anthony Wedding |
| D Artistry Workz | WA | Free engagement shoot with photography booking. | $ 600.00 | Jazmyn Save | Andreas Bornecke |
| Castle Media | WA | Free drone footage when booking a wedding videography package | $ 300.00 | Laura Kelly | Samuel Terepai |
