text: Stephanie Scott has been remembered as a 'beautiful friend' who brought laughter to her loved ones, in a touching funeral service on Wednesday. Hundreds of people gathered at Eat Your Greens, just outside Eugowra in NSW's central west, to pay their respects to the beloved teacher who was allegedly murdered on Easter Sunday, just days before her wedding. Among the mourners were her fiance and partner of five years Aaron Leeson-Woolley, who was dressed in a black bow tie with a yellow flower pinned to his shirt, her mother Merrilyn, father Robert, and her siblings. Scroll down for video . Stephanie Scott's fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley was sitting between Ms Scott's parents Merrilyn and Robert, wearing a yellow flower pinned to his shirt . The teacher's mother and father are pictured here, remembering their daughter's life and how much laughter she had brought to them . Hundreds of yellow balloons were released by those attending Stephanie Scott's funeral in central-west NSW on Wednesday . The funeral for the murdered Leeton school teacher was held in Eugowra, where hundreds gathered to farewell the teacher . Her sister, Kim, shared humorous childhood memories of Ms Scott with the crowd and painted a picture of someone with a strong sense of who she was. 'Steph never cared what anyone thought of her,' Kim said. 'She had an easy way about her that meant she could get along with anyone.' Leeton Shire Mayor Paul Maytom said Ms Scott's mother spoke about her daughter's life and what a big part of the family she was. 'She brought laughter to the family [by playing tricks and telling jokes],' he said. One of the beloved teacher's students, Leeton High School vice captain Grace Green, said Ms Scott - an English and Drama teacher - was an inspiration to her students. Grace, who had been taught by the 26-year-old since Year 8, said she enjoyed her excursions with her teacher, remembering 'fish and chips at Circular Quay' fondly. Ms Scott's fiance, Aaron Leeson-Woolley (pictured) later took his place as pall bearer . Friends and family wore a touch of yellow to remember Ms Scott, here parents are awaiting the pall bearers . Ms Scott's coffin was carried to the hearse before it pulled away from the venue she was supposed to get married at . Police escorted the young teacher as her casket left the venue . 'Ms Scott always knew how to brighten a day,' she said. The ceremony ended with mourners releasing hundreds of yellow balloons into the air as the song 'Home' by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros played. Ms Scott's fiance, Aaron Leeson-Woolley, appeared visibly distressed as he took his place as pall bearer. A piano version of Train's 'Hey Soul Sister' added to the sombre moment her casket was carried away from the service. Other songs played were The Killers' 'Be Still' and Keith Urban's 'Making Memories of Us'. Mourners filled the white chairs put out for the outdoor funeral service at Eat Your Greens, where the bride-to-be was meant to marry fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley just days after she was went missing. In front of the hundreds of people who will paid their respects to Ms Scott, who disappeared on Easter Sunday, her white casket stood covered in colourful flowers, including yellow - which has become a sign of mourning for the teacher across New South Wales' central west. Her white casket stood covered in colourful flowers, in front of chairs soon to be filled with hundreds of mourners . A window memorial for Stephanie Scott invited passers by to add a tribute via post-it notes in the street of Canowindra . Publican Peter Hodge of the Central Hotel, Eugowra bows his head in respect as the hearse carrying Ms Scott turns into the Escort Way while he was adorning the street signs with yellow ribbon . Guests were handed a book on arrival filled with dozens of photographs showing the life and times of the vibrant young woman. Giving insight into the life of the Leeton teacher, the handbook feature photographs from Ms Scott's childhood, shows her blowing out the candles on a birthday cake during her teen years, and posing with fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley later in her life. Earlier in the day and just down the road from the venue, people in Eugowra and Canowindra painted the town the same colour as a sign of respect for the beloved teacher. Yellow balloons and streamers, along with messages written on yellow paper, decorated the streets. On a shop front window, locals and strangers have penned tributes on yellow post-it notes which were arranged in the shape of a heart, encircling a photo of Ms Scott. Ahead of her funeral the family of the man accused of Ms Scott's murder offered their condolences to the teacher's family, friends and fiance. Vincent Stanford, 24, a cleaner at the Leeton school where Ms Scott worked, has been charged with her murder and will appear in court in June. Mourners have covered the town in yellow, a colour which has become synonymous with Ms Scott in NSW's central-west . Memorials are visible all over the regional town, and most businesses shut down for the afternoon in honour of Ms Scott . Ms Scott's friend Katrina Slattery remembered the teacher as a 'lovely, lovely person' and a 'beautiful friend' Friend Katrina Slattery, 41, who joined the hundreds of mourners on Tuesday, said the teacher would be terribly missed. Ms Scott had lived in Canowindra, from where Ms Slattery also hailed, before she moved to teach at Leeton High School. 'She was a lovely, lovely person. She was a beautiful friend,' Ms Slattery told Daily Mail Australia. 'It's wrecked everyone in Canowindra. They're all feeling the loss. 'There's not a bad word said against her.'
target: Funeral for murdered school teacher Stephanie Scott was held outside Eugowra in central-west NSW on Wednesday .
  Fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley sat between Ms Scott's parents Merrilyn and Robert during the service .
  Her sister Kim, parents, and Leeton High School vice captain Grace Green spoke at the funeral .
  Hundreds of yellow balloons were released following her funeral service to the tune of 'Home'
  Earlier in the day people in Eugowra and Canowindra painted the town yellow with balloons and streamers .