Katie & Andrew | Real Weddings Queensland
Meet Katie & Andrew
We met nearly ten years ago at a music festival and spent nearly three years together before parting ways to allow for study commitments. But fate had us tied together as we randomly bumped into each other – at another music festival – in 2009 and we have been inseparable ever since.
The proposal
On a Cruise with a group of twenty family members, Andrew had it all lined up – sneaking the ring on board and planning his big surprise! The night we docked in Fiji, we had the first two rows booked for the magic show. Before the lights dimmed, Andrew told me he had to go to the bathroom… but lo and behold there he appeared on stage instead! He had a speech prepared, asked me to come up on stage, got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! We were instant celebrities for the rest of the
Your Wedding Day
Our wedding – May 8th 2011 – was everything we always dreamed of. Our ‘toffee and turquoise’ colour theme reflected our unifying choice to mesh our favourite colours of gold and blue. Despite it being Winter the sun was shining and the weather was warm. We had written our own vows and were helped along on the day by our Wedding Party – I had my sister as Maid of Honour with three bridesmaids and Andrew had his best mate as Best Man with three grooms men. My five-year-old nephew was a highlight as ring bearer with his little tuxedo and pillow!
We were married at Albert Street Uniting Church with the reception just across King George Square to the Sebel and Citigate’s Presidential Suites. Because it was also Mother’s Day, we made sure to honour all the mum’s attending with a photo and music slideshow, and they all received single-stem rose chocolates! Due to the ‘musical’ theme of our relationship history, Andrew and I each sang and performed for our guests. Andrew’s band performed also, with a friend we made on the cruise last year singing lead vocals! Our guests each received a CD Soundtrack of the Wedding Day, including a song written and performed by my best friend. There was even a little guitarist on our Wedding Cake!
We flew out to Hawaii the next night and honeymooned for two weeks, which included another cruise. This time it was just my husband and I, reflecting on our romantic tale and giving thanks for all of our loved ones that helped to make it all happen for us.
