I
t may have been many
years in the making –
almost 12 to be precise- but the wedding of House
Rules favourites Lisa and
Andy was undoubtedly well
worth the wait.
For the affable Adelaide
couple, who tied the knot on
May 26 last year, the biggest
day of their lives was simply
picture-perfect. And married life,
it seems, has been a happy
whirlwind of love, laughter and,
of course, renovation challenges
ever since!
“We’re coming up to 13 years
together in August,” says Lisa,
adding with a laugh, “so it’s been
a very long innings!”
“We met,” says Andy, “after
Lisa added me on MySpace,
back when it was the thing, and
I thought she was pretty and
accepted her friend request. We
met up at a local bar in Glenelg,
and I guess the rest is history.”
What are firefighter Andy
and former flight attendant
Lisa’s recollections of that
initial meeting?
“I’ll never forget it,” says Lisa,
- “I was 19 at the time and the
first thing Andy said to me was
‘Hello, poppet!’ – which was really
cute. We hit it off from day one.”
Adds Andy, 32: “Back then,
I was getting ready to go into
the military, so I was doing a lot
of lead-up training. I remember
thinking when I met Lisa, ‘I can’t
believe I’m chatting to such an
amazing and good-looking girl!’
- and it turns out she had an
amazing personality to match.”
For the couple’s first date,
they headed to the cinema – to
see The Simpsons Movie.
“How romantic!” Lisa
exclaims with a laugh, to which
Andy adds: “Lisa’s always been
good in that she caters to my
‘kids’ taste’ in movies.”
Says Lisa: “But it’s always
been very easy between us. We
just thought it was meant to be.”
Andy then popped the
question to his long-time
love while they were holidaying
in Mexico.
“I had the ring in waiting for
a few years and had to dust it
down a little bit and make it shiny
again,” chuckles Andy. “I was
ready to get married about six
years into our relationship, but
Lisa wasn’t quite.”
Says Lisa: “I had this weird
misconception that you really
had to ‘grow up’ to get married,
but it turns out, you don’t – you
can still be playful and fun, and
your relationship can still be
youthful. And I also thought, ‘if
it’s not broke, why fix it?’ But I
always knew that we were going
to be together forever.”
The couple’s wedding in
South Australia’s scenic
Waterfall Gully was a relatively
intimate affair celebrated by 60
close family and friends.
“It was really amazing – a little
wedding, which was just how we
wanted it,” says Lisa. “It was the
best day. Nothing went wrong.”
Says Andy: “It was actually
raining right up until our
wedding and then miraculously,
as cheesy as it sounds, the clouds
parted and it was sunny and
beautiful. Lisa looked absolutely
amazing in her wedding dress
and was laughing with happiness
as she walked down the aisle.
“You couldn’t wipe the smile
off her face.”
Since their nuptials, the
couple have spent “more time
on House Rules than they’ve been
married”, notes Andy. But
they wouldn’t have had it any
other way.
“We’ve had the best time
on the show and made some
amazing friends,” says Lisa.
As for the future, Andy
laughingly reveals he’s “barking
up the kids tree now – it’s pretty
much like marriage all over
again!” To which Lisa replies
with a huge smile: “Maybe in
four years or so, but definitely
some time in the future. We’re
really looking forward to what
comes next.”
By Jackie BrygelLISA
AND
ANDY
LISA
AND ANDY
Lisa: Andy’s really
great at folding
things and
making
cupboards look
really neat.
Andy: Lisa can mop
really well – and while she’s
dancing at the same time!
Lisa: How to stack
the dishwasher!
Andy: I’m a bit
OCD, so I’ll open
the dishwasher and
see dishes everywhere
and mugs down the bottom where
you should have plates. I’m
constantly restacking it!Andy: Megan Fox.
Lisa: Andy
reminds
me of
Maverick,
so I’m going
to say Tom
Cruise.Lisa and Andy
married in May
last year, at
South Australia’s
Waterfall Gully.
Below: Lisa (left)
in her days as a
flight attendant.WHAT’S
THE ONE
THING YOU
DISAGREE
ON? WHO
WOULD
PLAY YOUR
PARTNER IN A
MOVIE ABOUT
THEIR LIFE?WHAT’S
YOUR
PARTNER’S
SECRET
DOMESTIC
SKILL?77