68 The Australian Women’s Weekly|JUNE 2018
Wedding exclusive
Clockwise from above:
Lisa and Mark with their
children; Mark serenades
his new wife; vintage cars
featured throughout the
day; cutting the cake,
adorned with roses.every shade of pink for the 15 layers
that went into the ball-gown skirt,
with a silk chiffon underlay. More
than 100 metres of fabric were used.
“Lisa’s brief to me was to encapsulate
her most loved colour, pink, and make
it shine in all of the shades available,”
says Terrianne Foale from Mondo Floral
Designs, who created the bouquets.
Peonies were imported from France,
and roses from around Australia.
Lisa was lanked by Jett, who gave
her away, and her daughters, Jaimi and
Morgan, who held her baby son, Flynn.
Tears were shed at the altar and by
family and friends during the ceremony.
Anticipating the emotion, Lisa had
bought Mark a hanky the day before.
Mark spoke of their unconditional
love. “Lisa is beautiful inside and out,”
he said. “We share the same dreams
and plans. She is my soul mate.”
Then Lisa spoke. “He makes my
heart sing. He cares about me, he
listens to my stories, even if I tell them
to him three times. He laughs at my
jokes and ixes anything and everything.
He massages me when I am tired and
sore, and keeps me peaceful with his
reassuring nature.” She promised to
“age gracefully with you and continue
loving you just a little more every
day”. They promised to remember
that “neither of us is perfect but we
are perfect together”.
Lisa and Mark spoke their vows in
Maltese (which Lisa says took her months
to learn) and when they were declared
husband and wife, Lisa raised her
bouquet in the air as confetti swirled.
The sun angled low behind treetops,casting long shadows, and
a ire was lit, as a pizza
van arrived bearing perfect
Neapolitan pizzas, antipasto
and salads. Drinks were
served from a cute retro
caravan, and gelato and
gourmet donuts kept the
quirky country festival
atmosphere alive long into
the night.
At sunset, coloured lights
were switched on and the music was
cranked up. Mark treated the crowd
to a rendition ofSuspicious Minds
and a song that he had written for his
new bride,Hold On To Me. He has
released it as a single and its cover
features Lisa and Mark’s silhouettes
and their thumbprints making the
shape of a heart.
Speaking toThe Weeklyjust days
before the wedding, Lisa had said
that she thought she’d changed
signiicantly since she and Mark irst
met. “He is such a quiet, funny, kind,
gentle, caring, loving man. He has made
me a lot calmer, less reactive and I love
my life more. He brings serenity, and
the adventures we now have – it makes
you realise what life is all about.”AWW