From the time I hugged him goodbye after that first coffee date, I had this funny feeling in me that the direction of my life had just changed forever.

We met the modern way – on a dating app. Gus hates when I tell the full story but he actually stood me up on our first date. He had a very good reason – his phone broke and he didn’t have any way to get in touch.

The first conversation I remember us having was about pizza; Jess recommended a great pizza place nearby called Kaprica. Finding excellent pizza has continued to be one of our quests!

To celebrate 10 years since they first met, Ashlin and Todd legally said “I do” at the registry’s office in Melbourne last August 4th 2021. After a painstaking 8 months of secret-keeping for the small few involved, they held another country wedding on their family farm in Gippsland in front of 121 guests.

The sun never broke through that morning but the cloud was somehow more atmospheric. She asked me to take a photo of her sitting on a bench. When she turned round, I was on one knee.