On surface we have quite different personalities and interests, but I realised very quickly that we complemented each other and that he was my person.
Nerida – Hamish works in infrastructure – planning roads and trains and the like – and I’m a clinical psychologist. We have a shared passion for going on adventures, but we’re equally happy being social and active or just curled up on the couch with a great glass of red, a cheese platter and a great movie! We also have a shared love for anything Nicolas Cage because his movies are so terrible that they are amazing.
Our wedding was meant to be held near the Caucasus Mountains in 2020 but the world had other plans. With family and friends spread all around the world and borders still closed, we decided to have a secret garden elopement instead, with our darling dog Scooter. No one apart from our vendors knew. We wanted it intimate, surrounded by nature and an abundance of food. We both loved planning it
Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love…
Hope: I am a Marketing Director at MetLife, working on implementing the Agile Evolution Program. I love to be outside as much as possible. Lately, this has looked like tending my garden and growing flowers for my home.
Nikita — I’m a film/commercial producer. Matt owns and runs Shared Space. Our family includes our little boy Arthur and our miniature dachshund, Archie. We met on a blind date in 2014, which was a bit comical as neither of us had been on a blind date before. We ran into a few of Matt’s friends from high school, which added to the humor.
Jack — Jucinta is a flame that cannot be put out. A wildfire, if you like. The three times we met before we got together proved how small the world can be and not to take any moment for granted, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
Together Journal brings you another round of celebration essentials through our Objects of Desire editorial section from Issue 30.
George and I are currently living in South London after a four year stint in Sydney. However, being unable to sit still for too long, we are in the process of planning a move to Southern California. George works in the accelerator space, building technology for individuals living with disability, and I work in international public relations. As you can tell by our change of ongoing change of continents to call home, we love living in new places and experiencing new ways of life.
Dane —— I’m a GP and Scotty is a partner at a Tauranga law firm. He hates conflict so works in property and trust, which was very handy when purchasing our first home together and also works in my favour when I want something my way! We play sports, have a pub quiz team, and have the surf at our doorstep in Mt Maunganui. We also have two boys – Harrison (10) and George(8) – who keep us busy.
We were slightly tipsy in a dodgy pub at midnight a month or two into our relationship when Matt told me I was the most beautiful girl in the room. To be honest, there weren’t many people in the room and the clientele at that point was questionable. But it was very sweet and we were absolutely fixated on each other.
Paige ——We’re both small business owners from Southern California. I’ve spent the last decade as a destination wedding photographer, while Andrew owns a custom furniture business. We met on Match in 2012. Andrew didn’t actually show up in my matches but I was browsing profiles and stumbled across him. It was his chocolate lab, Yager, that prompted me to send the first message.
When the time came for us to start looking for our first home together, we knew we would share the rest of our lives with each other.
