We kept the colour palette neutral because the entire hotel is painted pink!
We started saying, “I really, reeeaalllyy like you” to each other – it was this cheeky, knowing way of loving on each other without totally confessing it, but I knew it back then, we were made for each other.
What we would put down to our working so well as a couple is that we both find so much joy and humour in so many of the same things.
And whilst Clayton had promised himself that he would actively avoid dating a Waiuku girl, that all changed the moment he set eyes on Kate. He knew that she was different from the rest.
We stayed at a romantic little hotel called The Hotel at the End of the Universe and got back together soon after.
Not only has time shown we can make it through the highs and the lows, but life seems to get better the more we grow.
Charlie thought he’d drop the ring if we rode bikes, so with the gorgeous view behind him, he got down on a knee and said some really sweet things.
In that breathtaking moment, I felt an overwhelming surge of love, knowing in my heart that this was the man I wanted to spend forever with.
Eden went to cut a few bunches of flowers, and with her back turned, I got on one knee. With tears of joy, she said yes!
It was really amazing to go back there almost 8 years later, sit on the bench we started dating on, and ask for her to marry me.
We were in the Cotswolds with our dog on a beautiful sunny day, walking through an orchard when camera-shy Gordon insisted on a selfie, then got down on one knee.
It was something both of us were quite sure of pretty quickly, we got along so perfectly and often people would comment we were made that we were perfect for each other.
