Weddings

Sun Herald

Sunday March 9, 2008

By Caitlin Chang

Who: Justine Cameron and Rowan Barnes

Where: Sanctuary Cove, Queensland

WHEN Rowan proposed in September 2006 it wasn't a surprise for Justine. In fact, she had been expecting it for quite some time.

"I spent a couple of months getting excited every time we went anywhere together, thinking he was going to propose," Justine says.

It wasn't due to any clairvoyant qualities that Justine predicted the proposal, but because her mother couldn't keep a secret.

"After Rowan asked my parents for my hand in marriage in July, my mum got so excited that she told me and we celebrated together that afternoon with my family," Justine says.

The couple met in 2005 at a mutual friend's lawn bowls birthday celebration. Justine noticed Rowan straightaway because he was tall, handsome and wearing aviator sunglasses.

"He now teases me that I liked the sunglasses because I could see myself in them," Justine says.

Despite her initial attraction towards Rowan, Justine wasn't sure if he felt the same way. "Although I was interested in Rowan I didn't know that he was interested in me," she says.

But that afternoon Rowan asked Justine out to dinner, and the pair connected immediately.

"We had so much fun together and were both so happy in each other's company that we quickly fell in love," Justine says.

Their wedding celebrations took place over four days and included a trip to Dreamworld and a recovery day at Justine's parents' place in Sanctuary Cove.

Justine and Rowan exchanged vows in front of more than 100 family and friends before taking their honeymoon in Malaysia.

BEST WEDDINGS

Who Anika Kumar and Grant Spears.

Where Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour.

It was love at first sight when Anika spotted Grant at a staff barbecue. Sporting a leather jacket and sunglasses, he was not the typical engineer type she was used to meeting at her architecture firm's gatherings. "Little did we know how important this day was and that I had met my soul mate," says Anika, who married Grant two years later. The couple honeymooned at Byron Bay. Photo Courtesy of the family.

Who John Morrison and Jacki Cooper.

Where A garden reception at Pittwater.

When John and Jacki met in 2003 they knew they could make beautiful music together. The jazz singer and the drummer met while playing gigs at various venues in Sydney. "The professional relationship quickly became personal," Jacki says. John, who performs with the Swing City Big Band and whose brother is jazz trumpeter James Morrison, enjoyed a romantic honeymoon on a houseboat on the Hawkesbury. Photo Sam Webster

Who Rebecca Schultz and Adam Van Den Thillart.

Where L'Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf.

Adam was having trouble concentrating on work after spotting Rebecca, with the friendly smile, working across the floor from him at Optus. A friendship developed and a relationship quickly blossomed. Four years later, Adam asked for Rebecca's hand in marriage at Balmoral Beach. "I was shocked and so excited," Rebecca says. They honeymooned on the Gold Coast. Photo Visuality Photography

We'd love to see your wedding snapshots. Please send them to Caitlin Chang, GPO Box 506, Sydney 2001. We apologise, but photographs cannot be returned. Or you can send digital pictures to weddings@sunherald.com.au. They should be 15 centimetres wide at 1MB in jpg format.

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