The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
You have just arrived in Sydney for the weekend, on a flight from Melbourne to celebrate your 12th Wedding Anniversary. An anniversary surprise is soon to be revealed!
The day and location is just perfect!
Can you imagine the delight and overwhelming sense of happiness you would feel after 12 years of marriage finding yourself in the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens right on Sydney harbour, only to find that your husband had organised a surprise Renewal of Vows Ceremony for you.
Well this is just what happened last Saturday at one of the most beautiful locations within the Royal Botanic Gardens, “The Band Lawn”.
As my couple 12yrs earlier were married in the “Williamstown Gardens” in Victoria it was so appropriate that the husband opted for the “Band Lawn” here in Sydney for the Renewal Ceremony.
The sun was shining, the sky cloudless, with the fountain in the middle of the pond the perfect foreground to the shimmering beautiful Sydney Harbour BUT nothing could compare to the radiance of my couple.
Graham looking so handsome dressed in a dark suit and tie and Bili looking absolutely stunning in a strapless green creation. She had been told there was to be a surprise in store for her once landing in Sydney which she would possibly like to dress up for, but little did she guess what the surprise was or the tremendous effort her beautiful man had put into ensuring the perfect ceremony for her.
A Hand Fasting ritual and the Cleansing of Rings were included within the ceremony whilst very beautiful and meaningful vows were exchanged.
But it was Bili’s radiant smile and little tears of joy that was the biggest reward for Graham’s wonderful restraint in keeping the Renewal of Vows a secret until only moments before the ceremony started.
Well done Graham! And “Congratulations” to a very beautiful and special couple on the renewal of their vows.
