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Adelaide based Donald and Kate are tying the knot in early 2012 and, unlike most couples, both are having an equal say (well, most of the time) in the wedding plans and preparations! He says, She says offers a unique, and often funny view of a real couple's journey down the aisle from both the bride and groom's perspectives.
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Yumbo, three tiers of scrumptious mud cake it is!
So, we finally met with our cake maker. The experience was both productive and delicious! He Says: Today was a good day because I got to eat cake – and lots of it! We finally met with our cake maker for the wedding after a little bit of shuffling schedules… Read More
We’re getting married, but can we stand to live together?
This has been a busy couple of weeks, but we are now living in our own place. He Says As of last Saturday Kate and I are now out on our own as a couple in our own house. It’s a rental house, but it still counts. Unfortunately it means… Read More
With the big stuff out of the way, it’s time to sweat the small stuff
He Says: Over the course of the last week we managed to pay the church deposit which was nice and small while Kate has also been arranging a time to meet up with our minister and start discussions on the wedding. I still have no idea what to expect or… Read More
Vroom, vroom! It’s an all-American classic for our big day
He Says We now have some cars to be chauffeured around in on the day which will be a first for me. The last ‘fancy’ ride I had was back at the start of high school I think, and that was in a limo, so this will be exciting driving… Read More
Why can’t my bride just have bed hair? It suits me!
Things are progressing nicely… We think! We have a church, and the next big step is the cars. Then we can start aiming towards the honeymoon. Hopefully we haven’t left anything too late! He Says Phew, we finally have a church! After contacting lots of churches to find out that… Read More
He says, She says: Delays, cars and churches. There’s still so much to do!
Kate now has a second job to help cover the wedding, while also being injured! Hence delaying the wedding plans but we are still getting there He Says Wow things have been busy! Kate’s got a second job now to put some more money towards the wedding, but has also… Read More
Why is he so involved in the wedding?
A wedding consists of two people, but most of the planning is usually left up mostly to one person in the relationship. We’re doing things differently, we’re both having an equal say in most of the wedding and it is working out great! He Says It took me by quite… Read More
Where have all the cheap bridesmaids dresses gone?
We’ve gone out on a limb this week and ordered our bridesmaids dresses online, based only on a photo we have seen. Fingers crossed they turn out! He Says The bridesmaid’s dresses are a recent decision; we ordered them just two weeks ago. Because we are trying to stick to… Read More
Guys also want to look good!
We, just like everyone else, have goals for what we look like on the wedding day. For Kate, it’s that bikini body you can flaunt on the beach, for me it’s being buff and having that rippling six-pack you see on models and in movies. We are 5 months into… Read More
A friendly photographer with good photos
Deciding on our photographer this week seemed like a hard task, but after weeks of searching, it became really easy once we had met our final 3. He Says Kate absolutely loves photos! I open my photo gallery on my computer, which includes most of Kate’s photos from when… Read More
A nice reception venue, on a budget
Picking a reception venue has taken us the last couple of weeks, it wasn’t as easy as we thought it was going to be, there are so many options! He Says The reception venue is going to be the most costly part of our wedding, which also means it has… Read More
A pair of matching wedding rings
This week it was time to pick out our wedding rings! White gold with band of diamonds for her, white gold with a couple of diamonds for me. He Says One of the very first things we did was go and pick wedding rings together. Due to the style of… Read More
Keeping the brides dress a secret from him!
We (She), picked out the brides dress this week, he’s not allowed to know about it, she has to keep it a secret. He Says Kate’s dress is, for me, one of those no-go zones. As far as I’m aware, it’s meant to be kept a secret, and I… Read More
Popping the question in the botanic gardens
Getting engaged was one of the most magical days of our lives! We spent the day together which included a picnic lunch, romantic garden walk and then the popping of the question. He Says Our engagement was half planned, half spontaneous. After about nine months together, we got to the… Read More
How we met: Kate & Donald
Kate (21, Aged Care & Child Care) and Donald (22, Student & Software Developer) Location: Adelaide, Australia Approximate Wedding date: 4th February, 2012 Wedding location: Adelaide, SA Going on almost four years ago now, Kate lived in Adelaide while I lived in Mt Gambier. Being in the IT industry, I’m… Read More
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