CANDICE MARRIES - THREE TIMES!

It was a thrill for Mike, Jan (plus the girls) and Maraina to be celebrating the marriage of Candice and Rowan at Twin Waters last month. Candice worked at Becker Helicopters as our student liaison until just a few years ago. She was well-liked, cheerful and just a joy to the students and everyone in and around the school. Candice still lives and work on the Coast. Here's her story ...

Have you ever heard of three weddings and to the same man :-) Well Rowan and I wanted to make our marraige legal in Australia so on the 20th February 2008 we went to Nambour Court house with Dad and Step Mum as our witnesses. We wanted it to be really simple so not to make it any better than the big day, so just to get the legal stuff out the way.

I then flew to South Africa on 22nd February to get things ready for the big day on 8th March. The day was beautiful with all our friends and family at San Lameer Golf Estate on the South Coast of South Africa (what a beautiful spot). We had the wedding at 5pm on a beautiful Saturday afternoon were I was escorted to the venue on a Yamaha maroon golf cart and with my girls also in a golf cart. Dad drove me and Shan (my sister) got her boyfriend to drive Shaz (maid of honor), Shan (sister) and Roxanne my cousin.

After the ceromony (signing a play play paper as we had already legally been married) we then had to do all the photos, which took some time. We relaxed and enjoyed a wonderful roast followed by 5 cakes and a chocolate fountain. Rowan and I then had to do our dance which we really enjoyed so much. We did the ramba (a good friend from South Africa who lives across the road taught us).

We then went on our honeymoon on the following Tuesday, to a private game reserve called Amakhosi Safari Lodge. We got to see Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Bullalo, got stuck in a huge storm too. We had a great time though and stayed for two days.

We then went to Cape Town for my sisters graduation and got to see some really great scenic and mountainis settings.