Charlotte Valks and Lee Fyfe
Last updated 14:08, Friday, 09 May 2008
Charlotte Valks, 24, is a design director for invitations and stationery, and Lee Fyfe, 31, originally from Carlisle, is a director of an events management company. They live in Sydney, Australia.
- Slideshow: view the wedding album
HOW THEY MET: While working for the same company.
PROPOSAL: Lee helped design an engagement ring and took Charlotte away on a romantic weekend to the Blue Mountains near Sydney. He proposed after a meal on September 9, 2006.
VENUE: McKell Park, Darling Point, Sydney on December 15, 2007.
THEME: Soft pink and ivory.
BRIDE’S OUTFIT: A Collette Dinnigan silk dress with crystals on the shoulder straps and a bodice decorated with clusters.
GROOMSMEN: Paul Harkness, 30, and the groom’s brother Glenn Fyfe, 27, were best men. The bride’s brothers, Daniel, 25, and James Valks, 22, were ushers. They wore black suits. Lee wore an ivory cravat and waistcoat while the groomsmen wore soft pink. All rented from Peppers in Cremorne, Sydney.
BRIDESMAIDS: Kim Sturge, 23, was a bridesmaid and wore a soft pink, strapless silk dress from Chic Collections, Sydney.
FLOWERS: A bouquet of white peony roses with magnolia leaves tied with ivory ribbon. Kim had pink peony roses wrapped with black ribbon.
TRANSPORT: Stretch white Rolls Royce and a Rolls Royce sedan. A boat for guests from the ceremony to the reception with a tour of Sydney Harbour.
RECEPTION: Canapé reception at the Argyle Cellars, Sydney with a three-course meal for 65 guests.
TABLE SETTINGS: Fishbowls with pink and white peony roses wrapped in vines. The tables were named after cities that Charlotte and Lee had visited together. The stationery was made by Charlotte.
FAVOURS: A clear bag wrapped with ribbon with the guests’ names on it and filled with small strawberry meringues. It doubled as a place card.
CAKE: A square, cup-cake style cake, which was a present from the best man Paul.
FIRST DANCE: They danced the Rumba to Baby I’m Yours by the Arctic Monkeys.
ENTERTAINMENT: A string quartet for the ceremony and a DJ in the evening.
HONEYMOON: Palm cove, Cairns.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Michael Zanetti from Studio Zanetti, of Sydney.
VIDEOGRAPHER: The groom’s uncle, Keith Fyfe.
"At the ceremony we had pastel coloured parasol umbrellas scattered around for guests. It was great as it added colour to our photos and also provided shade for our guests.
"We arranged for guests to be transported from the park to the reception via a boat -the out of town guests loved a tour of Sydney Harbour!
"The reception was magical. It was an old wooden building. We had fairy lights tied around all the pillars and tea light candles in the room. The staff were amazing -they ran around looking after everybody and ensured the that the night was perfect."
