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GETTING READY:
We had been staying at Musket Cove in the days leading up to the wedding, but the night before Esala went and stayed in my sister’s room and my sister and one of my bridesmaids came and stayed with me. We told Esala what time we were going to breakfast so he didn’t see me before the ceremony. Hair and makeup arrived at around 9am and they had all of us done and ready by midday, that included the bride, 4 bridesmaids, the mother of the bride and two aunties.
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THE CEREMONY:
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We wanted a short ceremony, partly because it was hot and partly because we had officially been married in Sydney in a small registry office ceremony the month before we went to Fiji so that all of the official paperwork was completed. We used traditional vows."
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Constantly follow up with people, try to call if you can, sometimes responses to emails take a while so to avoid stress give people a call to get your answers. Try to not worry about the small things, people really won’t notice and make sure to take a moment on the day just to soak it all in!
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