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The pair were in Christchurch with Powick's family when they received the news, and said they would probably have a couple of drinks to celebrate. “We've definitely been feeling the suspense. But being with Alana’s family has definitely helped with the nerves when we were waiting for the announcement,” Rondel said. Scott Hammond/Stuff Rachel Tau'alupe, left, Bex Gardiner, Roxanne Phipps and Ruth Thompson have drawn up the Marlborough Big Fat Free Wedding. Powick said she intended to make her own wedding dress, so to celebrate she was going to start shopping for fabric in Christchurch...

“It was not an easy job. We have got a real mixture of couples, the youngest couple are 20 and 21 and the more mature is 40. “We have people who are just starting their life as a couple and couples who have been together for years and years, who already have kids.” For some of them, wedding is the last box to tick before they can feel like a complete family, she said. “We also had a lot of couples who were financially not able to afford a wedding, putting their money towards their children or setting up a home. “Everyone’s story is quite different but all the couples were de...

Bex Gardiner, aka DJ Bex, came up with the giveaway, worth more than $27,000. Gardiner said she had been thinking about it for years, and had already worked alongside celebrant Rachel Tau'alupe, photographer Ruth Thompson and caterer Roxanne Phipps many times. “So I thought, ‘we have all the resources, let's do it, why not?’ This year has been terrible for a lot of people so it is a nice way to bring a bit of joy,” Gardiner said. The ceremony would be held at the Blenheim Ūkaipō - Rangitāne Centre. Thompson remembered when the four of them met up in November to come up w...