This romantic couple were on cloud nine when they exchanged vows.
Adelaide bride Tanya Higgs was floating on air at her wedding… literally. She and fiancé Simon Wesley last month became the first couple in Australia to marry on a commercial flight.
While most brides spend the hours before the big moment primping and sipping champagne, Tanya and her bridal party were checking in at Adelaide airport, going through security points – all in full wedding finery.
“Our first real date involved watching planes at the end of the runway,” explains Simon, 41. “We both have an interest in anything with an engine!” During the four years he and Tanya, 40, dated, the couple’s favourite pastime was watching planes take off at Adelaide airport from a nearby car park, with Tanya’s two children, Sabrina, 10, and Joshua, 6.
“One day we were sitting there and a plane went overhead and I turned to Simon and said, ‘Wouldn’t it be bizarre if we could get married on a plane?'”Tanya laughs. “He said, ‘That would be awesome!’ So we went home and sent an email.”
Along with 60 of their closest friends and family, the couple boarded a Jetstar flight from Adelaide to Sydney, but not before checking in at their very own allocated counter, where Tanya stole the show in a stunning brushed gold dress.
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