See this photo? This is the reason that I became a celebrant!

This photo I received to my phone whilst I was sailing on the Pacific Ocean. Well, I wasn’t in charge of the sailing, I was in charge of having a good time with a great high school friend to celebrate our upcoming birthdays on a P&O Cruise when my very best friend in the world sent me through a text message with the photo attached.

Cue much happy dancing and squealing – which alarmed the elderly ladies sitting next to me as they thought I had won Bingo (Side note : turns out, I LOVE bingo on cruise ships!). It was high stakes that day!

Due to the suspect coverage out in the middle of the ocean, I had to wait until I returned back to the shores of Australia to get the full proposal story which was as romantic as I had hoped.

But then the newly engaged couple turned the tables on me and as we raised glasses and celebrated they popped a question to me:

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