| The day could not have been better... Luke Joe and Zeb rode up as ring bearers in front of Craig who was on CM Burnt In Gold, Shell rode up on CM Carrington Park Reisling, and her dad Ben gave her away from the back of Shells 27 yr old pony Jojo... Shell has always wanted Jojo in her wedding, and got her wish! The weather was perfect, slightly overcast and a slight breeze... brilliant! Everyone who was there said they loved it as it was unusual... The celebrant, Les Spinks had never married two people who were on horseback before.... The horses behaved themselves wonderfully, and we were able to exchange rings and the kiss on them ... we were a little uncertain as to how it would go with a crowd watching them! |
| Being married at 11am actually meant we had the whole day ahead of us... We had a wonderful day which shall remain in our memories forever! Raelene and Ben, Shells parents, came over from Whyalla in South Australia, as did Margaret and Les Hosking and their boys, and Cindy Venning... Wendy Clark and her husband Nobby and their boys also came from Gawler in SA... Craigs mum Lyn and soon to be step father Ken came up from Newcastle, as did Craigs brother Scott and his fiance Aleasha... Other friends travelled up from Newcastle, Sydney, Scone, and surrounding areas... We had a wonderful bucnh of friends and family there... It was always inteneded to be a small affair there, and a reception over at Whyalla on the 22nd of March... The backdrop of the Wollemi National Park and the mountains was gorgeous, and our backyard! Les Hosking provided a lot of fun for the kids with the Whip Cracking lessons after the BBQ....Not just the little kids either!!! Without his and Margarets help with the saddling up and dealing with the horses it would hav been a very stressful day!! We would love to publicly thank everyone involved... we are blessed to have such wonderful families and friends.... We love you all very much!!! I love that our horses were a huge part of our wedding, Craigs Warmblood/ASH gelding and my Cleveland Bay Sporthorse mare, and my old pony. |
| Above: Phil - our boss at Baerami Creek We hope that you have enjoyed the photographs from our special day... All the images were taken by friends and family on the day with our cameras and their own... we figured the best way to get some great shots was to hand out cameras and film!! It certainly worked! We have a lovely collection of images now to choose from to enlarge and frame! CM Sporthorses Home Page |
| We only got off the horses to sign the register and for our photographs! The horses of course featured in our wedding photos with our family and friends! |
| Below is the favourite photograph of Reisling and Shell.... its a lovely moment between the two of them. |
| Right is Ben and Raelene - Shells parents, and old Jojo.Below and Below Right: Ken and Lyn - Craigs mum and her fiance at the time - they were married a month later! |
| Ken & Lyns Commodore provided the music for our wedding reception - the CD player in it was very useful! |
| Below is Craigs brother, Scott, with the blue hair, and Aleasha - his fiance at the time - they were married in the September after Shell and Craigs wedding. Scott had dyed his hair blue for the cause to fight Cancer in kids. |
| Left are Shell and Craig with Wendy, Nobby, Jacob and Jordan who travelled from Gawler, South Australia. Wendy and Shell have been the best of friends since before Jordan (the eldest) was born. Below Left: Shell, Craig, Wendy and Les and Margaret Hosking - who travelled from Whyalla in South Australia. Shell has been friends with Les and Margaret for many years. Below: The three girls together! Best of buddies! |
| Above: Les and Margaret having a laugh about something! Left: Kath Mackie, Margaret, Shell, Wendy and Cindy Venning. - Cindy travelled from Whyalla with Shells parents. Kath was living in Sydney and came up with her parents. Below: Shell with Helen, Michelle and Margot - friends from Baerami Creek and Sandy Hollow. |
| Left: Chelsea and Helen. Right: Kath with her mum Kerry and dad Graham. Kath was a little tipsy. |
| Above: Craig and Shell with Les and Margaret. Right: Craig with his mum and brother, Scott. Below: Craig and Kath - Kath being her usual ladylike self! :) |
| Right: Craig and Liam - another of the lads we had been teaching to ride - and Michelle (pictured above)'s son. Below: Ben on Jojo |
| Left: The gorgeous wedding cake that Lyn and Ken had organised. It HAD to be in the shape of a horse shoe to fit right in with the theme of the wedding! |
| Above: They hay shed we had our reception in! Below: Kym and Rae |