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Radio presenter Ali Fyfe was looking for love online when she hooked her future husband Nick Babousis.
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It was a good catch for Nick Babousis when he hooked radio presenter Ali Fyfe on internet dating site Plenty of Fish.
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The couple, who live at Coorparoo in Brisbane’s southeast with Ali’s son Alex, 7, tied the knot at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George, West End.
A ceremony for 128 followed at Light Space, Fortitude Valley, featuring an extensive array of canapes and a sit-down dinner with share plates.
Ali, who works at River 949 FM, used her DJ skills to put together a remix of two songs for a special wedding dance.
“We began our choreographed routine with This is Me from The Greatest Showman soundtrack and then finished with a faster, fun dance to The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson, which is one of my old-time favourites,” she says.
“Nick hasn’t danced before so I was very proud of him stepping out of his comfort zone and learning a choreographed routine … and nailing it.”
How did Nick propose?
It was the last day of our family holiday road trip down to NSW and back. The proposal was very thoughtful as Nick involved my son Alex. They both got down on one knee and Alex said, ‘Mum, will you marry Nick?’ and then Nick said to me, ‘Will you marry me?’
Honeymoon?
McLaren Vale and the Barossa,
South Australia.
Theme?
Spring glamour.
What made this uniquely your wedding?
We mixed up the traditional order of events at our reception and got everyone up within half an hour of the proceedings, from both sides of the family, to do Greek circle dancing.
It was a fabulous ice breaker and
really lifted the atmosphere and had people talking to others they may not have met before.
We also incorporated Alex into many parts of our special day and he got to drive his very own kids’ Jeep into the reception as a “surprise entrance”.
I wanted to make sure all of our families’ children at the wedding were able to have lots of fun as well, so I organised Captain America to attend our reception and sit at the kids’ table.
Special memories?
Dancing with Nick in our special dance routine that we rehearsed for months without telling our family and friends. We both loved performing our surprise routine and seeing their reactions.
The speeches were also a real highlight for both of us and for our guests, who continue to talk about them. Nick even dedicated a part of his speech to my son as well as my late mum, Adelle (pictured above right).
All the guests were in tears and wiping their eyes with their napkins.
Funny moments?
The day before the wedding, Nick was loading up Alex’s Jeep to take to the reception. In doing so, he almost drove the buggy off the side of his ute.
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