Fake collar bomb victim Madeleine Pulver’s fairytale wedding

More than 10 years after being thrust into the spotlight over a fake collar-bomb hoax ordeal, Madeleine Pulver got married in a lavish sunset ceremony at a remote farm.

A decade after her harrowing ordeal at the hands of a would-be collar bomber, one-time Mosman student Madeleine Pulver last weekend began an exciting new chapter of her life, as a bride.

Pulver wed her partner Angus Wood, a lawyer turned risk officer at a digital healthcare company, in a bespoke ceremony over the Easter weekend at Braidwood’s picturesque Mona Farm.

Pulver, an interior designer, and Wood had a sunset ceremony at the 50ha property with guests staying in the on-site accommodations.

Father of the bride Bill Pulver, the former CEO of Australian Rugby Union, and wife Belinda spared no expense at the wedding of their only daughter and baby. The couple also have three sons, Harry, Angus and Archie.

Pulver said of the event: “We have just enjoyed the best weekend of our lives … so far.”

Madeleine Pulver and Angus Wood on their wedding day. Picture: Instagram

Collar-bomb victim Maddie Pulver in her wedding dress. Picture: Supplied

Maddie’s parents Bill and Belinda Pulver spared no expense for the wedding.

The guests stayed at Mona Farm, Braidwood for the ceremony and reception. Picture: Instagram

The bride, beautiful in a simple white off-shoulder sheath and aged about 28, agreed: “It was quite literally the most spectacular weekend of our lives!!”

The couple’s wedding ceremony was lit by a red sunset and the wedding party danced into the wee hours – and under a full moon – on the biggest dance floor Mona Farm has constructed.

It is 11 years since Pulver was terrorised by failed investment banker Paul Douglas Peters. Peters, wearing a balaclava and clutching a baseball bat, broke into the Pulver family home in Mosman and strapped a fake bomb to the then Year 12 Wenona student’s neck.

Peters was jailed for a decade and released last year.

In 2019 Pulver admitted the ordeal still haunted her but it would seem she has refused to let it define her. After initially studying communications at UTS, she eventually enjoyed a gap semester in Denmark before deciding her passion lay elsewhere, in interior design.

In 2017, after receiving a police citation for bravery, Pulver thanked policewoman, Constable Karen Lowden, who sat with her during the terrifying drama.