Finally, I'm back to some sort of normal. After a hectic couple of months travelling we came home to the countdown to our daughter's 'Surprise Wedding'. She had organised everything while we were away, so that was a huge weight off our minds. She has always been very independent and has always said that she would organise her own wedding if and when she ever got married.
Well, the day we thought would never come, is now all over with. It was a lovely day, not too hot and for once it didn't rain.
They didn't want the problem of having to have the 'hens' and 'bucks' nights, so the invitations went out as a Surprise 30th birthday party for Rowena, with David and his sister organising it. For weeks their friends were all saying how thoughtful David was to organise this special party for Rowena. A couple of times they nearly let it slip, but in the end everyone except the families were totally unaware of it until they turned up at the venue, which by the way was a winery.
Rowena and David have been together for almost nine years, they bought a house five years ago and had Jorja in June 2006.
Rowena and David Thompson

Jorja Thompson
The three of them are enjoying a little holiday in Tasmania at the moment.
We all had a wonderful day.