MAT + ALEX

The couple kept their happy news to themselves for a week while they let it sink in and thought up a clever way to announce it to family and friends. As it turned out, they unwittingly made the announcement on April Fools’ Day, which had everyone wondering if it was all an elaborate hoax.

Mat was placed in charge of planning the wedding as he works in events and marketing. The couple were initially divided on whether to have a big wedding or small – so they met in the middle. The ceremony was an intimate gathering of 14 people at Nicol’s Paddock in Waurn Ponds on Friday, followed by lunch. The couple’s two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Bentley and Monty, stood by their side for the ceremony and Mat honoured his Scottish heritage by wearing the Ferguson family tartan.

On Saturday night 150 people gathered at The Federal in North Geelong for an elegant, black-tie celebration.

Mat’s most memorable moment was the couple’s first dance. It had been his idea to take dance lessons in the lead up to the wedding and he assumed he would be the better dancer. However, Alex danced rings around him. On the day though Mat remembers it being just the two of them sharing the moment, laughing and talking, and knocking the steps out of the park to I’m with You by Vance Joy.

Alex recalls the overwhelming feeling of love from the family and friends that shared in the celebrations. They had all played a part in the journey contributing to the relationship in different ways and their happiness could be felt throughout the event.

Some advice from Mat and Alex to newly engaged couples – don’t get hung up on the small things. Nothing ever runs perfectly to plan but guests come to celebrate the happy couple and won’t notice anything else. Simply enjoy the day.