TREVOR RICE CELEBRANT :
So how did Peter and Tara’s romance begin? Ladies and gentlemen, it started one Halloween with Tara being on Pete’s doorstep, but I’ll get to that later. It seems they have been on each other’s radar for some time and have mixed in the same circles. They each share one friend in common and that friend is none other than Nick, the best man.

Nick and Peter have been good friends since they were both in Grade 3 and Tara has known Nick for ten years and yes, their paths crossed. For years Peter and Tara and their respective flames often went out to functions organized by Nick. At some time, they must have filed each other somewhere in their message banks as a person to pursue when the time was right.

As luck would have it, they were single at the same time and things slowly changed from Nick saying to Pete that he’d bring Tara along when they were going out for a few drinks prior to Tara and Peter becoming an item. Both were interested in each other and identified that there was chemistry between them but were too shy to take the interest further.

Then on that fateful night of Halloween things changed. Tara turned up at Peter’s with a bottle of wine and suggested they go out for a Pizza. Pete agreed and won Tara over with his chivalry by opening her door and paying for the dinner. Another evening Nick, Peter and Tara went out to dinner. After dinner they went back to Pete’s. Nick drove home and Peter being the perfect host came up with the brilliant idea to make cocktails. Well, that was it and Tara had to stay because she was in no fit state to drive home.

A few nights later Peter invited Tara to dinner and impressed her by greeting her at the door holding a yellow rose. He tantalized her taste buds by lightly frying calamari which he had even caught. She was hooked and very impressed that a man who could hunt, could cook for her and greet her with flowers.

After that they were inseparable. In the following February Tara was going to a conference in Las Vegas and as Peter couldn’t bear to be separated from Tara decided to come to the conference as well. Their trip started and finished in San Francisco and they literally ate and drank their way through the trip. Oh yes, they also shopped and Peter came back with three extra suit cases of purchases. While at the conference in Las Vegas Peter and Tara toyed with the idea of having a quickie Vegas wedding but didn’t want to deprive their friends and family of the opportunity to witness their wedding. Their families half expected them to return home married but this is not so.

After leaving Vegas they went to New York and loved its vibrancy. They walked through Central Park and braved the streets of Harlem. When they returned home from the States things changed as Tara moved out from where she was living in Richmond to her mums in Viewbank and Peter moved back to his parents in Mt Martha. The separation killed them and within two weeks they had found the house in Surrey Hills and moved in together. They love eating and drinking and are happiest when sharing a meal with friends and family. So what is the secret of their relationship?

As you know both Peter and Tara love life and enjoy a good laugh. They are each other’s best friend, lover, confidant and protector. They feel that effective communication is essential in any relationship and that a sense of humor is mandatory. They also give each other the space to pursue their own interests.

Peter and Tara love their friends and family and are happiest when sharing a drink and a good yarn with them.

Tonight’s celebration is very important to them as it not only takes their relationship to a new level they are sharing it with, you, their dear family and friends. They would also like to thank you for your love and support through the years.

Tara has been tenderly walked down the aisle by her Uncle John to stand with Peter to be married today. John, do you give your blessing?

UNCLE JOHN: Yes, I give my blessing.