10 Years on....

On 5 September 2015, Helen and I celebrated our 10 years of marriage together with our dear friends:

• Andrew & Nicole
• Macca & Fiona
• Angelo & Olympia
• Mark & Bec
• Wolfa & Kaz
• Juliana & Alex.

Helen and I had devised a night where everyone (all parents) would be able to let go of their parental responsibilities and be adults again! The invite only gave the time and the start and finish locations, with everything else in between a secret.

We liked the idea that a wedding is celebrated with friends and it is friends who help you along the way in your marriage, so celebrating a significant anniversary with friends felt appropriate.  For me the harbour is an important place:

• I went to school at Milson's Point and decided to go to uni whilst watching the harbour;
• I decided to do postgraduate work whilst at the harbour;
• Helen & spent our first day together on a yatch in Lavender Bay and spent many a day around (and in) the harbour;
• I proposed to Helen on top of the bridge; 
• And we got married at Milson's Point with photos around the harbour.

So it was fitting to have the celebration around the harbour.

The dress was semi-formal to encourage a sense of occasion. The night started at a busy Opera Bar with champagne and plates of cold meats and cheese before we moved across to the Man-O-War steps for a water taxi tour of the harbour.

Angelo & Olympia already had plans for the Opera House, so after a group photo on the steps of the Opera House we said our goodbyes to them.

Upon arriving at Luna Park we had a ride on the Ferris Wheel. Then we walked past some of the more adventurist rides as a red herring before going on the carousel.

We then went to The Deck for dinner, enjoying a Jim Barry red and a Vasse Felix Chardonnay (both vineyards we visited on the honeymoon).

After a great night with fantastic friends we walked along the foreshore of Lavender Bay and back to the Harbourview Hotel.