Cosmopolitan Bride Magazine Australia - Summer 2014-2015
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It had to be you…<br />
Five of <strong>Australia</strong>’s most successful women open their wedding<br />
albums and share their best tips for keeping the romance alive<br />
Gail Elliott and Joe Coffey<br />
Married: September 18, 1997, at Amagansett Presbyterian Church,<br />
and reception at Goose Creek, The Hamptons, New York, US<br />
THE FESTIVITIES<br />
“I lived in New York for 24 years before<br />
coming to live in <strong>Australia</strong> and Joe lived<br />
there for many years, too, so we married<br />
in The Hamptons, where the two of us<br />
built a home. As Joe’s from Sydney and<br />
I’m originally from London, friends and<br />
family travelled from all over for the<br />
occasion, so we had a five-day wedding!<br />
New York usually experiences an<br />
‘Indian summer’ in September and that<br />
year was no different – the weather was<br />
incredible. We rented this place called<br />
Goose Creek in East Hampton, which<br />
was a gorgeous property on five-and-ahalf<br />
acres of grounds. It was so much fun.<br />
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For our rehearsal dinner, we had a clam<br />
bake on the beach – lobsters, mussels,<br />
clams, corn and potatoes, followed by<br />
toasted marshmallows on the fire.<br />
I was a very calm and organised bride.<br />
It wasn’t until I walked into the church<br />
and saw my husband-to-be standing at<br />
the end of the aisle smiling at me, that<br />
I realised how much preparation it had<br />
taken. I was so relieved to see everyone<br />
there that I started to cry with joy.”<br />
SPECIAL MOMENTS<br />
“My best girlfriends (who happen to be<br />
supermodels!) and my sister were my<br />
bridesmaids – Cindy Crawford, Helena<br />
Christensen, Yasmin Le Bon and Dawn<br />
Elliott. We had such a good time sipping<br />
champagne while doing our makeup and<br />
getting our hair blowdried.”<br />
IF I COULD DO IT ALL AGAIN…<br />
“I’d love to do it all again! The memories<br />
are so vivid; it seems like only yesterday.”<br />
IF I’VE LEARNT ONE THING ABOUT<br />
MARRIAGE, IT’S…<br />
“That it’s a beautiful way of living life and<br />
is about loyalty, caring, love and respect.<br />
My husband and I have fun, whether we’re<br />
going out to an event or staying at home<br />
watching movies with our dogs.”
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