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Kim and Tiani’s story
KIM-SHAREE Mclennan and Tiani Bartlett are locals in the Central West Community.
Kim and Tiani have had more than their fair share of life’s ups and downs, and had almost given up in finding love when they met online in early 2016.
On their first date, they went out for dinner and hit it off immediately!
They could not wait to spend more time together and continued to see each other as much as possible.
After a short while, it was obvious that these two lovely ladies were completely in love and they both knew they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with each other.
With their shared views of morals, life goals, and almost everything else, Tiani asked Kim to promise to marry her.
After months of planning with friends and family, just after Tiani’s birthday, Kim organised a day full of special surprises.
It started off with a fun photo shoot, and then Tiani was left to be taken away by her sister. After a short drive, Kim called Tiani to open the glove compartment of the car, and here the birthday fun really began! In the glovebox was an envelope... In the envelope was the instructions to a treasure hunt!
The treasure hunt took Tiani all over town. She went to places they had gone on their first date, where they shared their first coffee, and even where they first held hands.
The clues eventually bought Tiani to a special place out of town.
When Tiani arrived, Kim was standing with Tiani’s father and a wooden treasure box.
Tiani walked over to the box (with a key she found in one of the clues), and opened it to find the box was filled with chocolates, wine, and another beautiful, but smaller box.
The treasure box lined with a rainbow flag, with the words, “Tiani, will you Marry me?” Through her tears, Tiani opened the smaller box to find a gorgeous ring, and said yes.
With just a few weeks to go before they tie the knot in their own special celebrations, they wait in eagerness on the coming decisions from the Australian Government to approve Marriage Equality.
Love is Love.