LOCAL LOVE SHINES
MICHAEL AND RACHAEL BALL SHARE THEIR SPECIAL DAY
After a few days of rain, the skies cleared at the Toowoomba Downs Club for newlyweds Michael and Rachael Ball.
“Michael is kind, caring and understanding. He has a heart of gold and would do anything for his family. He is content doing anything that the family and loved ones are doing,” Rachael grins.
“Rachael is a smart, resourceful and purposeful woman. She prioritises her needs second when it comes to her friends and family. She enjoys music, dancing and is a bit of a country girl at heart,” Michael says.
The couple met when they were both working at WFI Insurance, where Michael is currently the area manager.
Michael proposed to Rachael at their much-loved Mt Tambourine — also the location of their first date.
He took her on a sky walk rainforest walk in the drizzling rain.
Once they were in the middle of the rainforest at a lookout, Michael got down on one knee and asked Rachael to marry him. After the proposal they walked back to the car, and Michael had roses from Rachael’s mother’s garden, a gift from her new in-law’s and a bottle of champagne. He then took her to lunch at a restaurant on the side of the mountain.
Their wedding was a mixture of country and vintage, with a lavender, beige and ivory colour scheme throughout.
The centrepieces were pieces of wood with a glass jar on top which held lavender, a table number and sand.
The bonbonnieres were hessian bags with chocolates and sugar almonds inside them.
The couple personalised them by attached little wooden love hearts that had their names and the wedding date engraved on them.
Michael and Rachael had their first dance to Heaven by Kane Brown.
Michael suggests giving yourself enough time to plan a wedding.
“Think about what you want to do and do it, stop trying to please everyone else,” Rachael adds.
The couple went to Hawaii for the honeymoon, and stayed in Waikiki.
As for future plans, Michael and Rachael have plenty of them.
“We will be trying for a baby not long after the wedding and buying a house together, as the houses we currently own are too small for our growing family,” Rachael says.
Overall, the couple were thrilled with their special day.
“It was the best day ever,” Rachael smiles.