3 September, 2020 Alinga Collaborator

Nikki & Peter

The Love Story

Peter and I first met through Facebook where I added him after having a look through his profile. Peter made the first contact which sparked a very long conversation. We exchanged numbers, where we then learnt that we lived quite close to each other so we decided to catch up at our local park with our dogs and the rest is history!

The Proposal

We decided to go to Bali for 10 days in January 2017 for my birthday. We had organised to stay at a stunning resort for a few days over my birthday where Peter said he had organised a really nice dinner in celebration. Little did I know, Peter had worked alongside the resort to organise an exclusive, private dinner away from everyone in the resort which was beautifully decorated for my birthday. We let off doves, we had our own solo guitarist and enjoyed a delicious 3 course meal followed by cake. As the cake was coming over to me, Peter leant in to have a photo with me, I turned to look at him and he was on one knee where he asked me to be his wife.

The Venue

We both come from an event background, so it didn’t take us long to start the planning process of the wedding. We knew before we got engaged that we wanted a destination wedding, which we both agreed on Bali. The day after we got engaged we thought it would be a good idea to use our time wisely and start having a look at venues! We looked at one particular venue, which was everything we wanted and much more so. We could envision our dream day being there and what it would mean for us to share this amazing place with our family and closest friends. The feeling of our venue felt right from the very beginning.

The Dress

I felt there was a lot of pressure to find ‘the dress’ as in years to come you want to look back at the dress and still fall in love with it like you did when you first laid eyes on it. I was a big advocate that I needed to say the word ‘love’ when I had the dress on, I couldn’t just like a dress. I had done quite a lot of research through social media as well as on the internet to see what type of style I liked but nothing could compare to going in and actually trying on the dresses. The first shop was extremely pushy which I didn’t feel comfortable with, none of the dresses stood out for me and I did leave feeling quite disappointed. The second store I went to was Designer Bridal House. From the moment I stood inside the door I felt a sense of warmth and was greeted by the lovely Frankie who allowed me time to look around with no pressure and showed me to some of the dresses I had previously found online.

The one dress that I really liked online I thought I would leave until last to try on; the moment my legs were inside the dress and I pull it passed my knees I knew it was the one. I quickly got it zipped up and literally ran out of the change room to my mum and bridesmaids where I said: “This is the one, I LOVE it!”

The Wedding

It is extremely hard to choose one favourite memory from the wedding as it was an absolute dream come true and it was everything I wanted! One thing I promised myself I would do was take two minutes at the reception to just sit there and take in the moment and appreciate everyone who came all the way to Bali to be there for Peter and I. I am so glad I did just that, it was such a humbling moment for me and something I will forever cherish.

Any Advice?

This is going to sound extremely cliché, but it would honestly be to not sweat the small stuff. The important thing to remember is, you’re marrying the man of your dreams surrounded by your loved ones, that’s all there is to it! I can understand you want to have everything absolutely perfect down to a tee (which was me), but on the day there isn’t time to worry that the florist gave you the wrong colour flowers or your table runner isn’t what you chose. The only thing you need to focus on is seeing your man at the end of the aisle with a big smile on his face; that’s when you know there is nothing else that matters!

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Nikki & Peter

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Terms & Conditions

Designer Bridal House T&Cs

1. Interpretation

1.1 ‘Customer’ means the purchaser of garment or any accessories (Goods) from the Company.

1.2 ‘Company’ means Designer Bridal House Pty Ltd ACN 141 696 399.

1.3 ‘Goods’ means all goods sold and/or delivered by the Company to the Customer.

1.4 ‘Terms’ means these terms and conditions of sale.

1.5 ‘GST’ means Goods and Services Tax in Australia as determined in accordance with the GST Act.

1.6 ‘GST Act’ means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services) Act 1999.

2. Application

2.2 Notwithstanding clause 2.1, the Company may change these Terms at its own discretion and such amended Terms will be either posted on the Company’s website or provided in writing to the Customer and will apply to all Goods ordered by the Customer from the date of such notice.

2.3 The Customer acknowledges that no employee or agent of the Company has any right to make any representation, warranty or promise in relation to the Goods or the sale of the Goods other than as contained in these Terms.

3. Prices

3.1 Prices are determined at the time of order and, prior to payment of the deposit, are subject to change without notice.

4. Orders

4.1 An order for Goods constitutes an offer to purchase the Goods by the Customer subject to these Terms.

4.2 An order for Goods constitutes an offer to purchase the Goods by the Customer subject to these Terms.

4.3 The Company may at its absolute discretion decline any order either in whole or in part.

4.4 In placing any orders the Customer expressly represents that the Customer:

Is solvent; and

Has not committed an act of bankruptcy.

5. Terms of Payment

5.1 Payments are to be made to the Company without any deduction or discount other than as stated in these Terms or in the relevant invoice or statement.

5.2 A deposit of 50% of the invoice price must be paid when placing an order.

5.3 The balance of the invoice must be paid in full before delivery.

5.4 Should the Customer fail to pay the Company’s invoices by the due date then:

The Company may charge interest on any overdue invoice at the penalty rate fixed under the Penalty Interest Rate Act 1983 (Victoria) calculated and payable daily, compounded from the due date until the invoice is paid in full, and;

The Customer shall pay all of the Company’s costs and expenses (including legal costs determined as between solicitor/own client and mercantile agents fees) which may be incurred in the recovery or attempted recovery of the overdue amounts from the Customer.

6. Delivery

6.1 The Customer must, within 14 days of being notified of their availability, collect or accept delivery of the Goods and pay the balance of the invoice price.

6.2 If the Customer fails to collect the goods or accept delivery within 14 days of being notified of their availability, the Company may terminate this contract, keep the deposit and resell the Goods.

7. Title

7.1 Legal and beneficial ownership of Goods will not pass to the Customer until such time as the Goods have been paid in full or cleared funds.

8. Risk and Insurance

8.1 The Goods are entirely at the risk of the Customer from the moment of delivery to the Customer’s point of delivery or on collection, even though title in the Goods has not passed to the Customer at that time.

8.2 The Customer must, at its own expense, maintain the Goods and insure them for the benefit of the Company against theft, fire, water and other risks as from the moment of delivery to the Customer and until title in the Goods has passed to the Customer.

9. Inspection

9.1 Unless the Customer has inspected the Goods and given written notice to the Company immediately after collection or delivery that the Goods do not comply with the relevant specifications or descriptions, the Goods are deemed to have been accepted in good order and condition.

10. Cancellations

11. Limited Liability

11.1 These terms do not affect the rights, entitlements and remedies conferred by the Trade Practices Act 1974.

11.2 The Company is not subject to, and the Customer releases the Company from, any liability (including but not limited to consequential loss or damage) because of any delay in delivery or fault or defect in the Goods. The Customer acknowledges that the Company is not:

responsible if the Goods do not comply with any applicable safety standard or similar regulation; and

liable for any claim, damage or demand resulting from such non-compliance.

replacement or repair of the Goods or the supply of equivalent Goods; or

payment of the cost of replacing or repairing the Goods or of acquiring equivalent goods; and

in either case, the Company will not be liable for any consequential loss or damage or other direct or indirect loss or damage.

12. Return of Goods

12.1 The Company will not accept returns of Goods for credit or refund, other than defective Goods or the Goods is not available after deposit is paid, for which a credit or refund is required by law, without prior authorization.

12.3 The Company will not accept return of Goods for credit or refund on sale of samples or clearance stock.

13. Display and Samples

13.1 Any display product or sample inspected by the Customer is solely for the Customer’s convenience and does not constitute a sale by sample.

14. Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’)

14.1 All prices will be quoted inclusive of GST. Invoices will be issued in the prescribed form as set out by Section 195-1 of the GST Act and the related imposition Acts of the Commonwealth (the GST Law).

14.2 Payment for GST

If any part of the Purchase Price is referable to both a Taxable Supply (as defined in the GST Law) and anything that is not a Taxable Supply, the apportionment of the purchase price between those supplies shall be determined by the Company, and GST applied accordingly.

If the Company determines on reasonable grounds that an adjustment is required to the purchase price, it will promptly issue any ‘Adjustment Notes’ that are prescribed by the GST Law.

15. Other Claims

15.2 Any other claims for adjustment to any invoice for any reason whatsoever must be made in writing within the prescribed time periods provided by law.

16. Modifications of Labels

16.1 The Customer shall not, without the Company’s written consent, alter, remove, or obliterate any labels which the Company attaches to the Goods.

17. Performance and Representations

17.1 The Customer acknowledges that neither the Company nor any person purporting to act on its behalf has made any representation or given any promise or undertaking which is not expressly set out in writing whether as to the fitness of the Goods for any particular purpose or any other matter.

18. Default in Payment

19. Waiver

19.1 Failure by the Company to insist upon strict performance of any term or condition of these Terms shall not be deemed as a waiver thereof or of any rights the Company may have and no express waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of any term warranty or condition.

20. Intellectual Property Right

21. Severance

21.1 It is agreed that if any provision of these Terms should be determined to be void by any court of competent jurisdiction, then such determination shall not affect any other provision hereof and each such other provision shall remain in full force and effect.

22. Governing Law

22.1 These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria. The Buyer and the Company agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of Victoria and the Federal Court of Australia.

23. Entire Agreement

Designer Bridal House