16— The Forbes ADVOCATE, Saturday, March 23, 2013 E-mail: barry.shine@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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ceremony at the RoyalSydney Yacht Squadron,Kirribilli, was the venuechosen by Amanda Tol-hurst and Thomas Nor-ton-Knight when theyexchanged their weddingvows.

The ceremony washeld on Thursday, De-cember 27, 2012 at3.30pm in front of 150family and friends.

Presiding over the cer-emony was marriage cel-ebrant Amanda Knapton.

Amanda, the daughterof Mark and Jane Tol-hurst of WilberforceNSW, chose a beautifulCarla Zampatti bridaldress with a low back andfloor length sash whichwas tied simply at theback.

Her gown was com-plemented with droppearl earrings and neck-lace, which were a giftfrom the mother of thebride.

Amanda was sup-ported by her maid of ho-nour Corinne Lynch andbridesmaids GabrielleStaniforth and AntoniaTrumbull.

The maid of honourand bridesmaids all woresilk maxi dresses in sum-mer pastel colours byHoney Beau.

The bride and herbridesmaids all carriedsimplistic bouquets ofgardenias and creamDavid Austin roses cre-ated by Floreat.

Thomas, the son ofAndrew and Janet Nor-ton-Knight of Forbes,

was supported by his bestman Huw Wardrope andgroomsmen Reid Doyleand Michael Hicks.

The men chose blacktie dinner suits as theirwedding ensembles.

After the weddingguests enjoyed drinks onthe lawn of the yacht clubbefore being transferredby water taxi to ‘The Is-

land Sydney’ – a floatingopen-air pontoon,moored at Farm Cove,Sydney Harbour – for anevening to remember.

Photography for thewedding was by EliseHassey.

Amanda and Thomashave made their home inKirribilli with their littleboy, Digby.

Corinne Lynch, Huw Wardrop, Gabrielle Staniforth, Thomas and AmandaNorton-Knight, Reid Doyle, Antonia Trumbull and Michael Hicks.

Amanda and Thomas Norton-Knight.

Wedding with friendsBlue and white were the

colours featured during thewedding of Samantha Legg andMathew Rankmore.

The local couple exchangedvows in front of family andfriends during an outdoor cere-mony at Wheogo Park Forbes,on Saturday, November 10,2012 at 4pm.

Samantha, the daughter ofMichael and Gail Legg ofForbes, chose a white Cruxgown from Emmimae Bridaland Formalwear of Forbes asher wedding dress.

Complementing the gownwas Samantha’s hair, which wasdone by Holly Eldridge andmake-up by Kylie Spice.

Samantha was supported byher maid of honour ElloraBrown and two bridesmaidsMelissa Anastasiadis and Jes-

sica Rankmore.All carried blue and white

silk roses created by Gail Legg.Mathew, the son of Debbie

Wilson of Forbes and MichaelRankmore of Wollongong, wasassisted by best man AdamCrotty and groomsmen AndrewAnastasiadis and NathanBrown.

The flowergirl was ChelseaRankmore.

Following the ceremony,family and friends returned tothe Forbes Inn for the weddingreception.

The wedding cake, whichwas made by Heidi Brown, wasa three-tier mud cake coveredwith white icing and featuringblue sashes.

Sarah Jarvis of S-Jay Pho-tography captured Samanthaand Mathew’s special day.

Adam Crotty, Ellora Brown, Mathew and Samantha Rankmore, MelissaAnastasiadis, Andrew Anastasiadis, Jessica Rankmore and Nathan Brown.

Samantha and Mathew Rankmore.

Vows exchangedRikki-Lee Ford and

John Campbell choseBedgerabong property‘Aronui’ as the locationfor their wedding.

The couple exchangedvows on Saturday, Sep-tember 15, 2012 in frontof family and friends be-fore returning to Forbesfor their reception at theForbes Sports and Recre-ation Club.

Rikki-Lee is thedaughter of Kim Ford andLyn Ford, both of Forbes,while John is the son ofShirley and Nipper Hed-ditch, and Tooly Camp-bell.

A strapless chiffongown with a detailedbeaded bodice was cho-sen by the bride.

Maid of honour andsister of the bride Kar-leigh Ford, and brides-maids Melanie Borwelland Rebecca Downeywore long, one-shoulderpink chiffon dresses.

The bride and herbridesmaids carried posybouquets of pink lilies

and white roses.John’s brother Kevin

Hedditch filled the role ofbest man, while friendsStephen Lapthorn andRichard Keen were hisgroomsmen.

The men chose blackpin-stripe suits.

Joining the bridalparty were flowergirlMackenzie Campbell andpage boys Connor Walm-sley, Riley Walmsley andAiden Campbell.

Rikki-Lee and Johnhoneymooned on thesouth coast of NSW be-fore returning to maketheir home in Forbes.

ABOVE: KarleighFord, Rebecca Downey,Melanie Borwell, Kevin

Hedditch, RichardKeen, Stephen

Lapthorne and (sitting)John and Rikki-Lee

Campbell

RIGHT: John andRikki-Lee Campbell.

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