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The proposal may have been a bit subdued, but Josef and Emily's big day was a truly picture-perfect affair, from the helicopter ride to the top of Mount Cotton to the midnight rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody.

But we'll let Emily fill you in on all the romantic details ...

How did you meet? Joe and I are high-school sweethearts. I had recently emigrated from a large city in England to a small country town in New Zealand, and met Joe when I started at Darfield High School. We had the same group of friends and quickly became best friends with lots of things in common.

Tell us about the proposal: The proposal was not great! He had secretly bought the ring and told his friends and family his plans to propose. On Boxing Day 2013, we were heading over to meet my family at the holiday home in Tikao Bay and stopped in at my parents' house on the way. He then threw the ring box at me and mumbled: "Will you marry me?" I said, "What?", not hearing him, and he replied with the same mumble. Of course I said yes!

Location of wedding: Our wedding was at the beautiful Terrace Downs Resort. It is a golf resort which sits overlooking the Rakaia River and the beautiful mountains.

Describe your wedding day: Our wedding day was just absolutely incredible. There are no words to describe it. We had perfect weather, the perfect venue, all of our family and friends with us to celebrate, great food, and dancing all night long.

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The dress: My dress was from Wilkins and was a real princess dress - layer upon layer of organza, with a beautiful bodice of jewel beading and lace.

The flowers: Our flowers were from Moffatts. My bouquet was made up of ivory roses with a few blush pink roses and the bridesmaids had blush pink roses. Moffatts also did the flowers for the centrepieces. They did an incredible job.

Highlight of the wedding: My whole day was so fantastic it is hard to choose just one highlight. However one springs to mind because so much thought had gone into it. Joe surprised me with a gift before the ceremony - it was a heart-shaped rock which we found eight years ago while walking our dogs down the river. I had no idea he had saved it all these years.

Another highlight was my sister's speech - it was no ordinary one ... she rapped it to the theme song of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Another highlight was taking a helicopter up to the top of Mount Cotton for photos. The last highlight is the last dance at midnight. Everyone was on the dance floor in a huge circle linking arms and singing and dancing to Bohemian Rhapsody. What a way to end a fantastic day!

Was there any drama? The only drama was three days before the wedding - my makeup artist called to say she had double booked and could no longer be at our big day. We rang around and luckily managed to find another makeup artist. The girls at Sugar and Spice in Darfield were amazing, and it all worked out for the better.

The honeymoon: We went to Hawaii for nine days. The highlight was being upgraded to business class for the flight there. Hawaii is a beautiful place and we spent most of our time relaxing.

Your photographer and favourite photo? Our photographers were the incredibly talented Heather and Doug from the Heather and Doug Records. They were fun and bubbly and made us feel totally relaxed.

I don't have a favourite photo, they are all just so amazing! They did an awesome job. We also had Brendan from Boogie Beats (he was the DJ and MC) taking photos of the guests, and they are also amazing!

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It was a casual walk in a museum that inspired India’s ace couturier to create a vibrant colourful collection. Reliance Trends presented The Czar of Couture, Tarun Tahiliani’s “Past Modern” collection inspired by the work of The Singh Twins at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015.

The award winning Singh Twins’ revived the technique of miniature paintings, which Tarun translated beautifully onto digitally printed clothes. Using selective elements from different paintings to complement his creations, Tarun brought the Mughal sensibilities with a touch of contemporary, playful zest and verse onto the collection.

Giant tassels were suspended from the ceiling of the Palladium Ballroom; while brass lamps and wooden angels positioned on head ramp created an old world charm. Against the back drop of an AV featuring frames of miniature paintings and the pulsating live beat of drums by Samander Khan and his Quawwals, the wildly colourful show started.

The saris were a riot of colour with startling LED like borders that gave the traditional drape a New Age avatar. The dhoti sari and many more versions of the 6-yard wonder kept the audience enthralled.

Focusing on borders with Persian motifs that framed the garments occasionally in multiple layers, Tarun used them solo or in unison for leggings and dresses. Soon there were flowing soft silk kaftans, where the paintings were visualised in all their beauty.

Fitted gilets, dhoti and lungi skirts, jewelled Tees for evening glamour, hand painted gold kalis that were reminiscent of a Klimt painting, kedeo tops and kalidaar kurtas completed the wide fashion menu. Touches of Russian folk art were seen along with geometric patterns that emerged from sleeves, lapels and linings.

When it came to colour selection, Tarun was very generous as white led the list with black, followed by muted tones and some bold bright hues like rust, orange and red to violet dark blue. Embellishments in resham were followed by the designer’s favourite chikankari, which added to the drama of the ensembles.

Red layered midi with swatches of fabrics around it, yellow front gathered maxi, wide pleated pants, lots of loose poncho tops, a great emphasis on ornate cummerbunds, Obe belts and shorts with shirt tail tops were some of the creations. The empire line kedeo with sarong, layered tulle asymmetric gown, shaded blue, yellow, low crotch salwars, draped sari and the yellow, lace, peplum blouse over draped dhoti sari added to the glam quotient of the show.

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Men’s wear included lots of wildly printed shirts, waistcoats with or without quilting; sherwani with cowl drape, a set of shaded blue/ green sherwani and waistcoat and long coats, with placement prints gave the line a very vibrantly hued appearance.

Closing the show was the very lovely Bollywood beauty, Chitrangada Singh who sashayed down the ramp in a long sleeve multicoloured blouse with a voluminous colourful layered net and printed skirt and an impressive cummerbund.

For a fashion line that will allow the wearer to stop conversation at any seasonal soirée, Tarun Tahiliani’s “Past Modern” collection presented by Reliance Trends will be the perfect choice as it offered numerous mix and match options for all seasons.

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Don't get me wrong. I love shopping at all times of the year (a problem I'm in control of, thank you very much), but there's something about spring shopping that just makes me positively gleeful—we're talking about-to-do-a-cartwheel joyful. While there are a ton of great fashion trends out there this season (hello flares, fringed everything and gladiators that lace high up the legs), there's something spectacularly crisp about these updated spring classics. They truly are the building blocks of a great spring wardrobe.

Let's break them down:

The Jean Jacket in White:

A denim jacket is super versatile in layering it over shirts, sweaters and even floral dresses. But rather than classic blue, why not update with white? This one is from Levis.

The New Silk Blouse:

The Pussy Bow blouse (which originated in the 1900s and was popularized by Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent in the '60s) is back. It gives off a feminine look when the collar is tied n a sweet bow and a more sultry edge by leaving it open (date-night perfect!). This one is from Asos.

The Cordovan Penny Loafer:

So classic and all-American, a loafer in cordovan has a rich patina and a cute nostalgic twist when you pop a penny inside (did you know that way back when, moms used to put penny in their kids' loafer as emergency change? Love that.). These are by Cole Haan.

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The Boxy Capri Pants:

Women ranging from Audrey Hepburn all the way to Leandra Medine have proven that showing a little ankle is sweet and very sexy. This new silhouette is boxier and cooler. These are by Aritzia.

The A-Line Denim Skirt:

It's a denim-centric spring and there will be even more denim coming your way come fall, so start your collection now. A denim skirt is a great option when you want to feel a bit more dressed up than jeans and it's a work-friendly option in many offices, too. Pair it with a silk blouse (see above) and you're good to go! This one is byMiH.

A Bold Printed Wrap Dress:

Ah! That first touch of color. A short or long sleeved wrap dress in a flowery print will make you feel…ethereal even. Layer your white denim jacket over it and pair it with your loafers for a cute weekend look.

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1. The bubble skirt beckonsA look for hipsters - big-hipped not bearded - to fear, Alexander Wang's homage to Cristóbal Balenciaga's archive saw structural skirts that shoot out below the waistline return to favour. Prissy, old-school glamour with a tough industrial edge, this collection was all about the architecture of clothes. The result was stunning. Fabergé prints found homes on dresses with sculptural bodices while gun-metal embroidery lent detail to skirts and smooth-shouldered blouses. Of course mere mortals might want to skip the staple-detail tops and team their bubble of choice with a classic white shirt. It's just easier.

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2. Four buttons are better than two

At its most complex, Raf Simons's latest collection for Dior is an intellectual celebration of the wildness of contemporary women and a study into how our primate sensibilities merge with the mundanity of modern life. At its simplest? It's a lesson in how to cut the most desirable suit around next season. Set to bring sharp dressing back into the style fold, the Dior suit is double-breasted, slightly cinched at the waist and presented alongside the perfect pair of pressed crop trousers. Expect to see this two-piece in a host of luscious shades.

3. Tattered glamour is the new effortless elegance

"I find glamour quite complex," said Phoebe Philo after the Céline show on Sunday. "When is it sexualised? When is it not?" These were big questions to which Céline's first lady responded with a remarkable collection of dishevelled silhouettes, heavy embroidery and fluid silk dresses. These were sensual clothes for the woman who finds vulgarity in that which is exaggerated and over the top. Philo called it "tattered". And it was, terrifically so.

4. Swap your flares for harems

Air from exotic climes permeated many collections. Roland Mouret paid homage to the modern nomadic spirit. Oriental influences were sprinkled like cherry blossoms through Dries. And Alber Elbaz - the Moroccan-born designer of the house of Lanvin - sought inspiration from his native country. Among the leather harness belts and goat hair coats, one thing became clear - harem trousers are back in vogue. Though, as Elbaz showcases with a well-placed tuxedo stripe and tasselled belt, only if they're suitable for cocktail hour. (As Cara Delevingne confirmed yesterday by championing a pair by Stella McCartney).

5. Piercing is pretty

Of all the trends to come out of Paris, the one for facial jewellery will inevitably be the most influential. Cue yelps from the capital's piercing parlours as fashion fans flock to get their septum's spliced à la the "Victorian chola girls" who stalked Riccardo Tisci's Givenchy runway. This was a beautifully mournful collection that offered luxurious drama. For Stella McCartney, a pearl-stud earcuff reigned supreme, while at Acne the focus returned to the septum once more.

6. The ankle boot is back

The woman who brought us the wedge sneaker that launched a thousand waiting lists has another trick up her sleeve this season: the ankle boot. The style cropped up elsewhere on the catwalks - crafted from vinyl with Perspex heels at Dior, in white leather at Céline and in shades of claret and bottle green vegan leather at Stella McCartney - but Isabel Marant's buckled incarnations are on course to become the sell-out success story of AW15. This trend may not be ground breaking, but it will make getting dressed next season simpler.

7. A polo neck goes with everything

Fashion history can often be categorised by hemlines. This season, however, was defined by a neckline. Across the board at all four capitals, the polo neck made more appearances on the catwalk than Kayne West on the front row. The resounding message? Wear it with everything. As demonstrated beautifully at Dries Van Noten's "grounded glamour" collection, the humble roll neck strikes a modern accord with refined daywear and relaxed evening attire - and everything in between.

8. Material girls love Saint Laurent

Hedi Slimane's shtick is familiar fashion respun for the Saint Laurent customer in luxurious fabrics. To this end, a collection of bedraggled prom queens formed the basis of his autumn/winter collection. The silhouette, A-line and frothy, is one part Madonna circa 1987 and another part LA thrift store chic. For your wardrobe it spells frou-frou netting, ripped tights and stretchy metallic jersey - at a very high cost.

9. Corduroy is cool

No, really. And you don't have to be edgier than edgy to carry it off. Just weeks after London designer Jonathan Anderson unveiled his homage to the not-even-cool-enough-for-school textile, Chloé's Clare Waight Keller joined the crusade. A muted lilac corduroy jumpsuit, worn with a bohemian blouse in white silk, served as a highlight in a collection that was Chloé's strongest in recent seasons.

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Hopefully most of you are upset as I am that the bridesmaid dress for the Boyle-Linetti wedding was not inspired by Roseanne from the television show Roseanne. For a show that can be pretty good with pay-offs (look no further than the casting choices for Gina and Boyle’s parents), this is such a missed opportunity.

Watching “Boyle-Linetti Wedding,” there’s the lingering feeling that an event episode like this should be treated as such—as an event. (Even though to most of the people involved in it within the show, it’s not.) Either in the form of a “super-sized” episode or two episodes making it an hour-long; “Boyle-Linetti Wedding” could easily dedicate twice as much time to individual plots to make them stronger. Because, sadly, when it comes to the plots in this episode that aren’t directly related to the wedding of the century (or at least, the wedding of the day), the episode is lacking in the plot department. As is often the case, this doesn’t mean the episode veers into the realm of unfunny for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but it’s still disappointing to see.

First, there’s the Amy/Jake plot. The bare bones comes from Amy having a “nemesis” in counterfeiter Gregor Minsk and Jake trying to date The One That Got Away (in his eyes and his eyes only), Jenny Gildenhorn (the girl who dumped him on at his bar mitzvah). From the tag, Chekhov’s Wedding Ring rears its ugly head when Gina first mentions Jake being on ring duty, and as expected, Jake both loses and ring and gets it stuck on his finger (two sitcommy plots for the price of one). As for Amy and her pursuit of Minsk, it really has less to do with the plot than the constant reminders that Jake and Amy had (or have, wink wink) feelings for each other.

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The Amy/Jake plot suffers (for lack of a less harsh word) from being a string of predictable beats, topped off with a lot of telling and not showing with regards to any pining (either past, present, or residual). Will-they/won’t-they arcs can range anywhere from fun to insufferable, but right now, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is someone in between. Whenever Amy and Jake are mentioned in a more-than-platonic capacity, especially in this season, it feels like Brooklyn Nine-Nine is only doing will-they/won’t-they out of a perceived obligation—whether it’s to the network, the viewers, or just the very concept of what a television show should be. Earlier this season, Rosa told Jake to stop flirting with Amy, even though he was goofing around with her the same way he always had (and still does). Then all of a sudden in this episode, Boyle is afraid to talk about Jake and other women in front of Amy, and Amy and Jake are making jokey marriage proposals that are sure to get people excited. It reeks of the dreaded p-word—pandering—which is unfortunate, because an organic set-up of this potential relationship could be really good.

If the show wants to do an Amy/Jake relationship, then instead of just mentioning feelings or awkwardness every few episodes that’s never seen in between, it should—and I believe this is the technical term—“shit or get off the pot.”

Then again, Rosa and Marcus technically have gotten more focus on their relationship, but it’s a mess for different reasons. Based on this episode, Rosa is in love with Marcus, and while that should be a big step for the Rosa character, there has been neither enough Marcus nor visible reasons for the audience to even like or care about him and his relationship with Rosa. This is a character who apparently DVRs episodes of Bones and worries about Bones spoilers. Network synergy or not, the brief glimpses of Marcus have done nothing to show why Rosa even likes him, and if the point is to show an emotional growth for Rosa, then “show” is the key word.

When the episode actually focuses on the wedding itself, it’s impossible for it to miss. Rosa accidentally causing Lynn Boyle to have nerves is such a Rosa thing to do, only here, it makes perfect sense that she isn’t taking glee in such a thing. And Boyle’s giddiness over the wedding makes his increasing weirdness this season somehow delightfully sweet, even when he’s talking about things like “brother-sister sex stuff” and “ham hands” in the context of a wedding toast. It’s amazing to realize that while characters like Jake, Amy, and Rosa find themselves in a strange relationship abyss this episode and season, the Gina/Boyle sexy time explosion led to their characters somehow becoming better (not just as supporting characters but as characters who can sustain plots on their own) and providing even more laughs.

In fact, an episode like this is a great showcase for the Gina character (who is without a doubt the MVP of this episode), again reminding the audience why she even still has her job (even when she’s prioritizing a wedding that Jake himself points out no one actually cares about over a briefing); she has a take charge attitude, as proven by her classification as an I9C3G6 psychological profile, and this episode gives her a chance to drop her cool facade for something other than just herself and still manage to fix the ever-arising problems. She is a natural born leader, and she shows it here in spades here.

Plus, her zingers are just absolutely on point in this episode:

Gina: “Good. These tasks are top priority around here, people. I don’t care how many criminals go free, alright? Dismissed.”

Amy: “Uh, I’m not done with my briefing yet.”

Gina: “I SAID DISMISSED.”

Gina (to Terry): “My mom likes champagne, baked ziti, the Bahamas. Charles’ dad probably lives under a bridge and uses a puddle as a mirror. I don’t know, you figure it out.”

Hitchcock: “I could stand by the altar and vape.”

Gina: “You’re a stone cold atrocity.”

Jake: “Hey, you sound like Gollum.”

Gina: “That means nothing to me, I don’t see those movies, I’m too pretty.”

Gina (to the Boyles): “You’re the worst family in history.”

Unsurprisingly, Stephen Root is also in top form as a pre-wedding jittery Lynn Boyle, and for that, he is the guest MVP of the episode. There’s just something about the man explaining that, out of his five weddings, two of them were “a back-to-back catfish situation” (with the same person both times); it’s hilarious and sad at the same time. This is also a great episode to show where all of Charles Boyle’s ticks come from—from his dad’s shock that the Linettis aren’t a soup-loving people (no one is, according to Gina), to their shared suggestibility, to their belief that “Don’t You Forget About Me” is the “best rock and roll song ever written” (“after ‘Kokomo’”). Lynn is clearly a man who goes (to bring it back, just this once) Full Boyle in situations, but in this instance, the head first, fools rush in approach to life is actually seen as a positive. It’s oddly optimistic, but then again, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a pretty optimistic show.

The episode also inserts some Holt/Kevin sweetness; their scene after the wedding might just be the sweetest moment of the show, right down to Holt explaining who Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are. It looks like there’s a wedding to “care about” on the horizon, and I for one am excited. Holt’s attempts to show emotional depth in this episode are commendable, as the joke this time around isn’t that he simply doesn’t see the need to go above his baseline. He’s putting as much effort as he possibly can into making sure he doesn’t ruin the wedding with his officiating (courtesy of www.internetministry4cheap.com), comparing love to oatmeal, first in a ridiculous manner and then in a surprisingly touching one. And what works best about it all is that it doesn’t take Holt out of character (even if it’s a humorous version of out of character). Brooklyn Nine-Nine has fully-formed characters, so the best thing it does is when it adapts those characters to the task at hand without changing who their true behavior or personalities.

In my review of “The Wednesday Incident,” I said that this episode would “most definitely feature laughs, tears, and revelations.” The first one is a no-brainer, the second one depends on how sensitive of a person you are, especially during Holt’s wedding speech, but the third one is sadly dedicated to Rosa’s love declaration and humorously inclusive of Lynn Linetti’s (nee Boyle) five marriages. Still, the Boyle-Linetti clan is just too funny not to care about their shenanigans in this episode, and that instantly propels an otherwise iffy again. As I mentioned before, this episode would benefit from being longer for those weaker storylines, but the parts of the episode that work, they really, really work.

Stray observations:

This week in webisodes Brooklyn Nine-Nine needs: Just Gina entering with with a smoke machine and vivacity. Or The Adventures Of Jake Bond & Maxi Pad.

As tired as you all probably are of my wrestling references, I do need to point out that I’m pretty sure Mario from Terry’s officiating flashback is California-based independent professional wrestler Shaun Ricker.

Gina: “Rosa, how are the flowers?”

Rosa: “I don’t know… Yellow.”

Gina: “It needs to be emotional and poetic. Can you do it?”

Holt: “Well, my friend’s captain used to call me Emily Dickinson.”

Gina: “Great.”

Holt (to Terry, as soon as she leaves): “Of course, he meant it as an insult about my sexuality, but don’t worry. I am good. At. Emotion.”

Darlene: “Thank you again for making this the third best day of my life.”

Gina: “Third?”

Darlene: “First was having you. Second was sleeping with a roadie for the Steve Miller Band.”

Gina: “I love you, mom”

Darlene: “I love you.”

They then blow a bunch of kisses, which Boyle believes he should catch.

Holt: “‘Marriage is a contract between two adults of different families.’ It’s a haiku.* And a fact. It works on two levels.”

*Eh, is it? Definitely one you have to stretch, and it’s not a good one.

Boyle (to Gina): “We did this! Our sex made this happen!”

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