Stacey + Ricky
Stacey + Ricky DECEMBER 29, 2019 F L U H L E R F A M I LY F A R M , H A M I L T O N
Bridal Party Flower girl Shaarae Waaka is Stacey’s niece who loves to sing and dance. Page boy Buddy Lamber t is Ricky’s nephew who loves surfing and jiu jitsu. Joey Fluhler Joey is Rick’s younger brother and is a project manager at Spar tan Construction. Joey is married to Lashara with 2 handsome boys - Kyran & Kobhe and is also studying par t time to become a fully qualified engineer. He is a ver y active person who loves to train and is an avid surfer who loves to catch a wave when he can - but he can’t quite beat Stace in a race yet. Wade Lambert Wade is Rick’s older brother who owns his own kinetic massage business in Brisbane. He has years of experience in this industr y and is really passionate about fixing people’s bodies. Wade’s par tner is also named Stacey and they have 4 beautiful kids - Lotus, Nobelle, Buddy & Marseille. Wade also has his eldest daughter Georgia. He loves doing jiu jitsu in his spare time and also enjoys catching a wave now and then - although there are more wipe-outs than rides. Elizah Ward Elizah has been Stacey’s best friend ever since they went to Whakatane high school together. They were both spor ting freaks which is how their friendship evolved. They done Kapa Haka together, played in the same touch and netball teams and were both super competitive people who hated losing. Elizah is a qualified primar y school teacher and has 2 beautiful boys - Houston & Zaydon - one which was cooking in her belly at this ver y wedding. She too is a ver y active person who still plays at competitive levels, always bossing ever yone around. She was definitely the more mischief one in their friendship! Theresa Fitzpatrick Theresa and Stacey met in 2014 when they first star ted played rugby against each other. It wasn’t until they became teammates for the Black Ferns where their friendship grew stronger over the years. Classified as yin and yang because of their obvious personality differences, they still have quite a lot in common which is why they get on so well. Theresa is also a full-time professional rugby player and is studying health science as she chases her future dream of working in the medical industr y. Theresa loves a good coffee, has a weakness for cookies and still needs to learn how to say no at times...
“Sometimes you fall in love with the most unexpected person, at the most unexpected time”
Simon you are Stacey’s hero. The two of you have always shared a passion for spor t and you have encouraged her in ever y endeavour in her life. May you treasure this memor y of escor ting your daughter on her wedding day, to stand beside the man she loves and wishes to build a future with. A future that you and Rae will continue to be a big par t of.
“Well Rick, she’s your problem now”
We’re not saying you can change them, cos people don’t really change We’re only saying that love’s a force that’s powerful and strange People make bad choices if they’re mad or scared or stressed Throw a little love their way and you’ll bring out their best TRUE LOVE BRINGS OUT THEIR BEST Ever yone’s a bit of a fixer upper, that’s what it’s all about Father! Sister! Brother! We need each other to raise us up and round us out Ever yone’s a bit of a fixer upper, but when push comes to shove The only fixer upper that can fix a fixer upper is TRUE LOVE!
Ricky’s Vows I Ricky, take you Stacey to be my wife. I promise to challenge you. I promise to not sulk when you beat me… which is quite often. I pledge to take driving lessons… even though I have my license. I promise to keep being your chef… Steak, kumara and broccoli I shall perfect I promise to always have your back and be in your corner. I will protect you from the dark and won’t scare you on purpose... well maybe. I promise to make you laugh ever y day and bring out that amazing smile. I pledge to watch all your games live, no matter what time of the morning they are. I promise to not think about my over thinking… even when I’m over thinking. I will tr y and keep up with you in sprint training… but always beat you in long distance. I promise to be your rock and suppor t your dreams. I promise to walk through life with you... even when we are old and grey.
Stacey’s Vows I Stacey Waaka take you Ricky Fluhler to be my husband, as you are truly the man of my dreams You are warm, kind and caring well that’s how it always seems. I love your compassionate nature and the happiness you bring to my life So much laughter, amusement and joyfulness, I cannot wait to be your wife You are smar t, thoughtful and loving and also an amazing cook As soon as I learnt more about you, I knew you were a great hook You are also a great cleaner, man did I hit the jackpot Blessed in ever y way, I love you not just a little but definitely a lot I really believe it is true, that opposites cer tainly do attract For we have our many differences, on this we agree it is a fact Sometimes you can get on my ner ves, asking me 10,000 questions a day Thanks for understanding when I say I don’t feel like talking right now, please go away I promise to always stand up for you, beside you and never above you To respect that we are our own individuals, and that we will always learn something new When you are happy I will share your joy and when you are sad I will comfor t you I will adventure with you, grow old with you and never stop loving you I promise to respect your weird choice of music when we are travelling in the car But only when I am sleeping, as I always do when going afar I pledge to make more of an effor t to watch boring cricket with you To dance more and cook more even though I don’t really have a clue I promise to always laugh with you and encourage you to achieve all of your dreams & goals To plan with you and hang out with you to just enjoy each other’s souls I love you now, I will love you tomorrow and I will love you always and forever With so many more memories to come I am so excited for our future together.
E toru nga mea ka mau Ko te whakapono me te aroha Ko te mea nui ko enei ko te aroha Drei Dinge bleiben für immer im Leben Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung Aber die Liebe ist das wunderbarste unter ihnen Three things will last forever Faith hope and love And the greatest of these is love
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