I ambled through the international terminal at Sydney Airport, beside Suzie. We paused in the queue to check in for her flight. “You...

I pulled up my car under Greg and Natalie’s carpark, parking it and switching off the ignition before opening the door and stepping out....

“Happy wedding anniversary,” Mum wished Natalie and Greg as they appeared on the other side of the screen door. Dad opened the door,...

The fireworks burst into the black sky, above the city buildings. My hand slipped onto my lower abdomen, in safety due to the darkness of...

Geoff was standing in the kitchen with the phone in his hands, having just ordered takeaway for our final night in Port Macquarie. I was...

I was lounging around on the small porch of our Shoal Bay apartment. My mobile phone rang and I reached across to the plastic table,...

Our car pulled up in the driveway of Uncle Carlos and Aunty June’s home. Above us, the deep green leaves of the tall, bare gumtrees...

When the music started, the wedding guests rose to their feet. Geoff grasped my hand as Hagar, the first of nine bridesmaids, ambled down...

Once I returned home, I called Jumilah, to check in on the day before the wedding and thank her again for inviting us. “Hello, Jumilah...

The late afternoon summer sky was absent of clouds, an expanse of pale blue that stretched all the way to the horizon. Beyond it, the...

Dani’s car pulled up under Greg and Natalie’s carport and I climbed inside. “Thanks for coming to get me,” I told her. “No worries,” Dani...

Bella flipped open her laptop on our kitchen table, while I wandered up the stairs. “What would you like to drink?” I queried. I ambled...

I could hear the gaggle of laughter before I reached the booth. “Hi Lizzie, hi Nina, how are you?” Lexie rose to her feet and scurried...

Geoff drove me through the rain. “You’re very chivalrous,” I told him, beaming at him from the other side of the car. Geoff shot me a...

As soon as Geoff switched his shower off, my mobile phone rang. I fished it out of my handbag and answered the call. “Hey, bride,” I...

On the morning of the wedding, I awoke at 3am. I thought that it would have been morning. Somehow I managed to get a little bit of extra...

I arrived at Callista’s family home in Winston Hills in the afternoon. It was the day before her wedding to Tom, compelling thoughts to...

I was standing outside Aunty June’s bakery in Baulkham Hills, leaning against the glass cabinet while discretely chatting with Hayley....

Entering the church, I took a deep breath. I walked down the aisle, then turned around. Delilah was glowing and the room seemed to pause...

I rang the doorbell at Callista’s family home. After waiting for a moment, I heard footsteps from within the house, before the door...