Standing at the altar on a perfect autumn day, radio host Paul “Flynny” Flynn is hit by a wave of nerves. As a marriage celebrant, he’s played a leading role in more than 300 weddings, yet today he is the groom and emotion is running high as he waits for his bride Jo Whitaker to arrive for their clifftop nuptials on Auckland’s stunning West Coast.
When he hears the first strains of the bagpipes ring out above Karioitahi Beach, played by Jo’s dad Merv in a nod to the family’s Scottish roots, it’s perhaps no surprise that tears begin to fall. The dad-of-four might be a dab hand at weddings, but as he catches sight of Jo heading down the aisle towards
