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Our wedding gift Was A Bub!

Hannah Buckley-Thirkell, 27, Townsville, Qld

Camping at Boggy Hole in the Northern Territory, my boyfriend of three years, Nathan, then 24, knelt down on one knee.

‘Will you marry me?’ he asked, smiling, as he pulled out a sparkling diamond ring from his pocket.

‘Yes!’ I beamed.

It was July 23, 2021, and I couldn’t wait to start planning our special day.

So in love, the time felt right to try for a baby too.

‘How cute would it be if our little one was at our wedding?’ I laughed to Nathan.

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