‘I was always looking for a best friend and we had that from the get-go’
It was nearing midnight in one of the most spectacular New Year’s Eve locations, so Maxim Defay could be forgiven for thinking Shae Mountain had simply had too many drinks when he began clinking his glass to make a speech over dinner with friends in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
But as Shae went from reflecting on 2023 to recounting how he met Maxim, it became clear this was more than just a New Year’s Eve toast.
“I said to my friend, ‘He must be so drunk if he’sof the surprise proposal. “I had no idea what was coming.”
