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Image: Bride and groom bikers, Peggy O’Hara and Ray Groves, fulfilled at previous year’s Christmas toy run. (ABC Information: Candice Marcus) It was really like at very first sight at last year’s Christmas toy run, now bikers Peggy O’Hara and Ray Groves have married at this year’s Adelaide charity function.
The motorcyclists’ toy run is held each year to obtain reward donations for youngsters who may normally uncover practically nothing below the tree at Christmas.
Ms O’Hara and Mr Groves imagined 12 months on from when they satisfied was the ideal time to have a leather-clad ceremony to tie the knot.
“This is the love of my daily life, no-one’s perfect in this daily life but we are ideal for every single other,” Ms O’Hara mentioned.
Ms O’Hara, sixty three, explained she had survived breast cancer and just returned to her much-cherished biker pastime when she satisfied Mr Groves.
Photo: Peggy and Ray seal their marriage with a kiss. (ABC News: Candice Marcus) “This dude arrives up to me and says ‘Excuse me, can I inquire you a question?’ and I mentioned ‘Yeah confident, go for it’ and he goes ‘You appear like the happiest lady here’ and I explained ‘I am, I am’ and I instructed him the tale,” she recalled.
Right after that very first conversation, they achieved again at the finish line of final year’s toy run, at Callington.
“Destiny and cupid experienced a little bit of a go there simply because when he arrived they parked him 3 bikes up,” Ms O’Hara said.
She explained a stick to-up concept after the toy run saw her agree to go for a experience and the relaxation is historical past.
“That’s how it commenced — we are just two peas in a pod,” she said.
“I’m just so glad to be wholesome sufficient to journey.”
‘We just strike it off in all ways’
Mr Groves instructed of his 1st impressions.
“I observed that she was trustworthy and really that’s all you can ask for out of somebody is honesty,” he explained.
“We just hit it off in all ways — we like everything the exact same and I’ve never been so effectively matched with somebody and it just labored out nicely.”
The pair agreed that this year’s toy operate was the ideal time to get hitched.
“That was a big factor for us, you know, this was our beginning so we we desired to do it here,” Mr Groves stated.
“I couldn’t consider of everything far better, severely.”
The couple exchanged their vows in entrance of close friends and loved ones in a marquee set up at Callington Oval.
The now Mrs Groves attracted lots of interest in her leather bridal outfit.
“My nickname is wild Irish woman, but soon after I acquired breast cancer I had to retreat into a bubble to mend,” Mrs Groves recalled.
“When [Ray] arrived alongside he is rescued me and I have gone back again to how I like to be.
“When I was younger I always believed I’d love to be married to a tall dude, [who] grew his hair for me and [rode] a large black bike and here I am at sixty three — I’ll be 64 on New Year’s Working day — residing my desire and receiving my desire come true, and it’s just amazing, it actually is.”
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