Couples In Focus - Skye & Eliott

Skye & Eliott's Wedding

Image taken by Graham Besley Photography

Skye and Eliott met at the Cambridge hotel in Parkes while Eliott was working as a train driver at the Parkes depo. He proposed to Skye 6 months later and not long after that Skye gave birth to their first child.

Eliott presented Skye with an engagement ring on her 21st birthday they had then planned to get married a lot sooner but two more baby bumps made fitting into her dream dress impossible so they delayed it again and again and again and again.

Finally their day arrived and they wouldn't change a thing about it Skye Jade Hokin only Daughter of Christy Greene and Colin Hokin previously from Parkes married Eliott Robert Hackett Son of Robert and Yvonne Hackett of Junee.

They wedding ceremony was held at the Junee Anglican Church on September 8th 2007.


Skye was escorted down the isle by her father to the song Unforgettable by Nat King Cole. The bridal parties bouquets were hand made by the bride herself.

The reception was held at the Junee ExServices Club which was attended to by 130 guests who feasted on a traditional baked dinner, with the three tear mud cake for dessert.

The Most Memorable Thing:
They had waited 6 years to have there special day and having there four children their to celebrate it with them made it more special.

Honeymoon:
Skye & Eliott honeymooned on Long Island and Hamilton island for 6 nights before returning with plans to build a home in Junee.

Skye's Advice:
I think our day was very special cause we were organised and prepared. We planned this 1.5 years in advance so it gave us heaps of time to shop around for prices and save up.
The more you can pay for out of your own pocket the better - nothing like starting a relationship with a huge debt.
We were so organised I was ready 1 hour before the wedding, even the photographer was finished with us so it gave us time to chill which was great.
My best tip is get involved - do things yourself. We made all our own bomboniere, even decorated the napkin, made flowers place cards, invites, thankyou notes and we decorated our venue ourself the day before.