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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Catie McLeod

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Sydney couple Liana and Tim standing side by side and holding hands
Sydney couple Liana and Tim are getting married on 31 October, dressed in a black dress and Dracula fangs. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

On Friday 31 October, Sydney couple Liana and Tim will dress their nephews up in skeleton and dinosaur costumes and get married at the New South Wales registry. Liana will wear a black dress and veil and Tim has bought some Dracula fangs.

The couple will have lunch with 20 close family members and friends before the group heads to the Pyrmont Births, Deaths and Marriages office. The next day, they’re having a 110-person celebration at a venue near their home in Sydney’s north.

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