'We tried to meet up for years, forever
sending private birthday messages and having embarrassing small talk. We
attempted to meet up in Vietnam and London but it never worked out
mostly because I was too nervous... but on 22 March, 2014, everything
changed,' she said.
While living in Los
Angeles Brie sent a message to Matthew, a personal trainer and model,
who was living in Australia at the time.
'Just
like that it went from Whatsapp messages to phone calls to sending
videos to Skype to mailing love letters and then four months later I
followed my heart and booked a flight from LA to Sydney,' she said.
'We met for the first time at Sydney's
International Terminal. Our first ever encounter, our first hug, our
first kiss all happened there. The emotions were a whirlwind and I can
forever take myself back to that moment - my favourite.
'My
best friends all thought I was crazy to travel across the world to meet
a man I had never met but I can't explain how right it felt. I knew I
was going to marry him before even meeting him and I wasn't scared to
tell people that,' Brie said.
The
couple were together for three years before getting engaged. And the
engagement story drew on their very first meeting at Sydney's airport.
'Whilst planning our trip back to Sydney
from Singapore we discussed recreating how we first met when arriving at
the Sydney airport. Like I said three years ago it was out first
encounter, our first hug, our first kiss, our first hello, our first
everything.
'We had been in Melbourne
for a couple of days and arrived at Sydney Domestic terminal and had to
get to the International Terminal to get to the exact place where we
met.
'In Brie fashion I wanted to buy a
sim card for data, I wanted to eat and I wanted shop. Matthew stayed
calm while I did the things I wanted to. I had no idea my favorite
story to tell was about to happen.
'We arrived at the International terminal
and it was of course completely empty, just us. I started recording our
reenactment. I filmed the ramp I walked down, the exact way I searched
for Matthew.
'The moment I spotted
him, I spent seconds that felt like hours trying to get enough courage
to walk over and say my first hello.
'It
was an overwhelmingly beautiful moment because it took me back to three
years ago when the airport was bustling with people but all I saw was
him.
'I squealed and fell into his arms while we kissed. Experiencing the exact same feelings I had three years ago.
'Moments later he was on one knee asking me the question I have been dreaming of since before I met him.
'Overwhelmed with a million emotions I cant begin to describe I managed to mutter 'Yes, of course!'.
'He
then whisked me off to a grand surprise. He rented a private yacht, a
replica of the yacht to where we first said 'I love you',' she said.
The
couple are currently in Singapore enjoying traveling the world
together no doubt in preparation for a wedding that will be as romantic
as their engagement.
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