Couple's 'spontaneous' wedding in the middle of Australian desert upstages music icons
The festival takes place on the edge of Munga-Thirri National Park Karen and Anthony Maximui from Gippsland ditched the traditional wedding and instead climbed the Simpson Desert's highest sand dune to exchange vows in front of a sprawling crowd.
Flower girls Helen Haidle, Lyneece Vansaane and Toni Somerville were overjoyed to be part of the romantic affair, despite only meeting the bride and groom the day before."They had a sign on their caravan saying they're getting married tomorrow so me being a sticky beak I asked what do you need, I've never been a flower girl — they said you're it," Ms Haidle said.
The ceremony was overseen by celebrant Janice Bradley, who has officiated several weddings at the bash."I was contacted by Anthony and Karen to ask if I could do their wedding. I was already coming here so I said I'd love to," Ms Bradley said.A record number of 11,000 campers and caravaners have flocked to one of the most remote parts of Australia for the three-day music festival.
"It takes us about two weeks to set everything up and we've got a crew of about 70 to 80 people plus 500 volunteers," he said.
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