By Callum Ludwig
In what is meant to be one of the happiest days of a person’s life, a group of visitors to the Upper Yarra for a wedding were left unsure whether it could go ahead at all.
A group of attendees were staying at Oscar’s on the Yarra when flooding hit Yarra Junction and threw the whole event into jeopardy.
Owner and Manager of Oscar’s on the Yarra Christine Birch said the wedding was at Bulong Estate Winery.
“The bride and all her bridesmaids were staying in Yarra Junction and the groom and all his groomsmen were staying in Warburton. That meant an extra 20 minutes around the back way to gather beforehand and afterwards, and they were really nervous about whether or not the groom would make it to the wedding,” she said.
“They didn’t know what Old Warburton Road was like but didn’t necessarily expect that it would remain clear so that he could get to the wedding.”
Old Warburton road became the only way in and out of Warburton after the closure of the highway, with a number of incidents and some hairy situations making it an unpleasant journey to make over the weekend.
Ms Birch said the grandparents had driven the 10-hour journey all the way from Canberra in that weather and were frazzled by the time they arrived.
“They were white and shaking, they were terrified beyond belief that they nearly didn’t make it. Then to be told they had to get back in the car and go around that back road to join the rest of the family for a dinner on Friday night, they were really nervous,” she said.
“They were worried about whether they could have even made it this far but they did and then left happy to be able to join their family.”
Star Mail has been unable to find out how the wedding went, but we hope it was a beautiful ceremony and the struggle beforehand served as a testament to the strength of the couple’s love!
