By Jenny Brown
Pictures: David Hahn
The Hi-5 star pulled off her stunning wedding in record time.
Vivacious Hi-5 star Kellie Hoggart likes to move fast — so when she and fiancé Addam Crawford decided to get married, they gave themselves just 10 weeks to plan their wedding from start to finish!
“If someone says it can’t be done, it can,” laughs the bubbly entertainer, who seized the day once she was given rare time off from the much-loved children’s group. Kellie had a date, May 23, and was determined to get to the church on time. The event was organised even faster than the couple’s whirlwind romance behind the scenes on a Hi-5 tour.
“Everything fell into place so easily. We’ve been really blessed,” she smiles. “Addam and I are both pretty impatient, that’s one reason why we come together so well, and we didn’t want to wait.
“Knowing I had months of touring ahead, we really had to get going. And May is a good time for us; it’s my birthday on May 1.”
Surprise guest
That’s when production manager Addam sprang a surprise to outshine even his romantic proposal. He knew Kellie was upset that her best friend, former Hi-5 choreographer Catherine Ormandy, was living in the UK and couldn’t attend their big day. Cue the big-hearted groom to organise a flight for Catherine and seven-month-old bub Keira.
“It was my best birthday present ever,” says Kellie.
“My mum cried when she heard what Addam had done and my dad just asked, ‘How can we top that? You’re spoiling her.’ Addam always surprises me.”
With the guest list finalised — and 80 family and friends bused to the wedding venue — the only thing left was to Celebrate, just like the Hi-5 hit.
L.O.V.E. was certainly in the air when 34-year-old Kellie made her grand entrance in a stunning off-the-shoulder ivory crushed taffeta gown, embellished with pearls and appliqué flowers, by Sydney couturier Hilde Heim.
For the full story, see this week’s Woman’s Day (on sale June 9).
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