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Joint 19th
Greg Marshall and Bobby Simpson (1992)
Bobby and Greg met when Bobby fostered Greg's son Sam. Initially Bobby was wary of Greg thinking that he might take Sam from her but they soon fell in love. Greg proposed via a videotape that he and Sam forced her to watch and a delighted Bobby said yes. Despite a last ditch attempt from her first love Frank to win her back, they married in an outdoor ceremony with her proud father Donald giving her away. Their marriage lasted for a short while despite Greg cheating on her but it wasn't to last as Bobby was involved in a boat accident and left brain dead. A devastated Greg made the heartbreaking decision to turn off her life support and let her go. He later left the Bay, returning to the city as a lorry driver and leaving Sam with Bobby's father Fisher and the Fletchers.
And sharing 19th place
James Fraser and Chloe Richards (1999)
It's fair to be saying that James wasn't the Fraser brother that Chloe had envisioned marrying and it was only after Lachie's tragic death and Diana pushing James and Chloe together. After hitch during the window, when James discovered that Chloe still carried Lachie's photo around with him, they got married and promptly broke up a few weeks later. When Chloe died in 2005, James returned to take Olivia away from his mother.
18
Ben Lucini and Carly Morris (1990)
Ben was in the army. Carly met him when he called into the Fletchers. They loved each other but had problems. They disagreed with the location of the wedding; Ben wanted the wedding to be in Perth and Pippa and Tom wanted the wedding in Summer Bay. Carly tried to persuade Ben to change the location. Ben gave her an ultimatum - get married in Perth or the wedding is off; Carly threw her wedding ring but they eventually made it down the aisle. From what Carly has said on her few visits to the Bay, Carly and Ben are still happily married with two children.
17
Rhys Sutherland and Beth Hunter (2004)
After meeting through their respective children, Dani and Scott, Rhys and Beth slowly started a relationship, which became stronger as Beth sold her farm and moved in with Rhys at Summer Bay House and together they bought the caravan park back from Josh West. After Rhys was trapped down a mineshaft they decided to get married and arranged a surprise ceremony with their kids. All bar Kirsty attended. The marriage however only lasted six months when Rhys fell for his ex-wife Shelley and left the bay. By the end of the year they had divorced and Beth had sold the caravan park.
Watch their wedding here and here.
16
Kim Hyde and Rachel Armstrong (2006)
You certainly can't say that Kim and Rachel's wedding day was uneventful. Baby Joe, who they had decided to adopt, was arriving the same day and Kim turned up to the church on a horse! Why did Kim turn up on a horse? Well, the rings went missing the night before and his car broke down in the middle of no where. So, after a whole lot of gallivanting around the countryside, he found a horse. Just as well, as I can hardly see Kim running to the jewelers and then running back to the church and still being able to say "I do", before midnight. After the guests mouths dropped to the ground after the sight of Kim on a horse, the wedding went ahead. After being walked down the aisle by her brother, Rachel went on to say that she was inspired by Kim and looked forward to what life would bring. How she would regret saying that! With Kit back in their lives, things got tough for Kim and Rachel. Hugh didn't exactly help things either. And with the arrival of baby Archie, things got even worse. After just a few months of marriage, Kim and Rachel separated after Kim decided to live with Kit in the city.
