Toni and James laid eyes on each other in a Queenstown pub during winter, 2013. Their first date was up The Remarkables skifield, where they found their snowboarding skills (or lack there-of) well matched. A few weeks and another day on the snow later, they concluded they were suited to be more than just boarding buddies. Later that year, with James due home in Ireland for the Christmas Holidays, he invited Toni to join him and meet the family. In 2014 they moved in together and James got down on one knee that Christmas Eve. Although they have since relocated north to the Hawkes Bay, their wish is to marry in the place where their love began...