“My advice was to do what you can and if something goes wrong – as it will – don’t panic, go with the flow,” Celia recalled.

Jessica must have recalled her mother’s words when one of the wedding cars broke down on the way to the reception after the November 8 wedding at “Back O’ The Moon”, near Moss Vale. While other brides might have cried or thrown a tantrum, Jessica calmly offered advice on the mechanical repairs and posed for spur-of-the moment wedding photos hitchhiking by the side of the road.

“They nearly got a lift too,” Celia said. “A bus was going to pull up and pick them up.

“That’s typical of Jessica - she makes light of everything.”

For the full story see the Southern Highland News, Monday, November 17