WHEN Ricquel Kvikstad and Charles Sonsie announced their engagement last year, their family offered them two presents to choose from: a wedding or a house deposit.

At just 21 years of age, the Nyah couple jumped at the chance to own a little slice of paradise by the Murray River.

And so began a mission to plan the perfect wedding on a budget of just $4000 in under six months.

For former Gold Coast gi...