March 19 last year was the wedding of Emma and Tom Hawkins. Emma is a business woman. Tom is a Geelong AFL star.
The outdoor wedding featured coral-coloured bridesmaid dresses; an absolutely beaming Tom Hawkins; and two wedding gowns by Melbourne designer Sonia Cappellazzo.
A week later, the wedding dresses were stolen.
They were in the back of a Emma’s white series 1 BMW, ready to be taken to the dry-cleaners.
In the middle of the night, a week after their wedding, the car and the designer dresses were taken from outside the couple’s home in Newtown, Geelong.