Barefoot on the golden sands of Lalomanu Beach, the rosy glow of the Samoan sunset their perfect backdrop, singer Ladi6 made her solemn vow – to love and honour her partner of 12 years, Brent Park, whatever the future may hold.
Son Philli (11) was their one and only VIP guest – and the wedding was shrouded in complete secrecy, because Ladi and music producer Parks (as he is commonly known) had decided to elope.
Ladi – wearing a stunning Tanya Carlson silk and lace Spanish-influenced gown – says making the decision to escape to Samoa with only their son in tow was a fraught one. Coming from a large family, she’d already booked a big celebration north of Auckland.
But, as she explains in this week’s New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, their plans simply had to change.
Read the full story in the current issue of New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, cover date December 7, on sale now.






