TANYA Metcalf and Nick Rive’s romance is like a fairytale, so it could be a good sign that they are getting married on the same day as Prince William and Kate Middleton.Though according to Tanya and Nick, the royal couple are getting married the same day as them, not the other way around.“We were booked almost a year ago,” Ms Metcalf said.The couple, Mr Rive from Melbourne and Ms Metcalf from Perth, now live in Bendigo but met while working in a small town outside of Invercargill on New Zealand’s south island.They moved in together soon after and returned to Australia in 2009.Mr Rive proposed while on a six-week holiday the pair took in New Zealand.“We went kayaking at Doubtful Sound, which is absolutely beautiful,” Ms Metcalf said.“Nick always organises outrageous things for my birthday so I thought kayaking wasn’t too bad.“We got dropped off at a little beach ... and we were sitting and having dinner and I just wanted to get in the tent because there were sandflies everywhere.“I was completely oblivious, and then he got down on one knee.”After travelling and working around Australia for several months they plan to make their home in Bendigo.Are you Bendigo’s biggest royalist? Tell us all about what you have planned for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s big day. Send emails to cos@bendigoadvertiser.com.au