Perth man Che Heeley surprises his partner with secret wedding - with two hours notice Che Heeley sprang a surprise wedding on his wife Tanya. They are pictured with their children Kiara, 12, Brooklyn, 3, and 16-month-old Phoenix. CHE Heeley could take the cake as Perth's most romantic groom. The Singleton man who loves surprises sprang a secret wedding on his partner of seven years, complete with a dress he bought and a ceremony for 80 family and friends. Unfortunately for Mr Heeley, his fiancee Tanya hates surprises - so when he dropped his wedding bombshell earlier this month, things didn't exactly play out as he'd hoped. Told she would be getting married that afternoon, Mrs Heeley went into shock and initially refused to go ahead with it. "Yeah, in hindsight it's probably a good idea to give your wife a bit more than two hours and a bit more input," Mr Heeley, 38, who called off the celebrant, decorators, caterers, hair and make-up stylists and limousine driver, said. Tanya hates surprises - I missed that whole point. I'm the one who likes surprises. Che and Tanya Heeley share a light-hearted moment on their wedding day. But two hours later, Mrs Heeley had a change of heart and the ceremony was back on. "I started to realise what he'd done and that I did want to get married," the 30-year-old mother-of-three said. Most couples have a year or so to let it sink in, I had an hour. I just had to mentally prepare myself. I didn't even get time to shave my legs or pluck my eyebrows. Mr Heeley, a PE and health teacher at John Tonkin College in Mandurah, and Mrs Heeley had been engaged for almost four years. They have three children - sons Brooklyn, 3, and Phoenix, 16 months, and 12-year-old Kiara, Mrs Heeley's daughter from a previous relationship. We talked about eloping but we wanted our parents there. After a while, I just got this into my head ... I thought a surprise wedding would be a good idea," Mr Heeley, who opened a secret credit card to pay for the event, said. "People were saying, "What will Tanya think, it's a girls" dream to prepare a wedding" but I was adamant that there was no way she was going to say no." He unveiled his big surprise to Mrs Heeley on the morning of November 7. "Kiara was in tears and both sets of parents were there and I just thought someone had died," Mrs Heeley said. I was in total shock. It took a couple of hours for it to sink in. I wanted to have the build-up to a wedding and choose my own dress. But the more I look at the photos ... the more I see what a great day it was. Did you get married recently? Remember to include a contact phone number.