Love At First Sight

Australian actor-on-the-rise Nathalie Kelley married Jordan Burrows in an intimate Sydney ceremony this April. Here, the Dynasty star shares the story of her wedding dress, which is as unconventional as her engagement.

- Grace O’Neill

JORDAN AND I were introduced through mutual friends a few days before last New Year’s, when I was back in Australia for a few days during a break from filming the first season of Dynasty. At that point, I’d lived in America for 13 years and, to be quite honest, I’d never thought about dating an Australian, but Jordy and I connected on such an honest level so early on. We’d only spent four days together in Sydney when I left to go back to America to continue filming, but we’d had the most magical time.

Fast-forward two months and Jordy flew to the US and we spent a week together in Tulum, Mexico. He was ticking all the boxes of everything I’d ever wanted in a partner — he’s extremely fun and funny, he’s relaxed and easygoing, he’s not possessive or jealous, he’s insanely kind and generous — just an amazing human being. We finished our trip in Tulum, then spent some days together in Atlanta, where I was filming, and I ended up proposing to him one night in our hotel. It wasn’t planned and there was no ring. We’d gone to see my friend’s band, Rhye, play, and they played “Song For You”, which I had starred in the music video for. Watching them perform the song, Jordan and I felt so connected, in part because I’d helped write the treatment for that music video based on my experience of falling in love with him. So, later that night, we had been sitting up talking and laughing, and I said to him, “You know, I had never understood what the point of marrying someone was — why would you choose not to be with other people and to be with just one person for the rest of your life? But I actually understand it now.” And he said, “Are you asking me to marry you?” and I thought about it and said, “Well, I’ve never felt like this before, so would you?”