It took Benjamin Shine 11 years to pop the question and he knew he had to make up for it . So the Canberra-based sculptor took his usual artwork to the next level , this time creating a portrait of himself and his new wife Danielle Stone with 4km of mesh for their big day . The impressive sculpture and installation of the artwork , which took Mr Shine just a month to construct , takes the form of two ribbons which float from the air as they loop and meander around trees and entwine into the silhouette of the couple . Scroll down for video . Benjamin Shine and Danielle Stone exchanged their vows on Valentine 's Day the Southern Highlands of NSW . The Canberra-based sculptor created a portrait of the couple with 4km of white mesh . The artist says he was inspired by the wedding ribbon concept as the artwork led wedding guests to the seating area . 'We 've been together for 11 years so yeah it was about time that we got married , ' Mr Shine told Daily Mail Australia . 'And the pressure was on because I knew I had to make up for it so I guess I came up with this idea of the portraits . ' The newlyweds tied the knot on Valentines Day at the Southern Highlands of NSW as guests were greeted by the artwork - titled 'Entwined'- when they arrived at the venue . 'Entwined ' paid tribute to the couple 's journey together from the moment they fell in love through to every twist and turn along the way . ' I wanted to play on the idea of the wedding ribbon , so Danielle and I asked our guests to follow the mesh which wound around trees into the forest and led them to the seating area where we exchanged our vows , ' Mr Shine said . The impressive sculpture and installation of the artwork , which took Mr Shine just a month to construct . 'Entwined ' paid tribute to the couple 's journey together from the moment they fell in love through to every twist and turn along the way . The 37-year-old admits that he had some extra hands to help him make the ribbon by hand-pounding the mesh . The 37-year-old admits that he had some extra hands to help him make the ribbon by hand-pounding the mesh , but he created his five-metre high masterpiece on his very own . 'No one - not even my wife - knew what I was sculpting until the wedding day , ' Mr Shine said . But the bride had arranged a surprise of her own for her new husband . 'The DeLorean is the car of my dreams but Danielle had fooled me into thinking that a blue Mustang was going to pull up and take me and my best man to the wedding venue , ' Mr Shine said . 'Instead , this DeLorean emerged and it was n't just any old DeLorean - it was a Back To The Future Delorean . It seriously was the best ever surprise . ' The London-born artist is known for his jaw-dropping creations with 10 to 50 metres of tulle pleated , folded and finally ironed in place to create evocatively realistic images . He will be collaborating with Canberra Centre to exhibit some of his tulle artworks and sculptures in April . Mr Shine says it will be the first time he will be showing his work in Australia .
Benjamin Shine and Danielle Stone exchanged their vows on Valentine 's Day . They married at the Southern Highlands of NSW where Mr Shine presented his gift to his new wife . The Canberra-based sculptor created a portrait of the couple with 4km of white mesh . A man who was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia as an infant has been named after Prime Minister John Key.