But when restrictions reached level 4, making it impossible to stage any type of ceremony, they knew they would have to wait a bit longer for their special day.
"When you're planning your wedding, you think the only thing we wouldn't be able to control would be the weather," she said.
"We didn't think there would be a worldwide pandemic.
"It's hard to process, but we'll get there. We'll just have to find another date when this is all over."
The couple originally met 13 years ago, through a mutual friend, when Pamela was 21 and Jeremy was 19.
It was love at first sight. Romance quickly blossomed, and it made sense to move in together, and they were soon inseparable.
While they were madly in love and there was always talk of marriage, they always seemed too busy to pin down a date.
"We had always wanted to get married," she said.
The birth of eldest daughter Ashlee nine years ago, followed by Luke and Jacob in fairly quick succession stalled any long-term plans. Any thoughts of getting married and planning a wedding came second to family.
Until one day early last year Jeremy decided enough was enough. He cooked a three-course meal and invited close members of their family around.
Once their guests had left and the children had settled into bed, he got down on one knee and asked Pamela in the true traditional way if she would marry him.
Taken completely by surprise, Pamela didn't hesitate to say yes.
As Pamela kept a close eye on the finances, Jeremy purchased an engagement ring just before arriving home, and the hefty purchase went unnoticed.
With no definitive wedding date set, Jeremy's mother helped to get the ball rolling, offering her home as a venue, and spending hours landscaping the backyard and helping out where possible.
"His mum is brilliant. They are the most amazing people in the world," she said.
So a date was set - April 11, 2020 - and invitations were sent out. They had begun to pre-purchase food, hired a marquee, picked a cake decorator, had dress fittings for bridal party and got the men measured for suits.
Pamela was due to have her final dress fitting the day New Zealand went into lockdown.
But if anyone was equipped to handle the togetherness of a Covid-19 bubble, it was the West family.
"It really doesn't bother us being in lockdown," she said.
They enjoy their own company and staying home together - family time - and doing things with the children anyway, rather than going out.
"That's just us," she said.
In spite of everything, they were not going to let the occasion slide past without some celebration and were planning to Skype get together on Saturday afternoon with friends and family.
And the desert chocolates and mouse won't go to waste though. It's was Jeremy's birthday this Easter weekend.
