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After nearly a decade together, Nick proposed to Chloë while in Surrey on a surprise mini-break. He packed a picnic and a bottle of Champagne for a romantic woodland walk and found an idyllic spot along the way to get down on one knee. The couple chose to tie the knot at the King's Head in the heart of Cirencester. "We loved how it gave us the formal, grand space along with the surprise of the vaulted cellar for the evening celebrations," Chloë explains. "It was perfect." Join us as the bride shares her happy memories of the big day...

You’re timeless to me

Dan proposed to Caroline on a beautiful beach in Dubai while on holiday together. Caroline grew up in Dubai, so he'd chosen a particularly special place for such an important moment.
The couple first visited The Pear Tree on a very gloomy, rainy day in December, and still found it beautiful despite the weather doing its best to give the opposite impression.

Childhood sweethearts

Emily and Declan met in school when she was 14 and he was 15. "He was very funny and particularly kind," Emily tells us. "We immediately clicked, and the rest is history!" Years later Declan proposed at the Glastonbury Festival – a total surprise to Emily. The video even went viral on TikTok!

Romance at the barn

Sian and Ciaran matched on Tinder. "I was instantly attracted to his cheeky smile and gorgeously curly hair," Sian shares. "Once I'd met up with him, I discovered that I love how much he makes me laugh, even when I want to be annoyed with him at times!

One perfect spring

Hannah and Liam met on Tinder pre-Covid. They moved in together during the pandemic, which was the perfect opportunity for them to really get to know each other! One year later, they got engaged on Christmas Day.

Champagne Style

Being best friends with Andrew's sister, Tiffany had known him for years. Butit wasn't until the time of the pandemic that they found themselves spendingmore time together and realised how similar they were and how much they hadin common. "We definitely bonded over our love of food," Tiffany says. "I wasdrawn to his kind heart, humour, strong family values and his amazing smile. Hetells me he was attracted to my fun and energetic personality, my natural beautyand my incredible culinary skills!"

Mountain High

Megan told the story of how she met James best in her wedding speech: "We didn't romantically bump into each other in our favourite coffee shop, instead we met on the well-known dating site, Hinge. When I came across James, I couldn't believe my eyes. The first photo showed him in an open water wetsuit, the next he was on a road bike, the next on skis... I thought 'wow'! He looks like the fun, outdoorsy guy I'm after! It turns out he posted six photos from a single triathlon that his brother forced him to do three years prior and he rather prefers lying horizontally on the sofa drinking beer and binge watching The Office. I'd been catfished!" All jokes aside, the two hit it off from their first date, when they discovered plenty of similar interests and aspirations for their future. They both love travelling, trying new food and spending time with friends and family.

Made With Love

Beckie and Michael met while working together at The Sidcot Arms, Winscombe. Michael was head chef and Beckie worked front of house. They both lived in the hotel and Michael would knock on Beckie's door to wake her up for 6am shifts and gave her cuddles in the kitchen to warm her up on cold winter mornings. Soon, they fell in love.

Once Upon An Autumn Day

Kate met The Honourable Hilary Wise, or Hils as he's known to her, through mutual friends. "He has a good sense of humour, and genuinely cares for people," she tells us. When he proposed to her at home in 2023, it was a complete surprise. They followed her "yes" with a celebratory trip to London where lots of surprises had been arranged for her including dinner at the chef's table at Gordon Ramsey's Lucky Cat and a theatre trip to see Dirty Dancing.

Falling In Love

Laura and Joe met at a nightclub while at University in Southampton. At the time Laura's best friend was dating Joe's best friend. She set the two up, and the rest, as they say, is history!

Apple Of My Eye

Elsie and Lily met at a mutual friend's birthday party. "At the time, Lily was uncertain of her sexuality," Elsie explains, "But I knew the minute I saw her that I was going to fall in love with this girl! I chased her around the party, both young and nervous. She got her dad to pick her up immediately!" After frightening Lily off, the two spent several years being friends with Lily trying everything to avoid falling in love with Elsie. However, one lockdown later Lily fi nally bit the bullet and kissed Elsie one evening. From there, their relationship blossomed. "We're defi nitely the defi nition of opposites attract," Elsie continues. "Lily is quiet and I'm wild and loud, but our two personalities just melt together perfectly. Where one falls, the other lifts us up. Although, we'll never agree on who's funnier!"

A Dream Of A Day

Emily and Chris met during their university years in Plymouth. They were introduced by a mutual friend, and that's where their story began. "Aside from her obvious good looks, within only a few minutes of speaking, I knew there was something more between us," Chris shares. The two enjoyed an evening of chatting over drinks and haven't stopped enjoying each other's company since. "Emily is known for finding the best deals out there, but I think I won when it came to finding her that day," Chris continues. "At full price and worth every penny, she is my world! We've shared more than a decade of memories and milestones including graduations, landing our first professional jobs, buying our first home together, and travelling the world side by side. None of which would have been possible without our attentiveness to one another and the love we share."

Blue and Green Should Always Be Seen

When Claire and Jack met through a mutual friend, it wasn't long before he asked for her number. In no time, they were off on their fi rst date to the BFI on London's South Bank. "I loved how many diff erent interests and hobbies Jack has," Claire tells us. "He'd say he loved my sense of humour!"

Game, Set, Match

Vicki and Steve met on Tinder in 2017, and got together for a first date at Nettle and Rye in Bristol. At the time, Vicki lived in Clevedon, and made a memorable exit when her Uber driver crashed into a bollard while reversing! The two soon went on a second date and before long they'd bonded over a love of food and enjoyed subsequent dates at foodie hotspots including Bravas and Poco Tapas in Bristol and Scoozi's in Clevedon. As Vicki is a vet Steve also impressed her on an early date with a tour of Bristol Zoo complete with a quiz.

This Is Love

While Pia and Joe were aware of each other at school, nothing happened between them until they were old enough for a bit of Dutch courage, and met up at a pub five year's after leaving. "Although we weren't high school sweethearts, meeting in our early 20s felt like the right time for both of us to have this forever thing going," Pia explains. "It's funny because even when we started dating, Joe said he didn't want anything too serious. Obviously that didn't quite go to plan!"

You Bowl Me Over

Ollie was in Chelsea's sister's class at secondary school, and years later an Instagram message brought them back together. When Ollie decided to propose, he chose a very windy spot in Scotland while the two were away on holiday. Although they didn't realise at the time of booking, their wedding date fell on that same day two years later.

We Did It Our Way

Nic and Phil matched on Tinder, neither truly believing they'd meet anyone this way, let alone it leading to marriage! "Having both been married previously, we'd resigned ourselves to the single life," Nic says. Their fi rst date was a Sunday lunch at The New Mill in Taunton, and Phil was the perfect gentlemen we're told. "The time fl ew by," Nic continues. "There was an instant connection, easy conversation, lots of laughter and a common passion for music and gigs."

Bee Mine

Fiona and Adam met during university fresher's week. "I was attracted by his amazing dance moves – who am I kidding?" Fiona jokes. The two spent a lot of time together in halls and in between lectures, and soon fell in love.

Falling In Love

Beth and Chris met online and when they got together for a first date #IRL shortly afterwards at a local restaurant they immediately hit it off. "There were no awkward silences and we chatted for a couple of hours as though we'd known each other for years," Beth remembers. So, two weeks and five dates later, they made it official!

Oh-so romantic

Georgie and Matt were introduced to each other by a mutual friend who'd been trying to get them together for a while! The matchmaking was a resounding success and Matt proposed to Georgie while on a dog walk one Christmas Day.