friend in me Abbie and Alex’s childhood friendship blossomed into a love to last forever Images courtesy of Hayley Crone Photography YOU’VE GOT A Abbie and Alex grew up in the same town of Spennymoor. “We knew each other since we were teenagers, but didn’t get together until our early twenties,” says Abbie. “Since then we’ve been inseparable! Alex is funny, the first one to dance and keeps me laughing, and Alex loves how spontaneous I am. He’s got a point – we’d only been seeing each other for a month when we went on holiday to Tenerife!” Alex planned his proposal to Abbie with the utmost of precision. “Alex had finished his nightshift and was sleeping his Saturday away, so my mum took me around the shops, which I now know was a ploy to keep me out of the house. When I arrived home, I was exhausted, and asked if we could chill, but Alex wanted me to make an effort as he was cooking a three-course meal. I wasn’t best pleased, but put on a jumper dress – only to see Alex come downstairs in a shirt and tailored shorts! We sat down to a home-cooked Indian feast, then afterwards Alex disappeared, returning with a gift of an album. I opened it, still clueless, to see that Alex had created an album of our first date; the homes we’d moved into; when our little Frenchie, Fergus, joined the family, plus many more memories. It was only when I turned the final page and saw a picture of me as a toddler in a wedding dress and veil that I realised Alex was proposing to me in our front room!” The couple set the date for the 17th October, 2021, marrying at Le Petit Château. Here, Abbie tells us more about their big day… 27 REAL WEDDINGS
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