MY CAR Jump in Little did Briony know that giving friends a lift would lead to her forever after Images courtesy of Dash Photography Briony met Jonny when she gave him a lift along with some of her friends. “He was being annoying, lifting my seat latch and finding it hilarious pushing me backwards and forwards while I drove,” she says. “It made me realise he wasn’t a safety first kind of lad – and I didn’t want him in my car again! However, that didn’t last long, as we ended up hanging about with the same people. It wasn’t always an easy ride – his group of mates suffered a great loss of a friend, and that’s when I realised life’s too short, deciding to drunkenly confess my feelings 10 years ago. We became a ‘Facebook’ couple on 26 May 2013 – because nothing’s official until it’s social media confirmed!” The groom popped the question after a meal out four years after they got together. “Jonny was picking at his food, but I assumed he wasn’t enjoying it,” continues Briony. “He then called his mate for a lift home, who said he couldn’t help – little did I know he was in on the plan! We had to get the bus, which took ages, then when we got off Jonny said he was bursting for the loo and ran off to get home quicker. I walked into the living room and there he was, down on one knee, holding a Haribo ring in a black velvet box – which I always said I’d love to be proposed to with. I peeked around the door and saw my Costco teddy bear sitting beside a LED sign saying, ‘Will you marry me?’. After I asked him around 20 times if he was taking the mick, he pulled out another box with a sparkling engagement ring in! I then twigged he was proposing four years since we first got together, asking what made him decide on that date. His reply? ‘I’ll never forget any of our anniversaries – and it’s the day before your birthday so I can’t forget that, either.’ Clever lad!” The couple set the date of 26 May 2023, choosing The Alnwick Garden as their venue. Here, Briony tells us more about their big day… 23 REAL WEDDINGS
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