My dress was bought from All About Eve Bridal in Newport. Dan actually chose my gown and had no idea until the wedding day. I had a week off university and booked in loads of different appointments, but by the end of the week I couldn’t find anything that I liked and was feeling really disheartened. I had one more appointment booked in at All About Eve Bridal and I was so fed up that I invited Dan to come along. We got to All About Eve Bridal, and the girls there were amazing at reassuring me. I started pulling dresses out to try on and Dan kept quiet until one caught his eye. He asked me to try it on, and although I wasn’t keen, I agreed. After trying on three of the dresses I chose and didn’t like, it came time to try on Dan’s choice. With the curtain pulled around me, I slipped into the dress and tears instantly filled my eyes and I had the ‘it’s the one’ moment. I had to stop the tears from flowing down my face and pretend to Dan and his sister that I didn’t like the dress. I had to tell them that I was getting a different dress and managed to keep it quiet from Dan for two years. On the wedding day, his face was a picture when I walked down the aisle and he realised. I guess he does know me better than I know myself. We played a game of Mr & Mrs at the start of the evening, which caused a lot of laughter. We then danced the night away with a disco. The groomsmen wore navy Italian tailcoats with matching ties. Our guests are still talking about Dan and the best man’s dance, which was not prepared beforehand. It had the marquee erupting in laughter. Dan arranging to have the WW1 vintage ambulance present at the wedding. It is owned by a member of St John’s and it made the perfect photo opportunity and was a massive talking point with our guests. For our honeymoon, we went to Malta for four days. We chose Malta to keep in with the theme of a St John Ambulance wedding. Malta was where St John originated from and we had to visit the St John Cathedral while we were out there. It was a fantastic honeymoon and such a beautiful place to visit. REAL WEDDINGS 27
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