Real Weddings from Your London Wedding

Monochrome Magic

Sam, who hailed from Canada, had come to London expecting a two-year adventure before returning home. As her trip neared its end, she packed her bags and was ready to return when her job surprised her with an exciting offer and sponsorship. This was fantastic news, but she also needed to fi nd a new place to live quickly since she had already given up her fl at. She turned to the London fl atshare app, Spareroom, searching for a spot in East London—unbeknownst to her, just down the street from her future wedding venue. There, she discovered the ideal room listed by a charming stranger named Jack, who was planning to move back home to save some money. Sam was instantly drawn to the room, and Jack graciously showed her around. After putting down her deposit, Jack invited her over that weekend to meet the other fl atmates.

Oh-so Elegant

These lovebirds met through friends at Hakkasan in London over a green destiny cocktail, and the rest is history! Fast-forward to 2015, and Sasha was completely surprised when Jonathan proposed in Venice on a water taxi.

City Chic

Chris worked as a Project Manager on commercial construction projects in central London. At the same time, Becky was and continues to be an interior designer specialising in workplace environments when they first crossed paths. Their initial meeting occurred during an interview that Becky held, and she was truly impressed by their work. That connection blossomed into a lasting relationship - the rest is history!

The Perfect Day

These lovebirds met as London university students at an indie night club called Propaganda in Angel, Islington. On their first date after meeting, they went to a bar called The Book Club in Shoreditch. Chris was immediately charmed by Katie's individual style despite her being almost an hour late to the date. Here, they realised they had a shared sense of humour and loads in common with the same values for the future. They were also surprised to find out that they lived just round the corner from each other.

City Loving

These lovebirds fi rst crossed paths at university and were assigned to the same dormitory. Although it wasn't love at fi rst sight, they quickly became close friends, and their bond grew stronger. Fast forward, Ollie decided to propose to Katy at a serene spot in Greenwich Park, a place they frequently visited during lockdown. While it wasn't a complete surprise, Katy had a hunch that something special was about to happen when Ollie suggested having a fancy breakfast at The Ivy on a random Saturday in February!

A Step Back In Time

These lovebirds first crossed paths at a mutual friend's birthday bash and instantly clicked! Abi was drawn to Chris's witty humour and charming Irish accent, while he couldn't resist her vibrant red hair and the way she laughed at his jokes. Fast forward 10 years, Chris popped the question to Abi during a beachfront dinner in the Maldives, which was very romantic and a huge surprise. They scheduled their wedding for July 2023, hoping to craft a flawless day for their cherished guests

The Perfect Day

These lovebirds met each other just before university while out with friends! Fast forward the start of a beautiful relationship, Gordon then proposed to Ayesha in London. He booked a room at The Shard, where they had a wonderful dinner. Following the meal, they both took a nice walk along London Bridge, where Gordon gave a speech and got down on one knee. Ayesha could hear cheers from behind her and when she turned around, her whole family was there witnessing the surprise!

Bold and Beautiful

These lovebirds met at a music festival in Ibiza back in 2018. Yan saw Jess in the crowd before he decided to go and talk to her. "Surprisingly, after a few minutes of conversation, we felt like we'd known each other for years," comments Jess. "At this time, I was living in Paris while Yan was in London. I went back home the day after we met, but we kept the relationship alive by spending countless hours on the phone every night and visiting each other on weekends. Moving forward to the end of 2019, we moved in together in London."

Love is all around

These lovebirds met on the dancefloor at Fabric nightclub in the summer of 2018. Claire was with some girlfriends who weren't enjoying the music, unlike her, which is when Dave caught her eye. She comments, "He smiled at me, and we got chatting. We're both ravers, and we've been to many of the same events without meeting before. It was one of those serendipitous moments you never thought would happen to you. Dave gave me some of his best chats: as a teenager, he was a Team GB gymnast, and his bathroom had underfloor heating! He asked me to go for a drink with him later that week. I said 'yes' and we've been inseparable ever since.

True Love

These lovebirds met on Bumble, which felt like fate as they had matched before on Tinder – little did they know they'd become engaged in June 2021! When the government issued the roadmap back to normality after the Covid-19 pandemic, Joe told Adesola to save a date in her diary as his friends were coming to visit from Manchester for dinner. She says, "My family had a last-minute barbecue that I agreed to go to as I had completely forgotten! I ended up stopping by and rushing back to prepare for dinner. While I was getting ready, Joe told me to look outside the window. As I leaned in to look closer, I turned around to see him down on one knee and was so surprised – I couldn't stop staring at the ring! It turns out Joe had actually booked The London Edition for the weekend and a surprise dinner at Scott's, as I love seafood. It was even more special because Joe's not usually a planner!"

Flying High

These lovebirds first met after Trish came into the restaurant Tom managed in the City of London and asked to use the toilet. She was on one of her work trips to London and had been on a run. Her hotel was at the top of the street, but she didn't think she'd be able to make it back in time! Tom comments, "I thought Trish was stunning as soon as I saw her. In a clumsy attempt at flirting, I jokingly told her the toilet was for customers only, so she bought a glass of wine and sat outside. It just so happened that one of the restaurant owners was in that night, and she got talking to Trish outside. Eventually, I managed to join them when the restaurant had slowed down at the end of the night, to see they had joined tables and seemed like old friends. Trish was clever, funny and interesting

Love Always

Natarsha had just moved to London on a two-year working holiday visa from Australia and got a job working at the pub down the road from where she had started house-sharing with friends. Marcus was already working there as a bartender, and the pair became friends first before slowly falling in love. She says, "I was new to the City, trying to find my feet, and Marcus worked up the courage to ask me on a date after a few months. I was surprised as I had been so overwhelmed with the move with finding somewhere more permanent to live, finding freelance work, trying to wrap my head around the fact that I was living on the other side of the world, getting used to the everyday small things that make up life in London such as Oyster cards and what a Tesco was that I wasn't even thinking about dating

Winter Winds

These lovebirds met in December 2019 while playing in a tag rugby Christmas-themed tournament. During the prizegiving and drinks celebrations afterwards, Rob fired a champagne cork at Lucy's head to get her attention. It worked, as he managed to get her number!

True Love

These lovebirds met at a friend's reeling party in Clapham and had their first date a few weeks later at a cocktail bar in Kings Cross – the rest is history! Chris proposed in Venice in October 2021. It was an extremely wellthought-out and planned surprise!

Styled To Perfection

Daniel went to a summer camp with Camp America in 2016, which is quite popular while studying at university in the UK. He travelled to San Diego after his summer in Pennsylvania with some mutual friends of Laura, who grew up in California, which led to the pair meeting and hitting it off. They had a longdistance relationship for four years before Laura moved to London – they've lived together ever since.

Blooming Beautiful

These lovebirds have been together since they finished secondary school almost 20 years ago. After many wonderful years together, the pair finally got engaged! Laura says, "Mike always said it was a case of when he would pop the question and not if, while keeping in mind that I wanted the proposal to be very us and involve the children. So on Christmas day, my daughter asked me to open a toy while my son filmed the moment I discovered the ring!"

City Vibes

These lovebirds met one another while working at Jack Wills while both at university – the rest is history! Emily says, "We decided to get married while travelling in Iceland and staying at the Blue Lagoon Hotel in October 2021. We realised our 10th anniversary would be in October 2022 and decided it would be fun to get married then. It's slightly unconventional but exactly who we are."

Oh-so romantic

Shirin and Steven knew each other from work and became closer over time. Things developed slowly as they got to know each other and realised they shared matching goals and aspirations.

Best laid plans

Yasmin and William met on Twitter in 2014. "We spoke for a year before William finally decided to visit me in London," says Yasmin. "We spent the most amazing weekend together. Following that, we met five more times before William decided to move to London and the rest is history," she says. A few years later William pulled out all the stops for his romantic proposal. "We'd planned an anniversary meal at The Shard and had gone up to the rooftop. There were other people around, so I had no idea what was coming," she says.

Love at first sight

Emma and Dan met at a music festival in Clapham during one of the sets. "Dan saw me in the crowd and came over to talk to me – the attraction was immediate," Emma recalls. "Not many people get to experience love at first sight, but we certainly did!"

Three happy years later during the November 2020 lockdown, Dan proposed. "It was very sweet because we'd planned on getting engaged but then when the country went into another lockdown, I thought it'd never happen," says Emma. But Dan had other ideas. "He totally surprised me by meeting with the jewellers on Zoom and ended up securing an engagement ring and proposing just weeks later!" she says.