Real Weddings from Your Cheshire and Merseyside Wedding

The Future Is Bright

Emma and Daniel met at Imperial College London, where they'd both signed up to do a charity climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. They got to know each other during the climb and subsequent safari and on return kept bumping into each other. It was almost as if the universe was trying to bring them together! They hit it off from there, having fallen for each other's sense of humour and light-hearted outlook on life.

Match Of The Day

Emma and James met in a service station watching Everton play West Ham away back in 2010. A few weeks later, they met up again when their team were playing at home, and the rest is history. James had the engagement ring for 14 months intending to propose, but Covid got in the way.

Silver Screen

Katy and Oliver met as students working in the local social club bar. They soon became friends and two years later their relationship blossomed into a beautiful romance! While on holiday in Placa De Catalunya, Barcelona, on one knee pretending to snap a photo of Katy, Oliver pulled the engagement ring out of his bag. "

The Rhythm Of Love

Emily and Adam were in the same friendship group at school but drifted apart when they went to university. However, when the pandemic hit, they reconnected and formed their own social bubble during lockdown, taking long walks together and having fun being kids again.

After All This Time... Always

Danielle and Aaron met online in 2021 and spent their fi rst date in Liverpool where they visited Roxy Ballroom and played beer pong. "I think we were attracted to each other because of our common interests. We're both Harry Potter geeks, and like Disney, quizzes and travel. We're also close to our families and share similar values," Danielle says.

One Ring To Rule Them All

Stacey and Dan worked together at Debenhams, but didn't meet each other properly until after work drinks one evening. Despite not talking much, that night Stacey had a dream about Dan! In the dream she was married to him, and they were late for her best friends' wedding. "Which, quite frankly, I enjoyed," Stacey says. She told her best friend about it, who wasted no time in sharing the information with everyone she knew, including Dan! One morning, he found her changing the store's front window and proposed to her as a joke. Stacey was mortifi ed, but since then it's been a whirlwind of romance for the two of them and here they are today, married, just as Stacey predicted. "We both make each other laugh, which everyone around us loves, and we enjoy the banter we share. We never argue," Stacey shares.

Love In Lavender

Megan and Tom met at work and immediately felt comfortable around each other. They soon became fast friends having discovered plenty of mutual interests. "Mostly, we made each other laugh and really happy," Megan says. Tom proposed to Megan in August 2022, while on a family holiday in Spain. "We were all out together enjoying a meal and Tom suddenly dropped to one knee. I'm not sure it was the most romantic of settings, but it was a surprise and felt very special having our family with us to celebrate," Megan shares.

All White On The Nigh

Although Nejma and John had bumped into each other a few times since they lived so close, they didn't meet offi cially until Nejma's 18th birthday party where she surprised John with a running man dance routine! They became inseparable. "I was attracted to his piercing green eyes and sense of humour," Nejma shares. While John says, "She was really good looking and a really bad dancer!"

Autumnal Romance

Alice and Tom met in the pub on Christmas Eve 2013. Alice was trying to break up a fi ght between mutual friends at the time, and Tom swept in to pull her away. "He'll say it as my bright orange hair that attracted him, while I love the fact that he just wasn't fazed by the drama unfolding around him and fully focused on me," Alice remembers. "I also thought he had great fashion sense, although his choice of socks really had me questioning that on our wedding day!"

A Taste Of Italy

Lucy and Matt met at the MMA Academy in Liverpool where Lucy had joined the Muay Thai class and Matt was a coach and fighter. It wasn't love at first sight and they took a while to pluck up the (Dutch) courage to take things further on a night out in the City. "It was definitely a case of opposites attract," Lucy says. "Neither of us was each other's type, but somehow it seems to work and within a few weeks we were living together!"

When You Wish Upon A Star

Being alone during the pandemic had a profound affect on Kelly. It allowed her to slow down and reflect on what she cherished in life. She realised that she hadn't been prioritising what she really wanted: her own family. So, on her birthday she made a wish and a decision to meet her soulmate. That night she created her profile on a dating website. The next morning she woke up to an amazing message from Erika. "I knew I had to respond, and it was the best thing I ever did," she says. By the time it was safe for the couple to meet, Kelly already knew Erika was the one. "Meeting her was like coming home," she explains, "I've never been more certain of anything in my life." Wishes really do come true.

A Pure Love

Sophie and Matthew met on Tinder and chatted for a few weeks before deciding to meet. Matthew picked Sophie up and took her to Macdonalds for a milkshake. "It wasn't a big deal but we had the best day ever," she remembers. When he dropped her back home, he asked her to come to his car boot. Sophie wondered what he was playing at but went anyway. There she found 11 big red roses waiting for her. "It's safe to say that from this moment, I knew he was the one for me," she shares.

Love Without Borders

Isi and Stu met on Tinder. "We swiped right and whoo we were a match," Isi says. A very successful match as it turns out since Stu ultimately decided to propose. He took her to watch Liverpool play at Anfi eld for the fi rst time and booked an overnight stay for them in the city. While there, they paid a visit to the Liver Building and took a tour to the top. Here, as Isi was busy taking selfi es, Stu got down on one knee and proposed with Anfi eld in the background. After she said "yes" he presented her with a football jersey bearing the words "I said 'yes'" and the number 23 on the back, the year of the proposal.

Floral Fantasy

Having met when they were just 11 years old, Chloe and Brandon were high school sweethearts, navigating the craziness of their school years side-by-side. After a school trip to Paris they became besotted with each other, realising they were more than just friends and got together at the age of 15. "Laughter was defi nitely our bond, sharing a sense of humour throughout the years and building from our foundation of friendship," Chloe shares.

Out Of The Blue

Chris proposed to Alexandra at Charingworth Manor in the Cotswolds just before sunset in the September of 2020. "We'd gone away to celebrate Chris' birthday and he surprised me by proposing with a speech about our time together on a hillside with a glorious view of the countryside," Alexandra remembers. The couple had met as students while studying at the University of Manchester.

Deco and Downton

Corrine and Matt met at university when they moved into the same f latshare. They'd make excuses to hang out with each other and their f latmates would often find them in the kitchen making numerous cups of tea! "I was attracted to Matt's blue eyes and his sense of humour," Corinne shares. Matt meanwhile had an instant crush on Corinne but was too shy to ask her out, so Corinne eventually stepped up and did the asking.

Springtime Romance

Jo and Jon started out as friends. They were both going through a tough time when they met and became a support system to each other. The two are DJs and instantly had this major part of their lives in common, as well as sharing the same sense of humour. The time was right eventually though, and love grew between them.

Sail Away With Me

When Hannah and Chris met online they felt an instant connection. Two years later, now a couple, they travelled to Dublin for the day and Chris popped the question at the castle after finding the perfect spot beneath and archway full of flowers in the gardens. "It was such a surprise, my first response was to swear rather than say 'yes,'" Hannah remembers.

Winter Warmer

Lizzy and Matt met when working in ASDA during their student days. "We bonded over our love of indie classics and Leeds festival," Lizzy says. However, the timing wasn't right then and they decided to remain friends instead of pursuing a relationship. It wasn't until a few years later that they decided to give it a go and the rest is history! "We had the most incredible first date at the beach and we quickly fell in love," Lizzy remembers.

A Love Like Ours

Lydia and Ben met through mutual friends, and as Ben was in the RAF, they were only able to spend the odd weekend together in the early stages of their relationship. "We'd travel for hours just to see each other for a few days," Lydia remembers.