HannaH anD amy
On
a roll
From sharing a hobby Amy
found herself hurtling head -
long into a future with Hannah.
She shares their story.
Photos by Chris Morgan
I
always thought it was a bit naff that everyone
says their wedding day is the most amazing day
of their lives. Turns out I was wrong...
I was Hannah’s boss! We both work in TV and
she knew me from videos I had posted online
about our shared passion – roller derby. So it was
weird to say the least. But I was a good boss and behaved
myself: we didn’t get together for another 18 months!
I went shopping for an engagement ring with my best
buddy just to see if I could get an idea of what I thought
Hannah might want and what I liked too. I found a
beautiful vintage Edwardian ring in The Lanes in Brighton
and was like, ‘Eeeek! Oh no, I actually have to do this now.’
I had a whole elaborate plan for the proposal. Hannah is a
ridiculously obsessed Potter nerd, so her pal and I tricked her
into going to the Harry Potter studios for the day (for the third
time!) – and in the meantime, I decked out our 30ft balcony
with fairy lights. I managed to practically poke my eye out and
give myself a blood blister on my eyeball, and I nearly gave up
multiple times, but it was worth it. It looked amazing.
She arrived back from her day out full of Potter joy and I
took her out onto the balcony and asked if she’d liked what
I’d done to it, because she loves fairy lights. She seemed a
little confused because it was December and after Christmas.
I had painted a Stranger Things type sign at the end of
balcony that said I LOVE YOU with colourful lights on it.
I went down to the sign and pulled it off to reveal
another sign that said WILL YOU MARRY ME? (Please) and
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