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We first met at my sister, Victoria's, wedding. Ben played for Chester City FC at the time and used to play with my sister's husband, Daryl Clare. My sister and her husband sat us next to each other on the head table because I was a bridesmaid and he was an usher. From the moment we met we never stopped talking and have been together ever since.

Ben proposed on 21 May 2007; he had just reached the play-off final at Wembley with Shrewsbury town but found out he would not be able to play as he ruptured his Achilles tendon in the final minutes of the Dons game in the play off semi-final. As he had to have an operation he could not fly to Dominican Republic on holiday where he had planned to propose.

The night before his operation he took me to Rowton Castle near Shrewsbury and proposed over a game of I Spy because he wanted me to look away whilst he got down on one knee  - he wasn't sure whether he would be able to get down on one knee because he was on crutches at the time, so didn't want me to see if he fell! I said "Yes!" straight away and couldn't stop crying.

He proposed over a game of I-spy

Whilst Ben was in theatre for his Achilles repair I booked the venue, Kenwick Park. There was no question of where we would be married, it was the place we first met. The service is fantastic, the room is beautiful and there are a lot of hotel rooms and log cabins for guest to stay in - which we needed as half of Ben's family are from Birmingham and the other half are from Aberdovey in Wales.

We didn't have any differing opinions about our big day. Ben was very busy with his football so left it to me, my sister and both our mums to plan the big day.

I tried on many beautiful dresses and liked them all, but the minute I tried mine on I knew it was the one. It was an ivory Maggie Sottero gown from Proposals in Abbeygate Grimsby, it is fitted to the thighs then went out from there with a chapel length trail. The dress was covered in crystals. I had a full-length veil covered in crystals to complement the trail.

I loved planning our wedding and I am very upset it is all over now! It was, however, hard work as I work long hours as a trainee solicitor. Ben was enthusiastic about the wedding but other than sorting out a pick-and-mix stand and the suits for the big day he didn't contribute much! Ben trusted my opinion and was overwhelmed on the day by all my hard work.

Surprisingly I was not nervous at all, I was just very excited. The only thing I was slightly nervous about was the weather because I heard on the news the night before that the weather was predicted to be heavy rain. Fortunately, the weather turned out to be beautiful on the day.

I loved walking down the aisle, it was lovely because, in St James' Church, there is a long aisle with a red carpet. I felt like a film star for the day and I thoroughly enjoyed taking our vows - it was my favourite part of the day. I couldn't think of anywhere more special to take our vows than a beautiful church filled with all our friends and family. Also the vicar was very funny and made us laugh a few times, particularly when he begged someone in the congregation to object because it had never happened before!

The reception was held at Kenwick Park in Lincolnshire. Whilst we were having the photos taken in ground we had a pianist and pick-and-mix stand to keep the guests entertained. Kenwick was fabulous, the staff gave all guests a choice of three meals to choose from. The level of service and attention to detail was unbelievable.

Yes, we went to Maldives for two weeks then went to Atlantis in Dubai. It was absolutely amazing, we had a villa with a private pool and Jacuzzi in the Maldives, the island was incredible. It was the best holiday we have ever had. We travelled from the capital Male to our island by sea-plane and went swimming with the stingrays and sharks. The Atlantis in Dubai was a fantastic hotel that contained everything from designer shops, to a water park, to an aquarium with a whale in it!

I would like to thank both our parents and my sister for all of their help. But I'd also like to thank Lisa, Sam and Adam at Kenwick, Carla for my hair that remained in place all day and Lisa Warrener & David Moss for our wonderful photographs. I'd also like to say a massive thank you to my sister Victoria for my wonderful make-up and Jenny for the flowers.

I would also like to recommend Victoria Clare, my make-up artist, Salon 47 in Cleethorpes, KC Wedding Cakes and for entertainment DJ Andy Carr and Jacqueline Wilson, our singer.

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