12years later…

We first met in 2012 at a mutual friend’s fancy dress party where Penny was dressed as a peacock, and Joe in a monkey suit. The theme was “Two by Two” where every pair was dressed as animals that boarded Noah’s Ark (the contemporary substitute was a Beer Bus). We continued to chat thereafter and, much to our amusement, discovered that we had multiple mutual friends despite having never met each other, nor attended the same schools or colleges!

Since then, we have enjoyed holidays together, indulging and evolving our love for food, exploring every new place we come across by foot, three graduations, and at least 18 jobs between us!

In 2020, we move to London (as news broke that Civil Servants were required to be in the office after COVID, but then they weren’t, but then they were… but then Lockdown 1.0 happened!) Our first home together was in Wandsworth, where Joe popped the question within the first 30 minutes of moving in! We enjoyed living in Wandsworth but due to our then-landlady selling the flat, we moved into our second home together in Richmond in August 2023.

Now it’s 2024 and we can’t quite believe how quickly time has flown and and that we are going to be married this year!!! We are looking forward to celebrating with all of you!