WEDDINGS
THE FAIRYTALE WEDDINGS, BOUNCING BABIES AND SAD LOSSES OF 2023
Wedding bells and confetti brought happiness and joy throughout 2023 as HELLO! proudly shared with you the biggest exclusives from the best day of our favourite celebrities’ lives.
Our coverage of royal weddings is second to none and in June we took you behind the scenes of the regal nuptials of Crown Prince Al Hussein of Jordan and his bride Princess Rajwa, with a beautiful photo album of the royal couple’s special day at the magnificent Zahran Palace in Amman.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were among the many royals from around the world welcomed by the groom’s proud parents, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, to witness the historic celebration.
As well as a spectacular royal wedding, we also brought you aristocratic celebrations with March’s world exclusive as Lady Amelia Spencer, the niece of Diana, Princess of Wales, said “I do” to fitness coach Greg Mallett in a romantic mountaintop ceremony in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
“It was genuinely the best day of our lives,” said the bride, who was accompanied by her twin Lady Eliza as maid of honour.
FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
July saw the three-day extravaganza of singer Olly Murs, who married fitness model Amelia Tank on Osea Island in Essex in funfilled nuptials that culminated in a fairground-themed “Murs Fest” and a surprise performance from Craig David.
“I was blown away by how amazing it was,” Olly told us. “It was quite magical.”
There was all the fun of the fair at West End stars Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joel Montague’s August celebration, too, brought to you exclusively by HELLO!.
Six months after eloping to Gretna Green, the couple tied the knot once more at Marleybrook House in Kent, which features one of the UK’s largest fairgrounds. Surrounded by friends and family – including the bride’s musician brother Tom Fletcher, who sang her up the aisle, and his wife Giovanna – Carrie and Joel’s big day featured fairground rides, comedy vows and songs from musicals and films.
Also doubling the fun, Made in Chelsea stars Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo exchanged vows at London’s Chelsea Old Town Hall in April and then again a few weeks later with a lavish wedding in Spain’s sun-drenched Sotogrande.
Their co-stars Maeva D’Ascanio and James Taylor also made it a wedding double, with hello! exclus
