A couple who matched on Married at First Sight and tracked each other down when their episode got cancelled have tied the knot.
Ally Todd, 39, and her partner, Paul, 36, were due to appear on the reality TV show in March 2020 but their nuptials were cancelled due to the lockdown in the UK.
Paul, a train driver, was determined to meet the woman he had been paired with and, having only known her first name, he begged the producers for her details.
He then reached out to Ally, a medical insurance manager, and the pair quickly hit it off.
They got engaged in June 2021 and welcomed their daughter, Penelope, now two, in July 2021.
The pair finally wed in June 2024 - four years after their cancelled TV wedding.
They had Married at First Sight experts Paul C Brunson and Gen Gresset in attendance and Penelope as their flower girl.
Ally, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, said: "It was better than we expected.
"It was a really fun wedding.
"I was just so happy.
"Paul [MAFS expert] said we were the most organic and genuine match that they have put together.
"Paul and I were made for each other."
Paul added: "It went very well.
"We got to chat to [MAFS expert] Paul and his wife. It was so special they made the effort."
Ally and Paul were due to appear on the popular TV show Married at First Sight but had their wedding cancelled three days before it was due to take place - due to a strict lockdown coming into force in the UK.
Paul pressed the producers to let him know who Ally was and the couple met and fell for each other instantly after connecting over Skype.
They met up in person when restrictions eased and went from strength to strength - revealing they were pregnant in February 2021.
Paul popped the question by getting down one knee at a picnic at the beach in June 2021.
The couple welcomed little Penelope a month later on July 3, 2021, weighing 8lbs 1oz at St Michael's Hospital, Bristol.
Ally said: "It's all been a bit of a whirlwind - meeting, falling in love, getting engaged and falling pregnant - but we are just so happy.
"Having our little girl, Penelope, has just been the icing on the cake."
After settling into family life they started planning their wedding, and tied the knot on June 8, 2024 at the Brighton Pavilion.
Paul said: "It was a small, intimate one."
Paul wore the original suit he had picked out for their TV wedding but Ally opted for a £100 ASOS dress after not feeling as comfortable in her original wedding gown.
She said: "It didn't fit how it used to.
"I didn't feel confident in it anymore.
"It's about feeling confident. It's got little sleeves and is frilly. It matches Penny's."
Penelope walked down the aisle first followed by the bridesmaids and then Ally.
Ally said: "She loved being with all her family.
"She loved being a little princess for the day. We just felt so proud of her."
The couple are enjoying married bliss so far and are planning to go to Morocco for their honeymoon in September.
Ally Todd, 39, and her partner, Paul, 36, were due to appear on the reality TV show in March 2020 but their nuptials were cancelled due to the lockdown in the UK.
Paul, a train driver, was determined to meet the woman he had been paired with and, having only known her first name, he begged the producers for her details.
He then reached out to Ally, a medical insurance manager, and the pair quickly hit it off.
They got engaged in June 2021 and welcomed their daughter, Penelope, now two, in July 2021.
The pair finally wed in June 2024 - four years after their cancelled TV wedding.
They had Married at First Sight experts Paul C Brunson and Gen Gresset in attendance and Penelope as their flower girl.
Ally, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, said: "It was better than we expected.
"It was a really fun wedding.
"I was just so happy.
"Paul [MAFS expert] said we were the most organic and genuine match that they have put together.
"Paul and I were made for each other."
Paul added: "It went very well.
"We got to chat to [MAFS expert] Paul and his wife. It was so special they made the effort."
Ally and Paul were due to appear on the popular TV show Married at First Sight but had their wedding cancelled three days before it was due to take place - due to a strict lockdown coming into force in the UK.
Paul pressed the producers to let him know who Ally was and the couple met and fell for each other instantly after connecting over Skype.
They met up in person when restrictions eased and went from strength to strength - revealing they were pregnant in February 2021.
Paul popped the question by getting down one knee at a picnic at the beach in June 2021.
The couple welcomed little Penelope a month later on July 3, 2021, weighing 8lbs 1oz at St Michael's Hospital, Bristol.
Ally said: "It's all been a bit of a whirlwind - meeting, falling in love, getting engaged and falling pregnant - but we are just so happy.
"Having our little girl, Penelope, has just been the icing on the cake."
After settling into family life they started planning their wedding, and tied the knot on June 8, 2024 at the Brighton Pavilion.
Paul said: "It was a small, intimate one."
Paul wore the original suit he had picked out for their TV wedding but Ally opted for a £100 ASOS dress after not feeling as comfortable in her original wedding gown.
She said: "It didn't fit how it used to.
"I didn't feel confident in it anymore.
"It's about feeling confident. It's got little sleeves and is frilly. It matches Penny's."
Penelope walked down the aisle first followed by the bridesmaids and then Ally.
Ally said: "She loved being with all her family.
"She loved being a little princess for the day. We just felt so proud of her."
The couple are enjoying married bliss so far and are planning to go to Morocco for their honeymoon in September.
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00:00Hello everyone. You might have noticed that we've not been around for a little bit.
00:04It's been a while, but it's been a bit of a whirlwind
00:08adventure that we've been on and we have someone
00:12to introduce you to.
00:16She's kind of a bit sleepy. She's a bit asleep at the moment.
00:20Some of our precious cargo.
00:24This is Penelope. Oh dear, oh dear.
00:29There she is. Penelope Carroll. Penelope Carroll. Are you all right baby?
00:36Meet everybody.
00:40So yeah, she's here, she's in the world. Both Ali and Penelope are doing really
00:45well and we are 100 million percent totally
00:50in love with her. Smitten aren't we? It was a difficult birth
00:56to the point where we're now thinking we don't want to
01:00go through that again. I don't want to be through that again.
01:03So if we do get pregnant again then it's definitely going to be an
01:07elective C-section after the birth that I've had.
01:11You know, he's going to be her best friend I think.
01:16How are you feeling about being a pups dad? I'm feeling really good. I'm getting
01:20back to the little girl. I wanted a boy but I think I'm...
01:26She's already got me around her little finger and she's been being alive for 16
01:30days. Anything she wants.
01:33Anything she wants. Apart from a boyfriend.
01:37We're looking at her past the camera and she's currently smiling away.
01:41No boyfriends though Penelope. She is beautiful
01:45and everyone that we know loves and adores her.
01:49And okay the birth wasn't easy but a million times worth it. Yeah. A million
01:55times and we will be trying to show you as much
01:59as we possibly can throughout our little journey together.
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02:10Cheers. Bye.