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W
e were both new to London and didn't
know many people yet, when we found
ourselves at a club – each invited by new
friends. With Joe not being too much of a
dancer and me making a few shapes on
the podium, we had seen each other and kept exchanging
smiles – untl finally I plucked up the courage to reach out my
hand, and Joe made his way across the dance floor to join me.
We got along really well and started meetng for drinks
during the week. I was doing my hairdressing apprentceship
at the tme and Joe was one of my first hair models. Three
hours later he stll had both ears and I knew I'd be cutng
that hair for a long tme to come.
A er our first year together we decided to take a trip to
South Africa so Joe could meet my family. We spent a week
in Cape Town, before heading on to stay with my family in
durban, and it just so happened that we were there on
Valentne’s day. Joe was so eager to get up Table Mountain
but I had other plans and arranged to have a sunset picnic on
From popping the queston on a mountain top to arranging treat
a er treat for the big day, Michael was determined to give Joe an
unforgetable start to their life together. Photos by Mat Turrell
MICHAeL And Joe
the mountai .
We ere sipping cha pagne when I ecided to pop th
ueston – knowi g full well there was a possibility Joe
might ju p! A er telling e that was the s lliest thing ever,
he aid yes.
Four ye rs later we were ack in Cape Tow for our
parents to meet for the rst tme. By then we had spoken
seriously about aving our civil p rtnership, and I as going
to ask J e’s parents perm ssion to marry hi . The following
m rning we made t e journey back u Table Mountai to
the same sp t where we had watched the sun et that first
evening We had gone fu l circle, s ll toget er, with our
parent , and I c uldn’t h ve bee any ha pier!
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s being rom Lo don, we really w nted to
ha e a Lon on expe ience – omethi g intm te that
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venue . A goo friend o mine rks for tarwoo Hotels
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