article_snippet: When I needed to get a visa to stay, Matt and Liz thought about getting married, but then I landed a dream job and sorted out my own paperwork to keep working in the US.
article_snippet: We minds at the last minute - another reason why a secret wedding seemed the right thing to do.
article_snippet: But We also wanted it to be We , about We as a couple, not about what colour the napkins needed to be, or who to sit where on the table plan, or what type of saucepans to put on a wedding list.
article_snippet: There was a lot of hanging around, form-filling, queuing for official stamps and then the ceremony itself - barely five minutes to say 'I do' and for Matt to pretend my engagement ring was a wedding ring.
article_snippet: We began a mammoth ring-round to tell We nearest and dearest that We'd had a lovely holiday thank you, and oh yes, We decided to get married while We were there.
article_snippet: But We kept everyone sweet by promising an epic party on We first anniversary, and true to We
article_snippet: I walked up the aisle exactly a year later and renewed those vows, only this time I said: 'I did.'