It has been an exciting 10 months for Natalie Halliday, sincetying the knot with Marc last May at All Saints Church in Ulting.Not only was she voted Bride of the Month for June, she alsodiscovered in June, just one month after her wedding, that she waspregnant. And now Natalie and Marc are enjoying a double celebration- Natalie being crowned I do Bride of the Year and the birth oftheir beautiful son Jake Riley Halliday.
"I was extremely surprised to win Bride of the Month, so to beentered into Bride of the Year was a nice feeling, but I honestlythought I wouldn't win," says 27-year-old secretary Natalie who iscurrently on maternity leave.
A staggering 2,807 votes were cast in the Bride of the Yearcompetition and Natalie wins Pounds 2,500 in cash, courtesy of thecompetition's sponsor, Braxted Park.
"I was amazed to get the phone call saying I had won. I couldn'tstop shaking with excitement, and still couldn't believe it when Irang Marc and our family after hearing the news to tell them too.
"Marc was the first person I rang to share the good news.
He was as shocked as I was and equally excited. His first wordswould involve a lot of censoring - but he was happy, to say theleast!" Marc, 32, proposed to Natalie on his 30th birthday while thecouple were out walking their boxer dogs Missy and Sky. They marriedon May 6 last year and held their reception at Three Rivers Golf andCountry Club.
"I can honestly say I loved my wedding day. I loved all thepreparations and organisation leading up to the big day, even downto sorting the invites. I still get excited talking about it andlove looking back at the DVD and photos. Having our family andfriends with us made it so special."
Another special touch to the day was the couple's wedding cake,made by Natalie's nan.
Looking back on their first year as a married couple, Nataliesays: "I have loved our first year of being married - it couldn'thave gone any better. We had always wanted our first child as soonas we had married and our wish came true the month after our specialday."
Natalie laughs about how big she has become while being pregnantand joked with our photographer about needing a wide-angle lensewhen he went along to photography the couple at home.
"The first thing we plan to buy with our prize money is a newcamera to capture baby Jake's special moments. I will also finallybe able to afford to get my wedding dress cleaned, so it can be putaway nicely! Also, now I can drink again, a bottle of somethingbubbly would go down well to toast the winning. And to be honest,the money couldn't have come at a better time - with me being onmaternity leave it will help make things a lot easier.
"I would like to thank all our family and friends who voted forme. And a special thanks to our parents, who I'm sure got carriedaway voting!"
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