They met when Mark was a bus driver on Stephenie’s bus to college and the rest, as they say, is history. They tied the knot earlier this month at Mercure Haydock in front of 40 close family and friends. Here, Stephenie, who is 27, and Mark, who is 42, and live in Sutton Manor, tell us their wedding story, in their own words.
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uk The bride and groom with Mary and Fred, Mark's parents, and Tracey and Stephen, Steph's parents (Weddings by Mark) When and how did you meet? Mark: We met in the summer of 2014. I was a bus driver and Steph was going to and from college. I drove the local bus that went past Stephenie’s house into St Helens.
What did you think of each other when you first met? Mark: We both didn’t think much at all at the time. It was an unlikely friendship that developed and then an unlikely relationship. Neither of us had planned for a friendship or relationship.
It naturally found its way to us. With the 15-year age gap, neither of us chased each other. Where and when did you get engaged? Mark: We got engaged on Stephenie’s 18th birthday – June 6, 2015 - at Formby beach.
How did one of you propose? Stephenie: There was no one knee proposal. We were sitting on the side of a sand dune eating a tray of chips. Mark is not a romantic person - to me, this what I liked.
It was jus.
