Love Island’s Olivia Buckland shows off stunning backless wedding gown and reveals she burst into tears before marrying Alex Bowen
The couple, the first from Love Island to walk down the aisle, have opened up about their star-studded wedding in OK! Magazine
LOVE Island’s Olivia Buckland has revealing her stunning wedding gown for the first time.
The 24-year-old and her new husband Alex Bowen shared the pictures of their big day in and admitted they both burst into tears before saying “I do”.
Olivia and Alex are the first couple who met on the ITV2 dating show to get married.
Their star-studded wedding saw 150 people descend on Gosfield Hall in Essex.
Alex, 26, stunned their friends and family by turning up on a helicopter, while many had tears in their eyes as they watched Olivia walk down the aisle.
Olivia explained: “When we saw each other we just burst into tears.
“I was really trying to hold it together and compose myself, because I didn’t want to fully lose it.”
Olivia’s stunning designer gown left Alex speechless and he said he started to bawl from the moment he set eyes on her.
Alex added: ‘I didn’t have a clue what kind of dress she’d go for. I didn’t realise it was going to be that beautiful.
“I was actually crying before she got out of the car!”
The couple were joined by a number of big stars, including Pete Wicks and Gabby Allen, to celebrate their nuptials.
Alex and Olivia said their vows before asking their guests to join them for champagne and canapes.
Following the sit down meal and the speeches, the guests partied until the early hours and enjoyed an incredible fireworks display.
Alex and Olivia are now enjoying their honeymoon in Sri Lanka and have been keeping their fans up to date with their antics.
When they return to the UK, the newlyweds have confirmed they won’t be starting a family straight away and want to wait a few more years.
Olivia added: “There are loads of things in the pipeline that I can’t reveal yet.
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“I know you can’t quite beat the wedding, but career-wise we’ve got so much going on.
“Kids are going to have to wait, I’m afraid.”
You can read Alex and Olivia’s full interview with OK! Magazine, out now.
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