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Coronation Street star Rhea Bailey has married The Overtones' Darren Everest in a secret ceremony.
The couple - who got engaged in March 2021 and share two young children- revealed in a sweet Instagram post on Tuesday that they 'snuck off, without telling our kids, or anyone else for that matter. And got secretly married at our local registry office!'
Two days later the pair held their 'dream wedding' surrounded by their loved ones.
Rhea shared loved-up shots of them outside the registry office, and added in her caption that the 'warm up act' day was 'more special than I ever imagined it could be'.
'It felt so intimate, as we were so focused on each other and no-one else. We got the giggles, we both shed a tear and we were brimming with emotions,' she wrote.
Rhea - who played Caz Hammond in the ITV soap from 2015 until 2016 - then told how she and her new husband went to a 'beautiful restaurant just the two of us' after the ceremony to discuss plans for their main wedding.
Coronation Street star Rhea Bailey has married The Overtones' Darren Everest in a secret ceremony five years after getting engaged
The couple - who share two young children- revealed in a sweet Instagam post on Tuesday that they 'snuck off and got secretly married two days before their 'dream wedding' - pictured
She added: 'And how incredibly lucky we are to feel so much love for each other after so many years together.'
'We also laughed about the fact that we could actually have a conversation without being interrupted every 7 seconds by our kids! It felt all the more special because we don't get any date nights together at the moment! (sic)'
Rhea explained: 'Our venue WAS fully licensed but we did this for multiple reasons!
'I didn't want an 'Officiant' that we didn't know conducting our wedding and tapping his watch every three seconds and not being patient with our two year old! (If you know you know!)
'2 year olds are a law unto themselves and I really wanted to create a relaxed and chill environment, to cater for any 'surprises' she might throw our way - Which worked perfectly. And did come in handy!
'We got my wonderful friend of 27 years!!!! @lbjags - to conduct the main ceremony on the day for us, who happens to be a celebrant! And it made it feel so much more personal!! She was wonderful!
'I was concerned doing the registry office first would take something away from our official wedding day, but it didn't at all.
'What it did do, was give us an extra reason to celebrate! An opportunity to make more of this incredible occasion that can often be over too quickly! And it also meant we had a bit of a practice!
In a separate post, which captured the pair's 'big white wedding', The Bill alum told how she 'tried on 37 wedding dresses' before she found the perfect one'
Rhea shared loved-up shots of them outside the registry office, and added in her caption that the 'warm up act' day was 'more special than I ever imagined it could be'
Rhea - who played Caz Hammond in the ITV soap from 2015 until 2016 - then told how she and her new husband went to a 'beautiful restaurant just the two of us'
Rhea later added that she 'really loved feeling like a princess for the day!' during her second ceremony two days later
'If you're in two minds about having a celebrant, or going to a registry office, I'd 100 per cent recommend it! We weren't prepared for how special this intimate setting would feel x.
'Oh and the shoes… I wore them for both services! I adore them! The heel was super clever because they go wide at the bottom! (sic)'
In a separate post, which captured the pair's 'big white wedding', The Bill alum told how she 'tried on 37 wedding dresses' before she found the perfect one, and that Rhea 'really loved feeling like a princess for the day!'
Rhea added in her caption: 'Literally one of the best days of our lives! But there's been so much going on.. out there and in here.
'Been so busy x Still playing 'newlyweds' over here. We're so happy to finally be married! (sic)'
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