e toparty:Aftertheceremonycametheweddingdinner
owedbyheartfeltspeeches,includingonefromFleur’s
Malcolm(above),andtoasts(bottom).Earlierhermum
nehadencouragedthecoupleto“befruitfulandmultiply”
Thatlinewasa highlightoftheday!”saysFleur.Wearing
ditionalManjakfabricMarcel’sfamilyhadbroughtfrom
enegal, the couple cut their wedding cake (below right)
offaith,andit’stherighttimeforus,”Marceltells
hello!. “Marriageis a pact– twowholes
combiningtomakeonebiggerwhole.It’sa
journeyandwe’llseewhereit takesus.”
AddsFleur:“We’vebeentogetherforsolong
wefeellikea unionanyway,butnowwe’re
declaringit infrontofeveryonewho’sclosetous
andwe’remakingit official.It’sreallyexciting,a
newchapter.
“Andaftertenyearstosaythat?It saysa lot.In
theorywe’vebeentogethersolongthatthe
changefromgettingmarried shouldn’t be too
dramatic,butwe’llsee.”
LOVEISINTHEAIR
Fornow,though,alltheyneedtoconcentrateon
istheir honeymoon.They’restilldeciding
between a stay ona privateislandin the
GrenadinesintheCaribbeanattheendofthis
month,ora stintattheBurningManfestivalin
NevadainAugust.
But for the moment,they’re enjoying
their timeinMorocco,reflectingfondlyontheir
beautifulwedding,camelriding,lunchingat
an oasisandgenerallyrelaxing.And...possibly
discussingbabies?
“We’redefinitelykeentostarta familybut
there’snopressure,”saysMarcel.“We’rea team
andwetakethingsastheycome.”
SaysFleur:“Whenyoumakeplans,God
laughs.Butyes,we’dlovetostarta family–
although,atthemoment,I’mjustexcitedtocall
Marcelmyhusband.
“Ourweddingwasperfect.Theweatherwas
amazing,theskieswereclear,everysingleguest
wasinvestedinthedayandtheyallgotonwith
eachother.Theloveinthecongregationwas
overwhelming.
“I’llneverforgetthefeeling. I took in
every singlesecondofit.”
‘Our wedding was perfect.
The weather was amazing.
Every guest was invested
in our special day’ Fleur
INTERVIEW:ALEXANDRAWILBY
PHOTOS: SVEN ARNSTEIN
H
Afterthefirstdance(right) –
havingchangedintoa second
stunningoutfit– Fleurtakesto
themicto singherhitSax(above)
andserenadeMarcel– which
she called “a really nice moment”
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS: JOANNA RITCHIE
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