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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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