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SEALING THEIR LOVE IN A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY AMY DOWDEN AND BEN JONES ARE JOINED BY HER ‘STRICTLY’ FAMILY IN A BIG DAY FULL OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER

As two professional dancers, Amy Dowden and Ben Jones’s love story has played out on the dancefloor – their paths first crossed as each other’s dance partners and they got engaged mid-rumba on New Year’s Eve.

But their most special dance yet took place when Strictly Come Dancing star Amy and her new husband shared their first as a married couple.

And HELLO! was delighted to be there to join them – and a host of Strictly stars – as the happy couple said “I do” in a romantic celebration in the serene surroundings of Amy’s native Wales. “It was a day I’d dreamt of since I was a little girl and, well, it was even more than that,” Amy, 31, tells us in our exclusive interview. “Everything was perfect – from the flowers to the food to partying all night long.”

BREATHTAKING BRIDE

“Amy looked beautiful… and having a member of McFly singing at our wedding was obviously a highlight,” adds Dudley-born Ben, 34, of the unforgettable moment Tom Fletcher sang during the ceremony.

Amy’s family was out in full force on the day, which took place on South Wales’s Gower Peninsula at luxury wedding venue Oldwalls. “I always knew I wanted to

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