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DON’T TELL THE BRIDE

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Series 7, episode 7

Liza Hanley (37) & Dean Watkin (38) – Newbliss, Monaghan

Nearly 30 years ago, this love story began for childhood sweethearts, Liza & Dean when they were just seven years old. Dean, originally from Manchester, spent his family holidays on fishing trips in Ballybay, County Monaghan, where Liza and her family lived.

At the age of 11, Liza and Dean gifted one another Valentine cards – which Liza kept until she was 18years old –  and the couple had big plans to go to a Valentine’s disco together but Dean got called back to Manchester when his granddad was taken ill.

The couple reconnected in 1999 when Dean was back in Monaghan for a holiday and Liza “pounced on” him in a local pub! Dean made the big move to Ireland three months later and since then, the couple have been inseparable.

Liza and Dean now live in Newbliss, County Monaghan with their two young children Sammy (6) and Lilly (9). They operate a furniture restoration business from home – it’s the perfect partnership – Dean is the workforce and Liza is the boss!

Dean popped the question 10 years ago, so Liza has had time to think long and hard about her big day! She dreams of a rolling country estate with a plush marquee, a day filled with luxury and elegance and definitely not in a local community centre or GAA Club!

Dean has slightly different visions to Liza. He wants to recreate the 1980s Valentine’s disco they never got to go to when they were kids.

With the help from groomsmen Warren & Paul, will this day turn into a spectacle of glowsticks, legwarmers and shell suits? And will it be a trip down memory lane Liza did not want to take!