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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Hannah Moore

It’s another Guardian Blind date wedding! How a lockdown love story ended in ‘I do’

Deej Phillips and Naomi Clark dressed in wedding clothes, with Deej peddling a bicycle and Naomi perched on the back carrier holding a bunch of flowers, all in front of a backdrop of green grass, a blue sky and a big yellow sun, all made out of paper
Deej Phillips and Naomi Clark. Set styling: Austeja Gokaite. Styling: Mel Wilkinson. Hair and makeup: Sophie Higginson. Naomi wears dress and shoes, both by Monsoon. Deej wears suit by Richard James, shirt by Moss Bros, and shoes by Massimo Dutti. Photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian

That Saturday morning began chaotically. Naomi Clark had been out running and fallen over, miles from home. She limped back and arrived, flustered and sweaty, just in time to log on to Zoom for her blind date.

She was ravenous, but in the rush had run out of time to order the takeaway Vietnamese summer rolls she had planned to eat in front of this stranger.

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