Love Island stars Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen tied the knot last weekend in a lavish ceremony in Essex, becoming the first Love Island couple to get married. Olivia, 24, and 27-year-old Alex got married in the luxurious Gosfield Hall in Olivia's hometown of Essex, sharing photos of the day in a magazine interview.
Sharing a snap of the photos on her Instagram, Olivia wrote, 'FINALLY! Our beautiful exclusive photos we chose for @ok_mag will be out in this weeks issue! Can’t wait for you all to see the dress, the suits, the flowers EVERYTHING! 20 pages of the best day of our lives to share with you 🤵🏽👰🏼❤️.' [sic]
The couple opened up about the ceremony, and Alex said, "I cried when I looked at her. I was actually crying before she got out of the car!"
Olivia, who has now taken Alex's surname to become Olivia Bowen, added, "When we saw each other we just burst into tears. I was really trying to hold it together and compose myself, because I didn’t want to fully lose it. The wedding was overwhelmingly perfect. It feels like it didn’t happen because it was so perfect."
Swipe through to see which celebrities have become engaged this year...
Celebrity engagements 2018 (Radio - slider)
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2 of 17Helen Flanagan and Scott Sinclair
Celtic FC footballer Scott Sinclair proposed to Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan in Disneyland, just weeks before the couple's second child was due to arrive.
3 of 17Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn
Pop superstar Ed Sheeran asked his long-term girlfriend Cherry Seaborn to marry him in January. He wrote on Instagram, 'Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx' [sic]
4 of 17Caroline Flack and Andrew Brady
Despite only being together for a number of months, former Celebrity Big Brother star Andrew Brady popped the question to Love Island host Caroline Flack in April.
5 of 17Chris Zylka and Paris Hilton
American actor Chris Zylka proposed to Paris Hilton during a romantic skiing trip in Aspen in January.She wrote on Instagram, 'I said Yas! ud83dudc70ud83cudffcud83dudc85ud83cudffcud83dudc8dud83dudc8e So happy & excited to be engaged to the love of my life. My best friend & soulmate. Perfect for me in every way. So dedicated, loyal, loving & kindhearted. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! You are my dream come true! Thank you for showing me that fairytales do exist.ud83dude0d'. [sic]
6 of 17Lisa Riley
Loose Women star Lisa Riley announced her secret boyfriend had proposed to her in May. Sharing a photo of herself to Instagram, Lisa wrote, 'Yes I can now confirm the rumours are true... I have got engaged... My soul mate and best mate and love of my life Al is the best thing to have ever happened to me... We have absolutely NO date set for ANY wedding day, just happy together... Zero fuss, just firmed our togethernessud83dude18.' [sic]
7 of 17Lea Michele and Zandy Reich
Glee actress Lea Michele confirmed her boyfriend Zandy Reich proposed to her, showing off her stunning diamond ring on Instagram.
8 of 17Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews
After meeting on The Jump, former Made In Chelsea lothario Spencer Matthews popped the question to his model girlfriend Vogue Williams. The couple later married in a private ceremony before welcoming their baby boy.
9 of 17Jade Ewen and Daniel de Bourg
Sugababes singer Jade Ewen revealed to her fans that her actor boyfriend Daniel de Bourg had proposed to her on Valentine's Day.
10 of 17Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson
Pete Davidson confirmed he and Ariana Grande were engaged in an interview with Jimmy Fallon. However, just a few months later, the pair announced their split in October.
11 of 17Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin
Justin Bieber reportedly proposed to Hailey Baldwin whilst on holiday in the Bahamas. Then, in November, Justin and Hailey CONFIRMED they'd tied the knot when the model changed her name to 'Hailey Baldwin' on Instagram.
12 of 17Oliver Proudlock and Emma Louise Connolly
Made In Chelsea star Oliver Proudlock popped the question to his model girlfriend Emma Louise Connolly. Proudlock proposed as the pair celebrated their four-year anniversary in Sweden.
13 of 17Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling
Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling announced their engagement in August 2018 by taking out an advertisement in The Times newspaper which read, 'Mr C.W.F. Jopling and Miss E.J. Goulding. The engagement is announced between Caspar, son of The Hon Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and Mrs Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire, and Elena, daughter of Mr Arthur Goulding of Hertfordshire and Mrs Tracey Sumner of West Midlands.'
14 of 17Leona Lewis and Dennis Jauch
Leona Lewis hinted that she and her boyfriend of eight years Dennis Jauch had gotten engaged by showing off a ring on that finger in an Instagram Story whilst they were on holiday in Puerto Rico.
15 of 17Ryan Libbey and Louise Thompson
Made In Chelsea stars Ryan Libbey and Louise Thompson announced their engagement in August. Ryan popped the question whilst the pair were on holiday in LA.
16 of 17Ollie Locke and Gareth Locke
Made In Chelsea star Ollie Locke announced his engagement to boyfriend Gareth Locke in September. The pair had been friends for over 10 years before realising they were perfect for each other.
17 of 17Rio Ferdinand and Kate Wright
Rio Ferdinand popped the question to former TOWIE star Kate Wright whilst the couple were on holiday in Abu Dhabi. The former footballer made the moment extra special by including his three children.
Although Olivia was meant to have Love Island pal Cara de la Hoyde as her bridesmaid, the pair reportedly fell out and Gabby Allen stepped in, after being a runner-up on this year's series of Celebrity Big Brother.
In her column for new! magazine, Olivia explained, "Cara’s got baby Freddie now and when I asked her she was a lot less busy and I thought she could handle the pressure.
"But we spoke about it and she's so busy with Freddie and she’s got so much on her plate that I felt like it was pressuring her."
However, Cara hit back, telling The Sun Online, "I'm a bit upset about the situation, but it's Olivia's wedding and I want her to have the best day. Whatever she wants is up to her and I hope it's amazing, but now I have my own bridesmaids, I don't think I would be able to do that to my bridesmaids, and still be like,'oh, come to my wedding'.
"It's gonna be a beautiful day, they are going to have the best day but it's sad, I didn't expect it."
Alex and Olivia met on Love Island in 2016 and came second to Cara and her boyfriend Nathan Massey. They moved in together a month later in Essex and Alex proposed to her whilst on holiday in New York just five months later that December.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
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