Couple Get Married And Become Mr And Mrs White-Christmas
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We spend every year dreaming of a white Christmas, but for one couple it's a daily reality thanks to a particularly unique quirk.
British couple Kieran White and Tilly Christmas have gotten married - making them the world's first ever Mr and Mrs White-Christmas.
The pair, both 20, didn't initially realise how their surnames could be welded together - until a friend pointed it out.
Newlywed Tilly explained: "We didn't actually twig what our last names would be when we got together until a friend shared a photo of us from prom with the hashtag #WhiteChristmas.
"I wanted to keep the surname Christmas for a few reasons - I've always loved having it as a last name throughout my life and I really love Christmas time as well.
"It just so happens that the man I've married has the perfect surname to go with it!"
The pair got married in a Covid-secure ceremony with just a handful of guests at the Roman Baths in Bath, Somerset, just days before the second lockdown came into effect.
Kieran and Tilly are childhood sweethearts, having first met at school in Bridport, Dorset aged just 12.
Kieran proposed while the twosome were on a Christmas break in Glasgow in 2018.
"We were visiting the Doulton Fountain the day after Boxing Day and Kieran dropped to one knee behind me.
"He started to propose but I was so taken by the beauty of the fountain that I didn't even hear him and started to walk off!
"He called my name as I walked away so I turned around and was completely shocked to see him kneeling down with a ring!"
The pair had to previously postpone their original wedding plans to marry at Webbington Hotel and Spa in July due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Now officially married, the newlyweds are returning to Dorset as Mr and Mrs White-Christmas just in time for Tilly to celebrate her 21st birthday on Bonfire Night.
Business student Tilly said: "I've grown up with the last name Christmas so I'm used to it but I think it'll take a while for Kieran to adjust.
"I've booked tables at restaurants during the Christmas period before and then found out the reservation wasn't made as they thought it was a joke!
"Our wedding was absolutely beautiful and felt like a real once in a lifetime experience to get married at the Roman Baths."