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Woman Surprises Guests By Turning 30th Birthday Party Into Wedding Reception

Emma Rosemurgey

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Woman Surprises Guests By Turning 30th Birthday Party Into Wedding Reception

Featured Image Credit: Samantha Allan

A woman surprised her 30th birthday party guests by turning it into her wedding, in the best act of multitasking we've ever seen.

Samantha Allan invited family and friends to join her in celebrating her birthday, but they had no idea they would be celebrating her wedding too.

Legal secretary Samantha and her fiancé James Allan got married in secret small ceremony, with only family and very close friends as witnesses.

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When the birthday party was in full swing on 9th March, Samantha's mum got up to deliver a heartfelt speech about her daughter - before delivering a shock revelation to guests.

She asked everyone to turn to the back of the room, where she introduced the Samantha and James as the Mr and Mrs Allan as they walked through the door in their wedding attire.

Credit: Samantha Allan
Credit: Samantha Allan

Guests were overcome with emotion to see the bride and groom and someone captured the incredible moment on film.

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The happy couple even managed to save money by keeping their big day a secret with 'no fuss' and 'no hassle'.

"It all went perfectly on the day. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding day and all for about £1,500," Samantha told Metro.

Credit: Samantha Allan
Credit: Samantha Allan

"This was exactly how I wanted it. No fuss, no hassle and simple.

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"I married the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, with my closest family there to witness and had the most amazing day, both days. I even got to wear my wedding dress twice.

"The reaction from the guests was amazing, they all thought it was the most amazing surprise and no one had any idea that it was about to unfold. They said it would be a hard surprise to top."

Credit: Samantha Allan
Credit: Samantha Allan

Samantha and James got engaged in August last year, but despite having been together for seven years, they had no plans to marry so soon.

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However, after losing a baby in March 2018 and understandably going through a tough time, they decided they needed something positive to look forward to this year.

"I don't like to be the centre of attention and usually like to fade into the background at big events," Samantha explained.

Credit: Samantha Allan
Credit: Samantha Allan

"My 30th though was a huge deal and I didn't want it to go past as just another day so I had decided on a party for that.

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"I never really considered a huge white wedding because it's just not who I am.

"I would much rather put a large sum of money - because let's face it if you say wedding, there seems to be an extra zero or two added to the prices - towards a house for my family than on one day for my wedding.

"In the beginning it was easy to keep the secret. The closer it got to the day, the harder it become and I had to tell myself to not talk about matters concerning my birthday in case I put my foot in it.

"Somehow we managed to pull it off and no one slipped up before the announcement."

Topics: Life News, Real, Sex & Relationships

Emma Rosemurgey
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