Megan McKenna has revealed she had a secret second wedding days before she tied the knot with footballer beau Oli Burke at a five-star hotel in Yorkshire last year
Megan McKenna has revealed she had a secret second wedding a few days before she tied the knot with Scottish footballer husband Oliver Burke last year. The 33-year-old TOWIE star turned country singer took to social media to share the surprise news.
In an Instagram post, Megan told her three million followers how she and Oli, 29, officially said ‘I do’ in front of just a handful of close friends and family in a church wedding – where she wore another wedding dress fans won’t have seen before. She also walked down the aisle with a ‘Princess Diana-inspired’ bouquet made by her mum, Tanya.
The first snap shows Megan and Oli sharing a kiss after legally becoming husband and wife. In another, a beaming Megan is seen posing for snaps with Oil and their baby son, Landon, who was coming up to eight months old at the time.
More photos show there were just 10 guests at the intimate ceremony that took place on June 2 last year – five days before Megan and Oli tied the knot in their ‘real’ wedding, a lavish ceremony at Grantley Hall hotel in North Yorkshire on June 7.
In the caption for the post, Megan shared more details from the special ceremony as she wrote: “Before our beautiful wedding a year ago on the 2nd June me & Oli had our vows read under the Church of England.
“My mummy made my bouquet ‘a vintage princess Diana inspired arrangement’ and we said ‘I do’ with our closest Witnesses. Thank you Father Grant for this intimate moment before I walked the big aisle.”
She added: “These days felt magical…. It’s nearly our official 1 year wedding day anniversary on the 7th June. How has a year gone so fast… also Landon was so tiny I was breastfeeding him in the car before we said I do on the church vows. Haha. The best times.”
Fans and pals were quick to comment below, with one writing: “This is so gorgeous Meg.” Another posted: “I love that Princess Di bouquet. You look stunning, Victoria Beckham and Princess Diana inspired all my wedding dresses.”
A third commented: “Love these photos! How is it nearly a year already? It was the most stunning day and your dresses were out of this world.” “Stunning .. lovely photos. And look how small Landon was,” said a fourth. While a fifth added: “That dress is everything wow.”
Megan and Oli have been an item now for over three years after meeting on celebrity dating app, Raya. It’s unclear when they began dating, but it’s thought they went public with their romance in March 2023.
At the time, Megan shared photos of the pair enjoying a romantic trip to Paris together, teasing that the sportsman was the “perfect person”. She wrote on social media how it was “the perfect trip with the perfect person.”
Five months later smitten Oli popped the question while the couple were on holiday in Montenegro. In the elaborate proposal, Megan was led down to the beach in a motorboat with her eyes obscured by a blindfold.
When she whipped it off, Oli was down on one knee in front of her, with scattered rose petals covering the deck, as he asked her to be his wife.
Sharing a video of their special moment, Megan wrote: “YES YES YES a thousand times YES. You have opened up a world I never thought was possible. I love you Oliver Burke… here’s to forever my future husband.”
Oliver sweetly commented under the post: “I promise to love you for the rest of my life. I can’t wait to grow old with you, my wife to be. I love you. Forever. And always.”
The pair later underwent IVF to conceive their son, who they named Landon. Their little one was born in October 2024, so will turn two later this year.
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