Paul Edwards, pictured with his ex-fiance Teri Shurety, who he was due to marry in March
The ex-fiancée of a Bumble date who wed a stranger on Christmas Day told of her excitement at marrying him a year before allegedly calling off their nuptials, MailOnline can reveal today.
Paul Edwards, 36, of Chichester, West Sussex, said it had taken him 'quite a while to get back to who I am' after he was said to have been jilted by Teri Shurety, 29, a month before their planned wedding in March - allegedly leaving him £20,000 out of pocket.
Miss Shurety, who runs a pet services firm in Farnham, Surrey, had posted on Facebook on March 10 last year: 'A year to the day I get to marry my best friend!'
But their wedding never took place - and Mr Edwards has now found love through the Bumble dating app with Sarah Elliott, 34, with them deciding to get hitched in Las Vegas on Christmas Day within days of meeting.
Talking about his previous bad experience, Mr Edwards claimed: 'My fiance left me four weeks before the wedding so that was £20,000 down the drain and I didn't get a penny of it back. It's taken me quite a while to get back to who I am.'
Miss Shurety, who runs a pet services firm in Farnham, had posted on Facebook on March 10 last year: 'A year to the day I get to marry my best friend!' But the wedding never happened
Sarah Elliott, 34, and Mr Edwards, 36, got married in Las Vegas on Christmas Day just days after meeting through the dating app Bumble
Meeting for the first time at Gatwick Airport on Christmas Eve, the duo boarded a plane in full wedding gear and jetted off to Las Vegas to get married
When contacted by MailOnline to ask if she was aware of her ex-fiance's wedding, Miss Surety said: 'I am. I'm not interested. Thank you... have a nice Christmas.'
The new Mr and Mrs Edwards say that after making contact on a dating website and then chatting on the phone, they decided to meet for the first time at Gatwick airport two days later, on Christmas Eve – to fly to Las Vegas and get married.
Despite the unusual courtship and the disapproval of some friends, Mrs Edwards said she was determined to make the marriage work.
The 34-year-old nanny has been married before but it lasted only six months, while Mr Edwards, 36, was allegedly jilted by his previous fiancee.
Mrs Edwards said that because those relationships hadn't worked out, they wanted to try something different.
Incredibly, she is still living with her ex – and neither she nor her new husband have told their families, including his two teenage daughters from a previous relationship, that they have got married.
The couple after their wedding, posing in front of a fountain at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas
The couple take a selfie with the ring on the flight from London Gatwick to Las Vegas
The new Mrs Edwards, who is from New Zealand but lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, said: 'We get on so well and just thought, 'Why not have that commitment to actually making a marriage work from the very start?'.
'It's traditional – older generations might have met their partner only once or twice before getting married.'
The couple were matched on dating app Bumble on December 15 and instantly hit it off.
They exchanged messages and then spoke on the phone for the first time on December 22, before talking for several hours the next day.
Mrs Edwards said: 'I can't remember who brought it up, but one of us said, 'We get on so well – maybe we should get married?'. '
The couple are pictured meeting in public for the first time at Gatwick Airport (left) and with their luggage (right) as they prepare to board a flight to Las Vehas
Mr Edwards places the engagement ring on his soon to be wife's finger. He told how he was due to marry in March last year, but his fiancee left him four weeks before the wedding
Mr Edwards said: 'I think the whole idea came about because I asked her what she was doing for Christmas.
'I said to her, 'How about we have our first date on Christmas Day? I'll come and meet you'.
'Then I had another lightbulb moment and suggested, 'How about we go away on holiday for our first date?'. Life's too short.
'The subject of marriage came up and Sarah said, 'I have always thought about going on that programme where couples get married at first sight'. I laughed and said, 'Let's get married then'.'
He said she called him later to tell him she had bought a wedding dress, when he asked: 'Are you serious?'. He said he later started having doubts but spoke to Sarah on the phone.
'Within ten minutes she had calmed my anxiety down to the point it disappeared – no one has ever been able to do that before,' he said.
The couple get to know each other after their first meeting at London Gatwick Airport
The newlyweds both met at the airport before boarding a plane to Las Vegas (left) and (right) one of the early messages between the pair in which one writes: 'Let's get married then'
'Our tastes are different – for example, I get most of my clothes from Next and she says it reminds her of her ex and has told me, 'You can never buy anything from there again'.
'I know she was mostly joking but I really don't mind – I'm easygoing. I just think, what have I really got to lose? If we split up in six months, a week, a day – what have I lost in the grand scheme of life? Nothing.'
The pair booked their venue, the Bellagio hotel and casino, and met for the first time at Gatwick on Christmas Eve.
He said it was her idea to meet in their wedding clothes. 'I did warn her it's a ten-hour flight and her dress might get a bit crumpled.'
Mr Edwards surprised Mrs Edwards with a watch, a ring and flowers.
Mrs Edwards sits down for a drink after meeting her soon to be husband at Gatwick Airport
The duo, seen here chatting before they boarded the plane, say they couldn't be better suited
The new couple are pictured moments after they tied the knot. They are now hoping to move in together when they get back to the UK - but she still lives with her ex partner
She said: 'I know it's totally crazy – a lot of my friends are disowning me. I haven't told my family yet. As they're on the other side of the world, we don't talk as often as we should.'
Mr Edwards said he planned to tell his daughters aged 13 and 15 over lunch when he returned, adding that his friends were glad he was happy again following his jilting.
'They have said, 'You are absolutely nuts, but we love you and we want you to be happy. She sounds amazing and we can't wait to meet her'.'
They hope to move in together – once Mrs Edwards and her ex have sold their house – and plan to marry every year afterwards in a different country as they love travelling.
The wedding was conducted by Roland August, who bills himself as Vegas's 'mobile minister'.
He said it was a 'wonderfully romantic occasion', adding: 'They explained that they had only just met, but the way they were with each other, it was like they had been together for ever.'
Friends reacted with surprise to the quick marriage, with one saying on Mr Edwards's Facebook page: 'That's crazy what you've done, hope it all works out for you - congratulations.'
Another added: 'You got married?! Where the f*** was the stag do?'
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Paul Edwards, pictured with his ex-fiance Teri Shurety, who he was due to marry in March
The ex-fiancée of a Bumble date who wed a stranger on Christmas Day told of her excitement at marrying him a year before allegedly calling off their nuptials, MailOnline can reveal today.
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