Press Release

Wedding couple coming to Portugal in June 2013

Alex Pelling and Lisa Gant are from Manchester, England. The couple have always wanted to travel the world in search of a new home, new friends and their future together. They decided that they were going to do it, they threw caution to the wind, sold all of their possessions and just set off, they also decided that they would like to get married, possibly whilst on their trip of a lifetime. So they saved and saved and lived a little bit like hermits they put everything up for sale and started to get vaccines for every disease imaginable and they also started to research weddings.

They are both very romantic but they also like to do things a little bit differently to most. They looked for unique wedding locations, wild weddings, traveling weddings, they read wedding blogs, travel blogs and love stories but they just couldn't quite find what they wanted.

Most of their research revealed amazing manor houses, castles, beaches, garden parties and similar. They loved those ideas but they were just not what they had in mind. So thay made another decision. To keep themselves occupied whilst traveling they would research unique and unusual places to get married and build a database to help others find the wedding of their dreams! That was it, an idea was born. What better way to discover these amazing places than to go there and find out all about the cultures and traditions of each location and how they each celebrate the ceremony of marriage? Well the idea grew and suddenly they were discussing actually having a wedding ceremony in each place so that they could personally experience the traditions and culture of each place first hand! 'Traveling and finding friends, adventure and fun whilst immersing themselves in the cultural differences of wedding ceremonies all over the World...who wouldn't get excited about that?' Says Gant. With so many locations to visit and cultures and traditions to learn about it will be hard for them to choose where they finally officially tie the knot; but when they do pick their favourite place it will be an extra special wedding ceremony to celebrate both their marriage and the start of a new adventure. One you could potentially experience first hand... SO FAR.. They left their home 23 months ago, have driven across Canada, America and visited almost every country in Central America and South America (in their trusty 25 year old camper van called 'Peggy'). They have had 44 wedding ceremonies so far. Amongst many adventures Martha Stewart officiated their New York Wedding and Sylvia Weinstock baked the cake! The couple have sat on the Sofa with Ellen De Generes, Chatted with Savannah on the Today show and have told their story to the press in over 40 countries! They also have had invites to over 60 countries moving forward, from Azerbaijan to the Philippines. ‘The trip was planned for two years, and has been extended to 3, so at this rate it looks like we will end up having more than 50 ceremonies’ says Pelling. After reading their blog you start to realise that the weddings are a big part of the trip but it is also how they get there, what happens along the way and most importantly the people they meet. WHATS NEXT...... The couple are coming to Portugal at the end of May 2013 and with the help of world class wedding Photographer Tiago Costa/Centrimagem and videographer Adelino Nogueira they are reaching out to local wedding vendors to be involved with planning an outstanding unique ceremony at Lisbon, for now, rely on the support of "Carristour", "I Do - wedding planning" and  "Clube de Fado" in the heart of Alfama, considered by the magazine Sábado the best Fado House. If you want to come along and cover the unique Portuguese wedding or see them before hand please feel free to do so and they would love if you would like to run a feature locally or internationally. You can contact them easily via alex@2people1life.com or lisa@2people1life.com and Tiago Costa centrimagem@hotmail.com  They are always open to suggestions and love to hear your comments on the blog, facebook or twitter so please sign up and keep in touch! www.2people1life.com They are always on the look out for their next perfect wedding location! They are always open to suggestions and love to hear your comments on the blog, facebook or twitter so please sign up and keep in touch! Sign up to the wedding invite on their blog, make a small donation through their UNICEF-Zanyou registry (which can be as little as $1) and post comments as the wedding adventure grows and you will have a chance to be flown out to their official wedding and put up for a long weekend in a country as yet... unknown! A true wedding adventure love story. To see the videos from each wedding, read all about the adventure and sign up now click the link below. I know I have! 'A wedding travel adventure blog around the world'