A LOVED-UP couple have £20k sitting in their wedding fund but have had no time to plan their big day – because they’re too busy watching others get hitched.
Ashleigh Edgar, 36, and Derek McCarvel, 42, scooped the cash in a GoRadio competition for an all-expenses paid ceremony and reception.
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Ashleigh Edgar, 36, and Derek McCarvel, 42, have £20k for their big day
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The couple have been too busy to plan their own weddingCredit: Beatson
They came out on top after raising £13,000 for the charity where they both work.
The pair, from Glasgow, fell in love while helping patients on the wards at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Center in the city’s West End.
And after winning the contest for their big day, it seemed they were all set to take the next step in their relationship.
But when they sat down to pick a date, they soon realized that they were going to be too tied up going to other people’s weddings to organize their own.
Ashleigh, a community staff nurse, told the Glasgow Times: “We were delighted to win such a fantastic competition.
“However, when we started to try and set a date, we realized we’ve got too many other weddings to attend this year to squeeze it in – and two of them are abroad.
“There’s just no way we could get to them all and organize our own big day too.
“It’s quite funny when you think about it, but we want to attend all the weddings that we had committed to and then we will celebrate our big day in style next March.
“It’s important all our family and friends can share the day with us and we don’t want to clash with anyone else’s celebration.”
The couple will tie the knot at Citation in Glasgow’s Merchant City on March 18.
The venue, food, drinks, cars, DJ, decorations and a piper are all paid for.
And the bride and groom-to-be were also delighted to learn they would be given cash towards their dress and kilt.
Ashleigh added: “It really is a dream come true for us. It would have taken us years to save up for something like this.
“We are just so grateful to have the wedding we always dreamed of but could never afford.”
