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Couple who work for the NHS pulled their wedding forward by three months – so they could help tackle coronavirus

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March 24, 2020
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Couple who work for the NHS pulled their wedding forward by three months – so they could help tackle coronavirus

Dominique Thompson and Simon Bradley at their wedding.

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Two NHS doctors pulled their wedding forward by three months – so they could help tackle coronavirus.

Dominique Thompson and Simon Bradley had been together for 13 years and were finally ready to say ‘I do’.

However the rise of coronavirus has resulted in former GP and mental health expert Dominique being called back to active duty with the NHS.

This and the hectic nature of GP Simon’s job as chair of his local GP federation meant the pair knew a summer wedding wouldn’t be possible.

They married at Bristol Register Office in one of the first under new coronavirus restrictions.

Dominique Thompson and Simon Bradley at their wedding with son Jack, 10, and stepson Henry, 24.

It meant just two guests could attend and Dominique’s parents, both over 70, were not allowed.

And the wedding celebrations consisted of a caterpillar cake – and a can of diet coke.

Dominique, 49, said: “We thought this would be a great year to get married – our little boy was ecstatic.

“And we were supposed to go to New Zealand in July…waiting to see what happens, but for now the honeymoon involves homeschooling a 10 year old.

“We just wanted to be married to each other, and we knew Jack would be devastated if we cancelled.

“We had to think – what will make me, Simon and the family smile?

“Life is for living, and we have got to focus on small, positive acts.

“Now we are doing what we can to help – trying to help the people we would normally be helping.”

Simon, 63, added: “We were really lucky – we could see things running out of control.

But it’s really simple to get some of that control back.

“The day was wonderful and lovely.”

Dominique walked down the aisle at Bristol Register Office on March 22, the pair being one of the first couples to wed under new legislation limiting the number of guests to five.

Simon proposed on New Years eve, 13 years after the pair met on a local medical committee.

Dominique Thompson and Simon Bradley at their wedding with son Jack, 10, and stepson Henry, 24.

At the beginning of March the pair thought their original plans might not be possible, Simon predicting that Dominique would get called out of NHS retirement.

On Monday 15 they called the register office who said they had a slot in less than a week.

At this point they still thought their family in Surrey and London would be able to make their ‘micro wedding.’

The pair’s son Jack, 10, and their stepson Henry, 24, were the only family at the celebrations due to their other step-children isolating in London.

The only other guests were friends Jo and Paul, who acted as both witnesses and photographers – always from a distance of six feet.

Simon read ‘Your Little Voice’ by EE Cummings – not only did it express how he felt about his wife-to-be, but also how he felt about the people that couldn’t be a part of their day.

They had booked the restaurant, Little French, for their original wedding celebrations scheduled for June 13th.

Instead the family-run restaurant provided the ingredients for roast beef with dauphinoise potatoes and champagne for the newlyweds to cook at home.

To ensure people smiled on the day, the pair even had a Colin the Caterpillar cake from the local M&S garage.

The pair both wore outfits they already had – in fact the only piece of wedding attire bought for the day was Jack’s Paul Smith football bow tie.

Dominique is one of 65,000 retired medics who have been called back to action.

Yet to hear what she can do to help, the pair are focusing on what they can do for their family.

Dominique said: “We are taking each day at a time, not planning that far in advance.

“But we made a bright spot in a pretty dark week – it’s those things we can control.”

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