Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch have renewed their wedding vows in a ‘beautiful’ ceremony on the beach in the Maldives.
The model, 36, wore a stunning sheer vintage lace dress and veil made by her dressmaker friend Silvia, and former footballer Peter, 41, said he got “butterflies” when he saw his wife walking down the aisle .
The couple tied the knot on December 17 in front of their four children, Abbey’s mother Karen and friends on a private island at the Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort.
Wedding bells: Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch renewed their wedding vows in a ‘beautiful’ ceremony on the beach in the Maldives
“We started out together as a young couple, and now here we are with our four children walking us down the aisle. I feel like the luckiest person in the world,” Abbey said. Hello! Magazine.
‘We were going to renew our vows on our 10th anniversary, but with lockdown, we couldn’t do it… Pete is quite the romantic at heart; he’s definitely earned himself brownie points for years to come.’
Peter gushed: “Abbey looked amazing, and even after 11 years, I still got butterflies when she walked down the aisle, she was an isle of stunning, but Ab stole the show. I’m one lucky man.”
Stunning: The model, 36, wore a stunning vintage lace dress and veil, and ex-footballer Peter, 41, said she had ‘butterflies’ (Abbey pictured in her old dress in June)
The couple married at the Stapleford Park hotel in Leicestershire in 2011, two years after announcing their engagement.
In echoes of their wedding, Abbey and Pete renewed their vows under an arch of white roses before the feast turned to traditional Maldivian starters, followed by a turf and sea main course.
Sophia, 11, Liberty, seven, Johnny, four, and Jack, three, were on hand for the ceremony, and the couple revealed that their children loved traveling to the remote island, dancing the night away and rolling in the sound. .
Happily married: The couple tied the knot at the Stapleford Park hotel in Leicestershire in 2011 (pictured), two years after announcing their engagement
Abbey said that while raising four children is difficult, she feels very “lucky to still be in love after all these years.”
The Liverpool beauty added: ‘The Maldives is a magical place, so renewing our vows there was perfect. It still feels like a dream.
Peter and Abbey began dating in 2006, but broke up briefly during the European Cup and the footballer issued a statement at the time.
The statement read: “While I don’t normally comment on matters relating to my private life, I have read with dismay several recent articles and reports about my ‘relationship’ with Abbey Clancy.
Love story: Abbey said that while it’s hard raising four children, she feels very “lucky to still be in love after all these years.”
“In light of this, I wish to make the situation absolutely clear: Abbey and I were in the early stages of a relationship which, for various reasons, I decided to end a few weeks ago, and accordingly informed Abbey of my decision.’
But it wasn’t long before they got back together, and the couple are now the father of four children.
In June, Abbey celebrated her 11-year wedding anniversary by trying on her wedding dress.
The model easily slipped back into her size 6 Giles Deacon dress and posed for a photo while standing in her dining room wearing a pair of sunglasses.
The Scouse beauty took to her Instagram Stories, where she uploaded a photo of herself in the sensational dress, adding: ‘It still fits me! with the hashtag 11 years of marriage.
Congratulations! The couple tied the knot on December 17 in front of their four children and friends on a private island at the Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort.