REAL WEDDING
SEPHORA DWAYNE OUR LADY OF VICTORY CHURCH, VALLETTA ROSSELLI – AX PRIVILEGE, VALLETTA
Love always wins Undeterred by the restrictions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sephora (née Baldacchino) and Dwayne Vella were determined to go ahead with their wedding and get married as soon as they were able. They tell their story to Andrea Christians. P H OTO S B Y K R I S M I C A L L E F
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n 2017, neither Sephora nor Dwayne would have said that they believed in love at first sight. That is, until they met, and the rest, as they say, is history. From a love of travelling, cooking and hiking to their favourite style of décor, Sephora recalls how they “clicked” on just about everything, and within a short time, both had the distinct feeling that they had met the person that they would spend the rest of their life with. An artist and art historian, Sephora is creative, spontaneous and outgoing, and is complemented perfectly by Dwayne who, as an engineer, has a calm demeanour and analytical mind. “I’m the creative one and Dwayne is very practical,” laughs Sephora, in what is obviously a coupling where both appreciate the qualities of the other. Convinced that it was not a case of if but when they would get married, the couple embarked on house hunting – again, in total agreement of what it was they were looking for in their future home.
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