When Mike and Alison met in a Skatefresh group class, they had no idea how inline skating was about to transform every aspect of their lives. They had not only learned to skate that day, but met their future spouse.

Their love of inline skating grew as they fell in love with each other and they became Serpentine Road regulars, setting up their own slalom cups (in the days when there was only one set this was quite radical and the start of a spreading trend).

When they finally got engaged, they planned a summer wedding with skates featuring heavily in the proceedings. This YouTube link shows you the fairytale scene of them skating from the church in their first ‘glides’ as husband and wife.

YouTube Video

….ever wondered what happened to these guys after the wedding out of a skate fairy tale?

Well when we last checked on them they provided up with a great update:

Since marrying, we have skated every weekend and taken our skates with us on holidays in Las Vegas, Santa Monica and Cyprus. When we left London for Cheltenham in a moment of madness, it was skating that brought us back to London again a couple of years later. We simply couldn’t find anywhere to rival the Seprentine, and now choose our London homes based on proximity to Hyde Park! We’re found every Saturday in the same spot on the Serpentine Road and reckon that always skating (and not having kids) is the secret to a happy marriage!

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