Nathan’s parents, to his right, and Deirdre’s to her left.Nathan’s parents, to his right, and Deirdre’s to her left.

Nathan and Deirdre Farrugia

Wedding day: June 9, 2000
Mass: St Bartholomew’s Church, Għargħur
Reception: Corinthia Palace Hotel pool area, Attard

Nathan and Deirdre Farrugia during the wedding ceremony.Nathan and Deirdre Farrugia during the wedding ceremony.

Nathan and Deirdre Farrugia knew each other through sport since Deidre was a national team sprinter and Nathan was on the national basketball team. Nathan proposed while they were on holiday in Prague, a day after they had been bungee jumping.

“It was a very romantic proposal,” Deirdre remembers. “We had just enjoyed a posh dinner and were sitting on a ledge on the hill leading up to the castle with the whole of the city beneath us. When Nathan popped the question, I was gobsmacked, which is pretty unusual for me.”

Nathan is a physiotherapist by profession but went into business management and philanthropy to help people with a disability achieve their potential. He set up Inspire with the trustees of the Eden Foundation and Razzett tal-Ħbiberija and is now involved in a number of non-profit foundations and social enterprises. Nathan is also a business coach and avid sportsman, raising funds for charity through his endurance challenges.

Deirdre is a former Olympic athlete and has represented Malta at the World Athletic Championships and eight editions of the Games of the Small States of Europe. She now freelances as a fitness coach and also supports Nathan when he goes off on his endurance challenges. They have two daughters, Robyn, 11 and Keira, nine.

Since Deirdre’s mother is Irish and Nathan’s mother is English, they had lots of family and friends fly in from the UK and Ireland to celebrate their big day with them. A friend also travelled to Malta from the US while Fr Lawrence Essery, who celebrated mass, travelled from Tunisia.

The couple outside Lapsi Church. “We could taste the confetti,” they recall.The couple outside Lapsi Church. “We could taste the confetti,” they recall.

Chris Scicluna and Moira Stafrace

Wedding day: May 14, 1994
Mass: Lapsi Church, St Julian’s
Reception: Corinthia Palace Hotel, Attard

At Lapsi Church, St Julian’s. “We didn’t know what hit us,” Moira recalls. “One minute we were on a huge stage and the next we were in church tying the knot.”At Lapsi Church, St Julian’s. “We didn’t know what hit us,” Moira recalls. “One minute we were on a huge stage and the next we were in church tying the knot.”

Chris Scicluna and Moira Stafrace are best known for representing Malta at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Ireland with the song they wrote together More Than Love. They placed fifth in the competition, one of the best results for Malta to this day. Just two weeks after, they tied the knot. Unsurprisingly, emotions, anxiety and excitement were high.

Moira did not want any bridesmaids but had her youngest sister, Diane, as her flower girl. The witnesses were Moira’s brother, Enrich and Chris’s brother Sandro. Her dress was an unusual coat dress with a mini skirt designed and made by Moira’s mother Connie. Moira’s other sister, Rosanne Spiteri Stafrace, made the bride’s headdress.

The couple preferred to have a small and intimate dinner party with close family and friends. There was no live music during the evening and although a number of the guests were musicians, the couple wanted everybody to enjoy the night. Since it was only two weeks after Eurovision, there were a number of uninvited journalists and photographers at the church and even the reception, but Chris and Moira didn’t mind them being there as it was all part of the fun.

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