Ben Foden has revealed plans to celebrate his recent wedding to Jackie Smith with not one, but two lavish parties.
The pair tied the knot during an incredibly low-key ceremony earlier this summer, surrounded by only a handful of their closest friends and family members.
They said ‘I do’ on a yacht in Nantucket, Massachusetts, but now hope to celebrate their nuptials on a much larger scale, with receptions in both the UK and US.
Speaking to the Mail Online, he said, “Jackie and I are going to have a wedding party in America.
“We were thinking about doing one in America, in Connecticut or in the city in Manhattan and we’re also going to do one in Cheshire in England.”
He continued, “We’re planning to move back to England next summer and buy a house in Cheshire so we were thinking of having a big celebration then, bring everyone over from America and do it to celebrate our one year anniversary.
“We’re dining out on it at the moment and enjoying it. There are still so many people that want to celebrate with us.”
The pair wed one year after his split from Una Healy, and the rugby star thanked his ex-wife for giving them her blessing.
Taking to social media at the time of the wedding, Ben said, “The world has a funny way of working things out, many people think I’m a bad person – as I’m sure they’ll be many nasty comments left under this post by keyboard warriors a plenty.
“But I met a girl who seriously swept me off my feet and in a time of hardship showed me love, a deep devoted love.
“People will say we are mad or crazy or even fools, as Jackie and I had only been dating seriously for a little over 2 weeks before deciding to get married. But when someone like her comes into your life, why would I wait?
“The people who needed to know, such as close family and friends were told before anyone else and they are happy for me including my beautiful ex-wife Una Healy, who I love even more for her blessing.
“Life is short and you only get one and it’s worth living. Jackie is the greatest human being I’ve ever come across – she’s beautiful inside and out, intelligent, charming, funny, generous, kind, gentle, energetic the list goes on.
“She will be a great step mum to Aoife and Tadhg and offers me a future I can’t wait to explore with her. My heart is full and I honestly couldn’t be happier.”