A COUPLE who met while walking their dogs, John Blanchard and Valerie June Rose, were married on the bridegroom’s birthday, at Northwood House, Cowes.
The bridegroom, a carer, is the son of the late Mrs Violet Blanchard.
The bride, a retired secretary, is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Arthur Rose.
The bride wore a pink suit and matching shoes with a corsage of pink and white carnations.
Anthony Lawrence was best man.
The service was followed by a private party at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Newport, and the couple plan to have a church blessing in March, before a honeymoon in west Yorkshire.