Train driver couple throw London Underground-themed wedding
A train driver couple from Essex have tied the knot with a Tube-themed wedding party – complete with Oyster card drink tokens and a service information welcome board – to celebrate how they met and to pay tribute to the bride’s late father, who worked on the underground for 40 years. Melissa and Phil Clarke, aged 31 and 49 respectively, from Basildon, met at work in 2016 when Melissa worked on the platform and Phil was a train driver, and since having their first date at a Harvester, the train enthusiasts have had two children together – Mia, five, and Max, four. The pair’s wedding was initially booked for September 2020 but, after two postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic, Melissa’s father, Stephen Quick, died in November 2021 before he could watch his daughter walk down the aisle.