A Braintree couple could take part in Britain's first interactive wedding.

Sam Smith, 20, and Rob Jones, 36, made their first appearance on ITV1's breakfast programme GMTV yesterday after being selected from a thousand entries.

Sam Smith, and Rob Jones on GMTV

This week the pair who live on Cressing Road will bid to be chosen by the show's viewers to become the bride and groom in Britain's first interactive wedding.

They are up against two other couples all vying to be part of the prize. The contest was launched in May and viewers will be choosing everything from the wedding cake to the dress.

GMTV viewers will meet the next two couples during the week, then will be asked to vote on Thursday for the couple they would like to see walk up the aisle. The results will be announced live on Friday.

Miss Smith, who works on the Stansted Express, at met her husband to be at Stansted airport.

Published Tuesday, June 10, 2003

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