Bride Races from Wedding to Graduation on the Same Day
By Community Correspondent
A university graduate celebrated two major milestones in just a few hours after getting married and collecting her degree on the same day.
Charnele "Nele" Washbourne, 33, from Bournemouth, married her partner of 10 years, Bradley Natt, at Liverpool Town Hall before heading across the city to attend her graduation ceremony at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.
The History of Art and Museum Studies graduate from Liverpool John Moores University crossed the stage wearing her wedding dress beneath her academic gown after the couple tied the knot at 1pm.
Washbourne said the double celebration was an unexpected coincidence after she and Bradley decided to marry this year following a seven-year engagement.
"It was a wild and unlikely coincidence that the two coincided," she said.
"We wanted to celebrate all of our big life events after a turbulent few years for me and my family. It's crazy that they ended up within three hours of each other, but it felt right that they happened on the same day."
Bradley said he was happy to embrace the unusual timetable and support his new wife's graduation.
The couple later celebrated with family, friends and university classmates at a reception at the Botanical Garden in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle.
Washbourne, who returned to education as a mature student after working in design and construction, said studying at university had been "one of the most rewarding experiences" of her life.
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She is now working at Liverpool John Moores University's Exhibition Research Lab and hopes to continue her career in the arts after returning from a short honeymoon.
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