Somerset wedding venue Orchardleigh Estate announces the winners of its best love story competition

Following hundreds of entries from across the country, the search by wedding venue Orchardleigh Estate to find the UK's best love story has now finished with the winners revealed as high school sweethearts Becky Tessier and Orin Jackson.

Their relationship started on the last day of school when a mutual friend, who knew they both carried a torch for each other, put their hands together – and they never let go. Although they attended different universities, the pair stuck by their promise that nothing would change between them and they exchanged hand-written letters detailing their dreams for the future. A decade later, the couple are now engaged.

The duo were crowned winners after receiving thousands of online votes. "The story of how we met and fell in love is very special to us," Becky says. "For the public to choose us as their winners with such stiff competition is really heart-warming." The pair have won a romantic weekend away at Orchardleigh Estate.

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