Woman Asks Stranger On Twitter To Be Her Wedding Date, Marries Him Three Years Later

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Going to a wedding without a plus one can be daunting, so when Lila Apostolou was preparing for her sister’s wedding in 2014, she jokingly asked Twitter to find her a date.

Little did she know that the man who replied would end up being her husband.

Are you a man? Can I borrow you for a wedding next weekend? Bonus points if you can source a baby that I can pretend is mine too.

— Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 6, 2014

Phil Gibson responded to Apostolou’s tweet and although the pair had never met, they appeared to hit it off straight away. In fact, they even joked about getting married.

@Llia I can do this, I've got a suit and everything!

— Phil Gibson (@philgibson01) July 6, 2014

@philgibson01 See you at the altar.

— Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 6, 2014

@Llia It's a date! Just a date though, right?

— Phil Gibson (@philgibson01) July 6, 2014

@philgibson01 is this how internet dating works?

— Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 6, 2014

@Llia My Grandma already wants to meet you.

— Phil Gibson (@philgibson01) July 6, 2014

@philgibson01 that's nice and all, but I didn't invite her to my wedding. No, wait, THE wedding. Slip of the tongue.

— Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 6, 2014

The pair didn’t end up going to the wedding together, as Apostolou wasn’t quite sure about rocking up to her sister’s big day with a complete stranger.

However, they did meet up IRL shortly afterwards and the rest, as they say, is history.

The pair recently tied the knot and Apostolou thought it was only right to share their story on Twitter, the place where it all began.

Almost exactly three years later, I can say... Reader, I married him. 😎 https://t.co/4Gldzbbsw2

— Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 5, 2017

Should clarify, we didn't go to that wedding together (it was my sister's, imagine!) but Phil & I did meet IRL for the 1st time that week 👍🏼

— Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 5, 2017

But still - I jokingly wished to marry him, having not even met him, and it happened. Still blows my mind.

— Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 5, 2017


We hope they have a very happy future together.

Did it! Here's me and my wife @Llia on the way back from the registry office. pic.twitter.com/Q117Rx1XE2

— Phil Gibson (@philgibson01) July 4, 2017
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