Wedding couple ready to take leap

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

Hazel Smith and Keith Webb decided to get married on February 29 for a bit of fun after becoming engaged on Christmas Day last year.

"It appealed to our sense of humour," said Mr Webb.

"Our anniversary will only be once every four years. If I forget after that my life won't be worth living."

Their first anniversary will coincide with the year of the 2012 London Olympics.

The couple, from Weymouth in Dorset, met during a blind date three years ago.

Miss Smith, a 46-year-old home inspector, bought Mr Webb a Suzuki 600 motorbike for Christmas and he proposed.

"Hazel bought me a bike for Christmas to bribe a big rock and it worked. I proposed to her on Christmas Day," added Mr Webb, 42, who works as an off-shore superintendent for an oil and gas firm.

Miss Smith said yes and the couple set the big event for today's leap day. They are tying the knot at St Olaves Hotel in Exeter in front of 29 guests and with Miss Smith's 14-year-old daughter Natasha as bridesmaid.

A leap year occurs every four years when an extra day is added to the calendar to compensate for the fact that a solar year is almost six hours longer than 365 days.