Rupert Friend eloped with Aimee Mullins, they got married in a compost shed

I mostly know Rupert Friend from his stint on Homeland, and because he dated Keira Knightley years ago. Okay, I also know him because I think he’s really hot in that dirty kind of Ethan Hawke way. Rupert started dating an American lady about three years ago, and they just got married – they eloped! – a month ago and we’re just finding out about it now. The lady is former Paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins – her lower legs were amputated when she was child, and she’s been in the Paralympics, plus she’s a model and motivational speaker. Aimee and Rupert got engaged in December 2014, and I sort of forgot about it. I guess they didn’t have time to plan a big wedding, or maybe they didn’t care about a big wedding, because they seemed to pull together this elopement at the last minute.

Still, their wedding seemed like a sweet, lovely affair. I think their idea was to get married outside, with just their friend officiating the wedding and another friend as a witness. But it started raining, and so they ended up getting married in a lovely compost shed. The bride wore an Olivier Theyskens cocktail-ish dress that I actually think she could and will wear again. I like her lace birdcage veil and the whole look is very stylish and lovely. After their rainy-day compost-shed wedding, the bride and groom played pool with their two friends! Which is probably one of the best wedding-reception ideas ever.

The bride looks so chic! And Rupert is hot. Also: I LOVE when people post their wedding photos to Instagram. It’s one of my favorite things.

Photos courtesy of Aimee’s Instagram & WENN.

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