Specsavers store directors meet at training, later marry

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Two Specsavers store directors who met during a training course in 2018 have married in Portugal.

Paul Shimell, store director at Specsavers in Marlborough, and Victoria Barrett, store director at Specsavers in Royal Wootton Bassett, met in 2018 during a Minor Eye Conditions Service training course in Bristol.

Shimell gave Barrett chocolate cake and invited her to lunch, which she found pleasing. However, after the training course ended, the pair did not stay in touch.

Barrett decided to take the initiative and called Shimell some weeks later to ask if he planned to arrange another meeting. This conversation led to them beginning to date, and their relationship developed over the following years.

They were married last month in the Algarve, Portugal. Some of their Specsavers colleagues joined them for the wedding.

Shimell reflected on how the meeting had changed their lives. He said: 'I don't think either of us thought that a training session would lead us to where we are now.' He added: 'We had a wonderful wedding day in Portugal and it was fabulous to be joined by some of our colleagues who have known us since the beginning.'

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Specsavers training course leads to wedding for two store directorsA Specsavers training session led to wedding bells for two Specsavers store directorsThis Is Wiltshire · 20 Oct, 05:00
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In this story: Paul Shimell · Victoria Barrett · Specsavers · Marlborough · Royal Wootton Bassett · Bristol · Algarve

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