I can’t wait to marry a man in prison for life and honeymoon in prison
A WOMAN has revealed she will spend both her wedding and honeymoon in prison as her husband-to-be is jailed for life.
Bronwen met Justin through a mutual friend in 2003, when she was just 17 years old.
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Justin was already in prison when they first met, and they crossed paths after visiting her boyfriend in prison with a friend.
At first, Bronwen, from Toronto, Canada, ignored Justin’s advances, saying she had no interest in dating a man with a criminal record.
However, Justin kept calling and calling her from prison, so she finally gave in to him.
The couple started writing letters to each other and after six months Justin had ‘won’ Bronwen’s heart.
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The pair dated for a few years but didn’t see much of each other, so eventually went their separate ways.
But twelve and a half years later, and after a series of bad relationships, mental health worker Bronwen decided to contact Justin again.
“I was like, ‘I wonder what Justin is doing?’ because this relationship kind of sucked, and it really did Nice”, she said Love does not judge.
Bronwen revealed that Justin had been moving prisons since they last spoke, so it took her a long time to track him down.
However, she eventually found out he was single, and after contacting him again, the couple became engaged after just two weeks.
Due to Justin’s incarceration, the couple will have to get married in prison, where there are strict rules about what they can have during the ceremony.
“It’s just a dark and dreary place to celebrate,” she said.
“We can’t play music, we can’t have banners or crazy fireworks or anything like that.”
Bronwen spent £4,600 on the big day but fears she won’t even be able to wear the dress she picked up as it doesn’t cover her shoulders.
They are also only allowed to have two guests at the ceremony, meaning many of their loved ones will miss the big day.
British prison brides
- Tracey Bottomley married double murderer Ernest Otto Smith in the US after meeting through a pen pal initiative in prison. Tracey, from West York, knew he had been given a life sentence with no chance of parole
- Rebecca Shortfrom Oxfordshire, told her family she was on holiday in the US in 2022. They didn’t know she was getting married to double murderer Manuel Ovate Jr, who was on death row
- Paula Williamson an actress who appeared in Hollyoaks and Emmerdale, married the infamous Charles Bronson in 2017 after they became pen pals
- Karen Charves married Kenny Richey in 2014 while on death row. He was convicted of setting a fire in 1986 that killed his ex-girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter. Karen and Kenny’s union did not last long and she claimed he was abusive.
- Naomi Wisefrom Essex, married Victor Oquendo, nicknamed Animal, while serving a 24-year sentence in a US prison. They split in 2022 but have now rekindled their romance
In the 21 years that Bronwen and Justin have known each other, they have never spent a night alone together.
However, she believes the pair have a very strong relationship regardless.
“I feel like the love that me and Justin have is a very healthy, real, non-toxic love that no longer exists,” she said.
After the wedding, the couple will spend their honeymoon in a small house connected to the main prison.
“We’re just going to enjoy every day as much as we can,” Bronwen said.
Justin may never get out of jail, but Bronwen is hopeful the pair will one day be together, and has even bought him a Mercedes Benz.
Bronwen has shared details of her unconventional relationship online and has received a barrage of hate from social media users.
People have said their relationship is a “fantasy” and called Bronwen “embarrassing”, asking what Justin can bring to the relationship.
However, Bronwen simply brushes these comments off, saying that the love she shares with Justin is “literally what you see in the movies.”
