Lioness Chloe Kelly Married In Shimmering Galia Lahav, Watched By Her England Teammates
Few moments in Chloe Kelly’s life can compare to scoring the winning goal for the Lionesses in England’s Euros final clash with Germany in 2022, but her engagement and her wedding day are definitely two of them. The 26-year-old tied the knot with her long-term boyfriend, Scott Moore, in July, after dating for five years. But their romance almost never came to pass – after his initial attempts at chatting her up almost went completely unnoticed.
“Scott was working as a groundsman at Everton while I was playing there,” shares Chloe. “One day I held the door for him, and ever since that day he kept saying he was going to message me. When he did slide into my DMs, I didn’t see it for ages, because it was in my requests folder, and then when I did see it I was like, ‘Who is this?’ But when I saw a few people that I knew had followed him, I realised, I must know him!”
The couple’s first date was a trip to IKEA (“I had too many clothes and nowhere to put them,” Chloe jokes), and since that day they’ve been inseparable, with Scott working alongside Chloe’s team as well as being a greenkeeper. He proposed in December 2023 during a trip to Finnish Lapland. Chloe says that, while she wasn’t expecting it, she knew that it would happen at some point. Her only request was that he didn’t do it in front of lots of people. As it turned out, the only audience was a pack of huskies and their owner.
“It was such a surprise for me, despite all the clues he gave me,” she remembers. “Before we went out on the husky ride, he played all the songs that we’d always said that we’d play at our wedding. When we were going through the snow, he said, ‘Oh it looks like diamonds.’ I should have known!”
The person that did almost give the game away? The bride’s sister, Paris, who recommended she get French tips when she had a pre-holiday manicure. “That was a little sign, but I still didn’t actually guess,” Chloe laughs. When Scott got down on one knee, with the northern lights shining in the sky for the one and only time on their trip, it was “the easiest yes ever”. “It was incredible,” she remembers. “I couldn’t actually see the ring because we couldn’t have the flash on as you wouldn’t be able to see the lights, but I still said yes!” After the proposal, they had hot chocolate and chips in bed, and Chloe immediately started planning.
Straight away, she knew she wanted to get married quite soon, with no tournament on the horizon this summer. They found the venue, Merrydale Manor, just after the New Year, and despite it being the first place they’d seen, they knew within 10 minutes that it was the one for them. Chloe took on the role of wedding planner with enthusiasm, knowing that she liked to be in control. The only slight stumbling block? Her propensity to change her mind – which happened when it came to finding her dress.
The first gown she thought she loved, she realised she didn’t like anymore when she came back to try it on a second time. Then, the alternative look she’d ordered in to the store was perfect, but it wasn’t her wedding dress (this became the evening look). Finally, she tried on one other gown, chosen by the shop assistant for her, which – Goldilocks-like – was somewhere between the two previous looks. “My mum, Jane, just started crying, my sister Paris was beaming, and I remember saying, ‘I just want to FaceTime Scott and show him!’ But I knew that was one thing I couldn’t do.” She teamed the dress with a matching veil also by Galia Lahav and wore Jimmy Choo heels – settling on the highest pair she could get away with without being taller than Scott on the day. Her jewellery was from Bucherer Fine Jewellery, a brand she wears regularly for events.
As Chloe doesn’t wear a lot of make-up day to day, she tasked her make-up artist, Selina, with creating a natural look, including lash extensions. Her hairdresser, Michael, gave her a few different options, and after settling on one style with her hair up, she changed her mind and decided to wear it down instead. “I’m lucky we did the wedding so quickly, otherwise I’d just keep changing my mind about things,” she laughs.
Being the youngest of seven, family is unsurprisingly important to Chloe, with everyone doing their bit to help on the day. While her triplet brothers – Ryan, Jamie and Martin – were three of Scott’s groomsmen, her only sister, Paris, was maid of honour. “Having her by my side throughout the whole process was amazing,” shares Chloe. One of her nieces walked down the aisle with her sister, and her brother Jack attended a week after the birth of his child. “It was so important for us to have both our families be part of our day.” This of course, included Chloe’s “babies”, her dogs, Otis and Rolo, who were dressed in little tuxedos for the occasion.
