I got engaged at 18 like Millie Bobby Brown after a 10-month romance – married life is blissful five years on and I have no regrets
- Saffie Michaelis, from West London, got engaged to her husband, Zac at 18
- They said married life is ‘blissful’ and they have ‘no regrets’ committing young
- Read More: My parents stopped me from marrying my first love when I was 18
A couple who got engaged at 18 say married life is ‘blissful’ and they have ‘no regrets’ committing so young- after Millie Bobby Brown faced a backlash for getting engaged at 19.
Saffie Michaelis, now 24, from West London, met her husband, Zac, at a friend’s 18th birthday party in February 2017.
By December that same year, the young couple decided to fully commit and announced their engagement – after a 10 month whirlwind romance.
At first, close friends were sceptical of the legitimacy of the engagement, but they were soon proved wrong as the pair went from strength to strength.
Saffie and Zac, 24, tied the knot in September 2021 and have been in marital bliss ever since.
Saffie Michaelis, now 24, from West London, met her husband, Zac, got engaged at 18 and say married life is ‘blissful’ and they have ‘no regrets’ committing so young
Saffie, who works in sales said: ‘We met when I was 17 and he was 18 at a mutual friend’s 18th birthday party.
‘I actually thought he was someone else at first, but once we got talking I realised something was different about him.
‘We were very cool at first and decided not to label anything, but we swiftly realised we weren’t operating like an open relationship at all and we became boyfriend and girlfriend in September.
‘By the December we were engaged when I was 18 and he was 19. Of course, as an 19-year-old boy you don’t just go around proposing to people. We did discuss it first.
‘We started discussing it because we were both looking at university options.
‘We were on a gap year that year but the year after we were both looking to go to uni.
‘Our thinking was that when couples go to uni they either break up before, or try to make it work but break up, or you come out the other end and generally end up staying together long term.
In December 2017, the young couple decided to fully commit and announced their engagement – after a 10 month whirlwind romance
Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown announced her engagement to Jake Bongiovi aged 19 this week – and received some backlash due to her age
At first, close friends were sceptical of the legitimacy of the engagement, but they were soon proved wrong as the pair went from strength to strength
Saffie, who works in sales revealed they met when she was just 17 and he was 18 at a mutual friend’s 18th birthday party
‘We wanted to go into uni knowing no fight would be our last fight and that we would learn to fit and grow together rather than quit.
‘I think Millie Bobby Brown probably has quite an old soul, having grown up in the public eye so quickly. I think they’d both have their heads screwed onto their shoulders so why shouldn’t they get engaged.’
Zac asked for Saffie’s father’s blessing in December, and then officially proposed to her shortly after at home.
The couple’s parents both approved – on the condition that the pair would wait until after they finished their studies to make it official.
In September 2018, Saffie went to the University of Nottingham to study English, whereas Zac stayed in London and attended UCL.
Their university experience was heavily disrupted by Covid – so Saffie ended up moving back home to West London in 2021 to complete her studies and began wedding planning.
They officially married on 13th September 2021 in a ceremony in Chelsea, London with all of their family and friends
Saffie and Zac, 24, tied the knot in September 2021 and have been in marital bliss ever since
They officially married on 13th September 2021 in a ceremony in Chelsea, London with all of their family and friends.
Saffie said: ‘When we first got engaged my close friends weren’t 100 per cent convinced it was legitimate.
‘We have a running joke that my very closest friends didn’t bother writing a congratulations card because they didn’t think it would end up in marriage.
‘But once we put an announcement out in the newspaper and some time passed they got on board. Our wedding was categorically the most incredible day of both of our lives.
‘Because we were so young when we met, both of our families are each others families too.
‘All of our friends grew up together so it was a wonderful day full of genuine love. Zac and I have only grown to fit each other better over time.
Zac asked for Saffie’s father’s blessing in December, and then officially proposed to her shortly after at home
Saffie said when they first got engaged her close friends weren’t ‘100 per cent convinced it was legitimate’
The young couple don’t regret their decision to get married so young and say they are blissfully happy
Saffie and Zac enjoyed their fairytale wedding day and they beamed as they cut into their wedding cake
Saffie said they have no regrets getting engaged so young and it’s one of the best decisions they ever made
‘When you’re so young you’re almost a half grown person, so you grow the other half of you to fit the person your with. We grew to be complete people together. Life is blissful now.
‘Talking to my friends, so many people seem to have existential angst living in their early 20s.
‘I’m so lucky we’re building a home together and building everything I ever wanted.’
The couple are now living in West London, near their families, but are working towards buying their first home together.
Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown announced her engagement aged 19 this week – and received some backlash due to her age.
Saffie said: ‘I think the hate on Millie Bobby Brown is ridiculous. Every 18 or 19-year-old is going to be very different.
Saffie said when you’re so young ‘you’re almost a half grown person, so you grow the other half of you to fit the person your with’
The couple are now living in West London, near their families, but are working towards buying their first home together
‘She’s grown up in the public eye probably had to grow up really fast, so is probably an older soul.
‘For me, I grew up really fast living in London, so whilst 18 sounds really young we were old souls and also marriage doesn’t stop you from going out or living your life, you just do it with another person.
‘So long as you’ve both got your heads screwed on, why not give it a go?
‘There’s no harm in waiting either, but I don’t think you should judge anyone else. For me, married life is blissful.
‘We have no regrets getting engaged so young and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.’
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