Rhiannon Hendricks
Love Island has seen its fair share of weddings and engagements. While the majority of the show's 300+ Islanders did not get their fairytale ending, some couples defied the odds and went on to tie the knot and have children. Season two's Olivia and Alex became the first Love Island couple to marry in 2018, with a lavish ceremony in Essex. They were followed by season three couple Dom Lever and Jess Shears, and season two winners Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey. Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt also got married in September 2021, and Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan tied the knot in 2025. Several other Love Island contestants have also announced their engagements, including Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury, who welcomed their daughter Bambi before splitting in 2024 and later reconciling.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number of Love Island weddings | 4 |
| First couple to get married | Season 2's Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland |
| Other couples who got married | Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey, Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt, Dom Lever and Jess Shears |
| Couples who got engaged | Molly-Mae and Tommy, Montana and Mark O'Connor, Sam Bird and Kailah Casillas |
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What You'll Learn
Love Island UK marriages
Love Island UK has seen its fair share of marriages, with some couples even having children together. The first Love Island UK couple to get married was Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen from season 2 in 2016. They got engaged on New Year's Eve in New York in 2016 and had a lavish ceremony in Essex on 15 September 2018.
Another successful Love Island UK couple is Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde, who won season 2 in 2016. They have since gotten married and welcomed a baby. Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt from season 3 in 2017 also tied the knot in September 2021 and now have two daughters and a baby boy.
Not all Love Island UK couples have stayed together, though. Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard made it to the final and lasted eight months before splitting. Similarly, Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague from Love Island 2019 got engaged and welcomed a daughter, but they shocked everyone when they announced their split in August 2024, only to reconcile nine months later.
Love Island UK has had its fair share of drama, but it has also brought together several couples who have gone on to get married and start families.
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Love Island USA engagements
Love Island USA has seen several couples get engaged after leaving the show. The most notable engagement is that of Season 5 winners Hannah Wright and Marco Donatelli, who got engaged on May 28, 2025, on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Donatelli began planning the proposal nine months prior and shared an emotional speech before getting down on one knee. The couple shared a video of the proposal on Instagram, where they have been documenting their relationship.
Other Love Island USA couples who are still together and have discussed engagement include Season 6 winners Serena Page and Kordell Beckham, and Season 5 fan favorites Leah Kateb and Miguel Harichi. Serena told People that she wants to get engaged before living together, and while Leah and Miguel are not yet engaged, Miguel often refers to Leah as his "wife" in TikTok videos as a way of expressing his commitment to her.
While these couples have not announced engagements, they are still going strong and have shared their relationship milestones with fans on social media. It is clear that Love Island USA has helped create lasting relationships and that engagements and marriages may be on the horizon for these couples.
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Love Island USA weddings
As of 2025, no Love Island USA weddings have been reported. However, there are several couples from the show who are still together and have taken their relationships to the next level.
Season 5 winners Hannah Wright and Marco Donatelli got engaged in May 2025 and celebrated their one-year anniversary on August 9, 2025. They are the first Love Island USA couple to get engaged. Another couple from the same season, Taylor and Bergie, are also going strong and celebrated their second anniversary in August 2025.
Season 6 winners Serena Page and Kordell Beckham are still together as well, and Serena has expressed her desire to get engaged before moving in together. Leah and Miguel from Season 6 are also still together, with Miguel even playfully referring to Leah as his "wife" on TikTok, although they are not legally married. JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez, who placed third in Season 6, are also still an item and are navigating their long-distance relationship, with JaNa living in Las Vegas and Kenny in Dallas.
Season 3 couple Kyra Lizama and Will Moncada were one of the first Love Island USA couples to last. They broke up for a few months in 2022 but got back together and even created a joint Instagram account, although they stopped posting in April 2024.
While there have been no Love Island USA weddings as of yet, the show has produced several enduring couples who continue to navigate their relationships outside the villa.
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Love Island UK engagements
Several couples from Love Island UK have gotten engaged.
Season 11 stars Wil Anderson and Uma Jammeh announced their engagement in July 2025. The couple, who first met on the show in 2018, shared the news on Instagram, with Jammeh writing, "We've been sitting on a bad boy piece of information". Anderson also posted a photo of the pair clinking wine glasses, with Jammeh's engagement ring on display.
Molly Smith and Tom Clare, who met on Love Island: All Stars in February 2025, also got engaged. They announced the news on Instagram in September 2025, with Clare captioning the post, "SHE SAID YES!!!", alongside photos of the proposal in Dubai. Smith showed off her oval diamond ring in the pictures, while the couple posed in front of a heart-shaped backdrop made of white roses.
Other Love Island UK engagements include season 6 contestant Connagh and Beth Dunlavey from The Circle, season 7's Matt and professional dancer Laura Nolan, and season 8's Chyna and Strictly dancer Neil Jones.
While not an official engagement, season 5 runner-up Greg O'Shea also proposed to his girlfriend, Jeanni Mulder, in January 2025. The couple share a daughter, Bambi, who was born in January 2024.
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Love Island UK weddings
Love Island UK has seen several weddings and engagements since its inception. The first couple to get married was Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen from season 2/2016. They got engaged on New Year's Eve in New York in 2016 and married in a lavish ceremony in Essex on September 15, 2018. Their wedding was televised and featured fellow Islander Tina Stinnes as one of Olivia's bridesmaids.
In 2018, two more Love Island UK couples tied the knot. The winners of series 2, Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey, got married in Kent in 2019 after welcoming their first child in 2017 and briefly splitting during Cara's pregnancy. The other couple to marry in 2018 was series 3's Dom Lever and Jess Shears.
Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt, also from Love Island UK, got married in September 2021. Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan, from the 2024 series, followed suit and got married in Essex on August 1, 2025.
While not a Love Island UK couple, Sam Bird, who appeared on the show, married reality star Kailah Casillas in Gibraltar in March 2022. Their wedding was an intimate elopement, just the two of them.
Several other Love Island UK couples have gotten engaged since appearing on the show, including Molly-Mae and Tommy, Montana and Mark O'Connor, and Tom Walker and Chloe Rayner.
As for the most recent season of Love Island UK, there are a few couples who are still going strong. The winners of series 12, Toni Laites and Cach Mercer, are still together, as are runners-up Shakira Khan and Harry Cooksley, and third-place couple Yasmin and Jamie. While these couples have faced challenges, they have managed to stay together, at least for the time being.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, there have been several Love Island weddings. Season 2's Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland tied the knot in 2018, followed by season 3 couple Dom Lever and Jess Shears. Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey, winners of season 2, also got married, as did Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt in September 2021.
The wedding of Alex and Olivia was featured on a TLC show called "Alex and Olivia Said Yes".
Yes, Sam Bird, who appeared on Love Island with Georgia Steel, married fellow reality star Kailah Casillas in 2022.
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