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Wedding of the Week: We ended 2020 as Mr and Mrs
2020 marked a special year for this Cork couple, in so many different ways, writes Elaine Duggan
Jennifer Severn and Sheamus Gee with their son Shay, who was born January 2020. Pictures: Dermot Sullivan
Elaine Duggan
THIS couple started last year bringing a new life into the world and ended it by becoming Mr and Mrs.
Jennifer Severn is from Cork, while Sheamus Gee is from Zimbabwe but moved here when he was 11. The couple met in their late teens on a night out in Cork and instantly connected.
LOOKING TO A BRIGHT FUTURE: Jennifer Severn and Sheamus Gee, who live in West Cork, were wed at Blackrock Castle in December. Pictures: Dermot Sullivan