Paradise Cove was ‘just perfect’ for Denise and Billy’s happy day

It’s funny how life turns out — for one of the saddest times in the life of Billy Westwood led, after a while, to the happiest.

And it was all down to a haircut.

Billy, 36, is a successful IT team leader from Ardler and Denise Farnan is a hairdresser, a micro-blade specialist with her own business called “Rebellious”.

They have just become husband and wife in Florida, with family and friends travelling over for the big day.

“We first met in April 2014,” recalled Billy.

“I’d just lost my mum and wanted to look smart for the funeral so went to the first place I could find for a haircut — and there was Denise.

“We chatted away and got on well and it kind of took my mind off things for a bit.

“It turns out she was from Ardler too but we’d never met as she moved there in her late teens. A few weeks later I was away working in Manchester, so we connected on Facebook.”

Billy found himself chatting the night away and suggested that when he got back to Dundee, perhaps Denise would like to go out for dinner?

“It was a Thai place in St Andrews,” said Denise, adding: “After that, we were pretty much inseparable.”

Family is important for both of them and very soon Billy’s three sons — Theo, 4, Aaron, 7, and Leon, 9 — found a new “big brother” in the shape of Denise’s son Sean, 11. Even Billy’s dad, also Billy, became pals with Denise’s mum Joan.

In May 2016 came the proposal. Billy planned to