Irene Drosou & Nikos Spantideas

In 2010, both Nikos and Irene were on the SELLE team for the World Congress of the International Speech Therapist Association, in Athens. When none of the association’s board was there to make an opening speech, Irene stepped up and welcomed everyone to the congress. That was the first time Nikos saw her.

The next day the two were introduced to each other. Nikos recalls Irene blushing during their first conversation. There must have been a connection, because about four months later, they were discussing marriage.

The couple were eating lunch over the Thames river when the subject came up. Spontaneously, Nikos thought, “Well we are going to do it anyway sometime, why don’t we find a date and reserve it at the church?”. Half a year later, as Irene was rushing around trying to make it to work, Nikos revealed the ring, and stopped her in her tracks. And the rest is history.