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Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 18:50
The couple were determined to make their special day one to remember and didn't want to have a traditional wedding.
The new Mrs Henry, 26, from Southbridge Road, South Croydon, explained: "I run a theatre school and a dancing school, and we are really into performing.
"So a prissy, white plain wedding with hearts and stuff, that's not really us.
"We got all the guests up to join us (for the salsa dancing) and it went down great, it was a good ice-breaker.
"Because we had lots of people who didn't know each other, it was an easy way for everyone to get to know each other.
"Everyone had a really good laugh, we wanted to make it memorable."
As well as the salsa lessons guests were asked to blow bubbles instead of throw confetti at Saturday's wedding at St Andrew's Church, in Thornton Heath
Zoe added: "We also made the wedding a bit theatrical, made the wedding programmes into theatre programmes - that's more in keeping and more personalised to us."
But the wedding might never have happened if it hadn't been for the pure tenacity of Pierre, 32, who is also a dance teacher.
The couple met at a Croydon salsa class six years ago, but it took Pierre six months to convince Zoe to go out with him.
Eventually she agreed and then Pierre made a spectacular proposal.
He took Zoe to Madrid for the 2003 new year and, unbeknown to her, had bought an engagement ring too.
When the bells rang in the new year, Pierre bent down on one knee to propose to Zoe, but was told to "get lost" because he was in the way of the fireworks and she hadn't noticed the ring.
Eventually, she realised he was trying to propose, and the couple have been together ever since.
A DAY TO REMEMBER: Zoe and Pierre Henry, outside St Andrew's Church in Thornton Heath
Photo by Kevin Shaw
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