Molly Smith and Tom Clare marry in civil ceremony, share first photo

Molly Smith and Tom Clare have tied the knot in an official civil ceremony, sharing their first wedding photo on Instagram.

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Molly Smith and Tom Clare marry in civil ceremony, share first photo

Molly Smith and Tom Clare have tied the knot in their official civil wedding ceremony, and the first image they shared shows the pair already moving from engagement into married life. The post gives their Love Island circle a first look at the legal step, with a bigger wedding hinted at later.

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Just Married on Instagram

The couple’s joint Instagram post used the caption "Just Married 💍🤍", pairing the announcement with their first wedding picture. In the image, Clare is seen dipping Smith into a kiss, while she wears a short dress, a pillbox hat and matching white heels.

They also shared a picture of their hands and new wedding rings on their Stories, a small but direct signal that the legal paperwork and the public announcement now line up. Smith’s bouquet included calla lillies, phalaenopsis orchids and anthuriums, adding another detail to a post that was less about spectacle than status.

Love Island Names React

Sophie Piper replied, "Roll on the big wedding!! 🥳", which is the clearest hint that this civil ceremony is not being framed as the full celebration. Finley Tapp, Lucinda Strafford and Dami Hope liked the post, while Casey O'Gorman shared a picture of the pair signing their marriage certificate.

Casey O'Gorman later posted a picture of himself eating cake at what appeared to be the wedding breakfast. That kind of visible circle response matters because it shows the ceremony was treated as a live milestone inside the Love Islanders' own network, not just a polished post for public consumption.

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Dubai Proposal, Bigger Wedding

Smith and Clare first met on Love Island All Stars in 2024 and were crowned the winners of the inaugural series. Clare proposed to Smith in Dubai last year, on the beach at night surrounded by flowers and candles, and the sequence now runs from proposal to legal marriage in a straight line.

The complication is that this looks like the legal wedding rather than the larger celebration still being teased. For readers following Molly Smith and Tom Clare, the useful takeaway is simple: the marriage has happened, the photo is out, and the remaining question is when the bigger wedding will move from hint to date.

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