A bride with alopecia ditched her wig to walk down the aisle - after her husband said he would love to marry her how he "fell in love" with her."



Dani G, 27, was just two years old when mum, Julie, 57, began to notice patches of her hair falling out and she was diagnosed with alopecia universalis.

By the time she was a teen she had lost all the hair from her scalp and body.



After meeting now husband Jack Willis, 32, in 2018 at the gym without her wig whilst she was competing as a swimmer, the pair dated for five years before their engagement in May 2023.



Marrying in Crete, Greece, in front of intimate crowd of 20 of their nearest and dearest in May 2025, Dani made the choice to walk down the aisle without her wig, surprising guests.

She then chose to wear two different wigs, a blonde up-do for her dinner and speeches and a long brunette number for the evening party.



Undecided until the day of the wedding as to whether she would get married without her wig, Dani even posted a full wig series on social media to help decide which she would wear for her wedding.



Now six months into married life, Dani says it was "the most beautiful" she has ever felt."



Dani, a content creator, from Newcastle upon Tyne, said: "We met at the back end of 2018, it was actually because I was a swimmer at the time."



"So I was at the gym for swimming and he was also at the gym – we probably crossed paths for five years in the gym but never really spoke."



"I suppose it's kind of that invisible string theory."



"I was at the gym and met him without a wig and without a stitch of makeup on."



"Going wigless down the aisle was something he had mentioned before we'd even got engaged."



"Obviously we got engaged and I was looking at different wigs and dresses, stuff like that."



"I asked him again at that point and said what do you think I should do I have so much choice?"



"He said I'd love to marry you and see you how I fell in love with you on the day."



"He never pressured me."



"Obviously the decision was down to me on the wedding day I wanted to feel my most confident self and didn't really know before that if I could."



"On the day I felt super confident, it's one of the most beautiful times I've ever felt." "

Dani started sharing content online in 2017, originally posting makeup looks without her wigs before going full-time as a content creator in 2022.

She said: "I started posting online just makeup tutorials, it wasn't necessarily to be like about alopecia awareness in the beginning, it was just because I enjoy makeup."



"My parents brought me up to be confident and beautiful whether I wanted to wear a wig or not."



"I would always go out without my wig or makeup because I was training for swimming two times a day."



"I think people were amazed at how confident I was and how open I was."



"A lot of women go through hair loss and it's not talked about or shown."



"That's where it all started." "

Meeting her husband in 2018, the couple were together for five years before Jack proposed on holiday in Santa Pola, Spain, after a meal on the beach.



Having mentioned he would like to see Dani on their wedding day "how he met me", Dani decided to go ahead and walk down the aisle with dad Lance, 58, without her wig."



"Obviously I had a lot of time to think about it and plan it but I was still trying on wigs before the day came about, but I decided I wanted to do it for Jack but also for myself to prove I can still feel amazing, " she said. "

"I'm so happy that I did it on the day and as well it felt like because I didn't have my hair there it allowed for me to show off my face basically, and like Jack said that's the thing he fell in love with me for." "

Dani opted to change into a blonde up-do for her wedding and speeches, before changing into her evening gown and a brunette wig for the party.

"The reason for doing that was just because it's kind of like me anyway to change up my look so much. "

"I thought it's very fitting if I do multiple looks and that's I included the blonde up do and I actually got a second dress as well. "

"I went and got changed into my night time dress and went for a brunette wig that I kept down at that point"."



Sharing her wedding day online, Dani says the "support and love" she received was overwhelming."



She said: "Reading comments from people going through hair loss or have had hair loss most people were saying it gave them hope or encouragement – the hope that single video can give to people is the best thing ever. "

"That was one thing for me, thinking will anyone ever love me without hair. "

"People are saying it proves you don't need hair to look beautiful". "

Husband Jack added: "As soon as I saw Danielle from the get go I was pretty sure Danielle was my person. "

"Obviously I wanted her to go down the aisle without a wig on as it was where we first met. "

"I know she's such a confident woman and know she just oozes positivity. "

"I love my wife a lot and she's my my best friend really"."