WE’LL MEET again After meeting as teenagers, Amy and Andrew’s paths were destined to cross again Images courtesy of Nicky Hill Photography Amy and Andrew met as teenagers when Amy would visit her auntie and uncle over the summer holidays – Andrew lived opposite them. One day, 12-year-old Amy went for a run around the village and got lost, so Andrew was sent out to find her. That was their first encounter, and during one of her subsequent visits he was her first kiss. She visited most summers and although they lived four hours apart, the two remained friends through social media. Years went by and they both met someone and each had a child with their respective partners, but the relationships weren’t right and once they’d become single again they got back in touch. Following the first lockdown in 2020, they decided to bite the bullet and meet up. Amy tells us, “This felt risky to me as I knew we’d have feelings for each other and I didn’t want to ruin our friendship. It was indeed love at first sight... again. Andrew always says that as soon as he saw me that day he knew I was the one he was going to marry.” The couple chose St Michael and All Angels Church in East Coker as the venue for the ceremony. Amy has family connections as her late grandfather was a bell ringer there for many years. He also made a stained-glass window for the back of the church. Her late grandma too was a regular congregant. “Being married at the church made me feel closer to Popa, like he was there on my big day. Colin, the vicar, was brilliant. He had a wonderful sense of humour and warmth, which made the whole experience feel really personal,” Amy explains. For the reception all assembled would move on to Hornsbury Mill. This venue had significance to Andrew as his nanna got married there. Join us as the bride tells us more about the beautiful summer’s day they said “I do”... 33 REAL WEDDINGS
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