varieties that matched the bridesmaids’ dresses that were grown, and arranged by the team at the venue.” The couple’s four-tier cake followed the pastel colour palette with a purple chocolate-flavoured tier at the bottom, a pink vanilla-flavoured layer on top of that, a green raspberry and white chocolate-flavoured tier on this and an ivory top tier that was lemon-flavoured. “My nan also made her traditional fruit cake which tasted delicious,” Katie says. LOOKING THE PART Katie wore a Maggie Sottero dress called Macey. “I chose it because I felt great wearing it and it was a flattering style,” she tells us. “It’s nothing like what I thought I would pick but I fell in love with it and nothing else compared to it. I wore it with a pair of colourful shoes by Irregular Choice that are not your average bridal shoes. They had a photograph of my great auntie Dorothy who passed away in 2020.” Ben chose a casual outfit consisting of a white long-sleeved shirt, a pair of stone-coloured chinos, braces and a sage-green bow tie. “Anyone who knows Ben well will know that this was a smart look for him!” Katie says. “Our groomsmen wore the same as him but we had three colour choices for the bow ties that matched the bridesmaids’ dusky pink, green and mauve multi-way dresses. The buttonholes were all made on-site by the talented team at the Kehelland Trust. TIME TO CELEBRATE The couple had great weather on the day so all of their guests spent time outside chatting and playing on the lawn. “We hired various lawn games and had ball pools and slides for the children although some of the adults loved playing with these too!” Katie says. “During the evening, we had a DJ and my grandad, George, had our guests in tears by singing two lovely songs.” Ben adds, “Katie and her dad did a surprise dance for everyone which started slow and then burst into a version of We Are Family by Sister Sledge! No one knew about it and it got everyone up dancing.” “Both of us were emotional and nervous, but also felt lucky to be marrying one another surrounded by our loved ones.We were grateful that everything had finally come together after months of hard work.” - Katie and Ben 41 REAL WEDDINGS
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