Jenna and David met through an online dating app during lockdown. “ I lived in Devon and David lived in Hampshire, so meeting up meant finding creative ways of dating whilst obeying the rules at the time,” Jenna tells us. “This involved outdoor walks along the Dorset coast! Thankfully, we enjoyed our first dates during late summer, so the nice weather made things much easier. We both have a similar silly sense of humour and share a love of music, so we had so much to talk about and the hours spent together were filled with plenty of laughter.” David proposed on the 27th of February 2022. “We had been dating since September 2021 and our first date was David visiting Devon and us enjoying a walk in Topsham,” Jenna says. “On the day that David proposed, I had just recovered from covid so he decided to keep things simple and romantic by replicating our first date. We headed out for a walk in Topsham and he took me to our favourite spot before getting down on one knee and popping the question. There were plenty of happy tears, phone calls to our family and some cheering and shrieking from my sisters! David had arranged for us to have dinner out in Topsham that evening.” SETTING THE SCENE Jenna and David wanted a relaxed, rustic and fun feel to their special day, so chose local venues that reflected their personalities. “A church wedding was important to us both, as well as meeting the vicar beforehand which made us feel well supported by the church in the lead-up to the wedding ceremony,” Jenna tells us. “Our vicar was Reverend Tony Raven who crafted and curated our ceremony with such kindness. We added in things that were important to us, like having a live band playing during it, and David playing the guitar and leading the congregation in one of the songs with the band. The confetti throw coming out of the church was my favourite moment - I don’t remember a time when I felt so happy, and seeing so many beaming faces of the people that we both love gathered around us!” The couple’s reception was at the local village hall, Matthews Hall in Topsham, which their wedding coordinators transformed in just a few hours. They suspended lanterns and lights across the hall and had set up the glasses of prosecco ready for when their guests arrived ahead of them. “My sister-in-law has a white BMW convertible which we travelled to our reception in,” Jenna tells us. “It was fun to be announced as the new Mr and Mrs!” Jenna and David chose to have a barbecue. “We looked at many catering options but decided that a barbecue would suit the informal vibe that we wanted to achieve, and allowed our guests to choose from plenty of food options. We used a company called Spitting Pig Devon and their mac and cheese was particularly delicious.” they tell us. “This was followed by the speeches which involved plenty of laughter and stories!” The couple also enjoyed a four-tiered wedding cake with 27 REAL WEDDINGS
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