TIME TO CELEBRATE “We hired a family friend to be the DJ for us and some garden games from West Midland Events,” shares the bride. “These went down a treat, as we had children amongst the party. Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens also had a couple of games set up, so there was plenty to do! In addition to this, the garden was so big that we encouraged people to explore the premises.” MEMORABLE MOMENTS “The morning went so quickly,” recalls Emily. “I just enjoyed every moment, and before I knew it, I was getting into my dress! I remember arriving at the church and Jason, the photographer, telling me that Nathan was nervous! There are even photos of him looking nervous before I walked down the aisle. Just before I walked into the church, I was very emotional and nearly burst into tears, but luckily some family members arrived a little late, so that distracted me! “One of my favourite moments was my dad’s and brother’s speeches,” continues Emily. “It’s the first time I have ever heard my dad say he is proud of me. I burst into tears as soon as he said it, and I don’t think there was a dry eye after his speech. I asked my brother to do a speech as we are very close, and the two combined made my heart full!” Emily and Nathan were incredibly happy with how their big day turned out. “It was such a beautiful day, and the weather was perfect,” reveals Emily. “If it had been the week before, I think everyone would have struggled as the temperatures had been around 30 degrees, but we were lucky enough for it to be around 23. We had the best time, and wish we could relive it all over again! So many of our friends and family were there, and it was genuinely the most perfect day. All the vendors made our day feel special, however, our photographers, Shepherd Photography, were absolute perfection and went above and beyond for us! While Eve was taking all of our group shots and when I say all, I had a big list that took a few hours to complete! Jason made sure Nathan and I had drinks, and he also took shots of everyone else mingling while they were going on. This also couldn’t have happened without my brother and the best men. They went around gathering everyone for us, and it was seamless! I did check that everyone didn’t feel like they were waiting around, but the feedback was that everyone was enjoying talking and relaxing before the speeches and food.” HONEYMOON “Our honeymoon was organised by a company called Luxtripper,” says Emily. “They were so helpful and made everything easy. We were meant to have gone to Sri Lanka for three nights and the Maldives for 10 nights, however, four months before the wedding, riots broke out in Sri Lanka, and we decided we didn’t want to go there. We had booked our honeymoon about a year and a half before the wedding, so we appreciated that things were probably going to be quite expensive to change around. Luxtripper gave us a couple of options but was honest about the rise in cost. We decided to cancel Sri Lanka, keep the Maldives, and separately book Naples for four nights beforehand instead. Naples was beautiful, and the Maldives was perfection! We got to see sea turtles, sharks and dolphins; it was the most magical holiday we have ever experienced, and we would highly recommend it!” 34
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