An Essex Wedding - Page number 35 - September/October 2021 (Issue 100)

SMALL BUT mighty Natalie and John’s wedding had a colourful red and white colour scheme for their big-day theme Images courtesy of Chloe Lee Photography N atalie and John South-Law met in old-school fashion on a night out in Romford back in 2009! “For both of us, we were attracted to each other’s style and confidence,” shares Natalie. “At the end of the night, John offered to buy me a drink, but the bar had closed!” Nearly a decade after that first night, John proposed to Natalie on her 30 th birthday, May 2019. “We had a joint birthday and housewarming party which was fancy dress and ’90s themed,” recalls Natalie. “I was dressed as Angelica from the Rugrats , and John was the wrestler John Cena. It was quite late on, John and I found ourselves in the kitchen on our own and he proposed ‒ so we added ‘engagement’ to the list of celebrations that night!” The big date was set 5 th October, 2020 at The Old Parish Rooms, Rayleigh, Essex; here Natalie tells us all the finer details about their day... REAL WEDDINGS 35