An Essex Wedding - Jul/Aug 2019 (Issue 87)

THE MUSIC OF Lauren and Michael’s Crondon Park wedding was full of personal touches Images courtesy of Gemma Giorgio Photography T hey say that music brings people together, and that was certainly the case with Lauren and Michael. “We met on our first day of college in a music technology class,” Lauren remembers. “The attraction grew as we discovered more mutual interests – particularly our music taste.” The couple’s favourite song, September by Earth, Wind & Fire, inspired Michael’s proposal. “He popped the question on 21 st September, the day that’s referred to in the lyrics,” Lauren tells us. “We were at Leeds Castle in Kent when he got down on one knee.” The pair started planning their dream wedding for 6 th May, 2018, and they wanted a music theme to reflect them as a couple. Lauren lets us in on all the details… love REAL WEDDINGS 45 