Amy and John met through work and became best friends. “The rest, as they say, is history!” Amy tells us. The couple became engaged during a few days away in Kent. “We were staying in a beautiful woodland cottage cabin, the Woodcutters Cottage at Swallowtail Hill which Amy had booked as a surprise,” John says. “She didn’t expect me to propose by the campfire!” Amy adds, “John had set up his iPhone for what he told me was a timed photograph but actually it was a video and at the last minute, he got down on one knee so the moment was captured perfectly!” SETTING THE SCENE The couple chose to get married at Stanlake Park. “It oozed character and was a beautiful, local venue offering stunning scenery – it just felt like the one!” they tell us. Their table names were after their family’s dogs. “We wanted to involve our shared love of dogs in our wedding,” they say. “Our top table was called Bloodhound which is a breed that we have a special place in our heart for and wish to give a loving home to one day. On the tables, we displayed miniature easels showcasing the table names placed on log circles within the centrepieces.” These centrepieces were handmade by the bridal party. The wooden logs were cuttings from a real tree topped with hand-decorated glass jars tied with a hessian ribbon holding a mixture of gypsophila, roses and homegrown sweet peas. The place names were wooden scrabble tiles with each guest’s first initial displayed on rustic brown craft paper with the remaining letters hand-stamped with an inked letter stamp. “Our table plan was a miniature wooden frame with twine string and wooden pegs holding each name,” Amy tells us. Amy and John chose wild seed hearts as their favours. “We used heart-shaped seed paper with a thank you note written on each one,” Amy describes. “The hearts were designed to be planted and bloom into wildflowers that our guests could enjoy after our special day. We also loved the idea of having something that the bees could enjoy too because my dad is a beekeeper.” Amy and John’s choice of flowers enhanced their rustic theme. “We had hand-tied bouquets for me, our bridesmaids and our flowergirl,” Amy says. “The bridal flowers consisted of roses, sweet peas, gypsophila and lavender all teamed with foliage. Our bridesmaids carried posies containing roses and gypsophila while the flowergirl bouquet was made solely from gypsophila which we also wore in our hair.” “Neither of us was nervous - it felt exciting and natural for us.We were happy to be with each other and our loved ones.” - Amy and John 31 REAL WEDDINGS
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