Your Cheshire and Merseyside Wedding - Page number 23 - September/October 2021 (Issue 59)

K im and Edward met while they were both working at Liverpool’s Arena and Convention Centre. So, their paths naturally crossed day-to-day and they gradually got to know each other. One day Edward invited Kim to a work night out with a few colleagues from his team. However when she arrived, much to her surprise, herself and Edward were the only two to have turned up. It was then she discovered that in fact there never was a work night out planned, it was merely a ruse devised by Edward to ask her out on a date. “While devious isn’t a characteristic most would look for in a husband, Ed does have many other qualities,” Kim assures us. “He’s kind, funny and perfect to me,” she explains. Edward was quickly forgiven and the pair started dating. Three years down the line on Christmas Eve, Edward proposed in front of both sets of parents, with the twinkling lights of the tree in the background and a couple of bottles of Möet & Chandon on hand. It’s a time of year that’s special to the couple, so it meant a lot that the groom-to-be had chosen it to pop the question. Sadly, their original 2018 wedding date had to be cancelled when Kim was severely injured in a car accident and needed to focus all efforts on her recovery. It took a full three years before she was able to build up the strength to undertake normal activities again and the pair rescheduled their wedding for 5 th June 2021. Plans were still somewhat hampered by the pandemic, but Kim says, “It felt long overdue, so we were delighted when the government announced we could share our special day with 30 of our closest friends and family.” We caught up with Kim and Edward to find out more... LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION The couple had been attending services at St Peter’s Church in Woolton together, so it felt right to have their ceremony there. It’s actually a spot famous for its Beatles connection as it was here that John Lennon met Paul McCartney in 1957, and the surrounding graveyard is where Eleanor Rigby of the eponymous song was laid to rest. For the reception Kim and Edward purposely chose a venue with the guest list restrictions in mind: “We didn’t want it to lack atmosphere if it was too big for the number of people we could invite,” Kim explains. So, they opted for a Chinese meal at the recently refurbished Ying Wah restaurant, conveniently just a short walk from the church. Once appetites were satisfied, the wedding party headed over the road to the Woolton Village Club, where they spent the rest of the evening celebrating. SETTING THE SCENE As wedding favours the couple sent guests a special photograph taken by their photographer as a keepsake. Plus, since loved ones would be visiting three venues throughout the day, they were also gifted hand gels and face masks to keep them safe, as well as love heart sweets for an added treat. The table plan was housed in a small frame customised with silk ribbon to complement the day’s cornflower blue colour palette. The centrepieces at Woolton Village Club were light-up clear orb balloons. “They were simple, elegant and looked beautiful,” Kim remembers. These were mixed in with customised Mr & Mrs balloons of a REAL WEDDINGS 23