Your East Anglian Wedding - Feb/Mar 2019 (Issue 35)

High school sweethearts Bethany and Chris tied the knot in their home town Images courtesy of Simon Buck Photography B ethany and Chris met at high school in Wymondham, started dating as teenagers and settled down to start their lives together in the town five years later. Chris popped the question at Disneyland Paris in June 2017 and they tied the knot a year later. Bethany explains, “As we’re both from the same town we wanted to keep our wedding close to home and as local as possible. Initially, with our hectic lives and recent house renovations, we decided not to pressure ourselves into making arrangements and setting the date. However, once we started looking we couldn’t contain ourselves and ended up booking the wedding for the weekend, one year after our engagement!” They opted for a traditional, timeless look, with simple, bright décor including touches of subtle peach, pink and yellow tones. “I wanted to always be able to look back over memories of the day and the photos and still love them in decades to come,” Bethany adds. Read on for her account of their big day... AND TRADITIONAL Bethany Mitchell married Chris Palmer at Wymondham Abbey followed by a reception at Kimberley Hall, Norfolk on 16 th June, 2018. Timeless 53  REAL WEDDINGS