Your Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Wedding- June/July 2020 (Issue 21)

A FAMILY The stunning Owlpen Manor was the backdrop to Daisy and George’s wedding with a fun, festival theme entertaining their loved ones Images courtesy of Oobaloos Photography Daisy and George Blandford married on 25 th August 2019 at Owlpen Manor near Uley in Gloucestershire. D aisy and George met online and messaged each other for a week while Daisy was on holiday in Thailand. “We met for dinner the day I flew home,” Daisy tells us, “and the rest, as they say, is history!” The couple became engaged in Sorrento in 2016 after a romantic proposal overlooking the ocean at sunset. “George was planning to propose at the Trevi Fountain in Rome,” Daisy tells us. “I was unaware of this and because it was so busy, I threw a coin into the water and carried on walking so it didn’t go to plan! A few days later we took a day trip along the stunning Amalfi Coast and after reaching Sorrento, the surprise proposal took place at our hotel, it was perfect.” When the couple returned to the UK, the wedding planning began. “George wanted to continue the theme of the engagement but I wanted a big wedding for all of my family in the UK,” Daisy tells us. “George has a much smaller family compared to mine and his grandad was going to be his best man but sadly he became ill and passed away before our big day which was a difficult period. George decided not to have a best man in the end and wore a small photograph of his grandad on his cufflinks.” Here, Daisy tells us more about their big day with a fun, festival vibe. affair REAL WEDDINGS 33 