Your Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Wedding- December 2020/Janaury 2021 (Issue 24)

Katie and Matthew styled their seasonal wedding with a grey, silver and red colour theme and a nod to their love of books Images courtesy of Adam Drake Photography A winter ’ s tale K atie and Matthew met when they were both working as extras after university. “Both of us had recently graduated and were extras on the set of Dr Who,” Katie tells us. “Matthew was a keen reader and recommended a book that I should read. He became my best friend pretty much instantly, it was like we had known each other forever. We loved the same things including films, discovering new books to read, walking and travelling. I was attracted to Matthew because I could see that he was ambitious and wanted to make the most out of life, and I wanted to be part of that journey with him.” The couple became engaged on holiday in Iceland. “We had spent the day exploring geysers and hot springs,” Katie says. “We walked to Gullfoss waterfall and climbed up to a viewing point that was very secluded and Matt proposed as we were admiring the view. He was very emotional as he got down on one knee and the rest is a blur but I remember us both crying and laughing a lot! There was one other person at the viewing point who we didn’t notice was there until afterwards. She came over and told us that she had taken a picture. It’s the best photograph ever!” Here, Katie tells us more about their literary-themed day. Katie Jones, 31, married Matthew Thomas, 31, on 16 th November 2018 at Cripps Barn in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. REAL WEDDINGS 39 