Your Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Wedding- Page number 31 - August/September 2021 (Issue 28)

SURPRISE, surprise! Sarah and Andrew kept their nuptials quiet and invited guests to what they thought was an engagement party Images courtesy of James Fear Photography S arah and Andrew met at the Cheltenham races. “Andrew is from London so he came back to Cheltenham for our first date a few weeks after we met and that date lasted for three days!” Sarah tells us. “We went on holiday together three weeks later and he pretty much moved in with me after that.” The couple became engaged during a surprise proposal. “Andrew asked me to marry him on the 23 rd of August 2019,” Sarah explains. “He created a treasure hunt around Cheltenham of all our favourite places and he was waiting for me at the Hotel du Vin & Bistro where we had enjoyed our first date - it was a wonderful surprise!” Here, Sarah tells us all about their surprise ceremony at Ellenborough Park followed by a reception at The Daffodil. Sarah Fardon married Andrew Thorndyke on 30 th December 2019 in a ceremony at the Old Chapel at Ellenborough Park in Cheltenham, followed by a reception at The Daffodil. REAL WEDDINGS 31