one family The Balmer Lawn Hotel provided a beautiful backdrop to Nicola and Byron’s wedding Images courtesy of Katy Brothers Wedding Photography THREE HEARTS, These lovebirds first met online before they arranged to meet in person. Nicola says, “Byron ghosted me the day of our first date, so I assumed I’d been stood up until he called at 7:30 pm to say he’d been stuck at work and would meet me an hour later in Lymington. Byron’s laid-back attitude complemented mine and, while it drives me crazy, I loved just going with the flow.” After a holiday with Nicola’s family six months later, Nicola realised this was the man she wanted to marry as Byron slotted straight into the family. After returning from a holiday in Turkey after Nicola’s 30th birthday, the pair decided to take their dog for a walk on the beach after work. On the way, Byron had taken a ‘wrong turn’ leading them to Lepe beach, which holds some pretty important memories for Nicola as some ashes of loved ones are scattered there. She says, “We walked the dog and put him back in the car when I discovered a bunch of yellow roses in the boot – my favourite flower! We have a tradition of leaving flowers there in memory of loved ones, and Byron suggested we take them down to the waterfront. At this point, I still had no suspicion anything was happening. I was about to put my flowers in the sea when he came out with a very cheesy line, ‘There are three flowers here; one for your past, one for the present and one for our future”, before getting down on one knee and presented a ring. The next five minutes were a blur of tears and shock. To this day, I’m not actually sure if he even asked me to marry him as I cried and laughed as he placed the ring on my finger.” Here the bride shares details about their special day… 31 REAL WEDDINGS
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