Your Hampshire and Dorset Wedding - November/December 2020 (Issue 83)

45  REAL WEDDINGS A CHRISTMAS CRACKER Rich gold and burgundy shades set the tone for Allie and Trevor’s festive wedding Images by Mark O’Brien Photography Christmas will always be a special time of year for Allie and Trevor Wickens. They first got together after a skiing trip in Austria. Allie had gone with her family and Trevor caught her eye on the plane out there. After a chance encounter at the resort, they arranged to meet on the slopes and after the holiday carried on seeing each other. Allie then moved from her home in Guildford to be with Trevor in Essex. He popped the question on their first Christmas together in their own home by the tree in their sitting room. “It wasn’t a total surprise as I knew he’d already asked my dad,” says Allie. They tied the knot the following year on 21 st December, 2019 and celebrated in true festive style with turkey and all the trimmings. Read on for Allie’s account of their big day…