Your Hampshire and Dorset Wedding - Page number 31 - May/June 2021 (Issue 86)

OUT OF the blue A my and Martin met at work and fell for each other’s charms. In 2018, Martin whisked Amy away to Paris as a surprise trip to celebrate her 25 th birthday. There, in a beautiful spot in front of the Louvre with a perfect view of the Eiffel Tower, he dropped to one knee (in a puddle) and asked Amy to marry him. “He ruined his trousers, but it was all worth it,” she laughs. After viewing a great many potential wedding venues, the pair discovered the beautiful Beaulieu Inn in the picturesque New Forest. Amy took her mum, maid-of-honour and one of her bridesmaids along to check it out and fell in love. She explains, “Once Martin saw it, we knew it was the one. It’s surrounded by fields and has a lovely garden. It felt so light and airy – just what we were looking for.” Then, the pandemic stepped in and scuppered their plans. Amy reveals, “It made the process so much harder than anticipated. We had to move our April 2020 wedding to November, downsizing the guestlist to 30, then to 15, before moving the whole day forward to October!” Nevertheless, the couple’s perseverance paid off and they celebrated their nuptials on 10 th October, 2020 #lovesnotcancelled. Join us as Amy shares her account of the big day… Amy and Martin’s intimate New Forest wedding was styled in a delicate pastel blue with silver and white accents Images courtesy of Hayley Szczecinski Photography REAL WEDDING 31