Your London Wedding - Nov/Dec 2019 (Issue 68)

A midsummer ' s dream Jake and Frida wove Swedish tradition throughout their June big day Images courtesy of Courtney Dee H aving met at university, Frida and Jake first bonded over a shared love of classical music, travelling and popular sitcom Benidorm – solid grounds for a friendship, we’re sure you’ll agree. So it’s no wonder that their relationship blossomed into something more, culminating with Jake dropping to one knee on a mountaintop during a ski trip with friends in early 2017. The couple took a fairly relaxed approach to planning, allowing themselves a good two years to prepare for their nuptials, starting with the hunt for the perfect venue. “We wanted a venue that didn’t charge for corkage and had a late curfew. This significantly narrowed down our options but, when we went to see The Chainstore, we knew it was the right place straight away,” explains Jake. Here, he tells us more about their big day… Frida Gundmark, 27, married Jake Schogger, 30, at The Chainstore, Trinity Buoy Wharf on 21 st June, 2019.  REAL WEDDINGS 49