Your London Wedding - Page number 31 - July/August 2021 (Issue 78)

B efore the days of Tinder there was Plenty of Fish, and this is where Jonathan and Jay first met. “It took months for us to have a first date as we had so many holidays booked,” Jonathan laughs. “We finally locked in a date for 4 th June, 2013, and we agreed to meet in Soho Square.” Thank goodness they did get a date in the diary, because after a successful bar crawl across Soho the pair were inseparable. Fast forward to March 2018, and the pair are on a trip to an incredible safari hotel in Rathambore National Park, India, where Jonathan popped the all-important question. Of course, Jay said “yes,” and on returning home the couple started planning their dream wedding. As commercial director of a premium boutique catering company, Food Show, Jay has seen countless venues across London, and the Tower of London has always stood out. Luckily for Jonathan and Jay, it was about to get its marriage licence just two weeks before their wedding date on 24 th January, 2020. We caught up with Jonathan to find out more… MAKING THE DAY THEIR OWN It was a dream come true for Jonathan and Jay to be able to host their special day at the Tower of London. “We wanted something beautiful and classy, with stunning food and drink,” Jonathan tells us. “Our guest list consisted of just 12 very close friends and family, so it was important that the space felt intimate.” The pair opted for the vaulted Wakefield Tower for their ceremony, which was conducted by Grainne Nixon from Tower Hamlets council. “We had some beautiful Chandelle armchairs and a mirrored Venetian writing desk,” Jonathan says. “Ski-lodge style fur blankets and soft amber-coloured lighting from Event Concept finished off the cosy feel.” The talented florist Veevers Carter created an exquisite hanging arrangement, which hung REAL WEDDINGS 31