Olivia and Lewis met at a festival when they were teenagers. “We became really good friends and would always bump into each other on nights out,” says Olivia. “A couple of years later, Lewis made the move and sent me a gorgeous bouquet of flowers on Valentine’s Day, and we have been together ever since.” “The proposal was amazing; I couldn’t have imagined it any better,” shares the bride. “It was Christmas Eve and we had just bought our first home that summer and welcomed two little puppy sausage dogs into the family. We had been out for food and drinks and were on our way back home. As soon as we got home, we headed upstairs to change into our matching Christmas pjs, and when we came downstairs, we headed into the living room, which was filled with balloons with pictures of us on them. Candles were lit around the room and the balloons on the wall spelt, ‘will you marry me?’ I turned around and Lewis was on one knee with the most perfect ring. I think I cried with happiness for an hour straight.” SETTING THE SCENE “We had been to see a few venues, but none of them gave us that special feeling,” recalls Olivia. “By luck I’d found the Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort online and decided to visit during a wedding fair. As soon as we walked into the hotel, it had a very luxurious and modern vibe and we were blown away by the size of the function room, the décor and how great the place looked. I think we knew from that point it was where we wanted to get married. We enquired about the date we wanted, which was available, and we brought our parents to look at the space and within a week we had booked our wedding.” To decorate the venue, the couple opted for a champagne colour scheme. “We had champagne-coloured sashes across the chairs, napkins and a white flower arch at the bottom of the aisle, which was moved behind us for the wedding breakfast,” explains Olivia. “The centrepieces had mirror bases with waterfilled vases, floating candles and petals on top, while others had mirrored bases with white blossom flower bomb pillars. To finish the look, we gave our guests personalised sweets and chocolates as favours. “Our beautiful flowers from Molly Blooms were white roses with gypsophila and the groom’s party wore white roses as buttonholes,” adds Olivia. “To continue the champagne colour scheme, we decorated the aisle with flower bombs and petals.” For their cake, the couple chose a large white design from É Bella and cupcakes decorated in white frosting with edible pearls on top. “The flavours were Nutella, cherry bakewell and Biscoff,” says Olivia. “The rest of our food was supplied by the team at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort.” DRESSED TO IMPRESS “My dress was a Martina Liana design from Natalie Anne Brides Ltd,” recalls the bride. “I chose a white fishtail with detail and sequins all over and a long, simple veil as the dress was already quite detailed. It was the gown I had dreamed of and I knew it was the one. I wore diamante Kurt Geiger heels and on the base of the shoes, it had a personalised message that said ‘just 31 REAL WEDDINGS
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