Your Surrey Wedding- Page number 50 - August/September 2021 (Issue 90)

I visited The Savill Garden with my family when I was growing up, and it was absolutely beautiful, so I knew I wanted to get married there. We’ve since learned that they only do one or two weddings a year, so we were very lucky that they agreed to do ours when we asked! We chose St John’s Egham for the ceremony as it was where I was christened, and helped out at the Sunday school, so it was a no brainer. To celebrate Wayne’s 30 th birthday, I made plant pots out of air-dry clay and used the leftovers to make place names for people to take home as favours. They were a hexagon shape to reflect the bottom tier of our cake with names stamped on. All the décor and garden games were made by my parents and I. My dad is brilliant at woodwork, so he provided salt and pepper shakers for the tables and built all the other wooden structures during lockdown. The bunting was created by my mum, as were all the coffee table cushions. Longacres Garden Centre provided loose foliage for our centrepieces, and we balanced it out with two hanging arrangements. I arrived at the church in my dad’s classic car. We cannot say enough amazing things about our cake. It was gluten-free, and Anna Lewis Cake Design did a great job with the decorations. It looked exactly how we imagined, and some of the lace detailing was inspired by my dress. 50