Your Yorkshire Wedding - Mar/Apr 2020 (Issue 41)

REAL WEDDINGS 31  L indsay and Nick are childhood sweets, having met at school when they were just 16 years old. “We both have the same interests,” says Lindsay. “One of which being aviation, which is where the theme of our wedding came from.” Eight years after they got together, Nick was planning to pop the question. “I’ve always wanted to go to San Francisco,” Lindsay explains. “Nick thought it’d be the perfect place to propose. It was a total surprise to me and there were lots of tears!” The loved-up pair then spent time biking over the Golden Gate Bridge. Back home, they started planning their dream day for 24 th August, 2019, at Raven Hall Country House Hotel in Ravenscar. We caught up with Lindsay to find out more… SETTING THE SCENE When it came to choosing a location, they didn’t have to look far. “I’ve been going to Raven Hall since I was a kid,” Lindsay tells us. “We both love walking around the area so knew it was the perfect location for us.” Their shared love of aviation led them to both work for an airline, and it also inspired their big-day theme. “I’m cabin crew and Nick is an engineer for an airline,” Lindsay explains. “People always joke that we’re never in the country!” The aviation theme and sky blue palette ran throughout the day. “We named our tables after airport codes that have meaning to us,” Lindsay says. “Of course the top table was SFO (San Francisco). Our table plan was a map of the world.” The wonderful place settings where little wooden aircrafts that the pair sprayed sky blue and wrote each guest’s name on. They had a brilliant idea when it came to the favours. “We gave amenity kits like you get on a flight,” Lindsay says. “They included socks, a toothbrush and paste, lip balm and moisturiser.” They used local suppliers wherever possible. “The flowers by Louise Florist were so beautiful,” Lindsay says. “The bouquets incorporated blue hydrangeas, white roses and thistles.” The fabulous centrepieces were blue orchids adorned with fairylights, an idea the bride had seen on a trip to Abu Dhabi. The cake was the pièce de résistance. “We love a sweet treat after a walk, and we always knew we wanted to get our wedding cake from Botham’s of Whitby,” Lindsay explains. “Elizabeth’s creation was better than we could’ve hoped for. There was an