OUR KENTISH CEREMONY
MARRIED AT WINTERS BARNS
CANTERBURY LAUREN AND DAVID CRONIN HELD A WONDERFUL WINTER WEDDING , COMPLETE WITH A DISNEY-THEMED FIRST DANCE AND A SOLO FROM THE BRIDE , TOO …
Photography by : Conrad Visuals
THE VENUE Canterbury is one of our favourite places in the UK and we really wanted to get married there . Winters Barns was the first venue we visited and fell in love ! It gave me goosebumps and I cried as soon as we walked in ! Plus Sophie , our guide , gave us such a warm welcome . She was so friendly and we just clicked - I knew we would work well together creating our dream fairytale wedding .
THE OUTFITS I found my dress at the second shop I visited . I went with my cousin and maid of honour , as I had described to her what my dream dress would be like , and she ’ d found one just like it at Love Bridal .
But , as soon as I walked into the shop another one jumped out at me too . Although I loved the one we ’ d gone there for , when I tried on the second dress my cousin and I both cried . It was a cinderella style dress , and when I Facetimed my mum , she cried too and said “ Cinderella was your favourite Disney film growing up .” Apparently I was always obsessed with wearing a dress like hers !
The bridesmaid dresses were an amazing bargain - they were only £ 11 each from Shein and they looked so much more expensive . People were shocked at how cheap they were - we had 11 groomsmen and 11 bridesmaids so we needed to keep costs down where possible !
THE FIRST DANCE Our first dance was a real standout moment for us . We practised so much before the big day , dancing to Tale as Old as Time from Beauty and the Beast , which we did on the clouds , thanks to our wedding DJ . Then , I sang Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion and everyone cried . I ’ m a professional singer and sing at many weddings myself so it was nice to sing for my husband !
THE PERSONAL TOUCHES David and I have a lot of meaningful symbols that symbolise our relationship from the moment we met . So , for our wedding we had keys , owls , feathers , hearts , bees , butterflies and the Star Of David scattered throughout our décor and in our personalised invitations , too .
THE PHOTOGRAPHY For our photography , we used a couple that I have worked with for years , Adam and Connie from Conrad Visuals , who film and take photos for all our events . My favourite photo from the day has to be the one with the sun setting behind us ! The venue is stunning and has so many places to use for amazing photos !
THE HIGHLIGHT The highlight of our wedding was definitely marrying the love of my life .
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