LauRa anD SeReLLe
The proposal was actually a massive surprise. Serelle planned a weekend away at Chilston Manor, which I thought was a weekend away for her birthday. She didn’ t want me to have any idea about the proposal so did it around her birthday to have an excuse to stay at a nice hotel and go to a fancy restaurant. She says her proposal was‘ a bit crap’ but I don’ t think so! She didn’ t get down on one knee but asked me while we were in the hotel room and presented me with a ring. She knew if she did it in public I’ d have died of embarrassment.
We both wanted something traditional and elegant for our wedding. We are quite private people, with a small group of friends and family. We wanted something that would be low key and really personal.
The theme was quite simple and pretty – we didn’ t want anything too wild or over the top. We had white and sage green as our colours, starting with the invitations. My bouquet was made of white calla lilies, which we also had as our centrepieces. Our favours were the most colourful part of the wedding as we had a sweetie table that we organised ourselves, by buying a variety of vases and lots of multi-coloured sweets.
We didn’ t write our own vows, but discussed then chose the ones we felt were most important and relevant to us from the given selection. The ceremony music was by The London Duo – two girls on a violin and cello, playing songs by the likes of Michael Jackson and Coldplay. We asked one of Serelle’ s young cousins to read a poem for us, Magic of Love by Helen Steiner Rice. It was beautiful.
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