NICOLA & GARETH: REAL BRIDE STORY from Cicicici's blog

Gareth and I met on Tinder, as well as on our first date I knew he was that special someone. His proposal was this type of surprise the day we were leaving for any trip to Oxford; a jeweler's gift bag hidden within the wardrobe containing an attractive ring.

A year after our original date, we've got married at The Courtyard, Oswestry on Friday 9th July 2021.

I enjoyed wedding ceremony planning, I've done event planning and operations in hospitality so I didn't think it is too stressful. The hardest part was awaiting the numbers to become confirmed due to the pandemic. I didn't possess a theme in your mind, I wanted rustic and delightful, timeless although not matchy-matchy. Making the flower girls tutus was time intensive; especially working around a 48hr working week! As we wanted an individual wedding, we didn't desire a hotel and thus chose The Courtyard once we fell in love as soon once we walked into the garden! Here

I thought I wanted long-sleeved lace vintage wedding dresses, however, when my mum and I visited the website at www.feeltimes.co.uk I fell deeply in love with my dress around the first visit!

The reception barn was styled a lot more beautiful than I imagined. We had worked very hard for the 2 days before to organize everything: tying cushions to chairs, sorting napkins and candles, laying tables. It was perfect. My aunty made us an attractive, delicious cake, and also the speeches were wonderful. My friend violin as I walked on the aisle and local musician Joe Seager played during reception drinks. The Myers played for the outside disco within the evening. Even though I was slightly late on your day thanks to traffic, it wasn't a stressful day, and we enjoyed every moment.

My advice for future brides does not stress about tiny details, it won't enter the mind on your day! The important thing would be to enjoy it, and that we'd been told to consider time only the two of us and I'm so glad we did. We had a minute to share our happiness and talk about your day.

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