Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - Page number 29 - August/September 2021 (Issue 90)

J odie and Michael first met more than ten years ago, becoming friends for a few years before they started dating. “We lost touch and then met up again in a pub a few years later and our relationship developed from there,” Jodie tells us. The couple became engaged during a surprise proposal in Paris for Jodie’s 27 th birthday. “Michael proposed the night before my birthday on the Pont des Arts,” Jodie says. “He had planned a surprise trip and the first I knew about it was when we arrived at the airport - it was a complete surprise, I had no idea!” SETTING THE SCENE Jodie and Michael were due to get married in 2020 in South Wales where Jodie grew up but had to change their plans due to the restrictions in place because of the pandemic. “After four cancellations with venues, we decided to get married at Windsor Guildhall which is a public building that complied with the restrictions at the time,” Jodie explains. “When the government announced that receptions had to be held outside, the lovely team at Oakley Court were able to host us and provided the fantastic catering which everyone loved! We were just so relieved to get married because we were beginning to think that it wouldn’t happen!” “Our ceremony took place on the same day, and at the same time, that proceedings were beginning for HRH Prince Phillip's funeral which was happening next door atWindsor Castle. We deliberately left plenty of time to travel to our wedding because we anticipated lots of traffic but we arrived very early. As we leftWindsor Guildhall, the press covering the funeral wanted to interview us so we made in onto the BBC news!” - Jodie and Michael MICRO WEDDING SPECIAL 29