Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding - Jan/Feb 2018 (Issue 43)

California dreamin ’ Laura and Dan brought an American vibe to the Wirral Images courtesy of Pixsmiths Creative Photography L aura Jacques and Daniel Neill first met when working as research scientists at the University of Liverpool. “We’d go out in a group of friends and we’d always order the same food!” Laura says. “We made each other laugh from the beginning.” Just three years after they met, Dan organised a road trip to California to celebrate the completion of Laura’s PhD. “We were in a town called Mendocino and had woken up early to kayak on Big River,” Laura remembers. “After seeing seals, otters and blue herons we stopped on the side of the river for a break. It was in this private and tranquil place that he asked me to marry him.” Returning home, the couple soon set the date for 4 th August, 2019, and planned a day that reflected where they got engaged. Laura tells us how they did it… REAL WEDDINGS 43 