Katie and Joe met on dating app Hinge. “Not very romantic but it worked for us!” Katie says. Joe proposed at home before suggesting they head out to their local bar for a celebratory drink, where Katie found their family there to join them in raising a glass. Katie grew up in Nantwich and Joe is a church goer, so the couple brought together the best of both and decided to say “I do” at St Mary’s Church in Nantwich. They looked into venues nearby for the ensuing celebrations and discovered Combermere Abbey. “We wanted that mix of a beautiful stately home with a relaxed atmosphere,” Katie explains. The couple were keen on a bright, summer palette with colours that felt warm, inviting and joyful. Katie chose a pale yellow for the bridesmaids’ dresses then worked with their venue stylist and florist to select the pink and peachy tones for the flowers. They also incorporated a hint of blue as a nod to water, since Joe played water polo for Team GB in the 2012 Olympics. The stationery brought together the traditional and the modern with the invitations sent from the bride’s parents including their full names, Katherine and Joseph, while the welcome sign was more informal with ‘Katie & Joe’. It also featured a quote from Shakepeare’s The Tempest as a nod to Katie’s love of plays and literature. “I love an elegant place setting so this was important to us,” Katie says. “We had quite a few babies on the guest list so our stylist gave us the idea of putting the mother and baby’s names on the place names as a keepsake for them.” 24
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