Rosie and Josh met when they were 18 years old. “Josh invited me to his 18th birthday barbecue after having been out once together as part of the same friendship group,” Rosie tells us. “We shared a tent and he was the perfect gentleman and a genuine, kind person.” The couple became engaged in Paris on the 5th of December 2018. “We were standing on the opposite side of The Eiffel Tower overlooking the bridge and we were taking a selfie in the rain,” Rosie says. “Josh pulled out a ring box from his pocket and handed it to me, asking whether I’d be his wife. He wouldn’t get down on one knee because of the bad weather!” SETTING THE SCENE Rosie and Josh chose to get married in Tavistock in Devon. “My mum is originally from Tavistock and I grew up visiting my late granddad on holidays there,” Rosie explains. “We attended a couple of Christmas services at St. Eustachius’ Church, Tavistock and I’ve dreamt of getting married there ever since.” The Two Bridges hotel was the couple’s first choice of reception venue because it has stunning views stretching across Dartmoor. “I had never visited the hotel before but had always driven past it on my holidays so getting married there was a dream,” Rosie says. “Tom, a member of the team, gave us fantastic service, constantly checking if everyone, including our guests, were OK. He explained to us how to cut the cake, delivered our gifts to our room at the end of the night and even took buffet food to my friends and family in their rooms when they were too tired to stay late at the reception!” Rosie arrived at the wedding in a 1930 Franklin 147 Salon Special car with her dad. “Travelling across Dartmoor to the church with my dad was a memory I’ll never forget,” Rosie explains. “When we arrived, walking down the aisle and seeing Josh, and us both singing rather badly (not on purpose!) were other memorable moments for me. We were both so happy because we had waited so long for this day to arrive.” The couple sat at a top table with Josh’s best man and Rosie’s parents. “There were four other round tables for our guests,” Rosie says. “We chose table numbers and I handmade some acrylic signs using pink and mint green paint with a transfer sticker showing each number. My brother’s girlfriend made our black place names decorated with a silver font and I added pearl stickers for the ladies’ ones. I also made small bags of fudge from the Devon Fudge Company that our guests arriving from Kent, Wales and Bournemouth loved because they hadn’t visited Devon before.” The couple hired pink faux blossom trees as their table centrepieces and selected pink roses for their fresh flower arrangements and bouquets. “The first flowers that Josh bought for me were pink roses and the choice was also inspired by my name!” Rosie tells us. “We also had gypsophila because I think it looks springlike and pretty.” 41 REAL WEDDINGS
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