Your East Midlands Wedding - December 2020/January 2021 (Issue 41)

REAL WEDDINGS 33 M ichael and Rebekah first discovered each other online and decided to go on a date to the cinema. “I can remember talking on the first night where we clicked so quickly,” says Rebekah. “I invited him round to cook together and watch The X Factor for our third date. I felt so comfortable in my environment with this man I felt so connected to!” Michael proposed on the 2 nd August 2017, during a break away to Ardencote spa resort in Warwickshire for Rebekah’s birthday. He says, “We went for a stroll around the grounds after dinner when I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. Rebekah burst out crying and said yes!” SETTING THE SCENE The couple fell in love with the mesmerising views that The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club offered. The number one goal when planning the wedding was to make sure everything had significance to the couple’s journey and future. The travel theme highlighted all the beautiful moments and memories shared during their adventures from around the world. Each table was named after a location with mini-travel suitcases full of sweets from that area. This included Rome, Italy, Algarve, Portugal, Warwickshire, Barbados and the top table was Bali.  Guests could easily locate where they were seated because of the world map with polaroid pictures that was used for the table plan. In the middle of the tables were candles, photos and beautiful artificial flowers that matched the colour scheme perfectly.  