Your Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Wedding - February/March 2024 (Issue 43)

Hannah and Andrew were friends before becoming a couple. “We started secondary school together where we were in the same tutor group,” Hannah tells us. “We both went off to different colleges and then universities but when we moved home, we started hanging out again. We finally became a couple in 2013 and our new adventure began. We went travelling together, came back and purchased our first house and then our beautiful puppy, Rio, came along at the end of 2020. Having our long friendship as our beginning means we have seen each other for who we are.” Andrew proposed on the couple’s eighth anniversary on the 30th of July 2021 before dinner. “Andrew suggested going for a dog walk at Barbury Castle,” Hannah tells us. “I didn’t think anything of it and little did I know that he had the ring box hidden in his pocket behind a dog ball! Andrew proposed to me on top of The Ridgeway hills and it took me by complete surprise. It was perfect - I said ‘yes’ through floods of happy tears!” SETTING THE SCENE Hannah and Andrew wanted a private weekend wedding to enable them to spend quality time with their loved ones. “We didn’t want to be on a schedule in a venue,” Hannah “We decided to untraditionally stay together the night before our wedding day and we had an evening on the Friday at our venue with our close family and friends which my mum and maid-of-honour catered for.This was perfect for us because we got to spend some time together and wake up with each other on the morning of our wedding.This helped us feel calm and relaxed on the day. We were so excited to see each other at the aisle.” - Hannah and Andrew Scan to view video www.iconic-image.com REAL WEDDINGS 37

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