Something blue Hester and Michael’s special day at Ardington House enjoyed a romantic cornflower blue colour theme Images courtesy of Photography by Bea Hester and Michael met at Hester’s place of work at the time, which was The Swan at Streatley near Reading, where she managed the gym. “Michael was a member and we became friends over coffee,” Hester tells us. “After I left, which was at the start of the first lockdown, we became a couple. Due to the restrictions, we moved in together within a month of our first proper date. Michael says he was attracted to my good humour and I would say the same about him!” Michael proposed on the 15th of September 2023 by surprising Hester with a helicopter flight from London Oxford Airport to London. “He had booked a night at The Shard for us,” Hester says. “The question ‘Will you marry me?’ was written on the window of our hotel room overlooking the River Thames and Tower Bridge - I said ‘Yes!’” Here, Hester tells about their church ceremony and reception at Ardington House. Hester and Michael Merritt married at Ardington: Holy Trinity followed by a reception at Ardington House in Oxfordshire. 33 REAL WEDDINGS
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