Your East Anglian Wedding - February/March 2021 (Issue 47)

Festive fever was running high at Carla and John’s winter wedding Images courtesy of Daniel Lightening Photography C arla and John met while working for the same City of London company and after bonding over a shared love of Espresso Martinis they were best friends for a long time before they started dating. “I was attracted to John’s caring nature and I think it was my sense of humour that won him over!” says Carla. He popped the question on a night out in London revisiting all their old haunts. “We had dinner and then cocktails, finishing up at the venue where we had our first date, looking out over the night skyline,” remembers Carla. “It was a complete surprise as I thought I was going on a girls’ night out with my friend, who turned up once I was ready, in her pyjamas, to look after the children!” They tied the knot at Elms Barn in Suffolk on 21 st December 2019 and opted for a festive winter theme. “We loved that Elms Barn had accommodation for family to stay and we didn’t have to travel between ceremony and reception venues. It also had a marquee on site for drinks, a traditional barn for the service and reception and it was local to our family farms,” adds Carla. Read on for her account of their day... ’TIS THE SEASON REAL WEDDINGS 33 