Nadia and Matthew met 11 years ago at JD Sports, Trafford Centre, where they both worked. Nadia oversaw the junior department, and Matthew supervised the changing rooms (conveniently for this love story, the changing rooms were located next to the junior section). Work chat turned to flirty banter, and it wasn’t long before the couple were enthralled by one another. Matthew recalls, “we both played hard to get and to this day still argue over who made the first move; although, it was Nadia that slid into my DMs first wanting to ‘swap a shift’, which was code for do you want to go on a date”. Matthew knew pretty quickly that Nadia would be a keeper, so he asked her to be his girlfriend on New Year’s Day 2014 and 10 years later the happy couple would be getting married! When it came to proposals, Matthew had a couple of planning hiccups to navigate. After just two years of dating Matthew wanted to put a ring on Nadia’s finger, and luckily, her friend Becky worked in jewellery! Equipped with an expert friend and his mother, Matthew could begin the hunt. In 2019 he found the perfect ring and was now ready to pop the question, but what location would be the one? Matthew details, “I decided to book us a holiday to Cape Verde for May 2020 and had booked us a private meal on the beach whilst we were there, and that was to be my nerve-wracking moment to pop the question to Nadia… then COVID struck… the holiday was cancelled, and my plans were in tatters”. Suddenly we were all locked in our homes, and for Matthew he had a ring burning a hole in his pocket. Matthew adds, “from our bedroom window you can see Rivington Pike, and I thought that would be nice, we can see the place I proposed every morning when we wake up. So, that’s where I popped the question, not quite Cape Verde but still very special nonetheless”. “We go to the same spot every year and pop a bottle of champagne to celebrate and reflect on the proposal (and the proposal that should have been!)” – Matthew SETTING THE SCENE When looking for the right venue, Matthew and Nadia had a clear vision, something that felt like an extension of themselves. For this couple, King Street Townhouse was the one and everything dulled in comparison. Matthew adds, “Every time we went back for meetings or the wedding open days, we fell in love with the venue more and more. The staff, the food and the attention to detail on everything was faultless”. Matthew and Nadia opted for a green and white wedding theme with formal black and white attire for the bridal party – how chic! Keeping the theme of townhouse-chic going, the wedding favours were personalised miniature alcohol bottles so that guests could celebrate them ‘tying the knot by taking a shot’. The couple are big tequila connoisseurs so felt this was the most fitting celebration of their love. The second wedding favour was a deeply special one, Nadia explains, “we donated on behalf of the guests to The Christie charity to commemorate them having taken such good care of our uncle Wayne! I handmade some little notes to add to each keyring we enveloped for the guests”. For table plans, name places, and table runners, the couple opted for a design featuring green and white hydrangeas to tie in the theme. This tied in nicely with the floral arrangements and candles making up the centrepieces. The vision for this couple was classic and elegant, Nadia comments, “Adi at Verdure Floral 27 REAL WEDDINGS
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