Your Surrey Wedding- December 2020/January 2021 (Issue 86)

REAL WEDDINGS 47 K iran and Michael met online in 2016. “We started talking, but the conversation fizzled out, and it wasn’t until a drunken phone call six months later than we reconnected,” says Kiran. “We met for the first time at a Costa near my work, and we began dating shortly after. We got on really well, and the conversation flowed naturally. He was also incredibly supportive during my period of illness at the start of our relationship.” Michael popped the question in their flat on 29 th August, 2019. “We’d discussed wedding dates before and thought 29 th August, 2020 sounded perfect,” shares the bride. “I was surprised as I knew we were heading towards an engagement but was oblivious that it would happen that day! He even went through the trouble of asking my dad the night before and creating a custom-made engagement ring. I ruined his plans a bit as I decided to work from home that day, but had a hair appointment in the afternoon, so he re-arranged the flat and laid out candles and pictures of us in the 30 minutes I was gone.” SETTING THE SCENE “We instantly fell in love with Foxhills Country Club & Resort during our viewing in 2019,” explains Kiran. “The outside was picturesque, and the interior was the perfect fit for our intimate ceremony. One thing that made the decision easy for us was the flexibility of the staff. They were more than happy to change their packages to accommodate us. We did see some other properties in the area, but we didn’t get the same feeling from them, and they weren’t as accommodating to our needs.” The couple decided to go with a white and red colour scheme. “We chose white to represent Michael’s British culture and red for my Indian heritage,” explains Kiran. “We had six white candles lining the aisle, silk petals scattered on the floor and a draping floral arrangement on the registrar’s table. The main arrangement was a central flower wall with white silk flowers and red draping. We all sat on one large oval table in household bubbles, and every guest had their own card and personalised shot glass with a Ferrero Rocher inside.” Their big-day bake was made by Ann’s Designer Cakes. “We placed it on a stand in the corner of the orangery,” shares Kiran. “It was a one-tier design made up of mango and passionfruit with buttercream icing, silk flowers and a Mr & Mrs cake-topper.” Kiran and Michael chose blooms to match their theme from Cathey’s Flowers. “I left it all up to our florist and asked her to base her decisions around our colour scheme, and she didn’t disappoint,” says the bride. “We were incredibly lucky that she understood our vision and took control of the arrangements for us.” The lovebirds decided to make their stationery. “We couldn’t find anything online that suited our theme,” explains Kiran. “We chose red for the writing and got everything printed on soft sheen ivory cardstock at Wowvow. We’re so grateful that they were able to print our designs so quickly.” For the meal, they chose roasted red pepper soup to start, beef or chicken roast for main and a chocolate or 