This winter wedding took place at The Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa
Christine and Martin’s love story started at the most glamorous of locations – the local Co-op!
The two of them told me that they felt an immediate mutual connection. They knew they were meant for each other just after that first conversation. As you can imagine my inner Disney Princess started to swoon and I was already excited to hear more.
Martin, the eternal mischief maker, ditched his idea of proposing over dinner at a fancy restaurant. While Christine was on a video call with her work friends, he decided that was the moment to pop the question!
Christine obviously said yes, much to the delight and amusement of all her friends sat there watching through their screens. I would love to have seen their faces!
The Woodhall Spa wedding
The wedding took place at The Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa in December. Even though it was a winter wedding, they steered clear of the obvious Christmas colours and décor and opted for a beautiful pastel winter floral theme.
They used soft pinks, ivories and light purples accented by eucalyptus to give a winter-frosted appearance to the bouquets and table centrepieces. The theme was continued across to the three-tier wedding cake which was decorated with matching fresh flowers. The combined smell of cake, eucalyptus and flowers was uh-may-zing!
Christine opted not to have morning prep photos.But I arrived a little earlier than planned and was able to capture the last few finishing touches. She looked simply stunning in her elegant, fitted lace dress, and the Bridesmaids looked glamorous in their pale pink dresses. (Well, until the 5th round of shots later that afternoon!)
As Christine was very organised – andhad pretty much everything ticked off her lists –Martin was simply given 1 job to do.Make sure Christine’s three sons were “suited & booted” on time. Luckily Martin’s Best man/wing man was on hand to supervise. (while wandering around the house, providing some background music playing the guitar). So everything went to plan, and they all looked fab.
The whole day was friendly and relaxed and had one clear message – the importance of their friends and family.
The couples priority for their Petwood Hotel wedding
Having their parents at their wedding was a priority forthem both. Christine was desperate for her dad to give her away, and exactly a year to the day after being discharged from hospital he walked her down the aisle. Not only had he undergone a quadruple heart bypass but he contracted Covid whilst in hospital recovering! His nervousness at potentially getting things wrong when he gave her away was the sweetest.
Martin’s dad – what a character! I especiially enjoyed listening to the stories of how he and his friends used to go skating on the lake in the winter and what it used to be like when he was a boy. He undeniably had all the venue staff wrapped around his finger, even when he was giving them instructions on how to put together the dancefloor. My favourite part was the himpointing his walking stick as a way of directing what they should do next.
Unfortunately, a key guest couldn’t make the wedding due to Covid. But the Best Man solved the problem of him not being in any photos on the day – a life-sized photo of the missing guest’s face on a stick! He became the ultimate photo bomber and looked like he had a quality night!
The wedding dream team
Venue: The Petwood Hotel www.petwood.co.uk
Photographer: Pink Photographics https://pinkphotographics.co.uk/portfolio/
Bride’s dress: Phase Eight www.phase-eight.com
Bride’s accessories: Wilcox and Carter Jewellers www.wilcoxandcarter.co.uk
Hair: Gemma Clare
Make-up: So Chic Beauty Clinic
Bridesmaids’ dresses: Coast www.coastfashion.com
Groom’s suit: Coneys of Boston www.coneysdesignerwear.co.uk
Ushers Suits: Cavani at Coneys www.cavaniatconeys.com
Wedding cake: Rosie’s Cakes and Bakes
Flowers: Flowers by Maxine www.flowersbymaxine.co.uk
Stationery: Pumpkin Wedding Designs www.pumpkinweddingdesigns.co.uk
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