Sarah and Mike’s eyes met across a crowded room at a friend’s party during their first year of sixth form college.
Indeed, it was his eyes that Sarah was attracted to: “They’re a lovely shade of blue,” she says. The pair hit it off right away, immediately feeling at ease in each other’s company, even though it took Mike another month to convince Sarah to go on a date with him. But needless to say, they’re both so glad he did.
When the couple had been dating for a year or two, Mike took Sarah to a romantic spot in their home county of Lincolnshire to watch the sun set. But, when he suggested an impromptu visit back to the same place one Friday evening, she had no idea what he had planned. After setting up the camera to film the sun going down, he got down on one knee and asked Sarah to marry him. “I burst into tears, I never thought I’d react that way,” Sarah remembers. Mike had bought the ring months beforehand and had been planning this proposal for some time, despite spending the wedding day of a friend, just days before, deflecting questions about whether they might be next!
Mike was keen to say “I do” in a church, and Sarah was happy to go along with his wishes. “We have quite a few around us, but St Helen’s Northwich is definitely the biggest and prettiest in the area. Also, the vicar was lovely and we had a great rapport with him, so felt that was the one quite quickly,” Sarah explains. When it came to the reception venue, the couple fell in love with the family feel of Abbeywood, as well as it’s rustic yet elegant vibe. “We both love walking and being in the countryside, so its beautiful gardens and glass house made it feel just right for us,” Sarah tells us.
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It was a simple Mikado silk, off-the-shoulder silhouette, with a jewelled belt around the waist.
"I chose this style as I don't like anything too fussy and it's such a classic style, it will definitely stand the test of time," Sarah explains.
She accessorised with pearl drop earrings and a pearl and diamanté bracelet from Lace and Favour, plus a Thomas Sabo pearl bracelet, which Mike had given her as a wedding gift.
She opted against wearing a necklace for fear it might overshadow the dress' gorgeous neckline.
Mike wore dark grey suit style Darcy (love what they did there), which had an on-trend checked pattern. His groomsmen were dressed in plain grey suits, with checked waistcoats and sage green ties to match the groom.
The bridesmaids' dresses were sage green, with lace corset bodices. They were embellished with tiny sequins, which sparkled as they caught the light. "I needed to find a style to suit all of them, which I managed in the end, but it took a while," Sarah confides. The flowergirl wore a silk dress in the same material as the bride's along with a super-cute flower crown.
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