{"id":197881,"date":"2015-09-20T23:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/clouds-bring-a-silver-lining-at-amy-and-sams-modern-rustic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T09:57:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T22:57:09","slug":"clouds-bring-a-silver-lining-at-amy-and-sams-modern-rustic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/clouds-bring-a-silver-lining-at-amy-and-sams-modern-rustic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Clouds bring a silver lining at Amy and Sam&#8217;s modern rustic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">\u201cIt&#8217;s like you&#8217;ve got your own gang that nobody else is allowed in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is how bride Amy Grindrod describes marriage after saying \u201cI will\u201d to her beau Sam Lyons on May 8, 2015. \u201cAfter the wedding day, you think life will go back to normal, how it was before.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t. You&#8217;re married and it&#8217;s different,\u201d the 29-year-old says of life with her 26-year-old groom.<\/p>\n<p>The pair married with a modern rustic wedding at Bury Parish Church followed by a reception at Rivington Hall Barn in Lancashire. They met as teenagers \u2013 Sam was Amy\u2019s younger brother\u2019s best friend.\u00a0\u201cIt was a little awkward at first but now the three of us are best friends,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>For a long time, the pair harboured secret feelings for one another. \u201cIt took almost seven years before we actually got drunk enough to declare our love for each other,\u201c laughs Amy.<\/p>\n<p>Amy had been checking six different weather apps daily in the lead up to her wedding day \u2013 but no amount of weather stalking could prevent the rain that came. \u201cThe rain started and never stopped \u2013 although we got a little wet, we wouldn&#8217;t have changed it for the world,\u201d she explains. Every cloud has its silver lining after all. \u201cThe <a title=\"Rain needn\u2019t ruin your wedding photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/blogs\/easy-weddings-blog\/rain-neednt-ruin-your-wedding-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos we got in the rain<\/a> at night are like something from a fairy tale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Tim Emmerton Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/timemmerton.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tim Emmerton Photography.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78862\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_004\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78860\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_002\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78934 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_001.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_001\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78941 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_005\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78864\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_006\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78866\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_008\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78869\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_011\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Amy&#8217;s parents were married in the same church 32 years prior and even had a 25-year vow renewal there too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78871\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_013\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78872\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_014\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78957 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_014.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_014\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78958 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_015\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78877\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_019\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78962 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_017.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_017\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78963 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_SBS_018\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78881\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_023\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78884\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_025.jpg\" alt=\"Amy_Sam_Modern-Rustic-Wedding_025\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Amy&#8217;s stunning ruffled gown &#8211; 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