{"id":198342,"date":"2015-10-04T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/karine-and-gareths-speak-the-same-language-for-prestwold-hall-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T09:59:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T22:59:22","slug":"karine-and-gareths-speak-the-same-language-for-prestwold-hall-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/karine-and-gareths-speak-the-same-language-for-prestwold-hall-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Karine and Gareth speak the same language for Prestwold Hall wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Keeping to <a title=\"10 wedding traditions to bring back for your big day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/blogs\/easy-weddings-blog\/10-wedding-traditions-bring-back-big-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tradition<\/a> by asking your girlfriend\u2019s dad for her hand in marriage is a little harder when you don\u2019t speak the same language.<\/p>\n<p>French-born Karine Boutel, 36, and Englishman Gareth Davies, 35, met through work, began dating and settled as a couple in London. In December 2013 Gareth accompanied Karine to France to spend Christmas with her family whom he had met just once before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Christmas Eve, while I was in the kitchen with my mum and sister-in-law, Gareth asked my dad \u2013 with the help of my brother as a translator \u2013 if he could marry me,\u201d explains Karine. He must have approved because on Christmas Day, Gareth made his move. \u201cWe all sat down to open our presents and that is when Gareth proposed, in front of my whole family,\u201d smiles Karine. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know anything about it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple found wedding planning a breeze as they were \u201con the same page\u201d. \u201cWe only looked at three venues before we found <a title=\"Prestwold Hall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Leicestershire\/PrestwoldHall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prestwold Hall<\/a>. It ticked all the boxes,\u201d says Karine.<\/p>\n<p>The night before their Prestwold Hall wedding on April 10, 2015, a rehearsal dinner brought everyone together. \u201cIt was the best idea,\u201d says Karine. \u201cEveryone met and got chatting, so on the wedding day there were no awkward moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"David Christopher Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/davidchristopher-photography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">David Christopher Photography.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79344\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_001\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79349\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_006\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79390 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_007\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79392 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_009.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_009\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79397 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_014.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_014\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79395 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_012.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_012\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79354\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_011\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79359\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_016\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79401 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_018\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79400 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_017.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_SBS_017\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Zinc Floral Design\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingFlowers\/Nottinghamshire\/ZincFloralDesign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zinc Floral Design<\/a> created the elegant bouquets which Karine described as &#8220;spot on&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79364\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_021\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79365\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_022\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79367\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_024\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79368\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_025.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_025\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79370\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_027.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_027\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79377\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_034\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Karine&#8217;s\u00a0Maggie Sottero gown was paired with shoes from <a title=\"Elegant Steps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingShoes\/Merseyside\/ElegantSteps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elegant Steps<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79371\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_028\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79374 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_031.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_031\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79375 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_032\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79373\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_030.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_030\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t overthink everything,&#8221; is Karine&#8217;s advice to other brides-to-be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79382\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_039.jpg\" alt=\"Karine_Gareth_Prestwold-Hall-Wedding_039\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div 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