{"id":199799,"date":"2015-11-20T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/soulmates-shark-tank-michaela-davids-under-the-sea-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T10:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:08:06","slug":"soulmates-shark-tank-michaela-davids-under-the-sea-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/soulmates-shark-tank-michaela-davids-under-the-sea-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Soulmates in a shark tank: Michaela and David’s under-the-sea wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

A hair-raising\u00a0proposal meant there could only be one theme for Michaela Croasdale and David Hogg’s under-the-sea wedding.<\/p>\n

After five years together, Dave, 30, instructed\u00a0Michaela to prepare\u00a0a change of clothes and a swimsuit. “I thought he had arranged a spa treatment as a Christmas present,” explains Michaela, 26.\u00a0Upon opening the envelope, however, to her delight, she found a completely different experience. “He got me a shark dive – I was very excited!”<\/p>\n

She adds, “He proposed in an aquarium in a shark tank as my favourite animals are sharks…\u00a0It was the most amazing proposal and I never in a million years thought he was going to do it!” The surprises continued with a secret engagement party at the bride’s parents’ house afterwards.<\/p>\n

The Rishton, Lancashire, then took two and a half years to plan their under-the-sea wedding, walking down the aisle on August 1 2015.\u00a0The couple married\u00a0at St Charles Catholic Church in a traditional Catholic ceremony in front of 85 family and friends.<\/p>\n

The celebrations continued Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Club<\/a>, where Michaela’s careful planning, with help from Happy Days, transformed the venue with sea-themed decorations such as starfish, shell and sand centrepieces.<\/p>\n

“Everyone commented on how spectacular the room looked,” Michaela says.\u00a0“All our guests had an amazing time.”<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Ashton Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The men looked dapper in navy suits from Next<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Michaela and David met on a cold night in January 2009. “Dave was a military policemen in the army for three years and on the day he left the army, he met me,” Michaela says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Michaela was won over by David’s proposal that was a little bit different<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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