{"id":206539,"date":"2016-09-10T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/an-elephant-ride-leads-katy-and-steve-down-the-aisle-in-garden-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T10:56:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:56:26","slug":"an-elephant-ride-leads-katy-and-steve-down-the-aisle-in-garden-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/an-elephant-ride-leads-katy-and-steve-down-the-aisle-in-garden-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"An elephant ride leads Katy and Steve down the aisle in garden wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not many brides can say that they were proposed to on the back of an elephant, but that’s exactly what happened to Katy Griggs when Steve\u00a0Faulkner popped the question while the pair were holidaying in Cambodia.<\/p>\n

“We\u00a0visited Ankor Wat for\u00a0sunrise… Steve was planning to\u00a0propose as the sun came up, but it soon became clear that, although we\u2019d got the perfect position in front of\u00a0the temples, there were hundreds of other people there. Steve knew that this would be my idea of a horrendous\u00a0proposal in front of so many people,” Katy, 29, says.<\/p>\n

“For the rest of the morning we walked\u00a0around various temples and Steve was trying to find the right time and place.\u00a0We eventually took an elephant ride around\u00a0Bayon Temple and it was by one of the pools, on the back of an elephant, when Steve finally got a chance to\u00a0pop the question!”<\/p>\n

Of course, Katy said ‘yes’ and she and Steve, 32, returned to their hometown of\u00a0Shepshed, Loughborough to begin planning their garden wedding.<\/p>\n

“We aimed to create a feeling of not really having tried that hard and almost bring the outside inside,” Katy says of the big day, which was held at Derbyshire’s\u00a0Calke Abbey on May 6, 2016.<\/p>\n

Seventy guests<\/a> witnessed the ceremony and enjoyed drinks and lawn games before 90 friends and family took part in the evening celebrations.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re a great match because we really complement each other in every way,” Katy says of her relationship with Steve.<\/p>\n

“This helps us to bring out the\u00a0best in each other and allows us to share such an amazing experiences together, past, present and future.”<\/p>\n

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

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A colourful bouquet<\/a> was perfectly in keeping with the couple’s garden theme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Katy and Steve wanted to bring the outside in to their elegant venue<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The couple first met when they were both working at\u00a0Loughborough University. “At first I always thought that Steve was arrogant, but he soon\u00a0won me around with his charm and good humor,” Katy says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Katy was full of praise for\u00a0Oehlers Photography<\/a>. “They took natural photos, which we prefer, and\u00a0was able to capture the whole story of the\u00a0day,” the bride says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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