{"id":207000,"date":"2016-08-30T11:05:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T01:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/wedding-of-the-year-leanne-ben-win-july\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:00:06","slug":"wedding-of-the-year-leanne-ben-win-july","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/wedding-of-the-year-leanne-ben-win-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding of the Year: Leanne and Ben win July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Timeless\u00a0elegance has seen\u00a0Leanne and Ben&#8217;s traditional Hampshire wedding win Wedding of the Month.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Leanne and Ben, with their photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingPhotography\/Hampshire\/AKnightsTalePhotography\/\">A Knight&#8217;s Tale<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0July winners credit a solid friendship as the basis for their strong marriage, celebrated on May 14, 2016\u00a0at Winchester&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Hampshire\/MarwellHotel\/\">Marwell Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reflects Leanne on the day, &#8220;It had a perfect balance of pure emotion and fun, as both families and friends joined together with overarching happiness with a strong feeling of togetherness. As the sun shined, the children played; the drinks flowed as the singer sang; and we all were smiling as we danced the night away&#8230; together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leanne and Ben\u00a0are now the seventh newlyweds\u00a0in the running for a pampered\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ewed.us\/bte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Barbados<\/a> holiday at <a href=\"http:\/\/ewed.us\/tce\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Crane Resort<\/a>, flying Club Class with <a href=\"http:\/\/ewed.us\/bae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British Airways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to our other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/competition\/july-2016-nominees\/\">eight July nominees<\/a>\u00a0who gave us a peek into\u00a0their amazing wedding days.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/friendship-blossoms-into-leanne-and-bens-traditional-wedding\/\">Leanne and Ben&#8217;s<\/a> winning 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src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leanne_Ben_Traditional-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Leanne_Ben_Traditional-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to submit your wedding, or know of someone who might, head on over to our <a title=\"Submit your wedding\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/submit-your-wedding\/\">submission page<\/a> where you can tell us your love story and send in 10 of your favourite wedding photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-info btn-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/submit-your-wedding\/\"><strong>Submit your wedding here \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/prizes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-88052\" 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