{"id":209245,"date":"2017-01-26T09:15:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T22:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/hollywood-star-proposal-leads-to-abbie-and-andys-whimsical-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:17:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:17:17","slug":"hollywood-star-proposal-leads-to-abbie-and-andys-whimsical-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/hollywood-star-proposal-leads-to-abbie-and-andys-whimsical-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood star proposal leads to Abbie and Andy&#8217;s whimsical wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Andy Smith used Hollywood star\u00a0Ryan Gosling as his wing-man when\u00a0proposing to girlfriend Abbie Storey.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Maidenhead couple, aged 35 and 32 respectively met in a nightclub 12 years ago and were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/blogs\/easy-weddings-blog\/the-dos-and-donts-of-proposing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engaged<\/a> on Christmas Day, 2013. Enter Gosling. &#8220;Andy gave me my first present which was a Ryan Gosling colouring-in book &#8211; I love Ryan, who doesn&#8217;t?&#8221; explains Abbie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He had\u00a0written in speech bubbles a story of how we met from Ryan&#8217;s point of view &#8211; it was very funny indeed.&#8221; Flicking to the end of the book, Abbie\u00a0found the words &#8220;Will you marry me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pair were engaged for about 18 months before marrying at their whimsical wedding on August 8. 2015. A ceremony at Holy Trinity Church in Cookham was followed\u00a0by a reception at\u00a0The Pinkneys Arms in Maidenhead with 65 guests.<\/p>\n<p>A very important part of Abbie&#8217;s vision was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingFlowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">flowers<\/a>. &#8220;They had to look like country garden flowers with a twist,&#8221; says\u00a0the bride. &#8220;I love the size of bouquets from the 1920s and &#8217;30s but mine had to look wild,\u00a0softly coloured and beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/greenantlersphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Green Antlers Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-94126\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_001\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94591\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography915.jpg\" alt=\"1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography915\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94030\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_003.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_003\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple hired a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bus<\/a> to transport their guests as locations had limited parking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94029\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94031\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94128 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94130 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-94132\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Abbie <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/DressDesigners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designed her own gown<\/a>, and had it made in India. &#8220;The embroidery design was based on a Victorian lace skirt found in a market,&#8221; she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94042\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94588 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography319-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography319\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94136 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_008.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94589\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography364.jpg\" alt=\"1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography364\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-94050\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_013\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94053\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94592\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography874.jpg\" alt=\"1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography874\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94122 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_047-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_047\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94108 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_040-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_040\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94104 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_038-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_038\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94105 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_039\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94054\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94111\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_042.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_042\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94056\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94114 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_043-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_043\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94116 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_044-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_044\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94118 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_045-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_045\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94124 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_048-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_048\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94067\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;For my bouquet, I bought silk and rayon vintage ribbons and hand dip-dyed\u00a0them,&#8221; explains\u00a0the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-94069\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_022\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94063 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94590 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography808-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1930s-Whimsical-Eclectic-Homespun-Wedding-Green-Antlers-Photography808\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-94072\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_023\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94078\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_027.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-94077\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_026\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94085 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_029\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94091 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_031\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94093 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_032\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94095 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_033-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_033\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94097\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_035.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94059\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">County Marquees<\/a> provided the ideal set-up for the couple&#8217;s evening reception.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94061\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94056\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Abbie_Andy_Whimsical-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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