{"id":220085,"date":"2018-02-22T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/emma-and-neil-opt-for-timeless-look-at-minimal-classic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T12:30:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T01:30:23","slug":"emma-and-neil-opt-for-timeless-look-at-minimal-classic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/emma-and-neil-opt-for-timeless-look-at-minimal-classic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma and Neil opt for timeless look at minimal classic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Emma loves Easter\u00a0\u2013 so when boyfriend Neil presented her with a box with \u201ca very special egg\u201d inside, she was curious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very dubious as every Easter hint at what egg I would like and Neil normally just shakes his head,\u201d smiles Emma, 31 of her groom, 27. \u201cI was presented with this beautiful Easter egg surrounded by truffles and caramel squares. Neil then asked me to open the egg and once I did out popped a ring box, he then got down on one knee and I said yes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They married at their minimal classic wedding on August 18, 2017 with close to 100 guests. A ceremony at St Patrick\u2019s in Belfast was followed by a reception at The Carriage Rooms at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Down\/MontaltoEstate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montalto Estate<\/a>. \u00a0\u201cThe venue itself is so beautiful and it suited our ideas for our wedding style,\u201d explains Emma. \u201cNeither of us like fuss so we knew it had to be simple, elegant and timeless with a white colour scheme as we didn\u2019t want to look back at photos and regret following a trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Graham Crichton\u00a0 Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamcrichton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Graham Crichton\u00a0 Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107593 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_001\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107596 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107598 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107600 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107557\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_006.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107559\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107564\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_013.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingFlowers\/Antrim\/TortraitsFloralDesign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tortraits Floral Design<\/a> created the simple and elegant floral arrangements on the day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107608 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107619 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107561\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_010.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-107563\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_012\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107562\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_011.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107566\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-107568\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_017\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The most important thing to us was that we would have both of our families and friends together to celebrate with us, in a beautiful, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relaxed setting<\/a>,&#8221; beams Emma.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107569\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_018.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107570\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_019.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-107575\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_024\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107577\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_026.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107578\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_027.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107582\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_031.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107652 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107654 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-107581\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_030.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_030\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107584\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A rainbow made a surprise appearance during the couple&#8217;s wedding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/wedding-photos-we-absolutely-adore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107572\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_021.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107574\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_023.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107635 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107643 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107583\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_032.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107585\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_034.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107549 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_030\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107550 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_SBS_031\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107589\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_037.jpg\" alt=\"Emma_Neil_Minimal-Classic-Wedding_Graham-Crichton-Photography_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>Our wedding consisted of laughter, tears of joy and memories of family and friends past and present. 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