{"id":223083,"date":"2018-07-06T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/a-truly-personal-affair-ali-and-matts-classic-garden-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T12:52:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T01:52:05","slug":"a-truly-personal-affair-ali-and-matts-classic-garden-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/a-truly-personal-affair-ali-and-matts-classic-garden-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"A truly personal affair: Ali and Matt’s classic garden wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it came to planning their classic garden wedding, Ali and Matt let their personal priorities lead the way.<\/p>\n

“From the moment we got engaged, Matt and I began planning not just a wedding day, but the rest of our lives. We discussed our priorities for the day, and picked tasks that reflected them,” explains Ali, 25.<\/p>\n

Ali’s tasks included booking the ceremony at the church she grew up in, finding the reception venue, and organising the decor. Matt, 24, organised the food and the music.<\/p>\n

“All the little details made our wedding day a reflection of us as a couple. We even had a basket of emergency bananas at the venue as Matt is renowned for being hungry just an hour after a meal!”<\/p>\n

The Nottingham couple exchanged rose gold rings they’d made for each other on August 12, 2017 at Brook Farm in Cuffley, London.<\/p>\n

A truly personal affair, guests were treated to a friend of the couple playing the saxophone, Pimms (Ali’s favourite summer drink), and a dessert table filled with cakes baked by family and friends in attendance.<\/p>\n

“Our wedding was absolutely stunning,” Ali smiles. “We had 200 guests – which was crazy now that we think about it! But we wouldn’t have it any other way as we both have such a love for community, our wider family of people from our childhood, college, university and church.<\/p>\n

I love that Matt and I organised every detail ourselves.”<\/p>\n

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

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Matt’s proposal was “absolutely beautiful,” describes Ali of a surprise serenade at Norwood Hall grounds written and composed by her groom-to-be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Ali and Matt advise other couples to avoid copying what others have done on Pinterest. “Your wedding is an opportunity to reflect who you are as a couple. Don’t lose sight of your special day being about celebrating you and your partner.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Matt donned a navy Ted Baker suit while his six groomsmen wore suits from Next Retail<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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