{"id":226431,"date":"2018-12-20T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/catherine-and-danes-botanic-garden-wedding-at-grandfathers-dream-venue\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:15:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:15:38","slug":"catherine-and-danes-botanic-garden-wedding-at-grandfathers-dream-venue","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/catherine-and-danes-botanic-garden-wedding-at-grandfathers-dream-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine and Dane&#8217;s botanic garden wedding at grandfather&#8217;s dream venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">When planning their wedding, Catherine and Dane saw only one venue option: Kew Gardens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Surrey\/KewGardens\/\">Kew Gardens<\/a> happened to be the place Dane&#8217;s grandfather worked at when he was a young man, and all throughout Dane&#8217;s childhood he was told if it wasn&#8217;t for his grandfather&#8217;s military service, he would have been married at Kew Gardens, too.<\/p>\n<p>On May 6, 2018 Catherine and Dane, 29 and 30, lived Dane&#8217;s grandfather&#8217;s dream with a beautiful wedding at Kew Gardens in London.<\/p>\n<p>58 guests attended the botanic garden wedding, witnessing the coming together of two families who had never met before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the most perfect day,&#8221; say the Colchester newlyweds. &#8220;It was truly the bringing together of two worlds apart. Not a single person went home unchanged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Emma-Jane Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emma-janephotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Emma-Jane Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115215\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Such an occasion called for glittery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingShoes\/LondonCity\/JimmyChoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Choos<\/a>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115217\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115221\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115252 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115256 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115223\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115218\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115253 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115254 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115224\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115229\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115264 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115271 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115230\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115231\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dane&#8217;s Grandmother officiated the union.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115232\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115240\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115239\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115243\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115244\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115294 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115306 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115246\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115237\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115248\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115238\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115280 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115236\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115233\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Guests were treated to traditional Chinese sweets in red lantern-shaped boxes &#8211; a nod to Catherine&#8217;s heritage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115249\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Catherine_Dane_Botanic-Garden-Wedding_Emma-Jane-Photography_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115250\" 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