{"id":227057,"date":"2019-01-15T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/we-swiped-right-sabina-and-toms-relaxed-garden-party-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:19:29","slug":"we-swiped-right-sabina-and-toms-relaxed-garden-party-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/we-swiped-right-sabina-and-toms-relaxed-garden-party-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"We swiped right: Sabina and Tom&#8217;s relaxed garden party wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Like many modern love stories, Sabina and Tom&#8217;s began when they both swiped right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We met for our first date in Leeds &#8211; we officially completed Tinder!&#8221; laughs the bride.<\/p>\n<p>Four years later, the York pair had a handful of close family and friends witness their legal ceremony at held at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Merseyside\/TheAthenaeum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Athenaeum<\/a> on the Friday, with 140 guests invited to celebrate their relaxed garden party wedding reception at Tom&#8217;s parents&#8217; house on the Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Sabina and Tom, aged 28 and 30 respectively, planned their wedding around the words &#8216;joyful, sustainable and ours&#8217;. Guests were encouraged to provide a recipe instead of a wedding gift, and asked to bring along some of their favourite foods to create a smorgasbord of shared plates at the reception.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment was a priority for the couple, who treated guests to a 17-piece big band, garden games such as table tennis and croquet and an inflatable gladiator arena for the adventurous.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Christopher Douglas Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/chrisdouglas.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christopher Douglas Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115926\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115845\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115853\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sabina perfectly paired her pearl <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDress\/LondonCity\/ElizaJaneHowell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eliza Jane Howell<\/a> gown with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingShoes\/LondonCity\/IrregularChoice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irregular Choice<\/a> heels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115854\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115848\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115856\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115933\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_015-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115956 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115959 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115934\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_016-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115936\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_018-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115961\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115962\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115849\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115954 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115952 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115942\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115946\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115943\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115944\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Several guests told us that it was the best wedding they had ever been to &#8211; including their own!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115945\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sabina_Tom_Relaxed-Garden-Party-Wedding_Christopher-Douglas-Photography_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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