{"id":228202,"date":"2019-02-27T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/snow-queen-samantha-and-steves-narnia-themed-winter-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:27:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:27:25","slug":"snow-queen-samantha-and-steves-narnia-themed-winter-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/snow-queen-samantha-and-steves-narnia-themed-winter-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow queen: Samantha and Steve&#8217;s Narnia-themed winter wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Despite a strict life in the army, when it came to Samantha and Steve&#8217;s winter wedding they didn&#8217;t want to follow protocol.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are far from a conventional couple and we live our lives to the fullest,&#8221; says Sam, 33.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted a day to remember that at times didn\u2019t follow the normal protocol. I was never going to be a bride that wore a veil, we finished our ceremony with a shot of port and can-canned back up the aisle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sam and Steve, 32,\u00a0held their winter wedding St Pierre Hotel and Country Club, Chepstow, Wales on December 22, 2018 alongside 90 friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>The style of the day was based on the bride&#8217;s favourite book &#8211; <em>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/em>. &#8220;The theme was \u2018Always winter, never Christmas\u2019 as per the white witch&#8217;s spell in the book,&#8221; Sam says.<\/p>\n<p>Narnia-themed thrones, fairy-lit tree decorations and cream and white tones created a winter wonderland at the Welsh venue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People would have been disappointed if we stuck with convention, so we had port toasts at the end of our vows, got the whole room dancing to <em>Your Love is Lifting Me Higher<\/em> during<br \/>\nthe breakfast, with help from our amazing singing waiter, and had our first dance to Morecombe and Wise&#8217;s <em>Bring Me Sunshine.\u00a0<\/em>It was\u00a0just us to a tee,&#8221; Sam says.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"The Wedding Guys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingguys.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Wedding Guys<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117258 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117257 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117220\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"582\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117221\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1524\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117222\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"584\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117256 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117261 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117279 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117262 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117226\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"584\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117228\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1543\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sam paired her embellished ballgown with a grey bolero, custom-made hairpiece and her something blue &#8211; heels from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingShoes\/LondonCity\/IrregularChoice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irregular Choice<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117215\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117265 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117263 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117232\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"586\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117231\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"594\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117234\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"592\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117235\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"591\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117237\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"583\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117238\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Me and Steve are both serving soldiers in the British Army with over 30 years\u2019 experience between us and have completed tours of Iraq and Afghanistan,&#8221; Sam says. &#8220;We originally met 10 years ago but romance was far from both of our minds. Fast forward to three years ago when I was assigned into the unit he was serving with; our romance didn\u2019t quite kick-start straight away, but we shared a love of port drinking in the bar and going to the gym.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117239\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"594\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117241\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"595\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117267 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117268 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117244\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1465\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117245\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1450\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117271\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117272\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117248 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117250 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samantha_Steve_Winter-Wedding_The-Wedding-Guys_SBS_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" 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