{"id":233474,"date":"2019-08-28T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/childhood-sweethearts-melisa-and-luke-marry-at-modern-purple-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:15:08","slug":"childhood-sweethearts-melisa-and-luke-marry-at-modern-purple-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/childhood-sweethearts-melisa-and-luke-marry-at-modern-purple-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood sweethearts Melisa and Luke marry at modern purple wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Childhood sweethearts Melisa and Luke got engaged at the top of a ferris wheel and married in a baroque country house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priorities were the venue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/luxury-wedding-photography\/\">photographer<\/a> and entertainment. We are a very fun couple, so we wanted that to come across in the wedding,\u201d says Melisa, 26. \u201cWe had casino tables, photobooths, sweet carts and more for the guests to enjoy themselves and have a good, relaxing time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They married at their modern purple wedding on March 3, 2019 with 120 guests at Dyrham Park, Barnet. Their photographer says, \u201cMelisa and Luke [28] were great at interacting and being silly with each other it made for some gorgeous photos, showing their personalities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of their photographers&#8217; work, Melisa says they \u201cwere all that we could have wanted\u201d. \u201cThey were friendly with all the guests, gave us helpful advice with everything about the wedding. Really captured the day and blended in as guests. Everyone had such nice things to say about them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Photography by Adelphos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.photographybyadelphos.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Photography by Adelphos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123805 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123806 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123835\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123836\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123837\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123771\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123838\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123808 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123809 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123773\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you\u2019re planning on losing weight before the wedding, don\u2019t buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDress\/LondonCity\/WEB2B\/\">your dress<\/a> until closer to the time. I had to have the dress altered three sizes smaller which changed the style of the dress although it was still beautiful,&#8221; says Melisa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123774\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123775\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123776\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123777\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123819 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123817 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123780\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123779\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123783\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123785\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Melisa is a beauty therapist, and Luke a mechanical engineer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123786\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123787\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123789\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123790\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123822 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123824 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_SBS_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123796\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Beautiful venue, the package we received included all the food, DJ and many other things,&#8221; says Melisa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123791\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123797\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-123799\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123800\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123801\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Luke_Modern-Purple-Wedding_Photography-by-Adelphos_038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The whole day was full of smiles, everyone was having the best time and the time of their lives,&#8221; recalls the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123802\" 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