{"id":205696,"date":"2016-08-04T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/christmas-proposal-leads-to-elizabeth-and-marks-garden-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T10:50:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:50:01","slug":"christmas-proposal-leads-to-elizabeth-and-marks-garden-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/christmas-proposal-leads-to-elizabeth-and-marks-garden-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas proposal leads to Elizabeth and Mark&#8217;s garden wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">It was a Christmas never to forget for Elizabeth Reddell when her beau Mark O\u2019Donnell proposed in the most unexpected way.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, aged 28 and 33 respectively, were at home on Christmas Eve enjoying a romantic meal. \u201cAfterwards, we then sat in Christmas jumpers watching <em>Love Actually<\/em>,\u201d explains Elizabeth. Carol singers arrived at the door and Elizabeth reluctantly answered, not really in the mood. But during the second carol, Mark disappeared and then reappeared on one knee behind the carolers! \u201cI couldn\u2019t hold it together, and agreed to marry Mark by nodding and sobbing,\u201d laughs the bride.<\/p>\n<p>They married at their garden wedding on August 16, 2015 with around 90 guests in the day and 160 in the evening. The ceremony and reception both took place at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Birmingham\/MoxhullHall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moxhull Hall<\/a>, decorated under the inspiration of a summer garden party <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDecorations\/\">theme<\/a>. \u201cOur wedding day was our seven year anniversary,\u201d says Elizabeth.<\/p>\n<p>Her advice to brides-to-be is to stress less leading up the wedding day. \u201cYou <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingPlanner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan and plan<\/a> and plan to a point where you end up having nightmares of what will go wrong and stressing over the weather,\u201d she explains. \u201cBut our day ended up being the most easygoing, beautiful, and amazing day of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucria-creative.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lucria Creative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89226\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89227\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89290\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_SBS_001\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bride&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDress\/Birmingham\/WhiteLaceBridal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Lace Bridal<\/a>\u00a0gown featured a gorgeous\u00a0V back and lace applique.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89251\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89302 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89305 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89247 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89256 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89259\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The\u00a0bright <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingFlowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floral bouquets<\/a>\u00a0with sunflowers matched the summer theme perfectly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89262\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89273\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89279\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_013\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s classic-style three-tier cake was created by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCakes\/Birmingham\/DreamCakeStudio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dream Cake Studio<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-89282\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth_Mark_Garden-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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