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\"Chainstore<\/p>\n

Chainstore Wedding<\/h2>\n

What a total treat it is to be sharing Lam and Paul’s Chainstore<\/a> wedding in London<\/a> today, held on the 24th August 2019 in balmy 35C sunshine. They described their celebrations to me as “Geeky but Cheeky<\/em>“, which I just love and you will find a lot<\/em> of fun times in their beautiful images by Marianne Chua Photography<\/a> today (thanks for sharing them with us Marianne). Their focus when wedding planning was the food, which was of uttermost importance to them and also shaped their venue choice. It sounded as though their food choices were a huge success too if their guests words are anything to go by!<\/p>\n

Their decision to have a bouncy castle rather than a first dance was just genius, the first bounce looked really joy filled. They also held outdoor games for even more<\/em> entertainment with giant Jenga and lawn games. Then come evening a silent disco kept the dance floor busy! Look out for super beautiful outfits, fresh flowers, a cheese stack cake and light bulb terrariums. What an awesome wedding.<\/p>\n

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\"Chainstore \"Bride<\/p>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

We had been talking about getting married for a while, and eventually we had gotten to the point of discussing what kind of ring we\u2019d each like. It became pretty clear that one of us was going to propose soon – the only question was who would do it first!<\/p>\n

Unrelatedly, we had booked a table at Heston Blumenthal\u2019s restaurant, Dinner By Heston, for my birthday, and I thought I could use the opportunity (and gain the element of surprise!).<\/p>\n

On the day, Lam made me breakfast in bed, then we went on a surprise trip to a trampoline park for the day! It was an incredible day, but by the time we got to the restaurant I was really nervous\u2026 Between mains and the dessert I briefly excused myself to secretly fetch the ring. After dessert I said I would like to make a little speech; saying how much I adored sharing everything with her – and would she share the rest of her life with me? After what seemed like an eternity of time spent on one knee, she eventually realised she had to actually say yes out loud, and made me very happy!<\/p>\n

\"Bride \"Bouquet<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

We initially weren\u2019t sure where we were going with this wedding. We wanted it to be our own, and the only thing we knew for sure was that as we are both huge foodies, the catering was paramount. Therefore, we needed to find a venue that would either have excellent food or better yet would allow us to supply our own.<\/p>\n

We spent quite a lot of time looking at brochures, stately homes and the like, but none of them really cut the mustard. Then Lam found this really fun, quirky venue across the Thames from the Millennium Dome: Trinity Buoy Wharf. We fell in love with it, and from its rustic charm we developed the rest of the theme: Warm and inviting, simple and elegant. Wood and white, with a pop of fun.<\/p>\n

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