Lizzy & Seb – Wedding at Truro Cathedral

Tell me a little bit about yourselves, for example, where did you meet?

Seb and I met at University, our friends Ali and Ryan tried to set us up in the first year and they thought we were meant to be. It wasn’t until the second year of uni that we thought we should give it ago and clearly it was the right idea 🙂

Can you tell me about the proposal?

Seb took me on a surprise holiday to Athens (I’ve always dreamed of going to Greece). He only told me where we were going once we got to the air port. He had a whole itinerary printed out! it was our 8 year anniversary when we were there, but I didn’t believe he would ask me to marry him. We went for a ridiculous walk up a crazy hill/mountain with great views but dodgy paths… we had a little argument about where we were trying to get to and then once we’d calmed down we sat on a rock to watch the sun set and then Seb got down on one Knee and popped the question… my answer was a very happy and tearful YES, followed by a “why did you wait until I was being such an idiot!” (I may have said a different word… haha).

Can you tell me about your venues and why you chose them?

We chose Cornwall because its where I grew up and where we intend to move once we are settled into married life. We were lucky enough to be able to chose Truro cathedral as our venue because my parents both work there, it was a dream come true for both of us, and Seb’s family were so impressed with the cathedral when they travelled over from Slovenia. We chose the tipi’s and the beautiful location because we wanted a mix of traditional and modern, we love going to festivals (my hen do was themed GlastonBRAY) so we thought the tipi’s would be perfect and the field would show off how beautiful Cornwall is to our friends.

Were you going for a certain style or theme for your wedding?

A mix of traditional and festival themed. We wanted to bring the outside in so used greenery and flowers inside the tipis. We also wanted to bring some of the Slovene traditions to the wedding, such as the arch way and games before we went to the tipi.

What is the most memorable moment from the day?

Seb saying DOG instead of GOD (we now have a puppy names George Oliver Dean Burley… AKA GOD in memory). After that it would have to be walking out the church with all our friends watching’s and seeing so many smiling faces. My face hurt the next day because I just couldn’t stop smiling and laughing. For Seb I think it was when he was lifted up by the boys on the dance floor- he was blowing kisses, shaking hands, I think he felt on top of the world!

Why did you choose Stewart Girvan Photography?

Stewart did my sister in laws wedding and we absolutely loved how natural the photos were, Becki told us how relaxed Stewart was on the day and that you barely noticed photos being taken.

How did you feel about having your photos taken and were pleased with your final images?

The final images were incredible- we are both blown away and everyone we have shown has said the same. There are so many precious moments captured, and so many that we hadn’t seen. We would recommend you to any who wants their day captured just the way it happened! There were some posed photos, as requested, but the best are the ones we didn’t know you took. You captured every laugh, cry, hug and happy moment.

THANK YOU

Can you tell me about any other suppliers that contributed and played an important part to your wedding? For example, florist, makeup artist, transport, entertainment

We did the flowers ourselves, our friends and mothers baked the cakes, Cornish tent company did the amazing tipis. Buen Apetito did all the food. The farm is privately owned and not used for wedding commercially (such a shame as its incredible). The Bar was self stocked too, all guests brought a bottle of spirits and we supplied mixers, wine and beer. (Seb brewed 6 different beers himself)

Do you have any advice for future couples planning their wedding?

Don’t sweat the small stuff, nail down your venue and your save the dates and then go with the flow and don’t over think. Don’t panic when things go wrong (and they will), you honestly will not notice or care once the day gets going. Take a step back and take in what’s happening. Definitely get photos done of just the two of you somewhere away from others and don’t forget to have FUN! It is the best day of your life.