The Wedding Album - Neil and Mishka Clarke February 2014 | UKbride

Neil and I have been together exactly five years as we write this, we can absolutely say it has been the best five years of our lives!

We’d been together just over three years when Neil proposed.

He took me on a weekend break to the beautiful little town of Ludlow and after having dinner we went for a walk. It was a crisp, clear night with a full moon above us. We stopped on the bridge across the river and that's where he dropped to one knee and asked me if I’d marry him.

I think our tastes and what we like are quite similar, but to be completely honest, I think Neil was quite happy to take the passenger seat whilst I was in my element planning the wedding... well, at least I hope he was.

I loved every bit of planning our wedding, and I would absolutely do it all again tomorrow.

By the time I walked into the church and down the isle, my pre-wedding nerves disappeared. I really was overwhelmed with happiness, walking down the aisle and it meant the world to me that my family and friends could all be there, and I was just so excited to get married!

60 guests felt like a nice amount to have at the ceremony and wedding breakfast, and then a few more people came to the reception in the evening.

To this day, there is no dress that I feel compares to my wedding dress; it was quite 'Great Gatsby' looking; a champagne silk dress with a drop hem that was beautifully beaded.

Our reception was held at The Falcon Hotel and I can’t sing the praises of all the staff enough, they helped to make it the most perfect day.

We would love to thank everyone who made it to our wedding, it really did mean the world to us. Our parents for so supportive, I’d also like to thank those guests who travelled very long distances - Canada and Nepal to name a few.

I also loved every business we used, from my wedding dress boutique to our vintage ice cream trike.

I can’t thank or recommend highly enough my wedding photographer, Lizzie from Shoot It Momma Photography. She is just an all round fab person; Lizzie, we and the guests loved you!

The best advice I can give to any future brides, is just have fun planning your wedding, do what makes you and your future husband happy.

Also, try on as many wedding dresses as you can, even styles you wouldn't have thought you’d like, you'd be surprised at what actually suits you when you’re wearing the dress.... and besides, how often do most women get to go wedding dress shopping?

You may as well make the most of the experience!

The Ceremony: St Peter and St Paul Church.
The Reception: The Falcon Hotel.
Wedding Dress: Martin Charles Bridal.
Photographer: Lizzie Haines, Shoot It Photography.