LONDON IN LOVE

Abby and Nico tied the knot at the intimate Southwark Register Office followed by an impromptu shoot around the city

Images courtesy of Creating Diamonds

Our first walk as husband and wife on the Thames was very special.

Nico first noticed Abby at the opposite side of the tube station on his daily commute. It wasn’t until he eventually took the plunge that their paths crossed. “Nico walked to my side of the railway and got on the same train (in the opposite direction of his commute) just to get my number!” shares Abby. When they eventually got talking, they found out that they lived 10 minutes away from each other and within a few months they’d started dating. “We realised that, even though we came from the opposite sides of the world, we had so much in common and so much to share.”

Nico proposed on a trip to Amsterdam for Abby’s birthday. “We were taking in the sights, and I’d organised a tour of the diamond factory followed by dinner on a boat travelling through the canals. On the walk back to our hotel, we found ourselves on a bridge covered in romantic lights – it was there that I asked Abby to marry me,” Nico recalls. “I did my best to make it a surprise, but I was so nervous, I kept checking my pocket to make sure the ring was still there.” Abby suspected a proposal was on horizon. “I knew that he was going to ask me because every time he held my hand he was playing with my ring finger trying to measure it,” she says.

They’d planned to bring their families together and tie the knot in Italy but the pandemic soon changed that! “We decided to celebrate our union in the country where we met and we’re so in love with London that it made sense,” Abby shares. They were joined by just three witnesses for their intimate ceremony and live streamed it to friends and family all over the world.

Here, Abby tells us more about their day... I added some touches of contemporary elegance with Swarovski jewellery, a veil fascinator and with Nico being Italian, I opted for Alevi Star Dorsay 80 Italian shoes, that were a pure joy.

Our day was a celebration of our union in this amazing city and our photos show just that.

Don’t stress about the small things. We were just being ourselves and in love.

We wanted something discreet, and the Garden Room at Southwark Register Office was so intimate.

After our ceremony we took a stroll around London and enjoyed a romantic dinner close to the City Hall on the Thames. We dated there a lot when we first got together.

The Garden Room overlooked a beautiful reserved garden.

Our dinner was very intimate with just close friends and relatives. We booked a pod at Gaucho Restaurant; it was quite romantic.

It was one of the most exciting days of our life. We were both super nervous and emotional.

Nico’s style was Italian with a touch of British and Asian. He wore a blue suit with a champagne waistcoat and a pair of braided leather loafers. He didn’t want to wear a tie, but instead opted for an Asian neckline for his shirt.

ABBY AND NICO’S LITTLE WHITE BOOK

Photographer, Creating Diamonds, https://creatingdiamonds.co.uk/ | Venue, Southwark Register Office, www.southwark.gov.uk, Gaucho Restaurant Tower Bridge, https://gauchorestaurants.com | Jewellery, Swarovski, www.swarovski.com | Make-up artist and hair stylist, Pawee

Badok Cadalzo, www.facebook.com/PaweeBadokCadalzo/ | Groom’s suit, Boggi Milano, www.boggi.com | Rings, Artlinea Forever, www.artlineaforever.it