I ALWAYS KNEW

knew I ALWAYS REAL WEDDINGS Bex and Kiegan Bottomley tied the knot in style at Saltmarshe Hall

Images courtesy of Alfie Wright, Clique Visuals

Wedding romances don’t get much sweeter than this as Bex and Kieg locked eyes in primary school! “I like your wellies” a shy Kieg told Bex. Amazingly, those pink, sparkly wellies were remembered some 15 years later when they met again.

Kiegan popped the question on a weekend away in Manchester – however Bex didn’t make it plain sailing! “I was so hungry but Kieg insisted on going back to the hotel.” Bex recalls, “I was ‘hangry’ and he forced me to get ready. The next thing I knew, he was on one knee. He’d been super-secretive with his phone and I actually thought he was cheating on me!” Following that romantic weekend, Rebecca Stanton, 24 married Kiegan Bottomley, 26 on 11th July, 2021at Saltmarshe Hall with a ‘timeless elegance’ theme of nudes, pinks and whites. Bex gives us the lowdown of the finer details…

We love the finer things in life and as soon as we saw Saltmarshe we knew it was the one. We loved the long sweeping drive and the grand exterior, while the interiors offered a modern twist yet still complementing the historic building. For favours, we chose vinyl/acrylic name places for people to keep. With Covid still being quite rife we had a few last-minute changes so decided against a table plan.

We tried to vary the catering as we absolutely love food. For canapés we had mini fish and chips, pulled pork sliders and duck spring rolls, the starter was a soy and honey glazed chicken with crispy noodle salad, the main was roast beef and dessert, lemon tart.

I wore a Zavana bridal gown. I always knew I wanted a tight fitted dress that wasn’t too over the top. I wore a cathedral-length veil, pearl earrings and a Tiffany diamond necklace.

Kieg wore a tweed suit in a sage hue. He stood out from the groomsmen who wore blue checked tweed designs. We had a magician towards the end of the meal which went down a treat and the guests were amazed! Our wedding date fell on the Euro Final so in true patriotic style we had a projector to show the match, this went down better than we could have imagined – even though we lost in the end it really brought everyone together! We also had a DJ and saxophonist to dance the night away.

I was so relaxed on the day, myself and the bridal party were ready early so we had lots of time to sit and laugh before the day got underway! Kieg was nervous, but as soon as he saw me, he was fine.

We haven’t been on our proper honeymoon yet. We had to postpone due to Covid but we’re jetting off to Sri Lanka and The Maldives in March. We did manage to nip to Ibiza for a minimoon which was absolutely amazing! For me, my grandad walking me down the aisle was amazing. He has always been a father figure to me and is not only my grandad but my best friend too. Seeing all our family and friends back together again after so long was absolutely amazing.

Bex’s top tip: “On the day, whatever will be will be! If you’ve forgotten something there’s not a lot you can do and I guarantee you won’t even realise on the day!”

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Venue and catering, www.saltmarshehall.com | Photographer, www.cliquevisuals.co.uk | Humanist Celebrant, www.rachaelmeyer.com Dresses, www.chloejanebridalwear.com | Veil, garter and alterations, www.onceuponadress.co.uk | Hair stylist, www.instagram.com/jodie_hair_parlour | Make-up artist, www.instagram.com/bulmerbeauty | Menswear, www.cavani.co.uk | Cake, http://kitchensnaithandhowden.co.uk | Flowers, https://forgeevents.co.uk | Stationery, www.instagram.com/signedwithloveweddings Wedding rings, www.phillipstoner.com | Entertainment, https://clubclassuk.com | Magician, www.richreynoldsmagician.co.uk