{"id":211459,"date":"2017-03-28T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/made-with-love-lucie-and-sarahs-same-sex-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:33:16","slug":"made-with-love-lucie-and-sarahs-same-sex-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/made-with-love-lucie-and-sarahs-same-sex-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Made with love: Lucie and Sarah&#8217;s same sex wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">When Lucie Beeston and Sarah Pounder fell in love, gay marriage was\u00a0yet to be legalised in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We met when we were at college and got married just over 10 years later. Back then I don&#8217;t think we even thought about the future and where we&#8217;d be in 10 years&#8217; time,&#8221; Lucie, 34, says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel incredibly lucky that I met her when I did and very grateful that we were able to get married.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lucie and Sarah, also 34, held their same sex wedding on November 18, 2014 in front of 150 family and friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/EastLondon\/HackneyTownHall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hackney Town Hall<\/a> before the celebrations continued at nearby The Russet.<\/p>\n<p>Lucie describes decorating the venue as &#8220;a labour of love&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We made hundreds of meters of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDecorations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sewn paper garlands<\/a> in different shapes in navy, mint, pale pink and cream. We also made lots of hanging diamonds in the same colours. They were so beautiful!&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our wedding day was a mish mash of all the things that makes us happy &#8211; our friends and family, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCaterers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good food<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingMusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dancing<\/a> and drinking\u200b and was made extra special because we handmade almost everything we needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.landllondonphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">L and L Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96861\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_002.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97121 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSCF0286_sbs-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0286_sbs\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96903 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96864\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_005.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96890\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96865\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I used to see Sarah around in the print room and very much liked the look of her! When I started working in the same bar as her I made it really obvious that I was interested and available,&#8221; Lucie says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96895\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_026.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96866\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96953 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96912 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_006\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-96869\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_009\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96870\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We had a group of friends, male and female, that we called our Bridesbabes. I made each of them a brooch that matched our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingAccessories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessories<\/a>,&#8221; Lucie, a jewellery-maker says. Sarah chose suit pants and a white shirt for the big day, while Lucie paired a dipped-hem skirt with a matching top.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96871\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96872\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96919 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96921 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96925 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_011\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96933 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_SBS_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96879\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96881\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Baby&#8217;s breath and succulents were among <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingFlowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flowers and foliage<\/a> used to decorate the reception venue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96878\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96885\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96887\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-96888\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie_Sarah_Same-Sex-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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