{"id":234882,"date":"2019-10-29T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/this-groom-made-three-very-special-requests-for-his-english-summer-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:23:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:23:51","slug":"this-groom-made-three-very-special-requests-for-his-english-summer-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/this-groom-made-three-very-special-requests-for-his-english-summer-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"This groom made three very special requests for his English summer wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personal trainer India and Naval officer Ben wanted a \u201cquintessential English wedding\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTimeless, romantic and luxurious,\u201d describes India, 27. \u201cBen 28 had three main wants for the wedding \u2013 to wear his Naval officer\u2019s uniform, have a \u2018sword arch\u2019 outside of the church and to choose his own beer \u2026 he essentially left the rest to me \u2013 I was overjoyed.\u201d<\/p>\n

They married at their English summer wedding on September 29, 2018 at St Petrox Church, Dartmouth, followed by a reception Dartington Hall in Devon. \u201cIt was a late summer\/early autumn wedding so we wanted tones to reflect the season,\u201d says India. \u201cWe went for dusky pink and gold colours, and of course men in uniform!\u201d<\/p>\n

Having previously worked as a party planner, India took the reins on many tasks herself including making their wedding cake, a doughnut wall and place cards. \u201cI wanted to put my own stamp on the day \u2026 and it saves money,\u201d smiles the bride.<\/p>\n

The couple finished the evening with a sparkler tunnel and a surprise fireworks display. \u201cWe finished the evening with a bang<\/a>!\u201d laughs India.<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Barney Walters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“My dress had 17,500 hand-stitched diamonds and pearls on, so it was incredibly sparkly in the low light at the end of the day,” says India.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Ben trained at the Dartmouth Royal Naval College and so has a big affinity with Dartmouth,” the bride says of the church location.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“We chose him for his incredible ability to capture ‘in the moment’ photos,” India says of their photographer Barney.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“I\u2019d always dreamed of a horse drawn carriage, however our venue was a good 40 minute drive from the church,” laughs India of their car option.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“I made a four-tier lemon sponge cake with vanilla fondant icing,” says India.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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