KLOE & DAVID | NOTLEY TYTHE BARN | WEDDING FILM

Our wedding film love story

How did you guys meet?

Online. Urgh,

David had just got back from a holiday in Ibiza with his mates who were all couples, and I had just uprooted from a town to a small village where I didn’t know anyone so my friend made me a dating profile insisting I needed a new man (even though I didn’t want one! The day she did it was the same day David logged back in after a long break from it (motivated by being the only singleton on the holiday). He messaged me that night and the rest is history. Talk about fate!!

We spoke nonstop for 2 days over text before I asked him to come over to chat properly one evening (I figured he wasn’t a serial killer and if he was I could take him), so he came over after Mollie was asleep (nearly 4 at the time bless her) and he said as soon as he walked in the door I ordered him into the kitchen to make us a coffee ha-ha. We chatted over umpteen cups of coffee and pirex jugs of angel delight until gone 3am. We got on so well we never even realised how late it was. I was really hoping he’d kiss me, but he didn’t make ANY moves on me not even a hug goodbye he was such a gent, he even saluted me when he left which is something we still do to each other now as a joke. I intend to do it to him as I walk down the aisle.

We had 2 more visits like this, and he still hadn’t made a move so i text him like ‘Ummm are you friend-zoning me I feel like you don’t fancy me?’ to which he replied that he ABSOLUTELY fancied me and really wanted to kiss me but was trying to be agent. I called his bluff and said, ‘Come over and kiss me then’ AND HE BLOODY DID! Well… he showed up and I imagined this movie moment where we ran to each other and shared a passionate embrace. truth be told I absolutely shat myself when he knocked on the door massively regretting my outburst and when I answered it he was quite clearly nervous too so we just stood there for a few seconds before I said ‘Shall I pop the kettle on?’ Hahahahaha. Oh dear! He did kiss me that night, but I always laugh at how awkward we were. Such idiots.

We’ve now been together 6 amazing years. We’ve done so much in that time! We got a cat, we rented a house, we then bought a house and totally renovated it, we then sold it and moved here. We got a dog. We lost a baby but then were blessed with our beautiful Daisy a few weeks later. David’s moved jobs and been promoted, I moved jobs and then lost my job. We’ve raised Mollie together. We’ve gone through a pandemic. It’s been busy to say the least. But wonderful.

So glad my friend dragged me kicking and screaming into the dating world… because within 12 hours I met the love of my life!! Safe to say I left a positive review on the website!!

Tell me a bit about the two of you, what do you guys do? How do you spend your time?

David works in property, and I am now a stay at home Mum after being made redundant last year. It’s my first time out of work since I was 15 but I feel very lucky to be able to be at home, especially now we have little Daisy (5 months old). To be honest we are super boring!!! We like films, snacks and narrating everything we watch like we’re on Gogglebox ha-ha. We’re very content in each other’s company and laugh a lot together and enjoy taking the mick out of each other. People watching and coming up with scenarios of what they’re talking about is another hobby of ours, the more ridiculous the better. Usually ends with me laughing so loud everyone looks at us. Poor David.

How did the proposal go down? (All the gushy details, I love this bit!)

David said to me on New Year’s Day 2019 that we were going to get married the next year, so I said to him ‘Wait. are we getting engaged this year then?!’. His reply was ‘Yes but I am not saying when but trust me.. you don’t have long’

29TH SEPTEMBER he proposed!!! Not long????????? What. A Dick. Ha-ha.

After months of hopes being dashed every time we went for a meal or spent a weekend alone (sooooo many opportunities missed COME ONNNNNN David!!!!!) by the time it happened I was sick of the whole thing to be honest!

For our anniversary David announced that we were going back to Ellenborough Park in Cheltenham for a romantic weekend to relive our first ever weekend away together. Something we often spoke fondly about and wanted to return to one day. He even booked us into the same amazing restaurant. It was so special and such an amazing gesture. IMMEDIATLY everyone was like ‘THIS IS IT KLO’ but after months and months AND MONTHS of let downs I was doubtful. I am female though so as the weekend drew nearer, I couldn’t help but feel that tingle of excitement!!

Sadly, for David when we checked into our room there was a wedding happening right outside (it’s a popular location for weddings) and his attempt at a game face while i had my nose pressed up against the window was mistaken by me as an ‘Ohhhh shit’ look which I took as no proposal would be happening. After almost 10 months of waiting, I boiled over and fell apart. Like FELL. APART Mark!!!!!

I cried in the shower getting ready for dinner texting Lois that it wasn’t happening, and I wanted to come home because I was sick of this and now dreading going into work on Monday as everyone was convinced this was it.

I cried in the bar as we waited for our taxi while David awkwardly sipped his drink.

I cried in the taxi.

I cried in the restaurant as we waited in the bar to be seated and when David tried to console me (probably thinking OMFG what is happening right now?!) I just totally unravelled and said to him WHY IS IT THAT EVERYONE ELSE CAN SEE THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY APART FROM YOU??? All the time the ring was in his pocket and while I had been sat in the floor of the shower sobbing, he’d been sending a photo of it to his mates asking them to wish him luck. Awks.

He took me out of the restaurant as I sobbed to him that I needed to know why he’d changed his mind and what was wrong with me. I was so upset and fed up I honestly just wanted to go home and I told him that so in a panic he convinced me to go for a walk to get some air… in the rain. not an easy task so fair play to him for getting me to do that.

We walked down the road to Montpellier Gardens a spot we’d visited last time and loved and i sat down on a bench. still crying. He asked me to stand up and i refused so he ended up going KLOE JUST GET UP so I did and as I did he got down on one knee and said ‘OF COURSE I was doing it this weekend!!!’ he then said the most amazing things to me and asked me to be his wife. First thing out of my mouth ‘OMG I’m such a dickhead I ruined it’. Brilliant. Well done, Klo!!!

Anyway, we headed straight back to the restaurant as if nothing had happened (apart from the fact we were now wet!) and we had the most amazing evening. They gave us all our drinks for free as congratulations.

His plan WAS to enjoy the meal and drinks back at the hotel and then propose to me under the fairy light lit pergola in the grounds… but I ruined it and he had to act fast, so I didn’t leave.

My fault… but also his for making me wait 10 months under the pretence of ‘you don’t have long’. Men!!!!!!!!

How did you choose your wedding venue(s)?

Really easily. We always knew we wanted a barn and viewed a couple, but Notley fitted the bill, but it just felt right and Long Crendon is where I lived when we met so we felt it had sentimental value.

What sort of experience do you want your guests to have?

Relaxed!! We want people to enjoy themselves, relax, unwind, and have fun! We’re not massively formal people ourselves so we didn’t want anyone feeling uncomfortable we want them to have the best day with us!

Can you describe some of the details and stylings, does your wedding have a theme?

Just rustic! Typical barn wedding. Lots of hessian, wood and rustic flowers (sunflowers, daisies and gypsophelia)

What was the hardest decision during the planning?

To be honest we found planning our wedding easy and lots of fun! We had verbally planned it for over a year before we got engaged so when we were engaged, we knew exactly what we wanted. We worked together well and had the whole day planned, booked and organised within 3 months!!!!

What advice would you give to couples planning a wedding?

Enjoy it! And don’t get too panicked on pleasing people. Be courteous obviously… but If you try and please everyone you’ll never get anywhere as everyone has different tastes, opinions and advice. YOU JUST DO YOU!!!! It’s your day!

Make lots of lists and spreadsheets for different aspects of the day. Even if you think you have made too many, you will probably find out you need to make another.

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