The happy couple celebrated their marriage around 11 August, having a ceremony in the picturesque 11th century in Lower Halstow, Kent, then a reception at – an enchanting woodland venue within the North Kent countryside.

Gayle finds the elegant simplicity of FeelTimes ball gown wedding dress in pure white crepe having a bespoke overcoat embroidered with delicate fern fronds, with bell sleeves along with a puddle train.

"Emma knew this, so when I visited to have my appointment together with her she knew that I want 'Coco', and I have been collating images much like it. She has got the dress in black, and I tried this on and fell in love. I was very lured to go having a black dress because it's my comfort blanket, but using a church wedding it had been unanimously decided that perhaps it had been best to go having a traditional white."

Gayle and Dave first met through mutual friends in a pub/music venue in 2002. At the time, Dave was working as a motorsport mechanic and traveled a great deal, and Gayle worked in floristry retail.

"It would be a slow beginning to our relationship, as well as in total it took us 14 many years of dating, and 3 many years of living together to obtain engaged. During those years we now have weathered many storms together, such as the loss of my father to cancer in 2008, and also the loss of Dave's mum to cancer in 2015. But we've had plenty of happiness through the years, and a lot of amazing everything has happened too. We are each other's rock, and I would most surely say Dave is my mate. He's funny, loyal, protective, and supportive. Just all you could ask for inside a life partner."

Dave proposed to Gayle on the highly anticipated visit to New York City around 10 September 2016, which also took Gayle by complete surprise.

The perfect moment presented itself around the last night of the holiday, once they went into downtown New York for drinks and dinner.

"After dinner, we walked to Washington Square Park and sat around the fountain for cooling off watching some live acts when Dave required to one side on the bench using the Washington Square Arch because. It was secluded and quiet, and that's when he inquired about being his wife." Go

When it found their selection of photographers, Gayle and Dave opted for Tilly, who's also a close friend. I just love how a couple's day continues to be captured so elegantly, with all of its lovely details and fantastic fun.

"Tilly is a good friend and something that I wholeheartedly trusted certainly to capture our day within the most natural and unobtrusive possible way. By gosh did she do this. She was even equipped to handle the fact that Dave and I aren't a very touchy, public affection kinda couple, and that I tend to pull faces not understanding I do so!"

"To be truthful we aren't comfortable in front of the lens whatsoever, but this wasn't a problem with Tilly as our photographer. I adore the way that they captured some of the naughty moments between guests, such as the wheelbarrows and also the horseplay off and on the party area between the rugby boys whilst I was dancing my feet were sore. I can't recommend my dear friend enough, she’s awesome."

As favors, Gayle and Dave provided reusable metal straws, that also helped guests find their tables, plus they could then choose who to sit down next to on the allocated table.

"We didn't possess a top table as traditionally considered. We decided because of having one parent each as well as having my sisters within the role of my father, my four-wing women, and Dave using a large family and three Best Men that people would either require a ridiculously long table or possess a sweetheart table, which to become honest we didn't like the concept of either."

"We didn't want one to feel omitted, or uncomfortable. I then had the concept of having just us with this Best man as well as their partners, and my wing women as well as their partners with us on the big table, with seating on each side, which makes it less formal, that was our vibe for the entire day."

"Apart from the actual announcement of people being Mr. and Mrs. Busbridge, my favorite part would need to be within the church when our organist played another version from the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful, therefore completely throwing everyone off and creating absolute hilarity and rapturous laughter. I never thought I would laugh so difficult at my wedding ceremony inside a church. It broke any awkward feeling or stuffiness that you'd generally keep company with traditional church ceremonies. It was almost serendipitous because it made us feel more at ease within the surroundings."

Words of Wedded Wisdom

"At the end of the day, it's in regards to you getting married to your other half. A cliché perhaps, and something that seems somewhat ridiculous since I'm showing my wedding off here, however in all honesty our day wasn't perfect, it had been fabulous and oh a lot of fun, however, it wasn't perfect. Things fail and that's okay. As Stephen Hawking once said, 'The universe doesn't allow perfection."

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