Priya Mehta

Minesh planned the most meaningful proposal for us, I could not have dreamed of anything more fitting. My high school crush asked me to marry him on our ten year dating anniversary. We were standing completely alone in the very place that we first met: outside our old headteacher's office, in the foyer of our old school, surrounded by all my favourite foods which had set up ready for a red-carpeted-candle-lit dinner. I was in awe. Park High School, I now owe you so much more than just my GCSE grades! A few months of celebrating our engagement later (we really milked it ha), we sat down to start planning the wedding . O k a y. As it was such a personal and meaningful proposal, we wanted to carry on and get married somewhere equally as meaningful to us and our story so far. Therefore chosing the venue was an easy for me. After getting the approval from our parents, doing some measuring of my parent's back garden and committing to how many people we could therefore in...

It's already been three months since our backyard wedding, and today I find myself relaxing on a beautiful beach in Thailand reliving the fun in my mind and wandering out loud if we can do it all over again (ok, full disclosure: I have this daydream daily). Considering I was once initially apprehensive about having a formal wedding ceremony, this is no small feat. Thank you so much to these brilliant people whose magical work allowed this to happen: Stretch tent for our back garden: Stretch & Tents Will and Alex are great on email, phone and in person. They're a busy company due to their quality and pride, but never let us feel the effects of their packed schedules. We drafted out multiple layouts ideas / options the first time we met, which was great as they're innovative and open to anything - everything we thought of, they found a way to make work. The tent, poles and lights were great quality and aesthetically attractive, and it was al...