Thea and Sam’s Wedding at Botleys Mansion

Thea and Sam met at a Halloween party in 2006 when they were both studying at The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. The couple clicked instantly and Sam knew that he would marry Thea from the very first day that they’d met. Thea, on the other hand, needed a bit more convincing, but after three years of friendship she realised that she was in love with her best friend. The couple spent four years following each other around the country but then settled in London, both living and working in the West End.
Sam proposed to Thea whilst the couple were holidaying in the very glam city of St. Tropez. Sam popped the question (with Thea’s dream Tiffany engagement ring) after dinner in a lovely French restaurant and the couple then headed back to Thea’s parents house to pop a bottle of Champagne to celebrate! Newly engaged and super excited, Thea and Sam spent the next 2 years planning their fabulous wedding at Botleys Mansion in Surrey.

The couple had chosen a colour scheme of white and pink for their day, so florally, pink roses and pink and white peonies decorated Botleys Mansion beautifully for both the ceremony and the reception; not forgetting Thea’s stunning bouquet. All of the floral arrangements were created by Lily’s Flowers.
After the exchange of rings and their announcement as husband and wife, the newlywed couple enjoyed walking the grounds with their wedding photographer, Wendy Aldiss, as well as chatting to friends and family before the wedding banquet was served, back in The Atrium. Thea and Sam had previously chosen a sumptuous menu of onion tart, a roast chicken dinner and a chocolate pot for dessert – all of which was followed by tea, coffee and truffles. The wedding reception tables were decorated with tall candelabras featuring beautiful floral arrangements. For name cards, Sam and Thea placed paper birds on top of wine glasses and for wedding favours the couple gave out boxes of chocolate Lego bricks – due to Sam’s life long love of Lego.
In the evening a band called Southside Junction set up in The Atrium and the newlyweds danced their first dance as husband and wife to ‘My Eyes Adored You’ by The Jersey Boys. They also cut through a decadent, 6 tier wedding cake; ruffled with dark pink peonies decorating the base and the top. Their cake had been designed by a company up in Manchester called Slattery and it almost looked too beautiful to cut.