The Wedding Album - Adam and Kerri Fenn March 2014 | UKbride

Adam and I met ten years ago at college. We were friends for a while before we got together; we were just meant to be!

When he proposed on my birthday in October 2011, I was so happy. I absolutely love Millie’s cookies. I’m obsessed with them so for my birthday Adam got me a giant cookie and when I opened the box it said ‘Kerri will you marry me?” in the icing. I was so excited; I said yes straight away!

We had quite a long engagement of just over 2 years before we got married. Having this time helped us to save so we could have the perfect wedding, and we knew we wanted a winter wedding, so December was our month.

Looking back I found it quite hard planning our wedding. It wasn’t necessarily stressful, but because we work long hours it was hard to find the time to fit everything in and plan the details. I couldn’t do it again, but I did really enjoy looking at different ideas and inspiration.

We had strong ideas of what we wanted so when we found everything, it all came together really well. Having more time to plan definitely made it easier to fit everything in.

The first thing we booked was the venue. We wanted somewhere a bit different where we could do the ceremony and reception together in one place as we didn’t want a church wedding. We chose the Orton Hall Hotel in Peterborough. It used to be an old stately home so it had the perfect character which was just what we wanted.

When it came to finding my perfect wedding dress, I had no idea what style I wanted. I went with my mum and best friend, and after trying about 150 different dresses, I fell in love with my A-line Benjamin Roberts dress. It was a champagne colour to suit the winter theme. I had the straps added, and changed a few details such as the flower to a pearl and crystal embellishment. In the end it was perfect.

The bridesmaids wore black dresses with pink and cream flowers, and at first Adam wasn’t too keen but after showing him a few photographs he soon changed his mind. Other than that we seemed to agree on most things!

When it came to the night before the wedding, I stayed at the hotel. I felt absolutely fine, it was only when I was waiting with my Dad and the acoustic guitarist started playing our song that the nerves kicked in.

I was petrified walking down the aisle; I had no idea where to look and was conscious I was walking too fast, but that all changed when I saw Adam. When we were saying our vows, it felt like it was just the 2 of us and it was a very intimate moment together.

70 guests attended the ceremony and reception. Adam has quite a small family whereas my family is quite large - but we invited everyone we wanted to be there, and we had a great mix of friends and family. The hotel arranged the room for us, and they also supplied the DJ. The service was great and the room looked beautiful.

When it came to the speeches, I remember crying during Adam’s - we’ve known each other for years, so when he called me his bestest friend in the world, I broke in to tears. There were also some really funny moments - his best man made him wear a dancing queen outfit on his stag do and he had the photographs printed on to big card and he brought the outfit along too. That definitely got some laughs!

With our wedding day being such a whirlwind, we wanted a nice, relaxing honeymoon after so we decided on the Dominican Republic. It was absolutely brilliant and it was lovely to spend some quality time together.

We’d like to thank Vanessa from The Wedding Market shop in Elton for all her help. We got most of the things for our special day from her shop so we’d like to thank her for all her help.  We’d also like to give a special thanks to our parents who have been so supportive.

My advice for any brides planning their big day? Enjoy your special day, as it comes and goes in a flash! When you start planning your wedding, try not to stress and relax as it will all come together perfectly on the day. Also, make sure you spend time with the people who you want to!

The Ceremony and Reception: Orton Hall Hotel.
Wedding Cake: Cake Kabin in Bourne.
Photographer: Dean Street Photography.
Florist: Greensleaves.