Leah and Mike celebrated their marriage with friends and family at Victoria Warehouse

Leah and Mike met at Heaton Moor Golf Club. “I had a part-time summer job there, and Mike was a member at the club,” says Leah. “There was an instant attraction. He offered me golf lessons so he could spend more time with me, and I was impressed when he won a major competition during one of my first shifts. Needless to say, his golf has gone downhill ever since!”

Mike proposed during a trip to Barcelona. “He told me to pack a small suitcase as he had booked a surprise weekend away,” shares the bride. “I packed all my woollies, thinking it would be a weekend in the Lakes but was excited when Mike handed me a boarding pass over the breakfast table. We headed straight to the airport and had our first holiday in Barcelona. I was suspicious at this point and thought he may be planning something at dinner later that evening, so I was shocked when he got down on one knee in front of the La Sagrada Família.”

Leah and Mike's contacts

Ceremony venue, Church of St. James, www.stjamesandemmanuel.org 
Drinks reception, Ye Olde Cock Inn, www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk
Reception venue and catering, Victoria Warehouse, www.victoriawarehouse.com 
Photographer, Thomas Demol Photographie, www.thomasdemol.co.uk 
Bride's alterations, lace jacket and mother-of-the-bride's shawl, Boutique Alterations, www.boutiquealterations.co.uk 
Bridesmaids' dresses, Chi Chi London
Hair and make-up artist, Jodie A Smith, www.jodiemakeup.co.uk
Groom's suit, Moss Bros
Flowers, Designer Flowers by Rodgers, www.rodgerstheflorists.co.uk 
Transport, iDoTaxi, www.idotaxi.co.uk
Entertainment, New York Brass Band, www.newyorkbrassband.co.uk 
Lighting and DJ, Peter Lockwood Events, www.peterlockwood.co.uk
Caricaturist, Portraitandcaricature, www.facebook.com/portraitandcaricatureartist

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