FAIRYTALE ROMANCE

Lauren and John were married on 1^st June 2019 at Trump Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland

How did you meet?

John and I met through mutual friends in a nightclub in Glasgow.

How did the proposal happen?

Our first big holiday as a couple was in Dubai whereJohn bought me a beautiful ring. We revisited Dubai a few years later, along with our two boys, and John decided he would propose in front of our kidson the hotel balcony. He used the ring he had bought previously which I thought I had misplaced.

I asked our eldest boy to take a picture of myself and John and when I went to see the picture – which was a little blurry – I asked him to take another. When I turned back, John was on one knee. I initially thought Johnhad taken ill and fell to the floor, I was in such disbelief. Hethen asked me to marry him!

When I saw it was my ring he was proposing with, I was over the moon as it had been missing for six months previously as John had hid it. My initial reaction was complete relief before I said yes.

The following day, John and I went to Cara Jewellers in Dubai, where I picked my own engagement ring. It was magical.

Where did the wedding take place?

Trump Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland

What did you wear?

Galia Lahav dress, fromBrowns Bride in London.

I had previously visited a few other stores and tried a fewbut as soon as I put my dress on, I just burst out crying, as did my mum – it was my dream dress.I was lucky enough to get measured and fitted by the designer, Sharon, from Galia Lahav, that day as I picked my dress on the day they hosted a trunk show at Browns Bride.

What did the rest of the Bridal party wear?

The rest of the bridal party wore ivory dresses from the Australian brand, Portia & Scarlett.

What was your theme?

My dress pinned the overall theme of the day – fairy-tale romance. I showed my event designer, Jordan Patrick from Jordana Events, the dress and we set the theme on décor from there.

Jordana had bespoke table linen made which had beautiful flowers on it tying in with my dress. I wanted the ballroom at Turnberry to be warm and inviting and Jordana’s detail was second-to-none.

Describe your cake

My cake was designed by a lovely lady named Brogan at Three Tiers and Tea, Glasgow. She decided to hang flowers on it which exactly matched my dress.

The cake had seven tiers and featured my husband and I’s initials in gold writing to compliment the surrounding décor. We decided to let our eldest son pick the flavours for the cake so he had a little input on the day.

Something Blue?

My shoes came in a blue dust bag as they were part of the Jimmy Choo wedding range.

What were the highlights?

I would definitely recommendTurnberry – the venue was the one of our key highlights. The hotel is my favourite place – I wish we lived closer to Scotland to return as often as possible as the views, the location, the food and everything was just perfect.

I don’t have one fault and the staff are all lovely. I still have friends who talk about the food on our wedding day saying it was the best food they’ve ever tasted – they also have a new-found love for haggis.The Donald Trump Ballroom is a real fairytale room – it’s breathtaking.

Your best buy?

Our band, The Function Band made the wedding party through-out the whole day and night. It was a great investment.

How did it end?

I was born on the 5th November so I’m a big lover of fireworks. We had an amazing firework display hosted by 21cc. The display they arranged was phenomenal, I’ve never saw anything like it.

Is there anything you wish you’d done differently?

Nothing I wish I could just do it all over again.

Where did you go on honeymoon?

We had eight days alone in the Maldives. We stayed at the One&Only Reethi Rah –it was the nicest place I’ve ever been. I cried when I arrived and cried when I left.