Real wedding couple Daisey and Lee had such a beautiful start to their story. They met on the school run – Lee was collecting his nephews while Daisey was picking up her children. “Lee didn't have any children of his own, whereas I had four who were aged four, five, six and seven at the time, but this never phased him. Little did I know that he would eventually join our family,” Daisey tells us.
It was the last weekend of November, and by now a couple, Daisey and Lee decided to put their Christmas decorations up. Daisey was determined to get them all up and lights on before they went for a dog walk, but Lee was adamant that they should all head to the beach for a stroll before it got too dark. The tide was out so there was plenty of sand for the kids and dog to play on, while Daisey followed behind enjoying the peace. That was until her inner calm was disturbed by someone shouting, “mum, mum, look!” Her eldest, Ivy, was standing the rock pool ahead holding something up in the air. As Daisey drew nearer she was it was a bottle. “I'd never found a bottle washed up on the beach before, so I was amazed that we'd come across one. Just like in the bedtime story I'd been reading to the kids!” Daisey shares. It wasn't until she got halfway through the poem inside that she realised what it really was: a proposal. By the time she reached the last line, Lee was on one knee awaiting her answer.
You can read about their big day at
The Bell in Ticehurst, captured by
DB Photography Sussex, in the new issue, free to download now at
www.your-sussex.wedding/free-download
