Maxwell and Laura's Wedding in Hereford, Herefordshire

After a slight delay for the ceremony (a guest unfortunately fell over), I walked down the aisle in a beautiful open courtyard, with my mum on my arm. Maxwell cried when he saw me walk down, and I just beamed at him.

As part of our ceremony, we had the lyrics to the song 'I Choose You' read by two very dear friends. Max and I actually met at their wedding! We then had some friends sing 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight'. The acoustics were lovely in the courtyard, so they were able to sing without mics.

We then did our confetti shot outside the front of the manor house. We were super lucky with the weather, so we were able to have our drinks reception on the cricket pitch, while another friend played guitar and sang for us. The swing in the garden was a big hit, and lots of people got photos there.

Before our reception, we got some time alone with our photographer, Colin Nicholls, and got some beautiful photos in the grounds, around the moat.

We had a lovely three course meal in the Knot Barn: tomato soup, chicken supreme and lime cheesecake. We then had our speeches, which involved a hilarious gag where lots of the male guests came up to me to return keys to my property. I have never laughed so hard.

Our cake was made by Handmade by Solange. It had three layers: one was lemon and elderflower, one was Victoria sponge, and one was salted caramel. Our cake toppers were bride and groom guinea pigs, and we also had guinea pig-themed wedding favours! We also had some dairy-free and gluten-free cupcakes.

Our band was called Hard to Handle, and they had a huge setlist of songs to choose from. The quality of the music was fantastic, and they also did two DJ sets as well as two live sets. We had delicious loaded fries for our evening food. At around 10 pm, I got changed into some mint green pyjamas so I could dance more easily.

We also hired a magic mirror photo booth with Picture Blast, which included a guest book with all the photos.

Max and I slept in the Gothic bedroom that night, which is supposedly haunted!

In the morning, we had a continental breakfast with 25 guests who stayed at the manor house overnight. It was a great opportunity to talk to our guests properly.

We had an absolutely magical day, and after all the heartbreak we had been through over the past year, we couldn't have asked for more. A joyous day surrounded by people we love, who were there purely to celebrate our relationship.