{"id":36069,"date":"2018-04-11T15:31:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T14:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=36069"},"modified":"2021-02-13T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T16:48:59","slug":"harts-nottingham-hotel-real-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/harts-nottingham-hotel-real-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Batman + Wonder Woman Celebrate Their “I Do’s” at Harts Nottingham Hotel!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you couldn’t tell already this couple is one of a kind, in the best way possible, and their wedding day was too!<\/p>\n

Full of fabulous touches, from golden pineapples to a colourful jelly shot tower, Pip and Todd threw the ultimate wedding bash at Harts Hotel Nottingham<\/a>. Todd a lover of Batman and Pip a fan of Wonder Woman, met as many other modern couples do..on Tinder! But you won’t believe their proposal story! You could almost say Todd walked miles and miles just to pop the question.<\/p>\n

Take a good look at this couples fun wedding story and before you know it you’ll be wishing you were there too!<\/p>\n

The Beginning<\/h2>\n

“Todd and I both moved back to Nottingham within weeks of each other at the tail end of 2014; both being new to the Nottingham dating scene we turned to Tinder (of all places) and had our first date on 30th<\/sup> December, and I think it\u2019s safe to say it was love at first sight \u2013 Todd\u2019s highlight of that first date was that I suggested Pit and Pendulum as a suitable date spot, somewhere he spent many a night in during his Uni years \u2013it\u2019s not very glam!”<\/p>\n

“Todd is a Graphic Designer originally from Stoke, he studied at Nottingham, and always wanted to return. He shamefully supports Port Vale, has slowly become a wine and cheese snob over the last three years and loves all things Japanese.”<\/p>\n

“I work in Publishing as an Operations Manager, I lived in London for 8 years following graduation, and finally decided to move back home when at the grand old age of 31 when I decided that I would rather be a spinster near my parents than alone in the capital! I like all wine (fine not required!), long country walks and really bad TV (according to Todd).”<\/p>\n

“We both have a shared obsession in superheroes; Todd genuinely believes he is Batman whilst I\u2019m more modest in that I think I look a bit like Wonder Woman, plus she\u2019s the ultimate feminist.”<\/p>\n

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The Proposal<\/h2>\n

“For my mum\u2019s 60th<\/sup> birthday she watched a film called \u2018The Way\u2019 and decided that she wanted to walk the Camino, so we merrily (or more honestly, painfully!!) walked 115km from Sarria to Santiago de Compestela. Since then it\u2019s been an annual pilgrimage for my mother and I. The first year Todd and I were dating, I spent the whole Camino in a bit of a grump because Todd wasn\u2019t there, little did I know that when he picked me up from the airport upon my return, that a plan had already formed.”<\/p>\n

“The next year, 2016, Todd bravely agreed to come with my mother and me to walk for 5 days, sleep in alburgues (Spanish hostels) and drink local wine. He had one rule \u201cno complain in Spain!” On the last day, with sore feet, and admittedly a little hungover we traipsed into Santiago with our bags on our backs and went to collect our certificate for completing over 100km. Todd went first, which I didn\u2019t think much of at the time, then I went to collect my certificate and got into a long chat about how my Latin name is \u2018Pippadocus\u2019. As my mother and I walked out to join Todd in the sunshine he starts moaning about how tired he is, to which I told him to man up it\u2019s over now. Then he started laughing hysterically and dropped to one knee. I was totally confused, wearing a wonder woman t-shirt and my giant backpack, and then he asked me to marry him. (My mum had surreptitiously fallen back to take photos). My first response was \u2018nah\u2019 \u2013 which I had always warned him would be the case, followed by lots of happy tears. We spent the rest of the day trying to tell people in Spanish that we just got engaged \u201cestamos comprometidos!\u201d It was the best day of my life.”<\/p>\n

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The Venue<\/h2>\n

“We knew from the start that we wanted a local wedding, whilst a luxurious foreign holiday would have been amazing, our families are very important to us, so we wanted to ensure the wedding was affordable for everyone. It was the garden that took our breath away at Harts, it has the most glorious view of Nottingham and it felt like a way to truly celebrate the city where we fell in love. Sally and the Hotel manager were kind enough to give us a wonderful tour of the hotel and the restaurant. We loved the elegant and stylish d\u00e9cor, as well as the sense that you were truly on holiday \u2013 the garden rooms with the door which opens out onto the garden was a true luxury.”<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s something understatedly glamourous about Harts, it is self-assured enough not to have to be pretentious, and as such the space just flows. It felt to us, not only like somewhere we could revisit in the future, but also somewhere that reflected us as a couple \u2013 or the couple we aspire to be (looking at you wine snob!) It was later that we decided on the council house for the actual ceremony, the ballroom is one of Todd\u2019s favourite rooms in Nottingham and it felt right that we would hold our actual ceremony in somewhere so central to the heart of Nottingham.”<\/p>\n

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The Venue Wow Factor<\/h2>\n

“There are two parts of the day which truly stand out; after the wedding ceremony, Todd and I ran across Nottingham centre in our wedding attire to grab a taxi \u2013 which was so much fun! The food was absolutely amazing, you cannot fault the service and quality at Harts and I think this truly stood out on the day. The experience overall was amazing, we were truly spoilt!”<\/p>\n

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The Photographer<\/h2>\n

“Martin offered us something that we didn\u2019t even think we were looking for, documentary photography.\u00a0 When we saw Martin\u2019s album, the emotion and the natural happiness spilled from the pages and we knew it would suit us perfectly. It was very easy and relaxed working with Martin, we didn\u2019t have to worry about a thing all day. The photos themselves are absolutely stunning \u2013 we have had so many compliments about them! We deliberately didn\u2019t have any of the usual posed photos, and I think it helped allow the day to flow naturally, it also means that we have some really original shots!”<\/p>\n

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The Wedding Attire<\/h2>\n

“Todd wore a classic morning suit, he went through a range of ideas \u2013 at one point tartan trousers were a very real option \u2013 which would be fine\u2026 except for my polka dot bridesmaid dresses! I chose my bridesmaid dresses before anything else \u2013 I knew that I wanted red polka dot 50\u2019s dresses with big skirts, and black cat-flick eyeliner!”<\/p>\n

“It was harder to find my wedding dress, I always envisioned a tightly fitted fishtail dress, very glamorous and simple. However, as the process went on I became disillusioned that I would ever find that dress \u2013 and when we finally did try on one that fit the spec, I felt fat!”<\/p>\n

“On a whim, my mother and one of my bridesmaids accompanied me to Wed2B to try on some different styles, and the third dress I tried on was the one. Cue a mad dash to Rotherham to get the last one in my size! It was far bigger than I expected \u2013 and strapless! Something I had never expected. But it was suitably dramatic and allowed to me to run \u2018elegantly\u2019 across Nottingham Town Square.”<\/p>\n

“My favourite part of my outfit was my red Badgely Mischka shoes with a diamant\u00e9 finish \u2013 they are the most perfect thing that has ever covered my feet!”<\/p>\n

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The Wedding Theme<\/h2>\n

“I don\u2019t think that we consciously followed any trends, although we did pick up a couple of themes. We mixed some 1950\u2019s styling, a travel element, with a few superhero touches and a hint of golden pineapples. The table settings were certainly varied, my mother grow flowers from her garden which we put in jam jars, I made Woman Woman tiaras, Todd bought some plastic Batman masks, we spray painted photo frames and used photos of Todd and I from our \u2018theme nights\u2019 as well as each table was finished with a Golden Pineapple.”<\/p>\n

“We tried to include some travel elements as Todd and I do monthly \u2018theme nights\u2019 wherein we cook, and dress from a different country. So in addition to the photos, I\u00a0 hand-made wedding favours \u2013 little card suitcases, which I cut and stuck for weeks, and then included a personal handmade card for each guest to thank them for coming. Todd printed out flag facts\u2026”<\/p>\n

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Standout Moments<\/h2>\n

“I think running across Market Square was pretty special! Getting ready in the morning with my girls was lovely, and I love the photos of Todd before at Pit and Pendulum (our first date venue) with most of our wedding party! It was great just seeing everyone get into the swing of things and wearing the fancy dress \u2013 I think the jelly shots definitely helped people lose their inhibitions!”<\/p>\n

“Also, the big final dance-off to Phil Collins is probably Todd\u2019s highlight!”<\/p>\n

“The absolute best moment was the next morning waking up holding my husband\u2019s hand wearing my wedding ring, and knowing that I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend!”<\/p>\n

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Special Thoughts<\/h2>\n

“I\u2019d thoroughly recommend even the most nervous bride embrace the day \u2013 when we got out of the taxi at Market Square and walked across with my bridal party with the huge Nottingham Summer Beach in place, it was hilarious and definitely dulled my nerves!”<\/p>\n

“Finally, the staff at Harts were just incredible \u2013 couldn\u2019t fault them! So incredibly helpful and professional, absolutely perfect! They made the day effortless!”<\/p>\n

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