Mr and Mrs Levy – Mere Golf Resort and Spa

Monday, April 8th, 2024

After a decade in the dating world, I found my person swiping right on an app during lockdown 2020. Two years after our first date, we got married and it was honestly the most magical and stress free day.

We got engaged at Mere Golf Resort and Spa, so we decided on Mere for the actual wedding weekend, it felt extra special. We wanted somewhere where everyone could stay over and continue the celebrations with us the following day. We got engaged in June 2022 and the wedding was the following February. Nine months to plan a wedding felt a little overwhelming, so we decided it was best to hire a wedding planner and OMG we are glad we did!

Yvonne was an absolute dream to work with. The most professional and calming influence for a first time bride. I fully trusted her opinion in all the areas I had no idea about – the room layout, chair covers, lighting, centre piece sizes…who knew there were so many things to think about?

The colour scheme of the wedding was one of the most difficult decisions, as it was a Winter wedding, I wanted a strong colour. I went back and forth between purple, deep pink and red. We ended up deciding on red as my husband is a HUGE Arsenal fan. The flowers, bridesmaid dresses and centre pieces looked incredible, and I couldn’t have been happier with how it turned out – red was the right choice.

On the morning of the wedding, the sun was shining, and I just knew it was going to be the most epic day. Getting ready was very relaxing as I had all my favourite people with me.

I only started to feel nervous when I put my dress on and it was time to leave for the ceremony. I hadn’t seen Dan (now hubby) for a week, so it was all very emotional. 

The amazing thing about having a wedding planner is that you get to see most things on the day for the first time. Walking into the main room after our ceremony was breathtaking. I was in awe of how stunning it looked. I had an idea in my head of how I thought it would turn out, but it exceeded all my expectations. All the details, from the smaller things like the placement of the candles and favours to the position of the bar, band and dance floor were all perfect.

The food was an extremely important part of the day for us. Dan and I are massive foodies. We had a canapé reception with a cocktail station featuring our favourites for the first hour. 

The canapés were beautifully presented, and they were delicious. The fine dining three course wedding breakfast was sensational, and the miso cod was a winner all round. As we had dinner quite early, we wanted to make sure we had yet more food to keep the party energy going. We decided to go with chips, burgers, and something a little sweeter, deep fried Oreos. All I can say is they went down an absolute treat. I loved working with the catering company, they executed everything I wanted and the presentation and food was exceptional. 

Getting married in the James Braid Suite worked so well for us as we split the room into two sections. One for our ceremony and one for the main event. With it being such a large room, we wanted to create the right atmosphere. The band did such a mega job at this – they kept everyone on the dance floor the entire evening. 

We created a wedding play list that allowed everyone to enjoy conversation over dinner. That said, it was a lively crowd with a lively play list and everyone was soon dancing on their chairs. It was a perfect combination.

We initially wanted the band to play for four hours and then switch to a DJ set. However, everyone was so engaged they made the decision to carry on for the rest of the evening and it was the best decision. Luckily, we had time to rehydrate in between sets. Jam Hot all I can say is WHAT A BAND!! 

The entire day was photographed by my amazing friend Ruth. She is so fun to work with and captures the most stunning pictures. 4000 to be exact!! All our guests commented on what a fabulous photographer she was. She even tracked down a golf buggy at 1.30am when she had been working since 10am to take us to the front entrance of Mere for a nighttime shoot. 

Some top tips from us.

 Give a friend your phone for the evening, they can do your social media if you want them to, or they can just capture lots of moments from the day. You and your partner can then look through them when you get into bed that night and re live the day together. 

Take 5 minutes just the two of you after the ceremony – it totally relaxed us and allowed us to take in everything that was happening. 

Get a wedding planner if you can – they are worth every penny. 

Remember to eat and enjoy the delicious food you have chosen.

Don’t stress over anything – on the day nothing matters, everyone is there to celebrate the two of you. 

Not a tip but this magical day would not have been possible if it wasn’t for my amazing mum and dad and now mother-in-law. Dan and I are so grateful to have such amazing parents. 

Love Mr and Mrs Levy xxxx

Thank you for making our day so special!

Hair: Louise Moreland – Hairbyloulou_m

Photographs: Ruth Less Images – ruthlessimages_05

Makeup: Stephanie Swain – www.stephanieswainmua.com

Venue: Mere Golf Resort – www.mereresort.co.uk

Wedding planner – Yvonne Dixon www.pandaeventdesign.co.uk yvonne@pandadesign.UK