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Viv&MinnaSarah Young www.weddingplannermalta.com
It was a snowy Friday evening in Helsinki and I was
having a night out with my best friend in a cosy Irish
pub called Molly Malone’s. On the fateful night, Vivian
was with his colleagues in the same pub and we ended
up chatting. At the end of the evening Vivian kissed me
good night and after that kiss I lost my heart
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I gave him my email address on the back
of an IKEA receipt, but I was nearly 100%
sure that I wouldn’t hear from him ever
again as he was flying back to Ireland the
next morning. I was delighted a few days
later when I went to work and noticed that
a message had arrived from Vivian. Then
followed several months of phone calls,
emails, text-messages and visits, which
allowed us to build the relationship and
eventually we realized, that we had found
each other’s soul mate and fallen in love.
I made a decision to pack my belongings
and move to Dublin.
Malta was our first holiday
destination together and we fell in love with
the island ever since. Over the years we have
visited Malta several times and adore the
lovely weather and scenery, vast history and
friendly people on the island. A few years
later, while we were on a vacation in Dubai,
we had looked in some jewellery stores and I
gave a few hints to Vivian about what I liked.
However, I was fully unaware that he secretly
made arrangements to buy the rings and was
totally surprised when on our next holiday
in Malta he proposed to me at the romantic
“LOVE” statue at St. Julian’s Bay. Of course
I said YES!...and we got huge applause
from people sitting in the terraces, who had
noticed what was going on and gathered
close by to watch the result.
Around the same time, I happened to read
about Sarah Young in the Irish Wedding
Diary Magazine and decided to contact her
to look for some information about wedding
options in Malta. Following our first contact;
everything fell into place naturally – like it
was meant to be and Malta turned out to
be the perfect location for our wedding.
From the first moment onwards Sarah’s
efficiency, professionalism
and attention to detail
impressed us and we felt
that we made a connection
straight away. Both Vivian
and I are extremely busy
in our daily lives and
a thought of having a
wedding planner helping
us to organise our dream day was a real life
saver! We were able to trust our plans fully to
Sarah from the start. She seemed to understand
instantly what we were looking for and her
assistance was so personal –like she was there
only for us. Sarah and her team succeeded in
delivering everything we could hope for and
more...
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I got my dress in Ireland
from Ophelia Bridal in Drogheda. At the time
Ophelia Bridal didn’t have my dress in the collection
as I was looking for this particular dress, but Aoife
went the extra mile, looked it up and ordered it
for me especially. Her warm and personal approach
made the experience so special. I had two of my
closest friends as my bridesmaids, Paula and Maija
and their gowns were handmade in Finland.
Vivian had his good friend Trevor as his best man
and his brother, Frank, was the groom’s man. The
men’s attire for the wedding was
organised by a local company in
Malta, recommended by Sarah.
The day before the wedding we
had lovely pre-wedding party at
a local restaurant. It was really
fantastic to spend the evening with
our guests while enjoying delicious
finger food and drinks on a beautiful
terrace overlooking the sea.
Our wedding day was magical and
amazing. A vintage 1947 white
Rolls Royce took me and my Dad to The
Palazzo and Gardens, where Vivian was
waiting for me. The venue left everybody
wowed by its beauty. The registrar made
the ceremony very special, personal and
warm and the atmosphere was lifted up
to the roof by a gorgeous singer called
Rachel Fabri, whose voice is amazing.
After the ceremony we had a cocktail
hour with champagne and
canapés on the balcony
looking over the gorgeous gardens. When the
cocktail hour came to the end, transportation was
organized to the reception venue in St Julian’s Bay.
We had an absolutely wonderful time at the hotel
and they exceeded themselves with the delicious
food and impeccable service. We partied the night
away with a fantastic band and singer Rachel Fabri.
The Groom and his relatives spiced up the band by
playing of few tunes and singing along with them!
Undoubtedly, we could not have achieved the best
day of our lives without Sarah and her team. We
have lovely memories to cherish for the rest of our
lives. The evening before we flew back home, we
went back to the “LOVE” statue at St. Julian’s Bay
and locked a lovelock on to the statue and threw
away the keys into the bay – Love Malta Forever.
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