In honour of Pride Month, The Wedding Edition is excited to shine a spotlight on some of our favourite LGBTQ+ weddings and our couples’ love stories. From chic soirées in South Africa to intimate Lake Como weekends, these are the most stunning celebrations we’ve seen.
Our Editors’ All-Time Favourite LGBTQ+ Weddings
Joshua & Charlie
Joshua and Charlie met in a restaurant in Soho in October 2014 where Joshua was working as a waiter. After a whirlwind romance of three weeks Charlie moved to America for work. Then after spending 8 months doing long distance and with Joshua travelling back and forth to the US, when Joshua came back, they moved in together. The couple chose to celebrate their wedding day at Euridge Manor in the Cotswolds, with guests excited to experience Opus 11 and Kalon 11 at work.
Read the full story of Joshua and Charlie’s Wedding here.
Max & Bertie
After meeting on a dating app, Bertie proposed to Max with a 2000-year-old Roman signet ring over a negroni and cigarette during lockdown. The couple tied the knot with an intimate service officiated by their two sisters, at a nearby abandoned church called St Andrews Covehithe. They invited 50 family members from all over the world to an intimate wedding at the Wilderness Reserve, and guests stayed at Sibton Park or at Bertie’s family’s house in Southwold through the weekend-long celebration.
Read the full story of Max and Bertie’s wedding here.
Gustav & Steve
Gustav and Steve caught each other’s eyes on a crowded dance floor in London in a movie moment, and Steve proposed at their sixth anniversary dinner in Soho. They chose Haute Cabrière in Franschhoe, South Africa for a chic, minimalist celebration as a nod to Gustav’s roots, an old-world charm-meets-modern romance vibe, and a magical celebration enjoying the best food and wine South Africa has to offer with their favourite people.
Find all the details of Gustav and Steve’s wedding here.
Katie & Sarah
After swiping right on each other, Sarah proposed to Katie at home in December 2022 with the help of a bespoke advent calendar. When she realised what was happening, Katie didn’t even look at the ring that Sarah was offering, but grabbed her phone to prove that she was also designing a ring for Sarah, and just hadn’t had it made yet. The pair invited 60 of their close friends and family members to a weekend at Hornington Manor in Yorkshire, with a welcome reception, autumnal outdoor ceremony, and brunch the morning after.
Read all the details from Sarah and Katie’s wedding here.
Gus & Cristo
Gus and Cristo met when Gus was on a four-month stay in London, researching for his PhD. For their first date they met outside the British museum and dined in Fitzrovia, ending the night with some Bossa Nova and cocktails. They shopped for engagement rings together, scouring London and landing in Hatton Gardens. They took their mothers for brunch at Isabel in Mayfair and proposed to one another with surprise photographers waiting in the wings. The couple tied the knot in a fun and lavish wedding in Brazi, in a country club outside of Gus’ childhood home.
Read the full details of their wedding here.
James & Alex
James and Alex met on Tinder, and the story of their showstopping Greek Amphitheatre wedding in Paros began after three years together, when James knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Alex and decided to propose after the first lockdown in June 2020. Surrounded by his family in our favourite place – Alex’s parent’s garden.
Find all the details from James and Alex’s wedding here.
Pieter & Douglas
Pieter and Douglas met online, and their modern-day love story started with a swipe. The couple got engaged on their 6th anniversary of meeting, with an intimate lockdown proposal after an elevated at-home dinner date. They had an engagement party and joint bachelor party at The Bowery Hotel in New York, and tied the knot with an intimate wedding on the stunning backdrop of Lake Como.
Read all the details of Pieter and Douglas’ wedding here.
Daniel & Jonny
Daniel Budden-Lamb, the Global Head of Celebrity at 111SKIN, and Jonny Budden-Lamb, founder of PR Agency Avenue Communications, fell in love at first sight upon meeting a store in Brighton in 2010. Jonny proposed to Daniel on a beach in Mauritius in November 2018, and the couple tied the knot with a lavish modern wedding in London, celebrating across some of the city’s most stunning buildings.
Find all the details of Daniel and Jonny’s wedding here.
Christina & Giulia
Christina and Giulia met through the dating app, Tinder, and went on their first date on the 4th of September 2016 in buzzy Soho, London. Since then the pair have been inseparable and they tied the knot in style at The Four Seasons in Hampshire in 2021, as soon as COVID restrictions were lifted, surrounded by all their family and friends.
Read the full story of Christina and Giulia’s wedding here.
Thomas & Alex
Thomas and Alex met while both were working at Christian Louboutin. In April 2019 the couple got engaged in New York, a very special place to them both. Thomas had arranged for Butter Love & Hardwork to fly in a bespoke breakable chocolate heart from LA, it was Easter, and by the time Alex had broken into the heart to discover a note inside saying ‘Will you marry me?’ Thomas was on one knee with a Cartier ring. The pair tied the knot in a stylish ceremony at the Marylebone Town Hall, surrounded by loved ones from all over the world.
See the full details of Thomas and Alex’s wedding here.
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