It’s September on a warm Spanish evening and surrounded by incredible views of the ocean and mountains, 137 of Amy Hart and Sam Rason ’s loved ones gathered to watch the couple take the next step on what is unquestionably their own perfect journey. Groom Sam, 36, stood patiently on the grand amphitheatre stage, with the couple’s young son Stanley nearby, clutching his tiny elephant blanket as he waited for his mum to appear at the top of the stairs. After Amy’s seven bridesmaids arrive accompanied by Sam’s six groomsmen and their close friend Luke, the Master of Ceremonies, the bride suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs, arm-in-arm with her dad Ian.
Cue the music – You’re Already There by Alison Jiear – and 32-year-old Amy began her descent wearing a staggeringly beautiful off-the-shoulder dress by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad, with a dramatic matching French lace veil floating behind her...
. But despite quite literally taking everyone’s breath away, she tells us when we chat a few days after the ceremony that finding the dress was no easy feat. “I used to do pageants and now I get to go on red carpets, so everything I tried on at first felt too pageant-ey or like it should be on a red carpet,” she grins.
“Then the manager of The Wedding Club asked me if I wanted to try it on, and even in the cubicle I wasn’t sure. But when I walked out and saw it in the mirror, and then they put the veil on, I knew straight away it was the dress for me. “I.