28/05/2026
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Naomi & Josh got married at their new home, decorated with handmade bunting, lego flowers, and photos telling the story of their lives together so far. They were surrounded by family and close friends. Some had travelled halfway around the world to be there; others had simply walked down the street. Their ceremony was led by a familiar face, not a stranger from the registry office. He read from a book and from the heart, not a script on a clipboard.
While dinner was being prepared, we snuck out to the park for some photos and a few quiet moments together. When the food came out, the tables stretched all the way from one end of the room to the other, with extra chairs squeezed in wherever they could fit. Later, the little side room became a dancefloor where people danced until their feet hurt, collapsed onto sofas for a breather, and helped themselves to tiramisu for pudding.
It was an intimate day. Deeply personal, emotional, joyful, and centred around love, community, and the people who had shaped their journey to that moment. You really could feel how deeply these two were loved by everyone there.
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Suddenly, words like “home”, “family” and “intimate” start to mean something a little different. Because “home” meant St Luke’s Church in Hampstead Heath - the church where Josh works, and the place from which they’ll begin this next chapter of their lives together.
“Family and close friends” meant 300 people. Not only relatives, but two entire church communities gathered under one roof; people who had prayed for them, supported them, celebrated with them, and walked alongside them through life and faith. And “intimate” had absolutely nothing to do with guest count - because despite the scale of it all, the day still felt incredibly personal and connected from start to finish.
Finally, the love at the centre of the day wasn’t only the love Naomi & Josh have for each other, or the love felt from everyone surrounding them, but also their shared experience of God’s love too - something woven naturally through every part of the celebration.
It was a huge, joyful celebration that somehow still felt like home.
