OUR STORY
At approximately 1am on the 1st of January 2020 a very drunk Grace met a very sober Kate. They hit it off and Kate decided to go on a date with Grace a few days later. Luckily it was Kate's turn to be the embarrassment then when she got escorted into the pub they were meeting at by the bouncer, having forgotten her ID. After a memorable first date, which in true lesbian fashion lasted about 14 hours, the two were inseparable... until Grace went to Australia.
Although they video called everyday and had plans for Kate to visit Grace in Aus, Kate and her bestie, Em, decided to plot the end of the world as we know it. Yes, they joked about a "worldwide pandemic" to bring Grace home early... which as everyone knows did in fact come true. I'm sure both Kate and Em are very sorry for the inconvenience it caused everyone else, but their plan worked, Grace returned to the UK and moved in with Kate in March 2020.
Grace and Kate soon welcomed some babies into their world, in the shape of 8 gorgeous rats. Which expanded to 10 over the following couple of years.
Kate introduced Grace to mountain biking which quickly became one of the pairs favourite things to do. Grace didn't have the same luck when introducing Kate to basketball, turns out you need to be able to throw and catch to enjoy that.
Over the years the two have truly integrated their life and become each others ride or die. They look forward to the future and being able to call each other their "wife"!
THE WEDDING
GETTING THERE
You will need to arrive by car as there is no public transport nearby.
The address is: Tournerbury Woodland Estate, Tournerbury Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9DL
If arriving from the A27 East:
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Take the exit off the A27 marked Havant, Hayling Island.
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Take the third exit off this roundabout (under the A27) and onto the A3023 (towards Langstone and Hayling Island).
If arriving from the A27 West:
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Take the exit off the A27 marked Havant, Hayling Island.
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Take the first exit off this roundabout (under the A27) and onto the A3023 (towards Langstone and Hayling Island).
Once on A3023:
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Follow the A3023 over the bridge and onto Hayling Island until you come to a mini roundabout (after roughly 4 miles).
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Take 1st exit into Church Road, signed “Sandy Point, Eastoke etc.” and a brown tourist sign to “Tournerbury Golf Centre.”
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Drive down Church Road past St Marys Church on the right. 100 yards after the church, turn left into Tournerbury Lane towards “Tournerbury Golf Centre.”
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Go down Tournerbury Lane until you leave the Public Highway. DO NOT turn left into the Golf Centre Car Park. Drive on to the next gate and into Tournerbury Farm.
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Continue straight ahead. You come to a small roundabout. Keep driving straight past this (heading very slightly to the right).
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You will see several large open barns ahead. Keep driving straight ahead so these barns are on your right hand side.
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Just after the last barn, the road forks almost ninety degrees to the right.
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The last barn should now be on your right, a large round pond on your left and the entrance to the woods up a small slope directly in front of you. Carry on along the road into the woods until you reach the main car park (before the marquee).