With the enormous sails suspended above them, Tom Lowe got down on one knee to propose to Natalie Watts on New Year’s Eve 2018.
![Natalie, 31, said: I knew something was wrong when he went quiet in the car and started twiddling his thumbs like he was going for a job interview.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMjAwMzg3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Natalie, 31, said: I knew something was wrong when he went quiet in the car and started twiddling his thumbs like he was going for a job interview. | other Photo: Laura Wade Photography
![He almost lost his nerve when a coach party of people arrived just as he was about to propose. Luckily, the crowds dispersed and he popped the question!](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMjAwNDk0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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He almost lost his nerve when a coach party of people arrived just as he was about to propose. Luckily, the crowds dispersed and he popped the question! | other Photo: Laura Wade Photography
![They chose St Marys Brownedge Church at Bamber Bridge, the church affiliated to the school where she works. It was also the same place where her grandparents married.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMjAwNTAx.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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They chose St Marys Brownedge Church at Bamber Bridge, the church affiliated to the school where she works. It was also the same place where her grandparents married. | other Photo: Laura Wade Photography
![They tied the knot on New Years Day this year and Natalie arrived at church to the bells chiming.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMjAwNTAz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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They tied the knot on New Years Day this year and Natalie arrived at church to the bells chiming. | other Photo: Laura Wade Photography
![She walked down the aisle to the traditional wedding march, something she had always dreamed of and they aptly listened to Auld Lang Syne during the signing of the register.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMjAwNTA0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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She walked down the aisle to the traditional wedding march, something she had always dreamed of and they aptly listened to Auld Lang Syne during the signing of the register. | other Photo: Laura Wade Photography
![A reception was held at Mitton Hall. They added some special touches themselve. Toms sister made all the stationery and his mum made the cake.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzMjAwNTA2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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A reception was held at Mitton Hall. They added some special touches themselve. Toms sister made all the stationery and his mum made the cake. | other Photo: Laura Wade Photography