TWO software consultants who met hiking in the Bavarian Alps tied the knot in a ceremony at Hexham House.

Andrew Richardson married Dilek Koyuncu on June 22.

Dilek and AndrewDilek and Andrew (Image: ImogenKate Photography)

Andrew, 49, met Dilek, 51, while hiking in 2019 and proposed at the top of the highest mountain in Germany, known as Zugspitze, in May 2023.

Dilek on her wedding dayDilek on her wedding day (Image: ImogenKate Photography)

 

The pair are both from Tiptree in Essex.

Dilek's wedding dress was from White Silhouette in Munich and was altered by Pont Dressmaker, a business located in Ponteland.

The maid of honour and flower girlThe maid of honour and flower girl (Image: ImogenKate Photography)

 

Andrew's suit was sourced from Waltons Formal Menswear Hire, Newcastle.

His best man was Adam Farebrother while John Champion was an usher.

The serviceThe service (Image: ImogenKate Photography)

 

Dilek's maid of honour was Ahu Koyuncu.

Her bouquet was made of phalaenopsis orchids, white roses and white wildflowers, while the flower girl's bouquets were just phalaenopsis orchids.

Andrew and DilekAndrew and Dilek (Image: ImogenKate Photography)

Table decorations were also phalaenopsis orchids, white roses and white wildflowers.

The supplier was the florist The Bee & Botanist, based in Morpeth, while the German Black Forest wedding cake was made by Davidson of Darras Hall. 

Flower girl and maid of honourFlower girl and maid of honour (Image: ImogenKate Photography)

The couple's wedding reception was held at Matfen Hall with 30 guests.

Dilek in her dressDilek in her dress (Image: ImogenKate Photography)

Their honeymoon was a tour around the Amalfi coast in Italy.

ImogenKate Photography provided all the photographs.