Modern Elegance

Oh -So -Glamorous…..part 2

February 23rd, 2010

Yep Folks it was worth the wait.

Louisa and Nick’s Big Day shot by Jo and Simon at Shoot is a pretty-as-a-picture sorbet-shaded floral extravaganza.

I LOVE the colour scheme and the fact that everyone is having such a darn good time… all the time.

Not to mention this is a perfect example of how to rock a piece of statement ( not to mention sentiment) jewellery come W-day.

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Accommodating Everyone

Nick and I were Married at St. Marys Church in Cheadle, Cheshire and held our Reception at Mere Golf & Country Club. The venue was one of very few in the area that could accommodate our 200 guests. Having such a large Wedding I was worried that food and service would be compromised, I couldn’t have been more wrong, the staff at Mere were so efficient that the Day ran perfectly and the quality of food was outstanding.

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Creative Florals

The flowers were provided by Clare Thomson Creative Floral Design. Clare was a great help when it came to choosing the flowers. She had told me to pull out as many pictures from magazines that I liked so it would give her an idea of what I liked. I actually went to meet Clare thinking I wanted all white flowers (keeping up with my classic theme) and I ended up coming away with the complete opposite! Clare was brimming with ideas of giant candelabras, glass beads hanging from the ceiling and martini glass shaped vases…I let her guide me since she was the expert. How right she was…the bouquets were beautiful, the button holes tied in perfectly and the room looked amazing, everyone kept talking about “the flowers”

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Keep It Simple

I didn’t go to great expense on the cake, it was a simple all fruit cake from M&S. Hardly any of it got eaten so I am glad I didn’t end up spending a fortune on it!

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Glossy Locks

My hair was simple. I knew from the start I didn’t want cascading curls dressed with a tiara, sleek, all-up and classic was the look I wanted and my gorgeous friend Emma was the girl who helped my desire come true. After a number of attempts of different styles during our practice runs (with the aid of plenty of vinos) we settled on the hair, the inspiration actually came from a photo I had seen of Heidi Klum at the Oscars, and Emma managed to re-create it to a tee.

Since Emma was a guest at the Wedding, after the Wedding Breakfast and before the first dance she helped to remove my veil and added tiny flower buds to add a different look for the night time…every girl needs a hairdresser friend they can invite to the Wedding!!

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We Heart Shoot

I found Simon and Jo from Shoot through a friend of mine who had been a guest at a Wedding they had photographed. The minute we saw their photos we knew we had to have them to shoot our Special Day. I knew the last thing I wanted was to spend hours of my day posing for photos, Simon and Jo made it so easy we hardly noticed them and they managed to capture the most amazing moments that tell a perfect story of our day. Everyone who has seen the album comments on how beautiful the photographs are.

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Kick Off Your Heels

We had a string quartet (Carlton Ensemble) to play during the drinks reception and Wedding Breakfast and for the evening we had a Band called The Senators who also provided a DJ for when they took a break….they were fantastic they had everyone up, from young to old, dancing all night from old classics to modern hits, they really kept the atmosphere buzzing all night…as for me dancing the night away spinning around in a big dress was the best fun ever (needless to say the shoes were off by now!)

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Live Forever

This turned out to be the hardest decision we had to make!!! Most of the songs that had any meaning to us were always about breaking up so not very appropriate for a first dance. Two days before the Wedding we decided on Live Forever by Oasis, but the band put us off having it, because they had said it was difficult to dance to. We ended up with one of my favourites God only knows by the Beach Boys and I think it will forever bring a tear of joy to my eye whenever I hear it.

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Advice For Brides

I was quite laid back when it came to planning our Wedding, I always knew what I wanted so everything pieced together quite easily. My one piece of advice would be go for your first choice for your first dance…it doesn’t matter if the lyrics are not quite right or it is difficult to dance to, it is symbolic to you, and my only regret is we didn’t go with ours. Don’t get too caught up in the tiny details, the day will fly by and be over before you know it, treasure every moment of it from the start of the planning to the Big Day itself…and never forget along the way the reason why you are doing it!

Excellent advice from the gorgeous bride I have to say.

A Huge RMW thanks to Louisa and Nick for sharing their truly divine day and Jo and Simon at Shoot for the stunning images.

Big Treasure-Every-Moment Love

Charlotte xxx

Oh-So-Glamorous …..part 1

February 22nd, 2010

We love a bit of glossy glamourama here at RMW HQ and let me tell you – this wedding has it with great big shiny BELLS on.

I’m talking flawless bride, sumptuous blooms and a hell of a lot of shoe and neck candy folks…..

Louisa and Nick were married in October 2009 at St Mary’s church in Cheadle followed by a reception at Mere Golf and Country Club, all of the divine images were captured by Simon and Jo at Shoot.

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Red Soled Girl

OMG the day was finally going to arrive that I could treat myself to a pair of Christian Louboutins without feeling so horrendously guilty (the only bit of guilt was that I thought I was probably going to love my shoes more than the dress itself)!! Straight to the Louboutin boutique on Mount Street in London and I found them…a pair of Rolando’s in off white satin, killers heels with a hidden platform to boot – not the normal choice of a 5ft 8” bride…thank god my man is well over 6ft!!
They were probably the most economical purchase I made as well…now dyed jet black, I live in them most weekends!

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I Didn’t Want to Take It Off

I got my dress from Pronovias, my parents live in Spain, so during a visit Mum and I decided to go and have a look at the dresses in the shop in Marbella, little did I know at the time that I was going to fall in love with so many of them! That was it, my heart was set on a Pronovias dress the hardest part was narrowing it down to which one! Next trip to Spain, in the February of 2009 armed with my Mum and 2 of my bridesmaids I found it….the Haiti dress in Ivory satin, not at all the dress I was originally looking for, but the one I just didn’t want to take off!!
I also knew I had to have a Cathedral veil, and after choosing my dress I chose a Pronovias veil as well with a hint of sparkle to it to make me feel even more extra special!

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Something Borrowed Something Amethyst

Ever since I can remember I knew I wanted to wear my Grandmas pearl choker with gorgeous purple amethyst stone on the day I got married, so right from the off the colour scheme was going to be purple!

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Canvas Perfection

I had a couple of make-up trials from different make-up artists in the area, but they never felt like me. It was actually Nick that told me that if I was trying to look like me then maybe I should let ‘me’ do the make-up!! He was right…I love doing my own make-up and playing around with new looks so the thought of it didn’t scare me at all. It actually gave me time out, during the usual hectic getting ready process, to spend some time on myself…..I was so calm getting ready I even had time to do my 3 bridesmaids eye make-up as well!!!

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A Formal Approach

We hired Morning suits for the boys from “Formal Approach”. They come to your house at a time that suits you, which was a great help since Nick works such long hours. We opted for the traditional morning suits for the boys with dove grey waistcoats and purple cravats to bring in the colour theme

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The Long And Short Of It

The girls dresses were made by a local dress-maker Carol Barbe. Having one bridesmaid living in Dubai, I knew the dresses were not going to be an easy task, but Carol made it feel like a breeze. I chose to put Tina (my Chief Bridesmaid) in a different style dress, mainly because being a lot taller I knew she would want to wear flats, whereas the other girls were desperate for their own pair of killer heels!! Putting Tina in a long dress meant she was comfortable in her flats while the other two tottered around in sky-scraper purple Carvellas all day!

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Extra Special

My gorgeous man wore a traditional morning suit as well, but rather than the dove grey waistcoat he wore an ivory silk waistcoat to tie in with my dress and differentiate him from the rest of boys. I love my man when he is wearing a suit, so to see him in a Morning suit made him look extra special

Just be-au-ti-ful.

We have a whole lot more where that came from too – make sure you pop back tomorrow for part 2.

‘Tis a total stunner.

Big Oh-So-Glamorous Love

Charlotte xxx

P.S Louisa – ever thought of becoming a make-up artist?!

Pretty Penny Perfection……..part 2

February 12th, 2010

And on to part two of the gorgeous wedding of Penny and Ben captured by the amazing photographer Julia Boggio.

I love how everyone looks like they are having a truly fantastic day and the fact everything is just so darn pretty.

And the bride Penny? sophisticated, sexy and oh-so lovely.

Big Day PERFECTION.

Capturing The Spirit

We decided pretty early on that we wanted really special photographs that captured the day and also our personalities. After numerous research on the internet and various wedding forums I came across Julia Boggio’s work and knew that she was the one for us! I think she really caught the spirit of the day and we are absolutely thrilled with the results.

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Castles and Candles

Flowers were pretty much the main decor for us, we also bought hundreds of candles which the catering staff very kindly dotted around the castle for us and lit up in the evening. It looked so pretty against the rough stone walls.
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Sweets and Cake

We filled mini sweetie jars with sugared almonds and mini eggs as favours and just dotted a few around the tables.

As much as i would have loved to splurge on a designer cake fit for the stars, i could half imagine Ben and i still trying to finish it 5 years later! I’m not a massive cake person, neither is Ben so we opted for something a bit different and a bit funkier. We ordered out cupcakes from a lovely place called Primrose Bakery we had plain old vanilla and butter cream, all cream with a hint of green – and they were delicious!

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The Music Festival

Ben and I are real music people, we love it. We decided on a live band to play in the evening – we wanted to get the party started without the cliche “opps there it is” style cheese. After a bit of research we discovered Aldephi Rhode who were based in Clapham. Perfect for our friends to go and see them. After getting the thumbs up from our music loving best friends we booked them on the spot.

Being such an amazing day we ended up moving the whole of the evening outside on the lawn, the band set up outside, everyone kicked off their shoes and danced the night away to our favourite songs from Razorlight to the counting crows. People later said it was like being at a music festival!

One of my fondest memories is one of the (very hot swedish catering staff) on the shoulders of one of the ushers pouring Havana rum into various guests mouths. (Very Ben and Penny haha!)
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Forgoing Tradition

Believe it or not we didn’t have a first dance! We couldn’t think of anything funny enough that hadn’t already been done on you tube or other friends weddings and to shuffle around to a love song while our friends gathered round just wasn’t very us, so we broke tradition and just danced with our guests instead!
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Make It Your Own

Our wedding was so special and unique to us because it represented us as a couple, we didnt do a lot of the traditional things that you would expect from a wedding, like a first dance or cutting of the cake because it just didn’t feel right for us.

Everything from the flowers to the band and the food (even our entrance music which included songs from The Script and Snow Patrol) we really thought about so carefully so i would just advise other brides to have a really good think about what they want for their day and to go for it.

Every time i look at our pictures and wedding video it makes me smile, it was worth all of the 18 months it took to plan and i would not change a thing about our special day.

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Thanks so much to Penny and Ben for sharing their special day with us and Julia Boggio for the ultimate eye candy.

Big Happy Ever After Love

Charlotte xxx

Pretty Penny Perfection…..part 1

February 11th, 2010

Now this real wedding is special to me for a number of reasons. Firstly Penny the stunning bride was the first person I ever “met” on a wedding forum almost a year ago where I remarked on her drop dead gorgeous Monique Lhuiller gown. Secondly it turned out Penny was getting married the exact same weekend as I was and thirdly we both appeared in the same edition of Cosmopolitan Bride magazine…..

Fate eh?

Oh and not to mention of course the fact Penny’s wedding was undeniably beautiful and the images were captured by the uber talented and super cool photographer Julia Boggio. All in all I am totally and utterly made up to be posting Penny and Ben’s Big Day here on Rock My Wedding.

Be prepared for ultimate eye candy ladies – this one’s a corker.

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A Fairytale Castle

Our wedding was on the 30th May 2009 – lucky for us one of the hottest days of 2009.  Our venue was Lulworth Castle in West Dorset was gutted by a fire in 1929. Although it has been re-built in parts, its largely just a stone shell which is why we fell in love with it, because it was so unique and beautiful.
    

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How I Love Thee Monique Lhullier

My dress was by Monique Lhuillier, I saw her designs in Browns Bride in London and then eventually found a stockist in Dubai.I knew I wanted something very plain but classic, I was determined not to have a strapless dress for some reason, even though I knew strapless was by far the best choice for me. But as soon as I put it on, I knew it was mine! I wanted something very understated and eligant and it seemed to tick all of the boxes.

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Make Mine A Manolo

My shoes were champagne coloured, by Manolo Blahnik, I got them in Saks 5th Avenue Dubai in the sale (about a year before the wedding haha.) they were quite a bargin so couldn’t leave them there – plus they matched the sash on my dress perfectly. They were made to be mine!!

I wore a pearl bracelet, which was a present from my mum, and diamond stud earrings, which were a present from the groom! My only other accessory was a wired gerbera which my amazing florist Nicky Lewellyn made for me. I ummed and ahhed for ages about whether or not to wear a veil but decided it wasn’t “me”

My make up and hair was done by Kit Hall at Slap - she did a fantastic job, I decided that i wanted my hair to be elegant and classic to match my dress so i went for a side bun which was finished off by a fresh gerberra. My make – up was just simple and natural, i wanted to make sure that i still looked like me. Kit did a great job, i was thrilled!

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Gerberas and Peonies

Nicky Llewellyn did our flowers and we were absolutely thrilled with them and her! We really had to trust Nicky and her creative flare, as we didn’t have time to meet her in person so I sent her a heap of pictures and a mood board and hoped for the best! Because the castle was a complete blank canvas of stone walls we really wanted the flowers to stand out. So we went for big arrangements as table centres and 2 huge arrangements in the ceremony room.

I absolutely love peonies so was very pleased that they were bang on season and what i had in my bouquet, I wanted something very understated and simple and Nicky matched my brief perfectly.
The BM’s had Tulips, which are one of my all time favourite flowers, I think they are so artistic and simple. I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to get them as it was a little late in the season but Nicky pulled out all the stops. We also had lilies, hydrangeas, and cream gerberas.

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Pink And Grey Matters

The groomsmen all wore their own grey suits and we provided them each with a Thomas Pink tie to match Ben’s. I wasn’t overly worried that they did all match exactly. Ben wore a mid grey, tailor made suit which he got made in Dubai from Savile Row www.savilerow.ae and a light grey tie from Thomas Pink. I got him some silver cufflinks from Tiffany as a present for the wedding day. 

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Love Love LOVE it!

And Julia Boggio loved capturing it all too – here is what she said about Penny and Ben’s big day and a little hint as to what to expect tomorrow….

Ben and Penny were an absolute joy to work with. I knew from the moment I started photographing them on their pre-wedding shoot that we would get on very well and that the images we created together at their wedding would be stunning. On the day, the locations were breathtaking, from Hotel du Vin in Poole to Lulworth Castle. The light in the castle was a photographer’s dream. I also loved that I got Ben and Penny to do one of my favourite things, which I call “cake smooshing” (where the bride and groom feed each other wedding cake). I didn’t have to suggest it twice! They were completely up for it!

Ha Ha it’s worth the wait!

Big Pretty Perfection Love

Charlotte xxx

Sexy Chic and Unique… Part 2

February 9th, 2010

Welcome back for Part 2 of this stunning wedding. One of the things that drew me to Francesca and Mike’s wedding was the attention to detail and the way Francesca successfully combined a really individual and striking look with quite classic pretty reception details.

Once again all the fun and modern images were taken by Morgan Photography and big thanks to them for all their help in making this post happen.

Where to commit a lifetime to each other?

Bardsey Church featured on Emmerdale just after we got married there. The big choice whether you have a civil service or church wedding is an individual choice but even though neither of us were particularly religious we felt that you didn’t need to be and a church, to us, represented a sacred place where people had been coming to worship for (in this church’s case) thousands of years. We really liked the idea of getting married in a place that had so much history, I guess it helped to make it all the more special.

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Spectacular Blooms

Choosing the flowers were one of the most exciting parts of the planning for me, I love flowers so it wasn’t a chore at all. At first I had my mind set on masses of Bougainvillea for the table centres with no other flowers, which was also the colour for the bridesmaids dresses, but half thinking it wouldn’t be realistic (as it only grows as bushes and cuttings would soon die) I flicked through books, magazines etc for inspiration and picked out my favourite flowers with coordinating colours in mind and some foliage too. I found the perfect florist quite near the venue, a wonderful lady called Kate Mell, and she was absolutely brilliant at bringing my ideas to life and telling me realistically what flowers would die and what would withstand a summers day or that were out of season and so either impossible to get (like lily of the valley sadly) or very expensive . We had lots of conversations over the phone prior to ensure we were both had the same ideas and she chose some really nice vases that would really show them off. I wanted to be sure that they wouldn’t block people’s view of each other on the tables. She then crafted a garland from the same flowers for our top table which were just stunning.

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Instead of the bridesmaids having bouquets we went for wrist corsages so Kate chose a delicate flower which I think were old dutch roses that were nice and small and matched the dresses really well. Two days later the flowers were still in such good condition so we gave them to a local hospice to enjoy.

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My bouquet was mainly made up of white and pink peony’s – one of my favourite flowers. For the button holes all the men had the same as the bridesmaids but Mike had a white peony to match my bouquet. I let the ladies in the wedding party choose the colour of their buttonholes to match their outfits.

Bring on the Boys!

The guys wore morning suits with a cravat from Dessy which matched the bridesmaids dresses which was handy but our ushers were spread from Colombia, Spain, Ireland etc which could have been a potential nightmare to organise so we delegated the organisation of suit hire to one of the best men (yes we had two) which was such a good decision.

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Mike also wore a morning suit but with a silver cravat. He knows I like him to wear nice aftershave, I can’t remember what it was but I loved it. He had a silver embroidered waistcoat his Grandfather had bought him some time ago which was lovely and had real sentimental value. Also his cufflinks were passed down through the family which was a lovely touch.

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We loved their portfolio of shots Morgan Photography have online. I knew I wanted reportage photography. These guys are really creative in the shots they set up and just stood out as being a cut above the others we looked at.

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Having a Ball with the Cake…

I found an amazing cake designer in a magazine called Maki – she’s Japanese and her cakes are like baubles and inspired by Japanese childrens toys. I loved them so much but when i came round to booking her her diary was full for the rest of the year! So i went about finding someone who could replicate them perfectly – not an easy task when they were such an unusual shape.

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I came across an award winning cake maker called The Cake Room in Hessle, East Yorkshire and they were really excited by the design and set about practicing – they definitely were perfectionists and what’s more they tasted so divine too. We went for a vanilla sponge with a raspberry filling but you could go have an array of flavours.

Divine Decor

We skipped favours as they blew the budget and i’d been to weddings where they were left on the table unused so we had a few foil wrapped chocolates in champagne glasses instead. To add a bit more detail and interest to the tables we had delicate delphinium dried petals scattered either side of place settings and round the stem of the vase. They were from confetti.
We used black pebbles as place names for a touch of natural. Bought from Ikea.

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Abigail Brown, a very good friend of mine, is a very talented illustrator and textile designer and is basically amazing at anything she puts her mind to (her chief love is making textile creatures, namely beautiful birds) designed the table names, invites, order of service and table plan.

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We looked painstakingly hard for a wedding chauffeur with a VW Camper van. Our love of combi’s was partly what brought us together in the beginning so it was great to be able to tie this in to our big day. Personalising the day with as many of your shared passions will make it all the more memorable.

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We lucked out and found Liberty Campers. John and Tracy, the lovely owners, were a real find and they have a number of different buses you can choose from, ours was called Dylan. We had champagne waiting for us in the back which took the edge off the nerves after the ceremony!

Little details that made my day

My friend Becky knew a designer called Anna Whitford who made amazing wedding ring pillows. It’s not an absolute must-have but it was so beautiful and for me it’s the small details….

Our Band, Bellissima, were recommended by one of my bridesmaids Kate who was an event planner and after hearing so many excerpts from cheesy bands (not our thing) we were really impressed by these guys. They’d played for Elton Johns live aid concert and some other big events so we really liked that they were still artists as opposed to just a wedding band but they also didn’t break the bank.

In between the band we just hooked up our ipod with a playlist of warm up to party then dance etc. Just don’t let any of your drunken friends switch your ipod with theirs mid flow – it might not be what you had in mind.

We choice a song we always played on our road trips when we first got together – Jack Johnson, Always better when we’re together.

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I hope stumbling across these words helps take a bit of the strain out of researching ideas but not the fun of course!
Have the most amazing day.

Love

Francesca

What a Wedding! Like Francesca, I really hope those of you reading this will be able to find a snippet of inspiration tucked away amongst Francesca’s words and the fab photos by Morgan Photography. Whether you are planning a classic with a twist or a more creative and individual wedding there should be something to inspire for everyone :)

Thanks so much to both of you for sharing your wedding with Rock My Wedding and Congratulations!

Yours Truly,

Rebecca
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Sexy Chic and Unique… Part 1

February 9th, 2010

I’m absolutely loving this Brides look… Birdcage veil? Check. Sexy eyes? Check. Huge sparkly shoulder grazing earrings? Check. This is how to do Sexy on your wedding day… and still look Bride Beautiful.

Francesca and Mike were married on Saturday 18th July 2009 at Bardsey church. All the stunning photography by Morgan Photography.

Location, Location, Location.

We chose to hold the reception at Harewood House – drinks and canapés on the beautiful on the terrace and then the reception in the marquee.

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We also extended the celebrations by holding a Sunday lunch at The Sportsmans Arms, Wath-in-Nidderdale.

Dressing to Impress

I bought my dress from Louella Bride in Rawdon which is a lovely small boutique dress shop. The staff are really lovely and really spend time getting the fit right for you. The seamstress who I believe used to work for a couture house is really talented, she made quite a few alterations to the size of my dress and you just wouldn’t have known.

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My dress was by Constantina. Choosing the dress was harder than i thought. Usually I know exactly what I like but there were so many beautiful cuts and styles but in the end I fell in love with the cut of the back and the lace on the lower half and train was exactly what i’d been looking for. I didn’t think i’d have gone for straps but I loved them in the end. The flower corsage just below one of the straps apparently took a couple of days alone to make so it just goes to show you don’t have to buy custom made dresses to find intricate detailing.
Try and get hold of a sample of the dress material so you can match your accessories with it more easily.

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One word of advice I’d have is this. When you go back for your first fitting you will have forgotten what the dress is like ‘in the flesh’. Don’t panic if it’s not how you first remembered it. It sounds crazy but you see so many and then you finally choose and then you don’t see it for several months. Maybe it was just me but I had a bit of a panic that i wasn’t so sure about it but once I went for my second fitting and it was all taken in and fitted right and I had my accessories on i fell in love with it all over again.

Unique Chic Accessories

My Head piece was by Gillion Million – bespoke headpiece designer – her showroom is like a treasure trove of beautiful things. She does the Designer Wedding Shows at Battersea Park, London and that’s where I found her. She is absolutely lovely and wanted to make sure I was happy with the birdcage veil I had fixed behind the headpiece.

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The earrings were by Erickson Beamon – I found it tricky to find nice earrings and I’d admired Erickson Beamon’s collections before so when I found out they made bespoke jewellery and I saw other pairs of earrings they’d made for weddings before I was really glad i’d held out. They have a shop near Sloane Square but here is their website.

Get at least one thing bespoke made. You will feel extra special knowing nobody else will have it at their wedding!!

Even if you’re not a big accessories person just bear in mind that many shots will be head shots so you won’t always see the beauty of the dress so you want something a bit special from your shoulders up that shows you’re the bride be it earrings, headpiece, veil etc

For my perfume, I chose something I’d not worn before, Prada (Infusion de Fleur D’Oranger) which is really summery, fresh and quite unusual. It also stayed on all day!

Vintage heels

My shoes were from the Diane Hassall vintage collection. They were a vintage inspired tie shoe covered in beautiful embroidered organza and the choice of either an organza tie or velvet one. I have to say i went practical when it came to my shoes, that they were a good sized heel (9cm) but really comfortable – the last thing i wanted was to be in agony with sore feet and I managed to dance all night without taking them off – bonus. They didn’t break the bank unlike some others i’d had my eye on.

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One really nice touch that you can request is for them to stamp the wedding date on the sole of the shoe which is a nice keepsake.

Sexy Eyes

I’d been for make up trials and come away looking like a transvestite, they really plastered it on. So I decided to do my make up myself. I think if you know what suits you well you feel safer doing it yourself – no last minute nasty surprises. I went for Shu Umera false lashes which really added effect for the photos but looked nice and natural at the same time and avoided me putting lashings of mascara on to get the long lashes look. Just don’t leave it till the last minute when your hands might be a bit shaky!

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My hair style I found by playing with it myself which helped me to decide I wanted curls to the side. But some hairdressers recreation of it was really ‘traditional bride’ which I didn’t want but then I came across a great hairdresser who has been doing wedding hair for years called Alyson Rowden and she was really talented and we worked together to get the look and incorporate the headpiece.

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Here come the Girls…

The bridesmaids all wore the same style dress by Dessy. We found a really nice style that suited all of them. I think it’s important for everyone to be happy in what they’re wearing and to have a say in the dress choice. In their hair they wore a pretty hair pin. The necklaces were made by one of my very own bridesmaids, Kyrenia Tew, who makes stunning jewellery in her spare time, she also made a friend of mine a beautiful Nicole Ritchie esqe headpiece for her wedding. It was lovely to have her make them for everyone as each persons was individual to them.

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One thing I’d say is don’t be a Bridezilla when it comes to making demands on your bridesmaids, financial or otherwise. Everyone knows their friends limits so don’t go past them. I’ve seen brides who have almost lost friends over their wedding it’s crazy. I’m happy to say my 5 bridesmaids were amazing but i knew to delegate the right tasks to each of them that i thought they’d enjoy. I’m happy to say we only have amazing memories of it all – I promise they’d back me up!

Are you all loving this wedding or what? It’s making me wish I had gone for the statement birdcage veil I wanted to rock in the evening and simply ran out of time to organise… Bring on Part 2, later today, right here on Rock My Wedding.

Yours Truly,

Rebecca
xoxo