You know what they say folks…..

It’s all in the details.

And oh how we definitely know YOU gorgeous lot love them. Good job Rob and Leanne’s Big Day is choc a bloc full then isn’t it – a TONNE of inspiring ideas to behold lovelies.

All of the stunning images are courtesy of David Jenkins Photography.

Pretty Parasols and Pretty Maids

I searched and searched websites and shops for nearly a year for my bridesmaids dresses. I didn’t want traditional bridesmaid dresses from bridal shops but I thought I would have to after not finding anything else. Then one day, once I had given up looking, I stumbled across some in a Coast outlet store!

Somehow I think we knew it would rain as we put quite alot of thought into what we would do if it was wet and muddy! Rob bought us both wellies as a wedding present for the day….which actually came in very useful and made the photos look really fun! I also bought pretty floral umbrellas for myself and for my bridesmaids just in case… 

A Floral Touch

Our florist was Jo at Floral Touch in Bath. I had visited a few florists before her but was not really very impressed. I was so glad when I met Jo! She really understood what I wanted and made some helpful suggestions too.

I didn’t want my flowers to look too arranged so I was really pleased with the loosely tied pew ends and relaxed arrangements that Jo produced. 

Time For Tea

Whilst I was engaged I loved looking at real weddings sections in magazines and I once saw a wedding where they displayed flowers in teapots which I loved! Finding enough teapots was much harder than I anticipated. Luckily I found Vicky at Vintage Tea Sets who is based in Bristol and hired them from her for my table centres.

I also collected cups and saucers from charity shops and from my gran’s and great gran’s tea sets to display flowers in on the window sills in the Watermill. I had an old rusty watering can filled with flowers at the church too but sadly it got lost on the journey to the reception and I never saw it again! 

Falling In Love With Photography

David Jenkins was our photographer. I have always loved photographs and so choosing a fantastic photographer was very important to me. I literally fell in love with the photos on his website! We met a number of photographers but I kept finding myself being drawn back to David’s website.

One photgrapher, who insisted on lots of posed shots which we weren’t keen on, tried to tell us that any photographer who said they could take good reportage wedding shots was lying and that they were just bad photgraphers!….. Clearly, they hadn’t seen Davids. 

Last Minute Fabulousness

I was completely against having a cake, infact I intended on cutting a ball of Edam, which I had initially said as a joke but then decided I would just do….

However, in the final few weeks before the wedding we met Sheona from Cake Matters in Bristol through the Vintage Tea Sets website. She made me the most fabulous cake! I really didn’t want to cut it. 

Evening Entertainment

Priston Mill is set in lovely surroundings and so we hoped that we could be outside as much as possible. We wanted to keep people entertained as people arrived so we decided to ask the Priston Morris Men to come and dance! We thought they would suit the venue very well! Unfortunately it poured with rain so I expected them to just go home, but instead they managed to dance around the watermill.

I love dancing so we went for a DJ who could play all our favourite songs from years gone by. We really wanted people to have a good time and to have a busy dance floor so we bought blow up guitars and microphones which went down really well! It seemed that my Dad’s music list went down better than mine though!

Heart Shaped Sweetness

We decided to put out jars of traditional sweets in the bar and paper bags for people to take their own through the day. I love hanging fabric hearts around our house so I really wanted to make some for that ladies as a favour.

Rob’s mum kindly offered to do it for me and did a great job! 

Making It About You

I loved planning the decoration at the venue and really enjoyed going over to the Watermill a few days before to set it up with my bridesmaid and my parents.

We put large candles in the windows, hung old photographs of family members and of Rob and I from string, placed fabric hearts here and there, filled cups and saucers with pink bon bons, hung bunting up the stairs, displayed old black and white photographs of our relatives weddings on boards……

We then wove fairy lights around the banister, draped strings of pearls around the teapots, made fabric hearts with numbers on for the tables and placed an old suitcase downstairs for cards and then put out vintage style post cards for guests to write on instead of a guestbook with some ribbon and pegs for them to hang them up on through the day.

So much amazing D.I.Y has gone in to this W-day and it shows, the whole affair is just bursting with unique chic.

A MASSIVE thank you to David Jenkins for thinking of Rock My Wedding to submit this beauty too and of course Leanne and Rob for sharing their special day.

Big Making It Personal Love

Charlotte xxx

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