Ah Spring can be cruel. After the weekend of glorious weather I’ve been even more depressed than before at the gloomy skies and biting winds since. This mornings wedding however is a complete ray of sunshine. With a super smily bride, a super cheerful yellow colour pallette complete with rubber ducks (love) and super bright photography by Chris and Dani at C B Media… Trust RMW to bring the weather to you 
Julia & Adam were married on the 18th September at Compton Verney House.
Birds and Sunflowers
Sunflowers are my favourite flower and I love yellow anyway so they were a natural choice, we also chose the bird theme as it was a bit unusual and you can get some lovely bird decorations from craft shops and online.
Memories are made of this
For me I think walking down the aisle and saying the vows to Adam was the most memorable part of the day.
The nerves kicked in about ten minutes before I had to go in and there were a few nervous tears but I was proud to walk in with my Dad on my arm and seeing Adam smiling at me made me calm again, so when we had to say our vows I was relaxed and just forgot about everyone else and focused on Adam.
It’s the little things
Obviously the dress was my favourite purchase as it is such a unique experience to choose the dress you are going to get married in.
But also I really enjoyed all the little things like going to craft shops to get bits and pieces and putting all the little touches together, craft is a bit of a hobby of mine so I really enjoyed it. It was lovely to see it all come together on the day and know that we had chosen everything ourselves.
The Happiest Day…
The whole day just seemed to go in a flash! Getting ready in the morning was quite relaxed until about an hour before we were due to leave, that’s when it all got a bit manic but luckily everything came together just in time. I managed to get five minutes to myself while my bridesmaid fetched my Dad so they could carry my train for me, and I remember just thinking that this was going to be the happiest day of my life and I wanted to try and soak all of it up.
When we got to the venue I had a slight moment of nerves but it passed, and as soon as I walked down the aisle I was just so happy to see Adam waiting for me I knew I was going to be ok. The room was beautiful and better than I had expected it to be, the whole room was white, with our sunflower displays making a splash of colour here and there.
Two of our friends did readings during the ceremony, and they did us proud, we had an Excerpt from ‘A Million Little Pieces’ by James Frey and a piece by Ernest Hemmingway which were both personal to us.
We had a string quartet to play during the ceremony and the drinks reception which was my Dad’s idea and worked really well, it was a great touch, they played ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ by The Beach Boys as we walked out.
We had lot’s of photo’s and champagne and tried to speak to all of our guests, (which was quite hard!) and everyone milled around outside having canape’s and chatting.
After a couple of hours everyone sat down inside and we were announced into the room as husband & wife which was quite strange but in a good way! The food was great although I didn’t eat much due to the excitement and getting carried away with talking to people and having more photo’s.
We came up with having yellow rubber bath ducks as our favours as they tied in with our themes and we both wanted something that would make our guests smile and a token gift which they could take home and keep as a souvenir from the day.
All the speeches were brilliant, My Dad was first, then Adam and last was our best man Lee. I was really proud of all the lads, they said some very touching things about me, and Lee embarrassed Adam just the right amount!
The evening was the part of the day which went the fastest for me, more guests came which meant so many more people to try and speak to! The band played and went down a storm, the dance floor was packed and the drink was flowing, it was just how we wanted – everyone having a good time. My Dad and Brother are both musicians so they got up with the band and did ‘Johnny Be Good’ which really made the night go out with a big bang!
Quite a few people went back to the hotel and we carried on the party, and the memories from this point on get a little hazy! All I know is that I loved every second of the whole day, and we really appreciated going on honeymoon to relax after all the excitement, we definitely needed it!
Standout Smiles
We found Chris & Danni on the internet, we searched for wedding photographers in and around our area and they were one of the many that came up.
They’re photos really stood out from the rest as they were so original with lots of natural shots that looked great. They were just what we were looking for and we are really pleased that we found them!
Advice from a Bride
Get a plan of all the things you need to do (you can get advice off the internet) and just work through it one by one together, don’t get overwhelmed by trying to do everything straight away. You’ll enjoy it more and between you and some family and friends everything will come together if you plan it.
Remember that it’s your day so don’t do anything to try and please other people, you want your wedding to be special to you.
Most importantly, try not to drink too much on the day, it’s very hard as people are handing you champagne all day but get some water in there too. I learned this lesson the hard way!
Photography – Chris Barber Media
The Dress – Pronovias
His Suit: Ben Sherman Saville Row
Jewellery: Pearl Earrings & Bracelet from Topshop
Rings: Glasstower Jewellery (knowle) both engraved with the date
Brides Shoes: L K Bennett
Flowers: Sunflower arrangements from Flowers by Design (Midlands)
Car: Chevrolet ‘Bel Air’ Classic American Wedding Cars (Coventry)
Cake: Home-made by a friend
Band: Quest
Glorious sunshine on a gloomy day
Yours Truly,
Rebecca
xoxo
Rubber ducks? Awesome…..but not as awesome as the shot of the bride and groom doing air guitar! Rock on!
xoxo
The colours look so gorgeous and fresh – stunning!!
And the dress. I love it. This is THE dress that I kept picking out in magazines/online but it did nothing for me. It looking stunning here though!
xoxo
Love the little ducks and the cake topper… such a great colour to go for
Love, love, LOVE the rubber ducks! Sooo cute and original xxx
Nice! Love the photos and the colors/style of the wedding. Great post, all!
love the barbers… rock on
LOVE the colour scheme and echo Mahj on air guitar bride and groom!
How cute are the birds in the bouquet? I love non-floral additions and the teeny tiny love birds are just too sweet.
xoxo
Woo sunflowers! I’m having a winter wedding but these are my favourites!
Lovely wedding x
What a great post for a grey day!
Love that the bride is rocking Topshop jewellery! xx
So sweet! x
Ahhhh, I do love the air guitar shot! And the bright sunny colours have cheered me up on a gloomy day with major wedding-planning dramas
If I’d have known how many family members behave as though it’s THEIR wedding when you plan yours, I’d have headed to Vegas with my man! Makes the whole process so upsetting (as Katie elaborated on in her post last week).
Visiting RMW each day keeps me going!
Ah I love the sunflowers! They look so great with the Brides’ dress.
Plus, ‘A Million Little Pieces’ is one of my favourite books too and it’s ace that they managed to add this to their big day! x
Oh my gosh and I’ve just realised (yes, I do visit the Blog more than once a day) Compton Verney was where my boyfriend and I had our first official date!
i just totally love the yellow in this wedding, gorgeous!
Gorgeous bright colour scheme on such a grey and miserable day-it made me smile
Loving the sunflowers and the ducks-what a great idea!
Ooh-forgot to say-I am totally obsessing about those earrings-serious lobe candy there-and loving the fact they are from the high street!
Xxx
Yellow is the colour! This wedding looks fantastic – beautifully captured.
the rubber ducks – what an unusual element! LOVE when couples let their personalities shine!