The Photography & Film
We were put in touch with
John and Sophie Barwood and, having seen some of their stunning work online, were keen to meet up with them. As with many of our suppliers, they were so friendly and welcoming, with a real drive to be as involved as possible in making our day so special – and they didn’t disappoint. On the day itself, they split themselves between the bridal and grooms parties, enabling them to capture some of the day’s early memories from the start. Throughout, they were unobtrusive, patient yet incredibly attentive to the details, and the photographs we have as a result are simply amazing. They were also very sensitive to Sarah’s and my emotions during the day, taking us down to the beach not just for some great shots, but also to give us some time alone to reflect on the day and just be with each other. The memories they have created are perfect and will last us forever. We also had a friend film the day for us. His name is Bobby Miklausic and works as an independent videographer.
The Entertainment
We had always wanted a party atmosphere and pictured everyone stood up, dancing around a grand piano. We found
Michael G Moore, who is described as a ‘human jukebox’. His approach is to take requests (new, old and obscure) and play them for the audience. But he did so much more than this. He allocated his full day to the wedding and we took him up on his offer of playing the ceremony music, the drinks reception (where he switched to the guitar), through dinner and into the night. He also learned our first dance song and performed his own version of it for us to dance to, which was perfect. He was incredible. I was never completely certain he would be able to keep everyone going all day and night but when people started getting up and dancing between dinner courses, we knew we had struck gold. At the end of the night, I apologised for the backup, iPhone playlist that clearly didn’t get used once.
Michael performed on an electric keyboard that we hired a grand piano shell for through
Studiohire and we had personalised post-it notes created for song requests by
Brandedpads.
The Fashion
Sarah’s dress was by
Jenny Packham in Mayfair. The bridesmaids’ dresses were by
Ghost from
The Wedding Shop in Colchester, Essex and the Flower Girls dresses, cardigans and shoes were from
Monsoon.
Tim, the Fathers of the Bride and Groom, and the groomsmen were dressed by
Roomten tailors. Tim’s shoes were from
Crockett & Jones.
The Transport
We hired two Land Rover vehicles from nearby
Holmbush Hire to transport the Bridal party to the venue from the hotel (
Salcombe Harbour Hotel – very friendly and helpful throughout our stay).
The Styling
Special thanks to designer and friend Josie Johnson at
Johnson Design for designing and printing our wedding stationary, which we were so pleased with and grateful for.
We hired Victoria Ghost chairs from
Yahire for the dinner and a selection of furniture and props from a company called
Granger Hertzog. We hired our chandelier, uplighters and other lighting, and fire-pits from a company
Stylish Entertainment. We designed and painted our own placecard holders from forks, working with a blacksmith called
Conan Sturdy.