Wedding Dress With Bow

Photography by Bates + Bates Photography

Alice & Alex married at Recommended venue, Middleton Lodge Estate. The perfect place for a modern romantic wedding. But the cherry on top of this day is Alice’s wedding dress with a bow on the back! Talk about an unforgettable bridal look. It's even more unforgettable when you discover that Alice was 5 months pregnant! What a special day. The couple even included a gender reveal during their wedding reception. Recommended supplier, Bates + Bates Photography, did an amazing job at capturing this gorgeous day and THAT wedding dress with a bow!

Wedding dress with bow for a modern romantic wedding at Middleton Lodge

We have two favourite moments of the day. The first was finally seeing so many friends we haven’t seen in so long! And the second, is that we did a quiz during the wedding breakfast and one of the questions was “what is the gender of our baby?”. So we did a gender reveal on our wedding day!

Alice & Alex

Wedding dress with bow from Sally Bean Couture for romantic wedding at Middleton Lodge

Big statement bow detail on the wedding dress worn by pregnant bride

Bridal suite bedroom at Middleton Lodge with the bride's wedding dress with bow hanging up

Dried leaves and grass with pampas grass and pink roses decorating the indoor altar

Father of the bride in beige suit walking the bride in a wedding dress with large bow down the stairs for the wedding

Mother of the bride buttons up the bride into her Sally Bean Couture wedding dress with big bow detail

Groom in grey suit with dark bow tie smiling with the bride with her blonde hair in a ponytail as they sit at a table and sign the wedding register

Wedding flower arrangement with dried grass, leaves, pampas grass, pink roses and peonies wedding altar decoration

Groom in grey suit with brown bow ti with dried flower buttonhole with the bride for their confetti exit

Bride in button back wedding dress with bow in patterned fabric for modern and contemporary wedding

Bride and groom share a kiss as their wedding party throws confetti over them after their ceremony

Bridal bouquet with orange and pink roses, bunny grass, and other wildflowers

Dried flower column arrangements decorate the altar with the pregnant bride in a wedding dress with bride and groom in grey suit

Gold metallic square toe shoes with gold pearl hair accessory and pink crystal earrings bridal accessories

Bridesmaids in mismatched bridesmaid dresses in pink and red outfits with the bride in a v-neck wedding dress holding white, pink, and orange neutral bouquets

Father of the bride in beige three piece wedding suit walking the bride down the aisle in a wedding dress with short train

Groom in grey suit and brown bow tie walking with the bride in a v-neck wedding dress exit from their ceremony to confetti

Wedding celebrant marries the bride and groom as the groom puts on the bride's wedding ring for their civil ceremony

Middleton Lodge Wedding

Alice & Alex's wedding took place in the summer of 2021 when, here in the UK, we were shortly getting some normality back after covid. Because of this, and the fact that celebrating and catching up was the most meaningful part to Alice & Alex, they chose to keep their ceremony short with 60 of their loved ones present. The couple had so many contingency plans because everything was so uncertain back then. But their day was perfect and made even more special by seeing people they hadn't seen in two years come together for the wedding. It was the most magical feeling for them!

Wedding Dress with Bow

Deciding on a dress was a bit of a process for Alice as the wedding dates kept changing due to covid rules. And then she found out she was pregnant and had to factor that in too! She ended up deciding on the pretty Sally Bean Couture wedding dress with bow for her day, which absolutely stole the show! Alice lost her makeup and hair supplier and turned to her mum and her friend to help out, which she is so grateful for! The couple chose Middleton Lodge for its beauty and because it accommodates a number of different party sizes and the couple wasn't certain about their guest list (again due to covid).

Ecru coloured wedding plate, silver cutlery and napkin with dried grass and name tag tied with burgundy velvet ribbon

Wedding flower arrangement decoration with dried leaves, pampas grass, pink and orange roses and dahlias

Bride in puff wedding dress with bow with blonde hair in a ponytail leaning her head on the groom's shoulders wearing a grey suit

Groom sits next to the bride at the reception giving a thumbs up to the wedding guests with the bride wearing pink crystal earrings

Groom in grey tweed suit with a brown bow tie and dried flower buttonhole sitting on the steps of Middleton Lodge with the pregnant bride with dried flower decoration

Bride and groom walk into their marquee wedding reception celebrating and the guests stand and applaud

Modern black and white wedding seating chart on wooden easel for marquee reception

Wedding table sign with menu on next to neural wedding flower arrangement with roses and dried grass

Bride with her blonde hair in a ponytail in a wedding dress with bow walking with her hand intertwined with the groom's

Long wooden banquet tables decorate the marquee with neutral wedding flower arrangements in glass vases with white plates and simple name tags with burgundy ribbon

Groom in grey suit with brown bow tie with dried wedding flower buttonhole walking with the pregnant bride wearing her hair in a blonde ponytail

Three different sized wedding cakes with textured frosting with pink flowers and laser cut wooden wedding cake topper

Groom in grey suit with brown bow tie walking hand in hand with the bride as they walk around the grounds at Middleton Lodge wedding venue

Bride with blond ponytail wearing a wedding dress with bow standing holding hands with the groom in a grey suit looking out at the view

Wedding guests all sitting down for the wedding breakfast in the marquee

Groom in grey suit kisses the bride on the forehead as she sits smiling with her hair in a blonde ponytail with bejewelled hair clip

Bride in wedding dress with bow dances with the groom outside as the wedding guests wave sparklers

Pregnant bride in v-neck wedding dress celebrating with the groom in a grey suit raising his pint

Middleton Lodge marquee wedding reception with neutral wedding flowers on wooden banquet table for modern wedding

Groom in grey suit kisses the pregnant bride waving around sparklers for the traditional sparkler send off

Bows are so cute! They look so bridal. Add them to your dress, veil, shoes, or all of the above!

Our advice would be to go away and individually work out your top 5 ideals you want from your wedding. Then come together and work out how you can make it all work. For us, our joint top ideal was having our nearest dearest there with us on the day, which is why it was right for us to postpone so many times.

Alice & Alex

Alice was undoubtedly all dressed in love on her wedding day, especially in her wedding dress with a bow on the back! We've got a roundup of some princess wedding dresses if you're loving this feminine vibe. Another big part of this Middleton Lodge wedding is the dried flowers! What an incredible backdrop! Head to our article all about preserved flowers if you're considering them and want to know more.

Written by Leah Blundell

Venue: Middleton Lodge |

Photographer : Bates + Bates Photography |

Videographer: Jo Robbings |

Florist: Design by Nature |

Wedding Dress: Sally Bean Couture |

Earrings: Petrita

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