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Hester & Boris’s Chic London Pub Wedding

Note: This fabulous wedding was in Autumn 2019, so pre-Covid. It’s bizarre to see people packed in close proximity in a pub; eating, drinking, hugging, kissing and enjoying themselves! It’s a reminder of everything we’ve been missing and everything we need to get back to ASAP! We love this simple, chic London wedding with Bulgarian traditions… Q. What was the theme/style for your big day? A. We didn’t set a specific theme or style for our wedding. We wanted it to represent both our cultures, Bulgaria and the UK, and to reflect the fact we were getting married in London….

Designer Holly Winter makes Dresses for NHS Brides

December 30, 2020 | Covid Wedding, real wedding, Wedding Dress

Back in March Holly Winter offered to design and make a free bespoke, couture wedding dress for NHS brides who had to postpone their wedding because of Covid-19. “I had no idea what to expect” said Holly “I received around 50 responses (and a nomination for a Pride of Britain Award!)” Holly says she’d love to be able to help everyone who got in touch, but with just her doing the work, she has committed to helping four brides over the next two years. Holly’s delighted to share pictures of her first NHS bride who tied the knot on 28…

Charlotte & Ben’s Covid-affected Portsmouth Wedding

October 6, 2020 | Boat yard wedding, Bridal Inspiration, Covid Wedding, Hampshire Wedding, Intimate Wedding, real wedding, Small wedding

Southsea-based Charlotte and Ben were the models for our boat shed shoot back in March. Their big wedding plans were affected by Covid this year so we caught up with them to find out how they adapted… Q. When did you get engaged? And when did you start planning your wedding? A. We got engaged in 2019 in Yosemite, California when I was working in San Francisco. Ben flew out to join me for a week. He proposed in the coolest of yurts in a forest, complete with hummingbirds and wild deer. We got engaged over refried potatoes and a…

Lucy & Harry’s Blooming Lovely Festival-style Wedding

June 19, 2020 | Buckinghamshire Wedding, Festival-style wedding, Laid Back Wedding, Marquee wedding, Outdoor wedding, real wedding, Relaxed Wedding, Wedding Florist

The scent inside the marquee with all these flowers must have been incredible! Over to Lucy to tell us all about her wonderful, relaxed, colourful day… Our wedding theme was: colourful, rustic, festival, bohemian. In a countryside location. The most important thing to us when tying the knot was our little family feeling ‘oneness’. Marriage is a bond like no other and it’s made us stronger and closer as a family. For ourselves and the kids to all share the same surname. Unconditional love. We always knew we wanted a ‘field’ wedding and that’s exactly what we had. Harry’s family…

Sam & Rob’s Relaxed Vegan Wedding

June 4, 2020 | Back Garden Wedding, Brighton Wedding, Laid Back Wedding, Outdoor wedding, real wedding, Relaxed Wedding, Sussex Wedding

Q. What was the theme/style for your big day? A. Botanical. The theme was emphasised through our reception as this is where we spent most of the celebration. Q. What was most important to you when it came to tying the knot/celebrating your marriage? A. When we first decided to get married I said to Rob “I have two things, 1) we get married at the Brighton Bandstand, and 2) We have a dessert table and not just a cake” Rob turned and said “OK, but I want the food to be vegan.” For us, it was about being able…

Marriage, weddings, love, hugs, French kisses and closeness…

June 2, 2020 | Back Garden Wedding, Destination wedding, DIY, French Wedding, Laid Back Wedding, Love, Marriage, Outdoor wedding, real wedding, Relaxed Wedding

The Coronavirus pandemic has left the wedding industry hanging in the air. When can we have weddings again? Is 2020 a complete write off? Can we have a small wedding? Will next year be ‘back to normal’? Will we still have to social distance? How will that work in practice? This got me thinking back to last August when my best friend got married in France. How lucky they were it was last year not this year, how much ‘closeness’ there is at weddings, how much we took for granted. Flying High I wrote my ‘best woman’ speech on the…

Lucy & Jack’s Sunny Winter Wedding at The Worthing Dome

April 23, 2020 | Coastal Wedding, real wedding, Sussex Wedding, Vintage Wedding, Wedding Venue

There is nothing we don’t love about this wedding. One of our favourite venues (we really really hope to be at The Worthing Dome for Margot’s Wedding Fair on Sunday 27th September!), beautiful people, stunning flowers, a 20s theme suited to a 2020 winter wedding, all captured by one of our very favourite photographers (Teddy Pig Photography). (Also, Bride Lucy works for the NHS so lets clap extra loudly for her tonight) Q. What was the theme/style for your big day? A. 1920s/Art Deco/vintage. As the venue has beautiful Art Deco-style windows and it was 2020 it was an easy…

Emily & Edd’s Bijou Country Garden Cotswolds Wedding

April 9, 2020 | Country Garden Wedding, Laid Back Wedding, real wedding, Relaxed Wedding, Wedding photographer

Q. What was the theme/style for your big day? A. Our theme was laidback country garden. Our colours were lots of green, with touches of white and grey. Q. What was most important to you when it came to tying the knot/celebrating your marriage? A. My husband and I have been together for 10 years. We thought it was about time that we got married. As a wedding photographer I didn’t want to have a big wedding. We both wanted something small and relaxed with just our closest family and friends. Q. How did you chose your venue and suppliers?…

Back Garden Wedding – Nicki and Joel

March 24, 2020 | Back Garden Wedding, Bridal Inspiration, Celebration, DIY, DIY Tips, Hampshire Wedding, Love, Marriage, Outdoor wedding, Party, Quirky Wedding Photography, real wedding, Relaxed Wedding, Unique Ideas, Wedding Photography

Recently, Hampshire-based wedding photographer Jason Williams provided a guest blog post for us. His Top Five Wedding Venues in Hampshire. His curve ball suggestion was ‘your own back garden’. “Let’s be real” says Jason, “weddings cost an awful lot, so it’s a great way to save serious moolah”. Jason is booked for three back garden weddings this year and these photos of Nicki and Joel’s back garden wedding last summer demonstrate what you cam acheive. Over to bride, Nicki… Q. What was the theme/style for your big day? A. A ‘summer garden party’. After the ceremony, we held our reception…

Top 5 Wedding Venues in Hampshire

March 12, 2020 | Barn Wedding, Hampshire Wedding, real wedding, Relaxed Wedding, Top tips, Wedding Venue

We hand over to Hampshire-based photographer Jason Williams for today’s guest post!.. Let’s be honest, there are quite literally hundreds of wedding venues in Hampshire. Personally, I think Hampshire is one of the best places in the UK for weddings. We’re blessed with beaches, forests, urban venues, and everything in between. It can be a little bewildering when trying to find the “perfect” venue when what defines perfect for one would be an idea of hell for someone else. Therefore, to come up with a definitive list of “the best” is impossible. What I’ve tried to do here is to…

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