We generally don't have favourites in our line of work as all weddings are lovely and we are lucky to work with amazing couples all the time....but if there were favourites, Charlotte and James would be up there. A gorgeous couple, fabulous outfits, bridesmaids dresses from Vivien of Holloway, bridal shoes from Irregular Choice, a vintage vibe, loads of colour, a fab venue and a Victoria Sandwich cake to die for.....I could go on and on. We loved this wedding. Well just look at the photos courtesy of Russ Bell and Orella Images...they are stunning.
Charlotte and James had a very simple brief...colourful quirky, English and tea-party. And they trusted us completely beyond that. Props, flowers, bouquet finishing etc was all left to us. I just love that happening as we can get very creative and use whatever seems right at the time. It is a bit nerve-wracking as we don't know whether the couple will love it all as much as us, but we needn't have worried with Charlotte and James. We used a range of flowers including stocks, astilbe, astrantia, agapanthus, santini, roses, hydrangeas, freesias, lisianthus, waxflower, gentiana, flowering mint, rosemary, sage and eucalyptus parvifolia.
Charlotte wore a stunning fitted lace dress with a high neck and a wonderful vintage fitted veil...she looked amazing. She also looked very similar to her Gran on her wedding day, whose photo album was on display...just gorgeous. Charlotte also changed into a 50's full dress in the evening as she and James Lindy Hop and she needed to be able to move! Her girls all wore a different style and fabric dress from the wonderful Vivien of Holloway and had their hair and make-up was done in wonderful 50's style. Even the umbrellas looked fab! For their flowers we decided upon very natural, hand-tied bouquets with a just-picked feel about them. Charlotte's were tied with lace, and we decided the girls should have theirs tied differently with gingham and polka dot ribbon.
James looked fab in his three piece suit and bow tie...so dapper and such a wonderful cut. It definitely wasn't the fashion police with the car....Buttonholes were gorgeous and varied and included below.
Rather than describe the flowers for the ceremony, reception etc, I think it is better just to show you images from the whole day...we provided random containers, sewing machine and bunting, books, suitcases, flowers on the cake table (with cakes made by Charlotte and her girls along with Lisa Fraser), confetti in lace cones and other general venue dressing. I'll leave it to the photos to describe.
Charlotte and James had a vintage typewriter with personalised paper for guests to leave messages...and they sent us a wonderful thank-you letter typed painstakingly on the typewriter....just wonderful.
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