Marise from Bloomsbury Cakes is amazing and invited us to her shop to taste the many cake flavours she creates and to see the different shapes available. We opted for a hexagonal bottom tier, with two round tiers. We opted for lemon and chocolate orange for our flavours. We displayed it with a neon sign behind, which read: “It was always you.” The choir stayed for our drinks reception and in the evening we had a DJ with sax and bongos who performed on our LED lightup dancefloor. We had indoor fireworks sparklers to set the tone for the evening and get the party started. THE W-DAY TEAM Venue, Merrydale Manor, www.merrydalemanor.com | Photographer, Emily Robinson Photography, www.emilyrobinsonphotography.co.uk Dress, The White Gallery, https://thewhitegalleryramsbottom.co.uk Cake, Bloomsbury Cakes, www.bloomsburycakes.co.uk | Make-up artist, Christine Owen, www.instagram.com/christineelizabethowen | Stationery, Amy Elizabeth Designs, www.instagram.com/aedesignsx | Catering, Barretts Event Caterers, www.barrettseventcaterers.com | Favours, Claire Southern Macarons, www.clairesouthernmacarons.com | Entertainment, Soulful Voices, www.instagram.com/soulful_voices1 | Anthony Brady, www.instagram.com/anthonybradymusic | Apres Music, https://apresmusic.com | Venue styling (chargers, selfie mirror, post box, neon lighting, LED dancefloor), White Events, www.white-event.co.uk Videographer, Just Henry, www.instagram.com/justthenry | Transport, Courtley Executive Travel, http://courtleyexectravel.co.uk Our wedding breakfast began with a starter of spiced butternut squash soup with cumin-scented popcorn and a basket of flavoured breads with balsamic and olive oil. The main course was roast Cheshire chicken with gravy, goose fat roast potatoes, sage and onion stuffing and glazed allotment vegetables. We finished the meal with a trio of desserts – sticky toffee pudding, gooey chocolate brownie and brandy snap basket with vanilla ice cream. There were also delicious options for our vegan guests and in the evening we had wood-fired ciabatta pizzas with chips. We were due to get married on 2nd July 2020 and had three other dates in between before restrictions were lifted and we were able to have our dream wedding. It was honestly the best day of our lives and we loved spending it with everyone we love so much. Emily our photographer was everything we wanted and more. She made us feel so at ease. Our toastmaster was brilliant, we couldn’t have done without him. He organised everyone and made sure the day ran smoothly. In fact, all of our suppliers were very accommodating when it came to rescheduling our wedding date three times! “We provided guest transport for the evening and put a bucket of prosecco and beer on the minibus to get them into the partying spirit!” 33 REAL WEDDINGS
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