and an order of the day board all presented on wooden easel stands,” Michelle tells us. “The entrance to the reception room featured ceiling draping and star lights which look so romantic and our table centrepieces were decorative bird cages and vases brimming with faux flowers presented on log slices surrounded by tea lights. Our place name cards finished the look printed with a fabulous floral design.” Michelle and Chris chose a five-tier cupcake featuring different flavours. “The top tier was a small semi-naked cake that we kept for ourselves,” Michelle explains. “It held a custom-made ‘Mr & Mrs Mitchener’ cake topper.” The catering options included canapés served with drinks after the ceremony. “A delicious three-course wedding breakfast was enjoyed by all followed by a pizza station and pasta and salad stand during the evening,” Michelle says. “The sweetie cart went down a treat and almost all of the food went.” LOOKING THE PART Michelle chose an ivory and sand-coloured dress (style MB4037) by the designer Marys Bridal at Belle of the Ball Bridals in Melksham. “I had tried on a few different dresses of what I thought I wanted but this was the complete opposite!” Michelle says. “As soon as I put it on, I walked towards the mirror and burst into tears! I teamed it with a matching lace finger-tip veil.” Chris wore a navy Ted Baker suit with an ivory silk patterned waistcoat, white shirt, dusky pink cravat, brown shoes and odd socks! “One sock was printed with a picture of my face,” Michelle tells us. “Our groomsmen all wore matching navy suits teamed with blue waistcoats and dusky pink cravats. They looked great alongside our beautiful bridesmaids in their blush-pink dresses.” TIME TO CELEBRATE Michelle and Chris hired Wiltshire-based harpist Katie Salomon to perform during the ceremony and drinks reception. “The background music played while we said our vows and our first dance song was played by my late stepdad who had recorded a few albums over the years,” Michelle tells us. “We had the magician Stephen Charrett entertaining our guests during our wedding breakfast who was a big hit with both the adults and children with his incredible sense of humour and the little ones also enjoyed the bouncy castle and inflatables. During our evening reception, we had a DJ, a sparkler isle, a photo booth by Jay at Eventimate which was busy all night and a seven-minute fireworks display as the grand finale which was the most talked-about entertainment! After our guests had all gone, our DJ played one last song and we enjoyed a private last dance to end our perfect day.” “We decided to have a sweetheart table instead of a traditional big table so that we could take a bit of time out for ourselves during the wedding breakfast.” − Michelle and Chris 25 REAL WEDDINGS
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