beautiful grounds and woodlands with animals roaming freely in, so it was an easy choice for us,” Bonnie says. “Nick arrived at our ceremony in a brand new black Audi Q5 and the room where it took place looked stunning, with two large blossom trees placed at either side of the registry table. Our ceremony was lovely and it felt great to be marrying my best friend.” Nick adds, “It was amazing watching Bonnie walk down the aisle knowing that she was to become my wife. It was wonderful seeing all our friends and family enjoying what was such a fantastic day.” The talented team at Bowood catered for the couple. “On the menu was caramelised red onion and goat’s cheese tart for starters followed by a fillet of beef with traditional vegetables and a red wine jus,” Bonnie says. “To finish, everybody tucked into sticky toffee pudding and we also had a three-tier black and white cake with the flavours being lemon drizzle, salted caramel and white chocolate and raspberry.” The couple had large silver candelabras as their centrepieces teamed with acrylic laser-cut place names and numbers on each table instead of names. “Our favours were personalised sunglasses which our guests loved, and gin shots accompanied by a ‘thank you’ card,” Bonnie says. “The room looked fantastic with ceiling drapes decorated with fairylights and large light-up LOVE letters and our fabulous black and white flowers which reflected our black tie theme finished it beautifully. LOOKING THE PART “I wore a lovely white dress designed by Mori Lee which was a fitted style with a layer of tulle that flowed into a beautiful train,” Bonnie says. “Nick and his groomsmen all wore a black tux, accompanied by a black waistcoat, a white shirt and a black bow tie.” The couple’s beautiful bridesmaids all wore black floor-length dresses with shoulder sleeves. TIME TO CELEBRATE Bonnie and Nick hired an events company to help organise and run the entire day. “We played a game of Mr & Mrs plus we had a photo booth that went down so well with our guests,” they tell us. “The pictures were great to look back on. We also took a ride in golf carts around the grounds for our photographs to be taken and were laughing from start to finish.” “Hire a wedding videographer! It was worth every penny - we loved looking back at the footage that Hamish captured of our special day.” - Bonnie and Nick 35 REAL WEDDINGS
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