hanging wheel made with foliage,” Trang tells us. “Kurtis was also very happy with the venue and saw how excited I was when we were viewing it, so it was a very quick decision for us.” The couple’s colour theme was inspired by a scene in the Japanese animated fantasy film Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli), where the main characters pass through a narrow flower-filled alley. “I love pink and wanted to go for a soft romantic look for our wedding décor,” Trang tells us. “I showed images from the film to my florist as inspiration and had a discussion with her about what flower varieties would be available at the time of our wedding. We decided on using different types in various shades of pink and lilac including roses, delphiniums, clematis and lisianthus. For my bridal bouquet, I wanted lily of the valley because they symbolise purity, joy, love, sincerity, happiness and luck.” The decorations were provided by the couple’s chosen florist and included hanging tea lights in the ceremony room, a flower ring, a mirrored welcome sign and tapered candles placed on the dinner tables to create a cosy and classy vibe. “We used the names of our chosen flowers as the table names,” Trang explains. Kurtis hired a pink vintage Fiat 500 as their wedding car. “He knows how much I love the colour pink,” Trang says. “It looked very cute, especially in our photographs!” The reviews about the catering at the venue were so positive that the couple booked a food-tasting session before their big day. “We both loved the crispy skin pork roast and since it’s a dish that is popular in Vietnamese culture, that was what we chose to serve on our special day,” Trang says. Trang and Kurtis opted for a small two-tier cake. “I found the local bakery, The Village Cakery, on Instagram and spotted a design that I liked with sprinkled edible pearls that look quite similar to those on my wedding dress,” Trang says. “The cake tasted amazing and we even asked the venue to save a chunk of it just for us.” LOOKING THE PART Trang chose the wedding dress called Aretta by the designer Eva Lendel. “During the earlier stage of the wedding planning, I spent a lot of time on Pinterest and this dress popped up on my feed one day,” she tells us. “I kept thinking about it and luckily there was a bridal boutique, Ellie Sanderson, near where I live that stocked it. This was the first gown that I tried on and none of the other ones made me feel as special. I was searching for a design that would appear timeless when I looked back and this classic silhouette with a fully beaded bodice was it!” To complete the look, Trang chose a Cathedral-length blusher veil, a pair of pearl-embellished wedding “Our suppliers were all so professional.” - Kurtis “It was very windy when we had our couple portrait photographs taken which meant I ended up wearing Trang’s veil!” - Kurtis 39 REAL WEDDINGS
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