FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD The bride and groom worked with Sarah from Amuse Catering on their wedding breakfast. “We didn’t want anything too formal,” Jojo says. “Food is a huge part of our life and our relationship, so we wanted it to feel casual and communal.” The pair opted for canapés at the drinks reception with platter food served along the middle of each trestle table for the wedding breakfast. These included pork rack with crackling and salsa verde, roasted salmon with sauce gribiche, caponata, garlic potatoes, tenderstem broccoli with pine nuts, and rocket, pea and parmesan salad. In Jojo’s words, it was “sublime.” Dessert was a trio of sweet treats including a pastel de nata, a mini pavlova and a chocolate brownie. Later in the night a cheeseboard was brought out and included some of the couple’s favourite cheeses: Lord London, Morbier and black bomber to name a few. LOOKING THE PART Jojo wore a dreamy, ruffle-skirted Stella York gown with a simple white top. “I loved the idea of wearing a full skirt and wanted to have fun wearing it, which I totally did,” the bride shares. She then changed into a slinky, long, white, plunge-neck dress ready to hit the dancefloor later in the evening. Jojo accessorised classically with three roses in her half up/ half down hairstyle, along with a short custom-made veil with satin trim. Findley wore a pale blue cotton suit with his favourite Hermes tie, which is yellow with pineapples on it. He gave his groomsmen a broad brief of a blue suit, as he didn’t like the idea of having to ask them to buy a new suit especially for the wedding. So, the gents were dressed in a myriad of blue hues. Jojo had never envisioned her bridesmaids wearing the same dress or even the same colour. So, along with her maid-ofhonour she started to pull a few of the colours from the floral arrangements such as sage, pale pink, and warm caramel. They found a selection of slinky long dresses on ASOS that fit the bill and Jojo set about ordering a variety. “We had a really fun day at my flat where the girls tried them on, switched them around and discussed their opinions. I absolutely adored the final selection and every bridesmaid looked stunning,” Jojo remembers. TIME TO CELEBRATE As the whole day took place at the bride’s parents’ house, the couple had maximum flexibility on entertainment, and made the most of it. As guests arrived a pianist played a range of pop covers and wedding favourites. As Jojo walked down the aisle opera singer Alex performed a beautiful rendition of Handel’s Ombra Mai Fu, from Serse. Later, during the drinks reception a guitarist and saxophonist from the couple’s wedding band, performed a jazz set. Then the main event, the complete cohort of Soho: City Collective played during the evening. “They were literally unreal. I wasn’t off the dancefloor all night,” the bride remembers. “We did our first dance to Paris Hilton’s Stars Are Blind. The crowd genuinely couldn’t quite believe their ears, but then started loving it! The lead singer of the band said it was the best first dance she’d seen!” REAL WEDDINGS 33
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