We decided to incorporate a ‘rose ceremony’ as p art of our marriage, where the mother of the bride and groom place a rose in to a vase to symbolise the joining of families. After the wedding, we used the roses to remember my late Nan and my friend Paul, who sadly passed during the pandemic. I carried a bouquet of roses, peonies, freesia, delphiniums, thistle and eucalyptus, along with some white peacock feathers. My bridesmaids wore wrist corsages with roses, gypsophila, thistle and greenery, fixed on pearl bracelets and finished with peacock feathers and cream ribbon. My dress was Madi Lane Bridal’s Bronte design, a floral lace A-line gown with sweetheart neckline and off the shoulder detail. I accessorised with a jewelled peacock feather comb over a chapellength veil; a diamond pendant given to me by my Great Aunt; and a sapphire and diamond ring given to me by my late Nan. The centrepieces were made by my mum, using birdcages and filling them with faux flowers and peacock feathers. We also had sweet jars of pic ’n’ mix for guests to enjoy, while rose scented candles gave the venue a gorgeous aroma. We placed a stepladder in the corner of the venu e, with pictures of our parents’ and grandparents’ wedding days, plus one of ourselves getting engaged. This was important to both of us, hono uring family members who were no longer around to see us get married. We decided a treehouse would be a fun venue to get married in, so travelled three hours up to Alnwick hoping it wo uld be where we said, ‘I do’. It was idyllic – so we booked it there and then! 28
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