Our amazing photographer, Annabel, captured everything beautifully. In the evening, singer Russell Higgins entertained us all. We found him on Facebook but had also heard him play in our local pub. He was brilliant and our guests loved him. Once he was finished we had DJ for the rest of the night. THE W-DAY TEAM Venue, The Milwards Estate, www.themilwardsestate.co.uk | Photographer, Annabel Healy Photography, https://annabelhealyphotography.com | Nicholas’s suit, Suits Direct Bluewater | Michael’s suit, Suits Direct Ashford Outlet | Shoes, Selfridges Nicholas’ wedding ring, thediamondfactory | Michael’s wedding ring, Gold Arts, www.goldarts.co.uk | Hair stylist, The Barber Club, www.thebarberclub.net | Bridesmaids’ dresses, Next | Cake, The Incredible Cake Company, www.theincrediblecakecompany.co.uk | Flowers, Inspiration Decor, www.inspirationdecor.co.uk | Transport, JD Prestige Cars, www.jdprestigecars.co.uk | Entertainment, Russ Higgins Singer, www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083293601415 | Catering, EpiCatering, www.epicatering.co.uk | Celebrant, Sussex Celebrants, www.sussexcelebrants.com | Stationery printing, Tansleys Printers, www.tansleysprinters.co.uk Our centrepieces were tall gold stands, which held large blue and white florals. We went for these as we felt they were masculine but had a soft touch to them. Plus, they worked with our stationery. Our other favours were two little glass bottles. One filled with port, one with Tequila Rose. These were for personal toasts. One for my grandfather, Alan, who passed six months before our wedding and the other for Michael’s dear friend Wibbs. As you can imagine these were very emotional and full of love for these amazing men who didn’t get to our wedding. We met Helen from The Incredible Cake Company at a wedding fair. We later visited her store, where we sat down and discussed what we wanted. She nailed it! The bottom tier was chocolate, the third was Victoria sponge, the second was lemon drizzle and the top was a fruit cake, which we’ve saved for our first anniversary. We found the place names on Etsy and purchased the PDF; we then had them printed at Tansleys Printers in Seaford. They also printed our wedding signage: welcome to our wedding, unplugged ceremony and the table plan. “We’d like to dedicate this feature to Alan Downes and Kevin Higgs, our two angels who didn’t make our wedding.” 42
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