People always assumed that I would have a very colourful, nontraditional dress, but it was important to me that whatever dress I wore did not steal the show in the wrong way. The dress I wore was Adélaïde by Élysée, which I purchased at Mimi Toko. It was the perfect balance of traditional and vintage Hollywood glamour. I accessorised with antique and new marcasite jewellery with a long lace-trimmed veil. The bridesmaids wore off-the-shoulder swing dresses by British Retro. The colours looked great with the blue in the groomsmen’s suits and the green of the woodland surrounding us. Their accessories were small crystal necklaces that were part of my gift to them, small floral hairpins that I made and converse-style wellies. Scott loves New Orleansstyle brass bands, and Brass Junkies played a great mix of classic music interspersed with modern hits for our guests to dance to. Scott wore a Marc Darcy three-piece tweed suit with a pair of classic Jefferey West boots from Country Master. Rather than settling for a traditional buttonhole, Scott’s suit was adorned with a full pocket meadow to continue the wedding’s colour scheme and theme. One of the groomsmen has a penchant for kilts, and it was agreed that he could swap the trousers for his kilt after the ceremony. He duly surprised us by revealing that he had had a kilt custom made to match the fabric of the bridesmaids’ dresses! Music is very important to us, especially live music, so we hired an acoustic guitarist and a brass band to entertain our guests. Cotswold Wedding Guitarist – Matt Bee played on our return to the main building after the ceremony and had a ‘jukebox guitar’ option so that guests could choose a song from his guitar case and put it on a board to create a playlist. Our day was incredible and completely surpassed our wildest imaginations. It was relaxed, casual, intimate and full of love. We were able to enjoy every moment with our friends and family. REAL WEDDINGS 29
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