we also decided to have It’s a Wonderful Life, The Santa Clause, Elf, The Grinch, The Snowman, Bad Santa, Christmas Carol, Home Alone and Love Actually as table names.” Dressing the tables was equally as important. “We used frosted acrylic glass stands to embody the festive theme, with candelabras with a festive wreath and winter flowers for our centrepieces,” continues Emma. “We also added a selfie stick to each table, so guests could take group shots together. This worked really well – we got some great photos!” WEAR IT WELL Emma found her dream dress at Harrogate Bridal Rogue Gallery. “I tried on four gowns in total, falling in love with the Pronovias Elara A-line tulle design,” remembers the bride. “The diamanté sparkles looked like glittering ice on the white dress, and both my mum and step mum cried tears of joy when they saw me in it! I teamed it with a feathered white shawl, cathedral veil with diamanté crystals and a lace and silver leaf hair accessory.” Emma and Tom made sure the rest of the party was also dressed to impress. “Tom wore a tailored black velvet dinner jacket and matching trousers, with double-breasted waistcoat, bow tie and patent shoes. His two best men wore matching black tie tuxedos, while my bridesmaids looked stunning in maroon floor-length dresses with faux fur shrugs. Then there was our flowergirl, Rosie, who looked gorgeous in her rose gold dress with sparkly shoes and flower crown. Even our family dog, cockapoo Molly, got involved as our dog-of-honour. She had a personalised maroon bandana to match the bridesmaids!” FESTIVE FEAST Emma and Tom made sure their guests were well fed on their big day. “The food at Goldsborough Hall for the wedding breakfast was incredible,” says the bride. “We chose smoked salmon with lemon, pickled shallot and capers to begin, followed by roasted corn-fed chicken, mushroom duxelles, pommes Anna and madeira sauce for our main meal. Dessert came in the form of a truly decadent sticky toffee pudding. My husband was very lucky that my step mum let him have hers as well since she was too full!” The couple’s wedding cake also had serious wow factor. “We wanted to continue our maroon, blush and rose gold theme, with our supplier creating a beautiful four-tiered cake with flavours of chocolate, red velvet, Victoria sponge and carrot,” continues Emma. “We served this for our evening guests as part of the buffet, which went down a treat.” DANCEFLOOR READY Entertainment-wise, Emma and Tom opted for a live band and DJ. “For our first dance we of course chose You’re Still the One, as it holds a lot of importance to us,” says Emma. “The band sang this live and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house! They then sang We Found Love, which immediately had guests up on the dancefloor, jumping up and down to Rihanna’s classic tune. To be honest, there really wasn’t a moment where the dancefloor wasn’t full and we couldn’t stop smiling all night.” Emma was also keen to have a traditional father daughter dance. “What song works better than Boney M’s Daddy Cool?” laughs the bride. “It was such a fun song to dance to, with Tom and I twisting and twirling around with our dads. My sisters then joined in and dad loved having his moment to show off his spectacular dancing!” 28
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