Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding - May/June 2019 (Issue 45)

Deciding on table names was one of the hardest parts of the wedding planning! We went from places we’d visited, to bands we liked, even our favourite dog breed. In the end we went with simple numbers. A mixture of roses, eucalyptus and gypsophila featured everywhere, from the groomsmen’s boutonnieres to the cake. We especially loved the gypsophila hearts our flowergirls carried down the aisle. Our theme had a big emphasis on flowers, which we wanted to reflect in the table plan. We used decorative crates of blooms and a ladder to display it. My late mother really loved Crewe Hall and I’d been a bridesmaid there myself for various family weddings. Josh loved the fact that it was halfway between our hometown and our current address. With the venue being quite grand we used tall vases with massive flower arrangements for our centrepieces, complemented by hanging tea lights and mini vases. On the head table we had a mixture of low and high displays, vases and candles to differentiate from our guests’ tables. The bride’s top tips… ❤ Pinterest was a massive inspiration for choosing the flowers. ❤ When it comes to dress shopping go with your instinct and value family and friends’ opinions. ❤ Social media was an excellent way to determine which live band was the right fit for us. ❤ You can never have too big a wedding party! 42