Your East Anglian Wedding - Apr/May 2019 (Issue 36)

REAL WEDDINGS 49  and whether the colour would suit them. Luckily they were all happy with the choice and they fitted well, after some minor adjustments,” recalls Emma. The dads wore lounge suits instead of traditional tails. “Emma’s dad is a tailor so we spent quite some time choosing the fabric for the waistcoats and went for a Prince of Wales check in the end which looked nice and summery with our yellow colour scheme,” adds Kelly. THE DECORATIVE DETAILS For the reception they added a nod to their top tipple by naming the tables after different types of gin. “We tasked ourselves with the job of getting through 10 of our favourite brands over the two years of planning so we could fill the empty bottles with wire lights and use them as table decorations,” explains Emma. They also gave their guests mini bottles of sloe gin as favours, which they’d decanted and labelled themselves. The centrepieces were tall slim vases topped with blooms to match the wedding flowers. “We both knew we wanted neutral shades with subtle hints of yellow to go with the bridesmaids’ dresses. Lydia, our florist, suggested seasonal flowers as a cost-saving measure and we were speechless on the day when we saw what she and her team had done; it was all so beautiful,” enthuses Emma. Their four-tier naked cake was a concoction of delicious flavours, including carrot, pistachio and raspberry, passionfruit and milk chocolate, and cookies and cream, decorated with edible flowers, fruit and macarons. TIME TO CELEBRATE For entertainment they hired a string quartet to play as guests arrived for the ceremony and part of the service. Local acoustic singer and guitarist Barny Holmes played during the wedding breakfast followed by a disco and DJ for the evening party. They also had a retro VW Campervan photo booth to add to the fun.