Your East Anglian Wedding - February/March 2021 (Issue 47)

As the wedding was at 4pm, the morning was very relaxed. I went for a swim in the sea with all my bridesmaids and we then had a chilled time getting ready while Dom played golf with his groomsmen. Originally Dom and the groomsmen were going to hire suits but with everything that was going on they ended up wearing their own instead. They all looked smart in blue with matching burgundy ties and pocket squares. A fter cancelling their spring wedding due to Coronavirus, Rachel and Dominic downsized their plans and got married anyway. As soon as restrictions began to ease in July they started thinking about scrapping their original plans and having an intimate celebration instead. Rachel explains, “When it was announced that weddings with up to 30 people were allowed, we felt this was our time. It was difficult cutting down our 90-strong guest list but we just hoped everyone would understand.” They set the date for 12 th September 2020 as it marked the six-year anniversary of them being together. With just six weeks to get everything sorted, first of all they arranged the ceremony at St Edmund King & Martyr Church in Southwold, Suffolk, then booked their photographer Andy followed by the caterers. “After that everything started to fall into place and we were able to organise the other suppliers we wanted. Our main wish was to not only have the wedding day, but to be able to make a weekend of it with all our closest family and friends,” says Rachel. They booked a couple of holiday homes in Southwold so everyone was able to stay over and when the wedding weekend arrived, they couldn’t have asked for better weather. “It honestly felt like we were abroad,” Rachel adds. Read on for her account of their chilled celebration... My dress was from Camilla Brides in Norwich and for my something borrowed I wore my sister’s veil and the earrings she’d worn for her wedding. 46