beginning. “I found out later, this was the same colour my mother chose for her wedding,” she says. The bride tribe found the gown online and it suited them all perfectly – “They all looked breathtakingly beautiful,” the bride remembers. Jack, his best man and his dad all wore navy three-piece suits with lemon ties and buttonholes to complement the bridesmaids’ dresses. “His groomsmen’s suits didn’t match, but they all looked dapper nonetheless and had matching buttonholes,” Lizi tells us. The groom completed his look with a pair of black Loake Oxford shoes. TIME TO CELEBRATE A DJ played a set in the evening and was an absolute hit. “He was amazing, playing all the bangers and I’m fairly certain we didn’t leave the dancefloor all night. In fact, we didn’t even realise the evening buffet had been served,” Lizi remembers. They also booked a toastmaster, who was entertaining in himself. “I didn’t realise anyone had a louder voice than me!” Lizi jokes. “I used to be a singer and recorded the song I walked down the aisle to. It was my gift to Jack.” MEMORABLE MOMENTS The whole day was brimming with laughter from start to finish, and despite poor Jack being a nervous wreck until after his speech bless him, the newlyweds enjoyed every moment to the full. One hilarious highlight for the bride was enjoying a few too many gin cocktails and, thinking she was Baby from Dirty Dancing, ran across the Great Hall in her sliders before launching herself into the arms of her emergency department colleagues. To their credit, they did manage to replicate the big lift and spun her around in the air! WITH THANKS “I’ll never forget the effort people made for us,” Lizi says. She continues, “It’s still surreal to think that people came from all over the country to celebrate with us. With Jack’s family being from the North East and a lot of mine from South Wales, it was amazing to see everyone together for one day. “The entire day was only possible thanks to Laurie at Chic Weddings and the astounding generosity of the many other suppliers who donated their services. All of them are complete perfectionists and geniuses at what they do. I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Laurie is a wonder woman with such a kind heart, enabling us to have the most spectacular day that we could only have dreamed of.” REAL WEDDING 33
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