Rebecca and David met in a local bar on Christmas Eve, so a seasonal wedding was always on the cards for them. “Linking our day to that time of the year was very special to us,” Rebecca says. “David was like no man I’d met before. We took the time to get to know each other and found that we were both attracted to what we wanted from life and how we were going to get there, and we share the same sense of humour, which helps!” she says. It was during a holiday in Portugal that David proposed. “It was a complete surprise, as a few days before I’d joked that I loved a particular ring I’d seen while we were out shopping for last-minute holiday bits and David got upset saying that we couldn’t afford it to throw me off the scent,” she recalls. “We’d rented a beautiful villa with our family, and I was getting ready to go to dinner one night when David called me out to the garden. All of our family were on the balcony looking over us and our son was standing next to me when the next thing I knew, David was down on one knee,” Rebecca explains. “The sun was going down behind us and it was a very special moment. I was in so much shock, I couldn’t really take in what he was saying,” she adds. LONDON VIBES The duo tied the knot at The Old Marylebone Town Hall and hosted their reception at 34 Mayfair. “We wanted something small and intimate with a jazzy London vibe,” says Rebecca. “When we walked in, we knew it was perfect for our guest numbers. It had a beautiful bar with neon signs, a small space for dancing and for entertainment to perform and the staff were really friendly.” When it came to getting to the venue, there was a slight hiccup. “We hired a white wedding bus to take guests from the ceremony to the reception but there was a police incident in Westminster, which meant the roads had been shut off so it couldn’t get to us in time. Luckily it was only five minutes away so instead we all got black cabs or walked. It’d just started to drizzle with rain but we made it work,” Rebecca says. DRESSED TO IMPRESS Rebecca’s dress was by Australian designer Jane Hill. “I always knew what style I wanted. I loved square necklines and gowns with lots of embellishment,” she says. “I found a dress online called Benji and my son is called Bennie, so it had to be the one! I found out that there was a trunk show at Halo and Wren, a small boutique in Hemel Hemstead and booked straight away to go and check out the collection,” she explains. After trying on four different dresses, she knew that Benji was the one for her. “The dress was very bling with pearls and shimmer, so I paired it with small diamond pear-drop earrings and wore a pair of white patent Christian Loubiton court heels to keep the look simple,” says Rebecca. David and his groomsmen all looked handsome in black tuxedos with a satin lapel and black patent shoes and Rebecca’s maids of honour wore black satin floor-length dresses to match the theme. SEASONAL STYLING Rebecca carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses and the flowers in the décor complemented that perfectly. “For our centrepieces we had gold bowls that contained a mixture of red, blush and white winter flowers to reflect the deep colours of the room,” she describes. “We didn’t opt for much décor, as the room was very colourful and dressed already. It had a beautiful Christmas tree in the corner with flowers and cute neon signs were placed around the space, which we loved.” 37 REAL WEDDINGS
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