Our first dance was a slow rendition of Summer by Calvin Harris. It means a lot because we met in the summer at a DJ set. It was the highlight of the reception and we loved sharing that special moment. Dan and I also love taking photos, so it seemed only right to have a selfie station with a flower wall backdrop and custom Mr & Mrs Young sign! We also had a photobooth! The guests loved it. Our friend from church is a professional musician and we hired his group, The Killer Groove. We wanted a party, so we went with the six-piece band and DJ combo to have more than four hours of entertainment. Our wedding planner, Ella, recommended a coloured water glass to add a pop of colour. They added so much to the entire room without taking away from our classic white theme. EMMA AND DAN’S LITTLE WHITE BOOK Venues, Holy Trinity Clapham, www.holytrinityclapham.org; The Bedford, www.thebedford.com | Photographer, David Christopher Photography, https://davidchristopher-photography.co.uk | Dress, London Bride UK, https://londonbrideuk.com | Hair stylist, The Chelsea Hairdresser, www.thechelseahairdresser.co.uk | Make-up artist, Rebecca Brown Makeup, https://rebeccabrownmakeupartist.co.uk | Suits, Moss Bros, www.moss.co.uk | Cake, Little House of Baking, www.littlehouseofbaking.co.uk | Flowers, Monstera Floral Design, www.monsterafloraldesign.com | Transport, Rent a Routemaster, www.rentaroutemaster.com | Stationery, Minted, www.minted.com | Rings, Madisons, www.madisondiamondrings.co.uk | Décor - flower wall, flower arch, chair sashes, Forever and a Day Events, https://foreverandadayevents.co.uk | Photobooth, The Photobooth Guys, www.photobooth.co | Place card cookies, Take the Biscuit, https://takethebiscuit.uk | Videographer, I Will Video, www.iwillvideo.com | Wedding planner, Ella Hartig Events, https://ellahartig.com Our place cards doubled as guest favours. A local baker created name tag cookies. I’m a huge baker myself and this was a way to include one of my favourite hobbies. They were delicious and got all the guests talking the second they sat down and saw the delicious treats. Our friends and family signed a wooden guest b ook board for us to display as a memento of our day. We ordered 500 glow sticks for our guests to light up the dancefloor. Everyone had such a fun time with them. We even had a glow stick limbo! We opted for a three-tiered buttercream cake decorated with eucalyptus. The flavours were vanilla, white chocolate and raspberry, and lemon elderflower. We travelled to our reception in a London Routemaster bus. Everyone absolutely loved it – especially the photo opp at the back hanging off the pole! It was such a treat seeing everyone’s faces light up when they saw it. Our must-have songs were Levitating and Shake it Off! We coordinated that Shake it Off would come on when I switched out of my wedding gown into my party fringe mini dress to literally shake it off in! 32
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