Your West Midlands Wedding - Dec/Jan 2019 (Issue 65)

50 50 LOCAL INSPIRATION CHECK MATE This gorgeously styled shoot shows you how to rock gingham! Images courtesy of The Natural Photography Company W e wanted to bring back gingham!” shares shoot coordinators Jo and Ellis of Couture Events. “We love it and it isn’t used much in wedding décor, we wanted to bring it back in a modern way so we started with black gingham – black is definitely making an appearance this season – combing it with the new botanical trend. When we started to put these two ideas together we got a Victorian garden- feel which worked; we created a fresh modern look by just using these two elements together with black, white and greenery.  “The bride’s dress had to have a Victorian feel and to add the modern twist we dressed the groom in head-to-toe check – the fern headdress and bouquet finished off the look for the bride! “Hair we kept simple with a roll which gave an old-fashion effect but then we gave more expression with the make-up using green eyeshadow and eyeliner. “Décor, again, we had the contrast of botanical greenery on metal stands and perspex stands for an unusual arch at the front of ceremony, full-on black and white gingham cloths gave the instant impact we were looking for.” “