Your West Midlands Wedding- Page number 39 - October/November 2021 (Issue 76)

My bridesmaids opted for multiway dresses from Lá Closet Dé Chánel. I wanted them to feel comfortable and confident on the day, so I let them choose how they styled their gown and how they wanted their hair and make-up done. The girls had some individuality to their look, but all fitted together with the colour of the dress, and the piece of gypsophila we added to their hair. I also gifted them all a delicate silver bracelet and white purse to wear on the day. Both my parents are musicians, so we went a little bit mad with the entertainment! In the church, we had performances from a string quartet, singers and my dad played the organ. All our guests commented on how beautiful the pieces were, and my personal favourite was Love Story by Taylor Swift, which played during the signing of the register. Mark chose a tailor-made suit from Moss Bros in a lighter shade of blue than the groomsmen. We made sure the colour complemented the blush and sage green flowers and had both our postponed and actual wedding date embroidered on the inside of his jacket. I really liked how he stood out from the groomsmen on the day and in the photos. I didn’t know what style of dress I wanted and kept changing my mind between something fitted or floaty. After COVID-19 struck and we had to postpone, I decided to treat myself to one of each. My day dress by Eliza & Ethan was floaty and detailed with a long train and my evening gown by Jasmine Bridal was more fitted with the most gorgeous diamanté straps. I came across both of these by chance, bypassing a shop or seeing a sample dress for sale, and bought them outright before I changed my mind! Since both had lots of detail, I accessorised with a plain cathedral-length veil for the ceremony and a sparkly necklace for the reception. To finish my look, Sarah Russell Hair & Makeup Artist styled my hair and Nicola Honey Artistry did my make-up. Mark and I love Spanish food, so we went with authentic cuisine by Las Tapitas. It consisted of canapés, tapas as starters and paella, served out of one giant bowl on each guest table, as a main. For dessert, we ordered our favourite brownies, doughnuts and Eton mess made by my mum. We found a doughnut wall, made our order-of-the-day out of a pallet, hung photos from our eight years together around the top of the tipi and made a guest book table. REAL WEDDINGS 39