Your North East Wedding - July/August 2023 (Issue 57)

I absolutely love green, so it was always going to be the colour theme for our day. I asked my bridesmaids to choose their own dress style as long as it was in… you guessed it… green! Dan and his groomsmen wore lightweight beige linen suits, which perfectly complemented our bridesmaids’ dresses – and also kept them cool in the heat. My Cate by Madi Lane gown was the first dress I tried on. I never wear white, so I loved how the dress had a nude underskirt. I also don’t like anything fussy, so the embroidered detail was perfect. Out of the two of us, it’s always me who blubbers at things like weddings, but Dan actually became quite emotional when we were saying our vows, which I didn’t expect. We actually didn’t get legally married on our wedding day, choosing our close friend, Sonny, as our officiant. We chose our own vows and Sonny also included a poem which defined marriage. We asked a select number of friends and family to drive us in their cars. My godfather drove me, my dad and my sister, and it was extremely helpful having the usual family banter to calm my nerves. 27 REAL WEDDINGS

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