LOOKING THE PART “I bought my House of Savin dress at The White Collection in Clevedon, which has closed down now, but they still have a shop in Portishead,” Megan tells us. It was altered by the team at Abigail Westrup, who are based in The Stables at Clevedon Hall. “They did a fantastic job, and it was great to have the fittings at Clevedon Hall to increase the excitement!” the bride says. Megan knew she wanted a V-neck but beside that she was completely open-minded. She tried on around 20 dresses but kept going back to the same gown, which is how she knew it was the one. “I loved the handpainting, making it different to anything I’d seen before,” she says. The bride accessorised with pearl drop earrings – her something borrowed. They were gifted to her mum by her dad on their first wedding anniversary. Her granny made her a small bag, which she filled with a silver sixpence and tied it to one of her sandals – so cute! “I do think less is more sometimes, and didn’t want to take anything away from my beautiful dress,” she explains. James wore a pale linen suit. Megan let him take the lead and just gave him a brief on colour. He matched with his brother, who was his best man, and the father-of-the-bride. The gents all wore olive green ties to complement the bridesmaids’ dresses. The bridesmaids’ gowns were purchased online and altered by Megan’s granny. The ladies all wore gold sandals and accessories with pearls. CELEBRATE IN STYLE Ian Lloyd from Parody Portraits was present throughout the day creating caricatures for guests on personalised paper, which went down a treat. He kept guests entertained and allowed for them to take home a further keepsake of the day. “We loved that he was mobile and was able to follow guests from the drinks reception to the lounge, where our older guests congregated later on,” Megan says. They also booked a DJ for the evening, as well as saxophonist Lucy Harvey. “We loved the sax/DJ combination as it reminds us of the aprèsski environment where we’ve shared many happy memories, including our engagement, so it was a great way to bring a bit of that to our wedding day,” Megan explains. Guests loved the music too and the dancefloor was consistently full until midnight. The couple created a polaroid photo guest book, which personalised this element for them, while creating another activity for loved ones to get involved in. One of the bridesmaids spent the night encouraging people to fill it out, so the newlyweds now have a great memento of the day to look back on. “We mixed our tables up so that friends and families on both sides were able to get to know each other and everyone got on so well. I think the bottomless wine helped!” – Megan THE GETAWAY Since the couple had experienced a whirlwind year with only six to seven months from engagement to wedding, they took a low-key honeymoon in the Isle of Skye in November. They made it into a road trip, driving there and back, and stayed in a beautiful AirBnB in Loch Bay for five days. “We had the most incredible week, soaking in the year, going on super walks and eating delicious seafood,” Megan remembers. “We received a sneak peak of our wedding photos while we were away, so it was special to relive the day while on our honeymoon.” THE BRIDE’S TOP TIP “Enjoy every second as it’s all over before you know it,” Megan says. “Aesthetic is important but invest in things that will allow you and your nearest and dearest to have a fun-filled day, while having elements you can all have to remember it.” 24
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