Your Bristol & Somerset Wedding - Page number 41 - October/November 2021 (Issue 85)

FOOD FOR THOUGHT For the evening Paris and Rees opted for a banquet table full of meats, cheeses, crackers, fruit and pastries – basically a giant charcuterie table. “We love making this at home to enjoy with a film and envisioned a big feast for everyone,” Paris explains. The Purplespoon café where the bride works, well and truly delivered. With awe-inspiring attention to detail, the team set up an array of delicacies and went above and beyond all expectations. Paris continues, “Everyone enjoyed having such a vast selection to choose from. They even included homemade falafel for our vegetarian and vegan guests. They’d thought of everything without needing to ask.” The ice cream truck too was hugely popular as you can imagine – the perfect treat on a hot day. Paris enjoyed a blue sherbet cone, which we think was pretty brave while wearing a white dress! LOOKING THE PART The bride looked stunning in her embellished A-line lace gown. She says, “I always knew I wanted a big princess-style dress with plenty of lace detail. It was the first of many that I tried on, but I knew it was the one straight away.” She completed the look with a pearl necklace and earring set bought by her groom as a wedding gift. Rees and his groomsmen all wore matching green tweed country-style suits, which worked perfectly with the rustic theme. They then went the extra mile with palette matching blush pink ties and pocket squares – wedding attire goals! The bridesmaids were dressed in long flowing gowns in blush pink with delicate detailing at the shoulders. The younger ladies wore pearl headbands, while the adults wore pearl hair slides. TIME TO CELEBRATE Live band The Busketeers were a huge hit all round. “They were an amazing instrument-swapping, vocal-harmonising group. Think Mumford & Sons. We had so many complements about them on the night. Plus, they were lovely guys. We’d definitely go and see them perform again elsewhere,” Paris tells us. The couple also provided a Polaroid camera, so that guests could snap their own informal shots to take home or pin on a board for their hosts to keep. THE GETAWAY After the wedding, the newlyweds enjoyed a three-day minimoon in Cornwall. “We had the best time. We thought we were abroad as the water was crystal clear blue and the weather was amazing. It was just great to relax together for a few days,” the bride says. Their plan is to go to LA next year for a longer honeymoon since Covid forced them postpone it. REAL WEDDINGS 41