My top tips? Use a wedding planner, be organised and really enjoy every minute of the day. ROLL CREDITS Venue, Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel, www.marriott.co.uk | Photographer, Daniella Marinos Photography, www.daniellamarinosphotography.com | Videographer, Image Paradise Weddings, https://imageparadise.com Dress, Special Day & Appletons, www.radisol.co.uk/special-day-appletons | Hair stylist and accessories, Tracy Pallari, https://tracypallari.com | Hair and make-up, Lauren Jamie Hair and Makeup, www.laurenjamiehairandmakeup.com Bridesmaids’ dresses, Goddiva | Suits, Slater Menswear, www.slaters.co.uk | Cake, Angel’s Kitchen, www.angelskitchen.co.uk Flowers, In Your Dreams Event Styling, www.inyourdreamseventstyling.co.uk | Transport, Cadbury Cars, www.cadburycars.co.uk Stationery, Invitations First, www.facebook.com/invitationsfirst.co.uk | Entertainment, John Prescott, www.johnprescottvocalist.co.uk Lucy Harvey Saxophonist, www.lucyharvey.co.uk | Parody Portraits, www.parodyportraits.com | Ngãti Rãnana, www.ngatiranana.co.uk Friends and family in New Zealand sent us videos of congratulations, which were very special and meant the world to us. We enjoyed a mini-moon in Torquay after the big day, but we hope to have a belated honeymoon abroad when restriction s allow. I booked Ngãti Rãnana, a traditional Maori performance troupe, as a surprise for Nopera since he wasn’t able to have family members at the wedding due to Covid restrictions. They performed the Hakka as well as some wedding songs and dances, which was absolutely fabulous. It really helped us bind the two cultures together. 36
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