I crochet a lot, so I made mini dolls of Liam and I in our wedding outfits for the cake topper. I started them with plenty of time, but a week before they still weren’t fully dressed, so I was worried they’d be in their undies on the day! Luckily I got them done in time and they were my favourite part of the styling. We made a snug area in the corner of the room f or the kids, with a house den frame, a mini table and lots of cushions and blankets. I put in some wedding-themed activity books, colouring pages and pencils. It gave them something to occupy themselves with during the speeches. We decided on table numbers rather than names, but included funny photos of the two of us at that age. My mum made match boxes that when opened, photos of myself and Liam popped out! One of our most memorable moments was walking into the hotel and seeing it decorated with all of our personal touches. For Liam it was also seeing me walk down the aisle. In his words: ‘I was an absolute wreck of nerves before you arrived, but seeing you centred me and I calmed down.’ For me it was sitting at the top table, seeing our loved ones having made the effort to come and celebrate with us. My sister designed and printed all of the station ery and invitations, my dad built the arch and stands for the large metal hearts, Liam built the copper pipe frames for all the signage, my mu m made the table decorations, and my mother-in-law cut all of the fabric for the ribbon garlands as well as for the table runners, which she also hemmed. It was a real team effort! 37 REAL WEDDINGS
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