Your Surrey Wedding- Page number 39 - August/September 2021 (Issue 90)

The bridesmaids opted for light blue sleeveless A-line style dresses from Tilly Mint Weddings. Rob and the groomsmen chose dark blue suits and tails with grey waistcoats and knitted ties from Black Tie Menswear. We gave the groomsmen engraved tie pins with their initials and our wedding date on. We hired DJ Danny Costello for the evening reception. We let him play his playlist, but we made sure it included music that people could dance to. We had lots of compliments about Danny after the wedding, and he did a great job of playing a range of songs that everyone knew but weren’t too cliché. My favourite moment was hearing my dad’s speech. He had some health problems the year before, so to hear him stand up and give a fantastic speech made me feel really emotional. I wore a Stella York dress called 6718+. It was a satin, off-the-shoulder, fit and flare gown that I purchased from Tilly Mint Weddings. I absolutely adored it and fell in love as soon as I put it on, and it even had pockets! I accessorised with a simple silver and gold bracelet from my mum, a necklace from my dad and a pearl and diamond belt. I was up at 6am with my bridal party to make sure everyone was ready to go for the 2pm ceremony. As soon as I arrived at the church and walked down the aisle, I just felt so happy and excited. Rob said he wasn’t nervous until I was a little bit late. He said it was the best day, and we both wish we could do it all again! REAL WEDDINGS 39