Your Yorkshire Wedding - March/April 2021 (Issue 47)

The florist managed to get everything together so quickly for us and we were so grateful – at first she didn’t think she could do it! I had a stunning bouquet and we had buttonholes made along with a lovely flower collar for our dog. It was very important to us that she was part of the day. Alex wore a kilt; he’d been meaning to get his own for a while and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. It took him so long to get into it that he was nearly late! I found my dress in Bridal Factory Outlet, Northallerton. I didn’t know what I wanted when I started looking, but after trying lots of different styles I found one that I fell in love with. I teamed it with a veil and my mum’s bracelet. I’m a teacher, and because cover was so stretched at school I didn’t want to take the full day off. My hairdresser managed to fit me in at 7am, I was working by 8.30am and left at lunchtime to get my make-up done. My mum runs a post office and luckily one of her customer’s daughters is a make-up artist and she managed to fit me in! Looking back at the photos, I’m so glad I could get it all done. My great auntie is a registrar, so she was an invaluable source of help. If anything, it all coming together so quickly made it even more special. How many couples can say they planned their wedding in 24 hours? 39 REAL WEDDINGS