Beaded and Tasseled

Natalie & Jeremy

Meet Natalie and Jeremy who married at St Mary’s Church in Queniborough, Leicestershire on the 31st of July 2015, followed by a reception at The Griffin Inn.

Natalie wore the divine ‘Dorothy’ by Eliza Jane Howell, which she purchased from Georgina Scott Bridal in Stourbridge. “The Dorothy gown by Eliza Jane Howell was like nothing I’d seen or tried on before and it just shimmered on the hanger. As I am a bit of a magpie I had to try it on.”

“Once I had it on I started to move about in it and all the beads on the skirt started swaying, it made me want to dance and shimmy about and made me very happy. It was such a fun dress to wear that it didn’t take long to decide that it was the one I wanted.”

“In the months after getting engaged my head was a jumble of all sorts of different styles but in the end I just decided to go with what I liked and be damned with the consequences. I needn’t have worried though as everything looked perfect on the day and it was lovely to see all the little details laid out looking very ‘me’.”

“Jess did a great job of my hair and makeup; we did trials beforehand but when I changed my mind about the hairstyle on the day she didn’t get flustered and did a brilliant job. I don’t wear makeup normally but Jess still managed to make me look really beautiful with minimal amounts and it lasted all day.”

The little flowergirls looked extremely cute in the sweetest lace-topped dresses from Monsoon, while Jeremy looked terribly dashing in a checked suit from Suit Supply, teamed with a vintage pocket watch (a gift from his sister), a bluey grey tie, tan and navy ‘Barkers’ from Anand’s Shoes in Market Harborough,a shirt from TM Lewin and an enormous smile.

The bridesmaids created a brilliant contrast to Natalie’s ethereal sparkle in bright coral pink maxi dresses from ASOS, worn with peep toe flats in a floral fabric from Debenhams and brow bands made from diamanté necklaces from Claire’s Accessories. All the ladies wore their own earrings and Natalie bought each of them a silver or rose gold bangle as a thank you gift, also from Barry Bott Jewellers.

The florist responsible for the bouquets and button holes was Rachel Petheram of Catkin Flowers “Rachel grows all of the flowers she uses in the grounds of Doddington Hall; they’re grown with love and attention throughout the year and enjoyed by the Hall’s visitors up until cutting. Rachel has a great imagination when it comes to picking the right flowers and the fact that they are all grown locally in the UK was the icing on the cake.”

“My mum became a florist for the year, growing all her own flowers in the garden to decorate the reception venue and the aisle in the church. The result was stunning. We put bunches of flowers in a selection of jars and bottles on each table, at the ends of fences, on window sills, you name it, we decorated it!”

Natalie walked down the aisle with her Dad to the Bridal Chorus by Wagner and she and Jeremy said the traditional Christian vows.

“We made things more personal by having two family members and a close friend do readings, two of which they chose personally. It was very emotional hearing them for the first time on the day.”

“The Griffin felt relaxed and not too ‘weddingy’ and was a nice size with rustic decor. It also had a lovely outside area and the owners allowed us to be creative with our food and drink ideas.”

“We decided that rather than have a big cake we’d ask our guests to get involved in the day by bringing their own home made cakes. We ended up with around thirty and they looked absolutely magical all laid out on trestle tables. Our guests loved it and all got involved in voting for their favourites- it was a bit like the Great British Bake Off.”

“Ash of Miki Photography was a great photographer, he spent literally all day with us and documented our day so well that when we looked back at the pictures it was like re-living the day.”

Natalie’s favourite part of the day was walking down the aisle and seeing Jeremy and all their friends and families’ happy faces. Jeremy’s favourite was when he and Natalie had some time alone to have their pictures taken;“The sun was shining across the golden field and my bride looked perfect in her stunning dress making me the happiest man alive.”