Real Wedding

Today’s real bride has the following advice about planning your wedding.

Enjoy every minute as the day disappears so fast. Also don’t sweat the small stuff, if something doesn’t go quite to plan, just style it out! Remember the guests don’t know every detail on how the day is meant to go, so keep going, they will never notice.

Laura and Ben were inspired by their own house when it came to the styling of the big day – lots of mirror and chrome.

Words by Laura. Images by Charlotte Wise Photography.

Our wedding venue was West Tower, Aughton in Ormskirk.

Joe’s sister was married there in 2014 and it was such a gorgeous day and we absolutely loved the venue, the surroundings and the staff. When we got engaged we viewed a few different venues but nothing really compared to West Tower.

I was a bit unsure about getting married in the same place as Joe’s sister but we both knew it would be a completely different day and we both loved the venue so much. It definitely lived up to our expectations!

Words by Lauren. Images by Amy Faith Photography.

We married at Flower Forest in Barbados and we chose this venue because it is BEAUTIFUL, unique, natural, and so magical. We were also sure we wanted our ceremony and reception in the same place, and their reception space was perfect.

Words by Paul. Images by Sara Monika Photography.

Given the beautiful scenery of Val D’ Orcia, Katherine and Howard did not want to take away from the stunning surroundings by choosing bright colours for their wedding day. Katherine’s favourite colours are natural creme and beige so they opted for a classic warm touch of blush for an additional pop of pretty colour.

The general floral design for the reception consisted of olive leaves, candlelights and creme, peach and blush flowers Wedding favours were sweet ‘perfectly blended’ wedding herb favours that looked absolutely adorable and fit in with the Tuscan theme.

Words by Katherine. Images by Facibeni Fotografia.

Today’s beautiful wedding was the coming together of two cultures. Helin & Martin had a romantic wedding in the picturesque setting of Mallorca.

Inspired by heir surroundings they kept the decor elegant and simple with Helin looking the penultimate knockout bride in a dreamy lace enzoani wedding gown.

Words by Helin. Images by Nordica Photography.

Anna and Tom were inspired by all the gorgeous bohemian weddings they had seen on Pinterest and Instagram. Anna had a ‘million boards of deco ideas and bouquet styles’ but ultimately, just wanted to have a day that reflected both her and Tom.

Their gorgeous summer wedding ended up being a relaxed party rather than a majorly formal event, and Anna really got stuck into the all the wedding DIY by creating all her own bohemian style wedding decor and wildflower arrangements.

Words by Anna. Images by Nathalie Dente Photography.

In keeping with Sicily, Taia and Francesco decided on a very simple and authentic wedding theme that was green and white in colour. Atmospheric lanterns, candles and traditional olive leaves (which are a symbol of Sicily) were included on the tables and throughout all the wedding decorations, this added to the romance of this Italian destination wedding.

Words by Taia. Fabrizio and Romina Photography & Films.

Beautiful bride, Julia dreamed of an autumn wonderland wedding that was opulent, ultra-chic, and included an enchanted dream forest, so she created an autumn wedding inspiration board to help bring her ideas together for the big day.

With this autumnal opulence wedding theme in mind, flashes of blush pink and lots of candles were added to create a soft and romantic edge.

Words by Julia. Images by The Gibson’s.

Phil and Cat planned their wedding in only 3 months and their wedding inspiration started with a pair of shoes! With an old Hollywood style vibe and the use of muted metallics and deep turquoise hues, this lovely wedding will inspire those looking for environmentally friendly wedding ideas!

The decor consisted mainly of paper flowers made up from old books, candles and spray painted bottles to create simple, but eye-catching centrepieces.

Words by Cat. Images bu Oobaloos Photography,

No event planner required, my husband is great with crunching numbers, and working out the budget while I took care of the finer details and the overall task of bringing the vision of our day to life (I couldn’t have done this without Alice from Fleur De Lace)

Ben also constructed a wedding folder that had absolutely every detail of our day in, it would have impressed any qualified wedding planner :)

Words by Kate images by Ayelle Photography.