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A T R U L Y ‘ M I C R O ‘ W E D D I N G

The concluding part to our couple Jessica & William’s love story during the covid pandemic.

(See Editorials 5 & 6 for first parts to our story)

When faced with the idea of waiting another year for restrictions to weddings and events to be lifted, and then also the reality of sooo many weddings all competing for dates and venues the following year. Our couple encouraged by the loved ones, chose to not wait, but instead embrace the new micro wedding idea.

I am so thrilled to share with you this greenery inspired wedding. It’s such a timeless look.

This beautiful micro wedding takes place at Bourton Hall. A stunning manor house in Warwickshire, England. Surrounded by picture perfect gardens, woodlands and parkland; the views from the mansion are idyllic! The bridal suite here is truly stunning. Full of light and so many luxurious touches it’s a gorgeous suite to prepare for such a special day!

The accessories in this wedding are something else! Gorgeous crystal hair accessories created by Miss Clemmie Accessories, another bespoke ring by Rosie Clayden, a dreamy veil by Megan Therese Couture and these beautiful shoes by Rachel Simpson shoes. There is almost a nod to the 1920’s, so if you have an Art Deco theme in mind this could be great inspiration for you!

There’s no denying the showstopper of the bridal look is this green ombre dress by Millia.London. The ombre creates a new dimension to those ruffles with even more range of tones now shown through all those layers and shadows. It’s so soft, but don’t be fooled this is a dress for a bride with confidence - the see through effect very obvious; so actually this is maybe the perfect dress for a micro wedding!!

William looks every part the true gentleman in a traditional black tuxedo. This is such a classic look, but the suit shows modern touches with its black leather pocket and lapel trim. Worn with classic brogues, this is a timeless groom look.

The couple portraits captured by Natalie D Photography, are gorgeous and really show the sass and fun our couple share and of course all the loved up feels!

Having fun with the veil by Megan Therese Couture resulted in some truly stunning shots, the veil adding a completely different look and feel to the surroundings, almost more romantic if that’s possible and certainly more intimate.

Like so many couples during this time, Jess and William were still adamant that their families were to be involved as much as they could be. Each invitation included a special note acknowledging the new requirements and alternative arrangements. A private screening of the nuptials could be viewed by scanning the QR code and following the instructions. This was such an elegant way of presenting this and hopefully made the guests feel considered and included,

The stationery included blind debossed flowers on soft white cotton paper. Handmade paper was also a feature with the main invitation details and a special quotation hot foil pressed in gold.

Green is shown through the remaining stationery pieces with green hot foil pressed text, envelope liner, tassels and mini tags. These luxurious touches echo the palette of the wedding without over powering the design.

The stunning floral installation created by Kate Wren Flowers was amazing!

A completely impromptu design that saw the florals trail up and wind around the stunning pillars. They didn’t detract in any way from the architectural beauty of these pillars, but instead added to it. The two pillars seen behind the dining table were treated differently and the different heights created an organic look. They really were such a beautiful back drop to our story.

Floral installations can compliment the unique features of different venues like this, and do not have to be restrained to vases etc. I honestly think this helps celebrate the venue’s features more!

Our micro wedding showed a lower, elegant table setting just for two; where the newly weds could just enjoy each others company in a more relaxed way. Relaxed can still be completely gorgeous - here we used statement chairs available from Wedhead London and stunning tableware from Duchess & Butler.

Special heirloom photo frames from family members were repurposed and used as place settings, a beautiful nod to loved ones unable to be there on the day!

It’s definitely romantic to share a grazing table with your partner - but when it comes to desserts, I’m a bit of a ‘Joey’ and I don’t share ha!!

This inspired the idea of mini cakes. Our Bride and Groom able to have their favourite flavours without compromise. These were beautiful mini works of art created by Tracey of Cotton and Crumbs. Those roses are so stunning and far too pretty to eat!

I had bespoke ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ discs engraved for each cake and adorned this with a different colour tassel and Tracey attached these to each cake - it worked so beautifully!! Who wouldn’t want their own personalised mini cake?!!

We were so fortunate to have Russell Kent Nicholls capture the entire story for us. The video is like a mini movie and honestly I could cry tears of joy every time I see it! I hope you love it as much as we do and find the work of such a talented team great inspiration for your own wedding day!

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Editorial shoot team

Concept, Planning and Stationery - @Peoniesandpaperclips.uk

Planning and Styling - @vanillaroseweddings

Photography - @NatalieDPhotography

Videography - @Russellkentnicholls

Real life couple - @w.j.couple

Dress - @Millia.london

Florals - @Katewrenflowers

MUA - @Sjm_beauty_mua

Hair - @Elegance_hair_design

Bridal Hair accessories @Miss_clemmie_accessories

Furniture Hire - @Wedhead_london

Tableware - @Duchessbutler

Cake - @Cottonandcrumbs

Bridal shoes - @rachelsimpsonshoes

Veil - @MeganThereseCouture

Ring - @Rosie_Clayden

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