Real Wedding - Dayo & Tope

The best weddings are often the big family affairs. When uncles and aunts and cousins and second cousins once removed all come together for a huge party, fuelled by love, dancing and good food. Dayo and Tope celebrated their big day in this welcoming style, with 250 guests. Wow - now that's a wedding! I'm loving the lilacs, purples and golds in their colour palette, and Dayo's graceful princess dress. Also, it's super-cool that they made a nod to their heritage by changing into traditional Yoruba outfits towards the end of their reception. Other stealworthy ideas include the stunning cake, with its delicate sugar flowers, and Dayo's sweet tiara and veil combo. Huge thanks to FO Photography for their gorgeous pictures.

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Real Wedding: Carrie & Josh

This wedding is an inspiration-fest! There's details upon details, and every one's a winner. Carrie and Josh's picked winter as their wedding season, and brightened a gusty day with gorgeous pastels. Delicate and elegant describes their style, and I'm loving the lilac bridesmaids' dresses, simply posies and laser-cut cupcake wrappers. Carrie chose deeper purple for other accents, including stationery ribbons and candle holders, and in a stroke of genius, picked baby blue for her wedding cake! Such a gorgeous, chic affair - many thanks to the ladies at Simply Bloom Photography for their beautiful pictures.

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Real Wedding: Vicki & Leo

If you're looking to create a glamorous countryside wedding, prepare to be inspired by this gorgeous Sussex affair. Vicki and Leo picked royal blue and delicate lilac as their signature colours, and their florist did them proud, with extravagant table displays and stunning bouquets. Hate tents? Check out the unusual glass marquee which meant their guests could make the most of the beautiful weather, and star-gaze once the sun went down. Vicki looked fabulous on her big day, steal her boho style by choosing a necklace you love, and then wearing it as a circlet around your forehead. Don't miss the ushers' matching waistcoats and ties, which were all designed by Vicki's bespoke men's tailoring business, Ad Hominem. Gorgeous photographs as ever from the lovely Ken Buist.

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Real Wedding: Lindsey & Scott

There's so many things I adore about Lindsey and Scott's big day, that I'm struggling to order them in my mind.  Lets start with the stunning lilac roses - I believe they're called Blue Moon, and they're just the most gorgeous starting-point for a truly romantic colour palette. Then the green-grey of the bridesmaids' dresses, which incidentally are cut just beautifully - no frilly flounces or bonnets here.  And then there's the bride's gown, which is the definition of elegant simplicity. I'm keen to copy everything! Many thanks, as always, to Karen Wise for her gorgeous photographs.

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